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Halo vehicle
[[Image:2005 Ford GT.jpg|thumb|350px|A [[halo vehicle]], produced in order to promote sales of an entire [[marque]]]] A '''halo vehicle''' (or '''halo model''') in [[automobile]] [[marketing]] is a car designed and marketed to showcase the

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Alfa Romeo 8c 2300
...lfa's primary sports model from its introduction in 1931 to its retirement in 1939. ...ne. The short wheelbase version of this car won the [[Targa Florio]] race in [[Sicily]], but it was the [[Italian Grand Prix]] victory at [[Autodromo Na

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SpaItalia
'''SpaItalia''' is an annual event dedicated to automotive '[[car]] [[Made in Italy]] held from [[2002]] [[Francorchamps]] a small town near [[Stavelot]] ...rs, both past and the present and is very active and appreciated and known in Belgium, [[Holland]] and [[France]].

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Suzuka 8 Hours
...oad Race)'' is an endurance motorcycle race held at the [[Suzuka Circuit]] in [[Japan]] each year. As the name implies, the race runs for eight hours co The race began in 1978 as a race for prototype [[Isle of Man TT|Tourist Trophy]] Formula One

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Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
...-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Mid-Ohio track.gif|220px|center|Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Layout]] ! colspan=2 |'''Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course'''

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Fiat Barchetta
|Production:||[[1995]]—[[2002]] [[2004]]-[[2005]] ...2005 (though production was paused between May 2002 and 2004). "Barchetta" in [[Italian language|Italian]] means 'little boat'.

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Losail International Circuit
...ational Circuit''' is a motor racing circuit located just outside [[Doha]] in the Persian Gulf State of [[Qatar]]. ...boro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] Grand Prix of Qatar, won by [[Sete Gibernau]]. In addition the circuit hosted the 2006 [[Grand Prix Masters]] of Qatar won by

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Martin Truex Jr.
|Previous Year || 2005 |Best Cup Pos || 47th - [[2005]] ([[NEXTEL Cup]])

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1955 Le Mans disaster
...Le_Mans_1955_start.jpg|thumb|250px|'''Start of the race, Levegh #20 car is in the center of the frame''']] ...guar (car)|Jaguar]] racing in Le Mans. Mercedes-Benz still used drum-brake in 1955, but also used a special hood as an "air brake".

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Bugatti Automobiles SAS
...ce]], [[France]]. It is a subsidiary of [[Volkswagen AG]] and was founded in [[1998]] as a successor to the legendary [[Bugatti]] company. ...[[Lamborghini]] (for VW's [[Audi]] division), the [[Rolls-Royce]] factory in [[Crewe]], [[England]], and the [[Bentley]] marque.

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Infineon Raceway
...y''', formerly '''Sears Point Raceway''', is a road course and drag strip in the hills of northern [[California]], near [[Sonoma, California|Sonoma]], n With the closure of [[Riverside International Raceway]] in [[Riverside, California|Riverside]], [[California]] after the 1988 season,

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Aprilia SR50
|Production || 2005 - Current ...company, [[Aprilia]]. Introduced in 1992 and considered to be the first "sports" scooter, the design and technology of the SR50 has evolved considerably ov

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Cyclo-cross
...s strongest in the traditional road cycling countries (and particularly so in [[Flanders]]). ...d to carry their bicycle to overcome barriers or slopes too steep to climb in the saddle. The sight of competitors struggling up a muddy slope with bicyc

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Straight-6
...'''I6''') is an [[internal combustion engine]] with six cylinders aligned in a single row. The name '''slant-6''' is sometimes used when the cylinders ...argest are used in tractor-trailer combinations and some low speed diesels in cargo and passenger ships. These engines have a displacement of 1,000 L or

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V10
...in [[V engine|V]] configuration, having 10 [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s in two banks of five. ...oretically, the best V-angle is 72°; with this angle there is no vibration in vertical and transverse directions. The complexity of designing this made t

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Fiat Dino
|Class || [[Sports car]] The '''[[Fiat]] Dino''' is a [[FR layout|front-engined, rear-drive]] [[sports car]] manufactured between 1966 and 1973. It was an intermediate step towar

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Maserati 250S
...S]] ''[[Carroll Shelby]] standing next to a Maserati 450S that he raced in 1957.'' ...56-1958) were nine racing cars made by [[Maserati]] of [[Italy]], and used in [[FIA]]'s endurance [[World Sportscar Championship]] racing.

