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• Car classification
  ...microcars, city car's greater speed and occupant protection allow relative safety in mixed traffic environments and in all weather conditions. While it may b * [[Plymouth Road Runner]]
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• Microcar
  ...ibed as much better than ordinary cars on snow and ice. Spare room on the road and ease of missing obstacles are also improved. ...al. The mandates by regulatory powers that such vehicles to meet full U.S. safety regulations ensures the unavailability of vehicles suitable for use in mixe
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• Disc brake
  ...effective for some time after a water crossing, an important factor in off-road vehicles). Disc brakes are also more reliable than drum brakes due to the ...rake material from the brake pads. Slotted discs are generally not used on road cars because they quickly wear down brake pads. However, this removal of ma
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• Air brake (road vehicle)
  ...ious forms of the automatic brake, thus, its use was expanded to include [[road vehicle]]s. ===<b>Safety Valve</b>===
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• Car handling
  ...en only used in unforeseen circumstances. (This discussion is directed at road vehicles with at least three wheels, but some of it may apply to other grou ...weather. Deep water is an exception to the rule that wider tires improve road holding. (See aquaplaning under tires, below.)
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• Race car
  ...caused the French government to stop the race in [[Bordeaux]] and ban open-road racing. ...930s]] saw the radical differentiation of racing vehicles from high-priced road cars, with [[Delage]], [[Auto Union]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Delahaye]] and
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• Motor racing
  ...caused the French government to stop the race in [[Bordeaux]] and ban open-road racing. ...930s]] saw the radical differentiation of racing vehicles from high-priced road cars, with [[Delage]], [[Auto Union]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Delahaye]] and
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• FIA GT Championship
  ...s]] to qualify. Both types may undergo significant modifications from the road car they are based on, but GT1 allows the use of exotic materials, better [ ...and are very simply racetrack prepared with the essentials (rollcages for safety, stripped interiors, race spec fuel tanks, etc.). Prestigious motorsports m
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• Hydropneumatic suspension
  ...maintain relatively high speed in a vehicle was if it could easily absorb road irregularities. ...d surface) but the suspension never 'wallows', giving precise handling and road-holding (like a sports car)
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• Maserati Bora
  ...e Maserati project got underway in October 1968 and a prototype was on the road by the summer of 1969. Shown in its final form at the Geneva Salon in March ...ransmission. Suspension was independent all round (a first for a Maserati road car) with coil springs, telescopic shocks and anti-roll bars. Citroën's ad
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• Indy Racing League
  ...e CART schedule. In the fall of [[2004 in IRL|2004]] the IRL announced two road course events ([[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]] and [[Infineon R ...acing. Drivers report that the cars are particularly demanding to drive on road courses, especially when compared to [[GP2 Series|GP2]] and Champ Car chass
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• List of microcars by country of origin: U
  |{{flagiconUK}} [[United Kingdom]]||Bond Minicar Mark B, Family "Safety Saloon" || [[Bond Cars Ltd|Sharp's Commercials Ltd]], [[Preston]], [[Lancas |{{flagiconUK}} [[United Kingdom]]||Bond Minicar Mark C, Family Safety Model|| [[Bond Cars Ltd|Sharp's Commercials Ltd]], [[Preston]], [[Lancashir
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• Four-wheel drive
  ...[[engine]] simultaneously. While many people associate the term with [[off-road vehicle]]s, powering all four wheels provides better control on slick ice a ...reza]]), whereas 4WD is used for vehicles designed primarily for heavy off-road use, normally with a low range transfer case (e.g. a [[Toyota Land Cruiser]
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• Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
  ...mous uphill corner, while the opposite downhill traffic had to use the old road and U-turn behind the grand stands, rejoining the race track at the bottom ...0 race]] was partly its own fault. [[Jackie Stewart]]'s crusade to improve safety in racing was set in motion by his crash there in [[1966 Belgian Grand Prix
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• Tourist Trophy
  ...ndulating terrain made the TT race series the most significant motor-cycle road-racing competition in the world. ...11. 1923 was the year of the introduction of the [[Manx Amateur Motorcycle Road Races]] - a race originally reserved to the amateurs and raced on the same
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• Pagani Huayra
  ...the best protected area of the monocoque, behind the driver, reinforced by safety cell made of different composite and ballistic materials. The front and rea ...is a direct application of race proven technologies on a high performance road car and the complete exhaust weighs less than 10 kg. Hydroformed junctions
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• Sports cars
  ...g performance. A sports car's main emphasis is on performance by superior road holding, braking, maneuverability, low weight and power rather than comfort Due to certain restrictions in the North American market usually involving safety regulations, many sports cars are not available for sale or use in the Unit
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• Vanderbilt Cup
  ...other European countries, William Vanderbilt conceived a way to solve the safety issue as well as improve attendance to his race. Vanderbilt formed a compan ...am K. Vanderbilt II driving his record-setting Mercedes at [[Daytona Beach Road Course|Ormond Beach]] in 1904. The trophy today can be found at the [[Smith
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• Formula Ford
  When the formula was first established, it ran on road tyres, used road gearboxes, and a price cap was placed on rolling chassis - the intention wa ...upercar championship race. Just seconds before the accident occurred the [[safety car]] had been deployed, causing the pack leaders to slow down as they roun
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