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• Sports Car Club of America
  ...to heavily-modified cars that retain only the basic shape of the original vehicle) and designed-from-scratch "formula" and "sports racer" cars can be used in The annual National Championship for Club Racing is called the "Runoffs" and has been historica
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• Aurea
  * Series 400 - 1 remnant vehicle in Australia, NSW; One ex Australian vehicle now being driven in UK. * Series 500 - 1 low mileage original vehicle at Biella, Italy.
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• Daytime running lamp
  ...vehicle is moving forward, and intended to increase the conspicuity of the vehicle during [[daylight]] conditions. ...axis|axis]], mounted at the outer left and right edges of the front of the vehicle. [[Finland]] adopted the requirement in [[1982]] (on rural roads, only in [
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• Car safety
  ...the [[United Nations]] established the [[World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations]], an [[international]] standards body advancing auto safety. M ...f Transportation]] (DOT) with automobile safety one of its purposes. The [[National Transportation Safety Board]] (NTSB) was created as an independent organiza
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• Passive safety
  ...the [[United Nations]] established the [[World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations]], an [[international]] standards body advancing auto safety. M ...f Transportation]] (DOT) with automobile safety one of its purposes. The [[National Transportation Safety Board]] (NTSB) was created as an independent organiza
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• Car tuning
  ...ditions, tuning has become a way to personalize the characteristics of the vehicle to the owner's preference. For example, they may be altered to provide bett ...ar exterior. This includes changing the aerodynamic characteristics of the vehicle via side skirts, front and rear bumpers, adding spoilers, splitters, air ve
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• Dirt track racing
  ...Australia and Canada also. Many of the cars may also race on [[Short track motor racing|asphalt short tracks]] during the racing season. ==The race vehicle==
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• Hillclimbing
  ...rance de la Montagne, has been one of the most competitive of the European national series, attracting many new F2 and 2-litre sports cars during the 1970s and ...''Island Car Club''']. Participants are divided according to their type of vehicle into various categories ranging from single seaters to saloon cars.
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• Hydrogen vehicle
  ...e:DSCN1474.JPG|thumb|[[General Motors Sequel|Sequel]], a fuel cell powered vehicle from [[General Motors]]]] A '''hydrogen vehicle''' is a [[vehicle]], such as an [[automobile]] or [[aircraft]], which uses [[hydrogen]] as it
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• Anti-lock braking system
  ...en to it by its inventors at [[Robert Bosch GmbH|Bosch]]) is a system on [[motor vehicles]] which prevents the [[wheel]]s from locking while [[brake|braking ...tch or improve on the performance of a typical driver with an ABS-equipped vehicle. However, for a majority of drivers, in most conditions, in typical states
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• Dirt speedway racing
  ...Australia and Canada also. Many of the cars may also race on [[Short track motor racing|asphalt short tracks]] during the racing season. ==The race vehicle==
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• Turbo-Hydramatic
  ...t after by collectors and drag racers. These can be identified outside the vehicle by a noticeably narrower front pump spline. Externally there are no differe ...G-series (full size) vans. Today, the [[U.S. Army]] [[HUMVEE]] is the only vehicle using the THM400. The civilian [[Hummer H1]] originally had the 3L80s, but
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• Automobile safety
  '''Automobile safety''' is the study and practice of [[Automobile|vehicle]] design, construction, and equipment to minimise the occurrence and conseq ...countless other job tasks. In these instances, the employer providing the vehicle generally plays a major role in setting safety, maintenance, and training p
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• Formula SAE
  ...raking ability, rollover stability and noise levels are checked before the vehicle is allowed to compete in the dynamic events (Skidpad, Autocross, Accelerati ...have proved themselves to be capable of producing a functioning prototype vehicle.
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• Motorsport
  ...'''motorsport''') is a [[sport]] involving [[racing]] [[automobile]]s. '''Motor racing''' or '''motorsport''' may also mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can :''See: [[Grand Prix motor racing]]''
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• Sport compact
  ...f equipment that is cosmetic (something that changes the appearance of the vehicle). The Australian National Drag Racing Association has no less than 7 dedicated classes catering for t
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• Auto racing
  ...'''motorsport''') is a [[sport]] involving [[racing]] [[automobile]]s. '''Motor racing''' or '''motorsport''' may also mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can :''See: [[Grand Prix motor racing]]''
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• Electronic stability control
  ...until control is regained. Electronic stability control does not improve a vehicle's cornering performance; rather it helps to minimize a loss of control. Th ...intended line through a corner; an onboard [[computer]] monitored several vehicle operating parameters through various sensors. When too much [[throttle]] ha
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• Giuseppe Campari
  ...ber 10]], [[1933]], was an Italian [[Opera|opera singer]] and [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver. ...n his car veered off the track. Later on, when the race was restarted, the vehicle of Polish driver, [[Stanislas Czaykowski|Count Stanislas Czaykowski]], cras
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• Economy
  ...ily-owned firms. Its major industries are [[precision machinery]], [[motor vehicle]]s, chemicals, [[pharmaceuticals]], electric goods, and [[fashion]] and [[c ...Union of the European Union|Economic and Monetary Union]] in May 1998. The national debt, which stood at roughly 124% of GDP in 1995, declined steadily until a
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