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Jackie Stewart
...e:Jackie Stewart speaking.jpg|thumb|250px|Jackie Stewart speaking at the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]]]] ...is a three-time Scottish [[Formula One]] racing champion. He is well-known in the United States as a commentator of racing television broadcasts where hi

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Fuji Speedway
...t, replacing the [[Suzuka Circuit]] as host to the [[Japanese Grand Prix]] in the [[2007 Formula One season]].[http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns16383.html] ...c World Championship battle between [[James Hunt]] and [[Niki Lauda]], and in awful rainy conditions, Hunt earned enough points to win the title. [[Mari

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Paul Tracy
...[[1968]] in [[Scarborough, Ontario]], [[Canada]]) is a professional driver in [[auto racing]]. His nickname is "NutSack" because as he said on the Mitch [[Image:PTracyLaguna1993.jpg|thumb|200px|'''Tracy at Laguna Seca in 1993''']]

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Fiat Seicento
|Successors:||Still in production ...and [[Fiat 126|Polski Fiat 126]], the Seicento is built in Fiat's factory in [[Bielsko-Biala]], [[Poland]]. From 1998 to April 2004, 1.1 million example

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Beta Motor
...ta are best known for their popular [[Motorcycle Trials|trials]] bikes. In 2005, they launched a range of [[enduro]] motorcylces using [[KTM]] engines. ...to one of its bicycles, a typical example of Italian creativity, resulted in the first motorbike produced by the Tuscan firm.

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Automobile industry in Italy
...Italy 1910.jpg|thumb|250px|Map of automobile industry in [[Turin]], Italy in the 1910s.]] ...mployer in the country, with a labour force of over 196,000 (2004) working in the industry.

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History of the Alfa Race Engine
February 23rd 2005 ...sed with great designers. It is, after all, men who make the machines, and in the first half of the twentieth century, Italy produced a number of enginee

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De Tomaso Guarà
...order-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Guara 2.jpg|250px|A De Tomaso Guara in Los Angeles]] |Class || [[Sports car]]

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Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione
|Class || [[Sports car]] The '''Alfa Romeo Competizione''' is a [[Sports car]] produced by Italian automaker [[Alfa Romeo]]. It was firstly presente

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Ferrari F430
|Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]]; [[coupe]]; [[sports car]] |Production:||[[2005]] — present

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Fornasari
...porters. As a matter of fact, the adventure in the world of motors started in the early '90s, importing Corvettes from the U.S. and preparing them for [[ ...her Gigi had been a very skilled racer for [[Alfa Romeo]] and [[Maserati]] in the '50s and from him the founder could receive not merely the passion for

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De Tomaso Guara
|Class || [[Sports car]] ...i Barchetta it seems that the design house "Synthesis Design" was involved in the project.

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Maserati 450S
...[1958]]) were nine racing cars made by [[Maserati]] of [[Italy]], and used in [[FIA]]'s endurance [[World Sportscar Championship]] racing. Their design started in 1954 (thus the internal designation «Tipo 54») led by [[Alberto

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Ferrari 550
|Wheelbase || 2499 mm (98.4 in) |Length || 4549 mm (179.1 in)

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Supercar
[[Image:Bugatti veyron in Tokyo.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The [[Bugatti Veyron 16.4]] has reached a top s ...is considered to be a supercar at one time may not retain its superiority in the future. The automotive press frequently calls new exotic cars "supercar

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Touring car racing
...ing]] competitions in heavily-modified street cars. It is notably popular in [[United Kingdom|Britain]], [[Germany]], [[Scandinavia]], and [[Australia]] ...om production cars, whereas some current touring car series are also raced in [[silhouette racing car]]s. Touring cars race exclusively on [[road racing

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Covini
| Class || [[Sports car]] | Wheelbase || 108.3 in (2750 mm)

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Alfa Romeo Brera
|Production:||[[2005]]–present |Successors:||Still in production

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Lancia Stratos
|Class || [[Sports car|Sports]]/[[Rally car]] ...allying|rally]] car during the 1970s and early 1980s. It started a new era in rallying as it was the first car designed from scratch for this kind of com

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Grand-Am
...was established in 1999 to organize endurance [[road racing]] competitions in [[North America]]. [[Image:GrandAm_LagunaSeca.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Racing action in the 2005 Grand-Am Road & Track 250 at Laguna Seca]]

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Ferrari 330
|Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] |Predecessor:||[[Ferrari 250#Sports cars|250 GT Spyder]]

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Aprilia Tuono 1000R
| Production || 2002-2005 ...s of 200 individually numbered bikes. Called the '''Tuono R Limited''' and in hindsight being a proof of concept for the future '''RSV Tuono Factory''',

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Demolition Derby
...demolition derby under way at the [[Greenwich, Ohio]] Firemen's Festival, 2005]] ...sport usually presented at [[county fair]]s and festivals. They originated in North America and quickly spread to other western nations.

