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• Maserati
  ...manufacturer of [[automobile racing|racing cars]] and [[sports car|sports cars]], established in 1914 in [[Bologna]]. The company's headquarters are now i ...e other brothers, Bindo, Ernesto and Ettore, kept the firm going, building cars that won races.
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• Wankel engine
  Since its introduction in the [[NSU Motorenwerke AG]] (NSU) and [[Mazda]] cars of the 1960s, the engine has been commonly referred to as the ''[[rotary en ...released into the exhaust. At first, while manufacturers of piston-engine cars were turning to expensive [[catalytic converter]]s to completely oxidize th
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• Motorcycle speedway
  ...up]] whilst the highest overall scoring individual in the [[Speedway Grand Prix]] events is pronounced the Speedway world champion. ...ff which prevent rider and bike from crashing into the fans. In the Grands prix and [[Speedway Elite League|British]] and [[Poland|Polish elite]] leagues i
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• Alfa Romeo
  ...an advanced Grand Prix car was designed and built, the [[Alfa Romeo Grand Prix|GP1914]] which featured a four cylinder, double overhead camshafts, four va !style="background:darkorange" align="center" valign="middle" | Cars
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• 1000km Nürburgring
  Since 1984, the 1000 km races were run on the new, much shorter ''Grand-Prix-Strecke'', while the [[24 Hours Nürburgring]] stayed on the legendary long In 2000, the 1000 km were resumed, with new competitive cars of BMW and Audi.
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• Monaco
  ...aco and its style-conscious people can be seen in the number of high class cars, designer fashion boutiques such as [[Chanel]], trendy restaurants, and its *[[Monaco Grand Prix]]
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• 12 Hours of Sebring
  ...s a [[road racing]] course styled after those used in [[Europe]]an [[Grand Prix motor racing]]. The race is now considered one of the premier endurance rac ...e. Both general admission and, for a fee, reserved camping exists. RVs and cars are allowed into the track. Fans that show up during the week (and in some
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• 24 Hours Nürburgring
  ...h a lap length of over 25 km, it allows the participation of more than 200 cars, and over 700 drivers. ...GT2-spec, turbo-charged Porsche, modified [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters]] cars from Opel and [[Abt Sportsline]]-Audi, and the [[Schnitzer Motorsport]]-ent
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• Max Mosley
  ...career as a barrister was bringing in sufficient money, he started racing cars himself. The sport's indifference to his background appealed to Mosley: ...uropean [[Formula Two]], the level of racing just below Formula One. Their cars were prepared by [[Frank Williams]], later a Formula One team owner. It was
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• Alfa Romeo Alfetta
  ...re balanced weight distribution, as used on the Alfetta 158/159 Grand Prix cars. The suspension relied on [[double wishbone]]s and [[torsion bar]]s at the ...the best-handling saloon cars of their time. Unlike most rear-wheel drive cars, the transaxle meant there was no transmission tunnel linking the gearbox t
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• Indianapolis 500
  ...lass of [[formula racing|formula]], or [[open wheel car|open-wheel]], race cars that have competed in it. It has been broadcast live over radio on the [[In ...(183 in³) engine, inspired by the Peugeot [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] engine which had been serviced in his shop by [[Fred Offenhauser]] in 191
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• Indy Racing League
  ...]] and [[Infineon Raceway|Infineon]]) and one street race in [[Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|St. Pete]] for [[2005 in IRL|2005]]. == The Cars ==
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• Automotive
  manufacturers of parts for racing 101 and 105 series cars. (UK) - Spare parts for Alfa Romeo cars since 1962. (Germany)
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• Ferrari 488
  ...ch (the round was run as a support category to the [[2016 Australian Grand Prix]]). Italian [[Andrea Montermini]] and Danish driver [[Benny Simonsen]] shar [[Category:Sports cars]]
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• Lambretta
  ...r production and engineering expertise and contracted Innocenti to produce cars under license from BLMC. The [[Innocenti Mini]] used the mechanical compon ...country with poor infrastructure, economically not ready for small private cars yet with a demand for private transport. "Automobile Products of India" or
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• Tony Stewart
  ...to racing]] driver who has won championships in [[Sprint car racing|sprint cars]], [[Indy Racing League|Indy car]]s, and [[Stock car racing|stock car]]s. When he wasn't racing Indy Cars, he raced stock cars. In 1996, Tony made his [[NASCAR]]'s [[Busch Series]] debut, driving for Ha
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• List of automotive superlatives
  The list will also be limited to production road cars that meet the following conditions: ...ufacturer and offered for commercial sale to the public in new condition - cars modified by either professional tuners or individuals are not eligible
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• Jonghi
  ...dente'' model made by "Nagase & Ray", was released just before the ''Grand Prix of Nations'' in [[Rome]] in [[1932]] which was led by [[Louis Jeannin]]. Un ...hanged the balance of the market. The 1948 production rate was at over 100 cars a month, and in 1950, the 2CV had even reached 400 units produced daily. Fr
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• Le Mans 24 Hours
  ...er 24 hours to be classified, which leads to dramatic scenes where damaged cars leave the pits to crawl around the track one last time in order to finish o ...was permitted in the early decades. Until the early [[1980s]] most of the cars were raced with a two driver team. In [[1950]], [[Louis Rosier]] won the ra
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• Moto Guzzi
  ...motorcycle racing World Champions|World Championships]], 6 [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|Constructor's Championships]] and 11 [[Is ...competitors [[Gilera]] and [[Mondial]]) from racing after the [[1957 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1957 season]] — citing escalating costs and
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