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• Philippe de Rothschild
  ...|Rothschild]] banking dynasty who became a [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] race-car driver, a [[scriptwriter]], a [[theatrical producer]], a [[poe]] ...d through this connection, for a short time young Philippe took up [[Grand Prix motor racing]]. From his father, he inherited the love of fast cars, but wi
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• Ferrari 512
  ...b|330px|Nino Vaccarella driving Ferrari 512S Spyder (chassis #1042) at the 1970 [[1000km Nürburgring]], finishing third with Surtees]] ...[Ferrari P]] sports prototypes. The V12-powered cars were entered in the [[1970 World Sportscar Championship season]] by the factory ([[Scuderia Ferrari]],
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• Recent Auction Prices for Italian Cars
  <td valign=top><font face="Arial" size=-1>1970</font></td> <td valign=top><font face="Arial" size=-1>1970</font></td>
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• MV Agusta
  ===Grand Prix racing=== ...[[1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1976]], and by the [[1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season]], they were out of racing.
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• Ducati V-twin
  ...ine to appear after the [[Ducati Apollo]] was the 90°V twin, initial Grand Prix racing versions being 500 cc, and the production bikes were 750 cc. There w ...drawings were completed, and by July, there was a running motor. By August 1970, there was a complete prototype motorcycle. Taglioni engaged Leopoldo Tarta
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• Mario Andretti
  |First race ||[1968 Italian Grand Prix|1968]] [[Italian Grand Prix]] |First win ||[[1971 South African Grand Prix|1971]] [[South African Grand Prix]]
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• Ducati Apollo
  ...ed a 20&nbsp;inch rear tyre on the [[Moto Guzzi Grand Prix 500 cc V8|Grand Prix 500 cc V8]], and they had worn rapidly with 78&nbsp;bhp.) ...ion in power though meant that the Apollo could now be outperformed by the British and [[BMW motorcycles|BMW]] twins, which restricted the anticipated market
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• Ducati Singles
  ...eved could be overcome with a [[desmodromic]] cylinder head. The 125 Grand Prix could produce 16&nbsp;hp at 11,500&nbsp;rpm, its true rev limit, while the ...er, Kings, was pushing Ducati for a 250&nbsp;cc machine to compete against British and Japanese motorcycles.
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• Tourist Trophy
  ...the same [[Snaefell]] course (in 1930 it changed its name in [[Manx Grand Prix]] and with this denomination it's still raced in our days in the August-Sep ...ng|Motorcycling World Championship]] and was the home of the British Grand Prix until 1976. The most successful rider was the late [[Joey Dunlop]] who won
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• Ground effect
  ...amatic high wing for their downforce. His [[Chaparral 2J]] "sucker car" of 1970 was revolutionary. It had two fans at the rear of the car driven by a dedic ...Engineering]], on a suggestion from Wright, used a similar concept on the 1970 March Formula One car. In both cars the sidepods were too far away from the
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• Touring car racing
  ...s underneath a cosmetic body shell. Many touring car series, such as the [[British Touring Car Championship|BTCC]] and the now-defunct [[Japanese Touring Car ===British Touring Car Championship===
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• Serenissima
  Volpi, and thus Serenissima, halted automobile operations before [[1970]]. ...the engine blew when its bearings failed. Better luck would be had at the British GP on July 16th, with Bruce and the McLaren-Serenissima finishing 6th behin
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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. ...rom crashing into the fans. In the Grands prix and [[Speedway Elite League|British]] and [[Poland|Polish elite]] leagues inflated air-fences are mandatory and
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• List of Formula One drivers
  ...nt color="#505050">'''mid-gray'''</font>. Drivers who have entered a Grand Prix solely for the purpose of Friday testing (introduced in [[2003 Formula One This page is accurate up to and including the [[2007 Brazilian Grand Prix]] ([[October 21]], [[2007]])
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• 24 Hours of Le Mans
  ...own of [[Le Mans]], [[Sarthe]], [[France]]. Commonly known as the '''Grand Prix of Endurance''', it is organised by the [[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]] (ACO At a time when [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] racing was occurring throughout Europe, Le Mans was envisioned as a diffe
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• Dante Giacosa
  ...sion was [[Tranquillo Zerbi]], designer of [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] cars for Fiat. In 1933 when work commenced on the Fiat 500, the director ...e 1100D had a 1221&nbsp;cc engine.) the Millecento was in production until 1970 and one and three quarter million examples had been produced.
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• Officine Meccaniche
  ...ational recognition came later, with a victory in the 1925 [[Tripoli Grand Prix]], followed by success in Spain and a fourth-place tie for the two-car team ...alve conversions and stronger drivetrains were the result, though only for British consumption.
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• History of Formula One
  [[Formula One]] has its roots in the European [[Grand Prix motor racing]] (''q.v.'' for pre-1947 history) of the 1920s and 1930s. Howe ...anned. The first race under the new regulations was the [[1946 Turin Grand Prix]] held on [[1 September]], the race being won by [[Achille Varzi]] in an [[
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• Max Mosley
  | Nationality || {{flagiconUK}} British ...gies in motor racing. In 2008, stories about his sex life appeared in the British press. Despite the controversy, Mosley retained his position.
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• Drifting (motorsport)
  ...track racing]], [[motorcycle speedway]], and [[rallying]]. Early [[Grand Prix]] drivers such as [[Tazio Nuvolari]] also used an at the limit form of driv ...imitsu Takahashi]], was the foremost creator of drifting techniques in the 1970's. He was famous for hitting the [[apex (racing)|apex]] (the point where th
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