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Dallara
...rmula 3]] since 1993. Dallara also is the chassis used by almost all teams in the [[Indy Racing League]] and all teams of [[GP2 Series]]. ...ampionship ever since. Dallara had a brief involvement in [[Formula 3000]] in the mid 1980s.

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De Tomaso
|Foundation || [[1959]] in [[Modena]] ...Argentinian]]-born [[Alejandro de Tomaso]] (1928–2003) in [[Modena]] in 1959.

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Maserati MC12
|Production:||[[2004]]-[[2005]] 50 produced |Wheelbase:||2800 [[mm]] (110.2 [[inch|in]]

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Gilco
.... One of his first customers was [[Ferrari]], who used chassis' from Gilco in many of their cars (including the [[Ferrari 125|125]], [[Ferrari 166|166]], ...r of their own cars, and also built chassis' for private customers, mainly in the 750 and 1100 Sport categories, who used mechanicals and engines from va

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Canadian Grand Prix
...]] the Canadian Grand Prix moved to its current home on [[Île Notre-Dame]] in [[Montreal]]. ...event on the planet, behind the first place [[Super Bowl XXXIX]] and the [[2005 UEFA Champions League Final|UEFA Champions League Final]].

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Fiat Grande Punto
|Successor:||Still in production |Production:||[[2005]]—present

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Road America
...]]. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the [[Sports Car Club of America|SCCA]] [[Speed World Challenge Series]], [[American Le ...lex hosts two series of karting events. It hosts weekly events on Tuesdays in the summer. It also hosts approximately six Saturday events during the summ

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FIA GT Championship
...nationale de l'Automobile]] (FIA). The championship is mostly concentrated in Europe, but throughout the years has visited other continents, most lately ...ategories are based on production road car designs, which must be produced in a [[homologation|minimum quantity of 25 examples]] to qualify. Both types

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Ferrari 360
...s and aluminum chassis. The 360 was replaced by the [[Ferrari F430]] in [[2005]]. ...or [[Formula One|F1]] electrohydraulic shift. The car went into production in 1999.

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AMA Superbike
...ake Zemke]] (98) leading [[Ben Bostrom]] (155) and [[Miguel Duhamel]] (17) in an AMA Superbike race at [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca]]]] ...have started when the AMA first organized road racing in the United States in 1934.

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Lavaggi
| class="lightbg" id="car_specsright" | 6 liter / 366.1 cu in | class="lightbg" id="car_specsright" | 4650 mm (183.1 in) / 2000 mm (78.7 in) / N/A

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Miller Motorsports Park
|Opened || [[2005]] '''[[Grand American Road Racing Association|Grand-Am]] [[Rolex Sports Car Series]]''' Sunchaser 1000

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Ferrari Dino
...|280px|A Dino in the parking lot of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at the 2005 United States Grand Prix]] |Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]]

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Ronde van Vlaanderen
...''Tour of Flanders'') is a [[Road bicycle racing|road cycling race]] held in [[Flanders]], [[Belgium]]. It is held every spring, exactly one week befor ...]] [[Steffen Wesemann]] climbing the Muur ''(wall)'' of [[Geraardsbergen]] in the 2004 edition of the Ronde van Vlaanderen.]]

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2006 GP2 Series season
|Previous || [[2005 GP2 Series season|2005]] ...rcuit de Valencia|Valencia]], [[Spain]] on [[April 8]], [[2006]] and ended in [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]], [[Italy]] on [[September 10]], [[2006]

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Alfa Romeo GTV & Spider
|Class || [[Sports car]] |Production || 1995-2005

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AC Cars
...ng company and one of the oldest independent car marques in Britain. Based in [[Weybridge, Surrey]] (see also [[British motor industry]]). ...e|S F Edge]], who had been behind [[Napier]], joined the board in 1921 and in 1922 both John Weller and John Portwine left.

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Indy Racing League
...package and chassis rules which have produced some of the closest finishes in any racing series. Ironically, the series is now dominated by many of the s ...race in [[Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|St. Pete]] for [[2005 in IRL|2005]].

