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• Future of Formula One
  ...ngine|V10]]s (smaller teams would be allowed to use V10 engines, but other engine restrictions would be placed upon them). ..., and only 15% thought that the sport "incorporate[d] the right balance of technology and driver skill."
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• Jimmy Vasser
  ...stake. He temporarily came out of retirement to drive the 3rd [[KV Racing Technology]] car in the final Champ Car World Series event at the [[2008 Toyota Grand ! Engine
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• Carburetor
  ...is a device which mixes [[air]] and [[fuel]] for an [[internal-combustion engine]]. Carburetors are still found in small engines and in older or specialized ...s were almost ubiquitous, partly because a downdraft unit is ideal for [[V engine]]s. In Europe, the side-draft replaced downdraft as underbonnet space decre
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• Alfa Romeo 8C
  | Engine || 2.3&nbsp;L 2336&nbsp;cc [[Straight-8|I8]]<br>2.6&nbsp;L 2556&nbs ...ine. The [[Vittorio Jano]] designed 8C was [[Alfa Romeo]]'s primary racing engine from its introduction in 1931 to its retirement in 1939. In addition to the
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• Fiat Panda
  |Engine || 652&nbsp;cc [[Straight-2|I2]]<br>769&nbsp;cc [[Straight-4|I4]]<br>903& ...from that in the 126)&nbsp;— the Panda 30; or a four cylinder water cooled engine displacing 903 cc (from the 127)&nbsp;— the Panda 45. Sized to fit betwee
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• Race car
  ...ve traditionally been similar to [[F1 cars]] but with more restrictions on technology aimed at helping to control costs. ...tant from normal road cars, with dimunitive frames and wheels, but a small engine combined with very light weight make for a quick machine. The tracks are al
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• Lambretta
  ...ehicle. It was built on a spar-frame with a handlebar gear change, and the engine mounted directly on to the rear wheel. The front protection "shield" kept t ...oduction now centers on a 3-wheeler pick-up truck powered by the Lambretta engine, named as 'Vikram'. [[Bajaj Auto]] is a major Indian automobile manufacture
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• Indy Racing League
  ...multi-car teams, much like [[Formula One]]. The IRL developed a consistent engine package and chassis rules which have produced some of the closest finishes ...[[Dallara]] and [[Panoz]] provide the chassis, while [[Honda]] is the sole engine provider. A third chassis manufacturer, Falcon, once held the rights to pro
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• Electric vehicle conversion
  ...conversion''' is the modification of a conventional [[internal combustion engine]] (ICE) driven vehicle to [[battery (electricity)|battery]] [[electricity|e ...ists who typically will convert a well used vehicle with a non-functioning engine, since such defective vehicles can be quite inexpensive to purchase. Other
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• Alfa Romeo 159
  ...was available in saloon and estate '[[Sportwagon]]' bodystyles with seven engine configurations and it went through two [[Facelift (automobile)|facelifts]], ...venerable [[double overhead camshaft]] 2.5 litre 24-valve [[Alfa Romeo V6 engine]] rated at 190 PS.
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• Motobi
  ...asting (don't ask!). This featured a pressed-steel frame and an egg-shaped engine with finned horizontal cylinders and vertical downdraught [[carbs]] which e lnterestingly, the [[Catria]]'s horizontal-cylinder engine layout preceded the arrival a year later of the similar-format 175cc [[Aerm
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• Cockpit
  ...re computerised [[glass cockpit|glass cockpits]] featuring [[fly-by-wire]] technology. The [[control column]] has been replaced with a sidestick.]] The Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System (for Boeing) or Electronic Centralized
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• David Coulthard
  ...sF1|Williams-Renault]] and played an important role in advancing the car's technology. For 1994 he stayed with Williams as tester, but following [[Ayrton Senna]] ...was brought into the pits for a precautionary stop. Coulthard stalled his engine twice whilst trying to exit the pits, losing his lead in the process. What
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• History of Formula One
  ...beginning, the formula was largely based on pre-war regulations defined by engine capacity. The regulation expected to bring a new balance between [[supercha ...For instance the team won two championships using only nine pre-war built engine blocks.
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• Formula One car
  ...race cars that have substantial wings at front and rear, and position the engine behind the driver. The regulations governing the cars are unique to the cha ...cars must be powered by 2.4 litre naturally-aspirated engines in the [[V8 engine|V8]] configuration that have no more than four valves per cylinder. Further
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• Disc brake
  Leading manufacturers in China include Laizhou Sanli, MAT (Midwest Air Technology), Winhere, Longji, and Haimeng. ...ng brake discs. Use of a lower gear when descending steep grades to obtain engine braking will reduce the brake loading. Also, operating the brakes intermitt
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• 24 Hours of Le Mans
  ...petitors were given a set amount of fuel, from which they had to design an engine. Although Group C was abandoned when teams were able to master the fuel for These technological innovations have had a trickle-down effect, with technology used at Le Mans finding its way into production cars several years later. T
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• Car handling
  ...rear heavy cars to [[oversteer]], all other things being equal. The [[mid-engine design]] offers the ideal center of gravity. [[Ride quality|Ride]] & handling have always been a compromise - technology has over time allowed automakers to combine more of both features in the sa
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• Formula One
  ...are the most powerful [[open-wheel]] circuit racing cars ever. To reduce engine power output and thus speeds, the FIA limited fuel tank capacity in 1984 an ...the ban on driver aids was a ban in name only as the FIA did not have the technology or the methods to eliminate these features from competition.
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