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• European Hill Climb Championship
  In 2005, the Championship visited the following countries: * 1977 EBM Heinz-Jürgen Pohlmann ? Ford Escort RS
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• Ground effect
  ...car design, which has been exploited to create [[downforce]], particularly in racing cars. This has been the successor to the earlier dominant aerodynami ...[[1960s]] 'wings', or inverted [[airfoil|aerofoil]]s, were routinely used in the design of racing cars to increase downforce, but this is ''not'' ground
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• Targa Florio
  ...r [[Palermo, Sicily|Palermo]]. Founded in 1906, it used to be the oldest [[sports car racing]] event, part of the World Championship until 1973. While also a After 1973, it was a national sports car event until it was discontinued in 1977 due to safety concerns. It is since run as a [[rallying]] event, and is par
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• Formula 2
  ...pe of [[formula racing]]. It was replaced by [[Formula 3000]] in 1985, but in 2009 the [[Formula Two]] name returns. The 2009 FIA Formula Two Championshi ...o racing, the high performance nature of the cars and the expense involved in the series has always meant a need for a path to reach this peak. For much
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• List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions
  ...World Champions '''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]]''', from 1949 to 2005, in order of year and [[engine displacement]]. ...rld Champions''', from [[1949 in sports|1949]] to [[2007 in sports|2007]], in order of year and [[engine displacement]].
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• Alfa Romeo Alfasud
  It was built at a new factory at [[Pomigliano d'Arco]] in southern Italy, hence the car's name, ''Alfa Sud'' (Alfa South) and develop It was shown at the [[Turin]] Motor Show in 1971 and was immediately praised by journalists for its styling (by [[Giorg
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• American Championship Car Racing
  ...is 500]] has been a round of the National Championship since its inception in 1911. ...|AAA]]). AAA introduced the first championship for racing cars as early as in 1905 but it was cancelled after a couple of serious incidents. Barney Oldfi
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• Thierry Boutsen
  ...[[WilliamsF1|Williams]], [[Ligier]] and [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] teams in [[Formula One]]. ...Michele Alboreto]]. In 1981 he moved to [[Formula 2]] and was again second in the championship, this time behind [[Geoff Lees]]. The 1981 24 Hours of Le
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• Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce
  ...ustin Hoffman|Dustin Hoffman's]] Spider (1966 1600 Duetto) runs out of gas in ''[[The Graduate]].'']] ...North American market). Widely regarded as a design classic, it remained in production for almost three decades with only minor aesthetic and mechanica
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• 1000km Nürburgring
  ...[Endurance racing]] and [[Sports car racing]] event on the [[Nürburgring]] in Germany, organized by the [[ADAC]] since 1953. ...the race was not held in the following two years. It became quite popular in the 1960s and 1970s though, and even more so after [[Formula One]] decided
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• Bertone
  ...cia]], [[Lamborghini]], [[Mercedes Benz]] and [[Volvo Cars]] among others. In addition the Bertone studio were responsible for two of the later designs o ...ompany is based in [[Turin]]. It was founded as '''Carrozzeria Bertone''' in [[1912]] by [[Giovanni Bertone]], with designer [[Nuccio Bertone]] taking o
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• Ferrari 250
  The '''[[Ferrari]] 250''' is a series of [[sports car]]s from the 1950s and early 1960s. It was the company's most successfu ...'225 S''' introduced at the 1952 [[Giro di Sicilia]]. Two of the two-seat sports prototypes were built, an open barchetta and closed coupe both by Vignale.
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• Fiat X1/9
  | Class || [[Sports car]] / [[Roadster]] ...t's Bertone styled X1/9 had the distinction of being the first mid-engined sports car destined for volume production"</blockquote></div><div style= "font-siz
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• Mille Miglia
  ...and [[Mile]]s) was an open-road endurance [[racing|race]] which took place in [[Italy]] twenty-four times from [[1927]] to [[1957]] (thirteen before the ...g) sports cars like [[Alfa Romeo]], [[Ferrari]] (which debuted as a marque in the 1940 event), [[Maserati]] and also [[Porsche]] famous.
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• Bugatti
  ...any is legendary for producing some of the best [[sports car|sports cars]] in the world. The original Bugatti failed with the advent of World War II, bu ...driver [[Jean-Pierre Wimille]] winning the [[24 hours of Le Mans]] twice (in 1937 with [[Robert Benoist]] and 1939 with [[Pierre Veyron]]).
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• Alfa Romeo Giulia
  |Production || 1963–1977 |Class || [[Sports car|Sports Car]]
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• Ferrari
  ...A.]]''', and is now controlled by the [[Fiat]] group. The company is based in [[Maranello]], near [[Modena]], [[Italy]]. ...artered in Modena. Ferrari prepared and successfully raced various drivers in [[Alfa Romeo]] cars until 1938, when he was officially hired by Alfa as hea
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• Mario Andretti
  ...nship]] and [[NASCAR]] (the other being [[Dan Gurney]]). He also won races in [[midget car racing|midget cars]], [[sprint car racing|sprint cars]], and [ ...and, along with [[Juan Pablo Montoya]], the only driver to have won a race in the [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series]], Formula One, and an Indianapolis 500.
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• 24 Hours Nürburgring
  ...a real race, unlike the earlier endurance contests that covered 12h, 24h (in 1961 and 1967), 36h, 84h and even 96h, like the [[Marathon de la Route]]. T ...urance racing events at very long tracks, at least until Spa was shortened in the late 1970s.
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• Lamborghini
  ...rari]] in the Italian sports car business. The Italian company was founded in 1963 by businessman [[Ferruccio Lamborghini]] (April 28, 1916 February 20, ...process, he discovered that the design shared components with the clutches in the tractors manufactured by his own company. Encouraged by his discovery,
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