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Ferrari 365
|Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] ...abriolet]] body by [[Pininfarina]]. Debuting at the [[Geneva Motor Show]] in 1966, just 14 examples were produced before production ended the next year.

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James Toseland
...ip]] on a [[Ducati Motor Holding|Ducati]]. Toseland is currently competing in [[Moto GP]] for the [[Tech 3|Yamaha Tech 3]] team. ...bs]] for BBC's Sport Relief, as well as playing a piano set at the British sports personality of the year awards 2007.

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List of Formula One records
...n|1950]]. '''Bold''' entries indicate the record-holder is still competing in Formula One. ...[List of Formula One driver records#Most wins in first championship season|In first season]]{{·}} [[List of Formula One driver records#Youngest winners|

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Serenissima
'''Scuderia Serenissima''' was a successful [[auto racing]] team in the early [[1960s]]. Funded by [[Giovanni Volpi]], Serenissima used [[Ferr In [[1963]], Volpi began developing his own prototype [[GT car]], the '''Jungl

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Run flat tires
...at sports cars with little room for spare tires and jacks. They have grown in popularity for other vehicles, such as high-end luxury cars, because of the costing double the price of sports tires.

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European Hill Climb Championship
== 2005 FIA calendar== In 2005, the Championship visited the following countries:

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Emanuele Pirro
'''Emanuele Pirro''' (born [[January 12]] [[1962]] in [[Rome]], [[Italy]]) is an [[Italy|Italian]] former [[Formula One]] driver ...2, F3. From 1989 to 1991, he was a [[Formula One]] driver and participated in 40 grands prix, first for [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] and later for [[Scu

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Giotto Bizzarrini
...g [[Iso automobile|Iso]] and [[Alfa Romeo]]. A series of [[concept car]]s in the [[2000s]] posthumously bore his name. ...ing Alfa Romeo's 'Servizio Esperimenze Principali' unit under Ing. Nicolis in August 1954. He was assigned to the development of the [[Alfa Romeo Giulie

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Ferrari FXX
|Production:||[[2005]]– |Length || 4702 mm (185 in)

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Road bicycle racing
....jpg|thumb|250px|Bicycle racers at the 2005 [[Rund um den Henninger-Turm]] in Germany]] ...It is one of the most physically demanding sports that one can participate in.

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Freestyle Motocross
...''' (also known as '''FMX''') is a variation on the sport of [[motocross]] in which motorcycle riders attempt to impress judges with jumps and stunts. *Big Air (also known as Best Trick), in which each rider gets three jumps — usually covering more than 60 fee

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Tourist Trophy
Motor racing began on the Isle of Man in 1904 with the Gordon Bennett car trials. ...he TT race series the most significant motor-cycle road-racing competition in the world.

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Electric vehicle conversion
...lectricity|electric]] propulsion, creating a [[battery electric vehicle]]. In some cases the vehicle may be built by the converter, or assembled from a [ Most conversions in North America are performed by hobbyists who typically will convert a well

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Maserati
...ian car giant [[Fiat]], after having been a part of [[Ferrari]] (a company in which [[Fiat]] has a majority stake) for some years. ..., based on one the [[Fontana del Nettuno, Bologna]]. Alfieri Maserati died in [[1932]] but three other brothers, Bindo, Ernesto and Ettore, kept the firm

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Alfa Romeo Visconti
Giugiaro's vision for an Alfa Romeo sports flagship ...ow Giorgetto Giugiaro photographs the Visconti, the concept car he created in sheer freedom, just like he did two years ago with the Brera coupe.

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Scuderia Toro Rosso
|Last season || 2005 ...l Stoddart]] sold his remaining interest in the Minardi team at the end of 2005. Scuderia Toro Rosso is the sister team of [[Red Bull Racing]], with the ai

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Auto Club Speedway
...ia Speedway''') is a two-mile, low-banked, D-shaped oval [[superspeedway]] in [[Fontana, California]], similar to its "sister track" [[Michigan Internati ...y California Speedway) - Sports Car.png|<center> Primary sports car layout

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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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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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Zagato
...nd [[Aston Martin]]. In addition to the cars that were produced officially in small series, the company also built exclusive one-offs and prototypes for * 2005: [[Lancia Ypsilon|Lancia Ypsilon Sport]]

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Austrian Grand Prix
The first event, in [[1964]], was held at a [[race track]] on the [[Zeltweg Airfield]]. The rac ...o located near [[Zeltweg]]). These events were moderately successful, but in [[1987]], this track was also deemed too dangerous, by FIA standards, where

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...'''Rodríguez Brothers Racetrack'''") is a 4.421-km (2.747-mile) race track in [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]], named for the famous racing drivers [[Ricardo ...spectator overcrowding caused unsafe conditions. When the track re-opened in 1986, the circuit boasted a new pit complex, as well as improved safety all

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Ferrari P
The '''Ferrari P''' series were prototype sports cars in the 1960s and early 1970s. ...ting F1, [[Ferrari]] began producing [[MR layout|mid-engined]] racing cars in [[1960]] with the [[Ferrari Dino]]-V6-engine [[Formula 2]] 156, which would

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Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
...Internacional [[Nelson Piquet]]''' {do Rio de Janeiro}") is a race course in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] which hosted the [[Brazilian Grand Prix]] 10 The circuit was built in [[1978]] on reclaimed [[marshland]], thus the course is quite flat with lit

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MV Agusta
...:0; background:#505050; color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[File:2005 MV Agusta F4 1000 S 2 frontpage.jpg|280px]] ...Agusta''' is a [[motorcycle]] manufacturer founded in 1945 near [[Milan]] in Cascina Costa, [[Italy]].

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Ferrari 212
|Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] ...ls Motor Show]] that year, the 212 was an evolution of the 166 — a [[sports car]] for the road that could also win international races.

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Lamborghini Gallardo
|Class:||[[Sports car]] ...- only the third engine designed by the firm. 3,000 Gallardos were built in just two years, making it the company's most-produced model to date. The s

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Tony Stewart
|Previous Year || 2005 |Best Cup Pos || 1st - [[2002 in NASCAR|2002]], [[2005 in NASCAR|2005]] (Winston/NEXTEL Cup)

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Formula One car
...he Cosworth V8 powering the Williams going up to an astonishing 20,000 rpm in qualifying trim. ...nd well over 1,000 hp (750 kW). Even with the restrictions the V10s in the 2005 season were reputed to develop 960 hp (715 kW). The new 2.4L V8 engines are

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Graphite-reinforced plastic
...here these qualities are of importance. It is becoming increasingly common in small [[final good|consumer goods]] as well, such as [[laptop]] [[computer] ...r its weight. If the mould contains air, small air bubbles will be present in the material, reducing strength. For hobby or custom applications the clot

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Watkins Glen International
'''[[Grand American Road Racing Association|Grand-Am]] [[Rolex Sports Car Series]]''' [[6 Hours of Watkins Glen|Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen ...class2 || [[Grand American Road Racing Association|Grand-Am]][[Rolex Sports Car Series]]

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Maserati Coupe
...ch is an evolution of the prior model name and a reference to the increase in [[engine displacement]] from 3.2 L (3217 cc) to 4.2 L (4244& ...Show]]. Sales in the United States began in March 2002 for the Spyder and in May for the Coupé. The release of the Spyder heralded Maserati's return to

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Fiat 500
...order-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Fiat_500.jpg|280px|A white Fiat 500 in Pisa, Italy]] ...igh levels of congestion in Italian cities. Measuring only 2.97 m (9 ft 9 in) long, and originally powered by a tiny 479 cc two-cylinder, aircooled engi

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Minardi
|Last season || 2005 ...o Australian businessman [[Paul Stoddart]], who sold it to [[Red Bull]] in 2005. The team is now known as [[Scuderia Toro Rosso]], [[Italian language|Itali

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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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Pagani
...as founded by [[Horacio Pagani]] an Argentine company manufacturer, living in Italy; at San Cesario sul Panaro ([[Modena, Italy]]). Also involved at the In 1988, [[Horacio Pagani]], former manager of Lamborghini's composite departm

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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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Racing flags
...might also be stationed at strategically chosen positions along the course in order to communicate to drivers who cannot see the flagstand. This is espe == Flags in auto racing ==

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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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Bizzarrini
....A. in 1966. The marque has been revived with a number of [[concept car]]s in the 2000s. ...the son of a rich landowner and came from a good family with strong roots in Tuscany and the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarr

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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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Luxury car
...ffer more modern technology, higher quality materials, and are often built in smaller numbers than more affordable mass-market vehicles. ...facturer as one with an [[Average Selling Price|Mean Selling Price (MSP)]] in excess of $36,000 USD. A luxury car, on the other hand, is either one made

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