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• Wire wheels
  ...o break. The spokes can only be put under a pulling strain, otherwise they break."''
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• Hare and Hound
  ...o separate race courses with each course averaging 40 miles in length. The break between each course (or loop) is used for refueling and bike maintenance. T
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• Chris Vermeulen
  ...[[Superstock]] classes, and success in these gave him his World Supersport break with [[Castrol]] [[Honda]].
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• Danmark Rundt
  ...Rundt''. The race was first run yerly from 1985 to 1988, and then after a break of 7 years, from 1997 until most recently 2005, with no plan to end it. I
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• Henry Banks
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• Meat Sauce Bolognese (Sugo alla Bolognese)
  ...tes. Crumble in the ground beef and pork and continue cooking, stirring to break up the meat, until all the liquid the meat has given off is evaporated and
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• Gerhard Berger
  ...ted the season, winning 15 of the 16 rounds. Berger was the only driver to break the McLaren stranglehold, winning the [[Italian Grand Prix]] after Senna ta ...ounts tell of many ingenious practical jokes thought up by the Austrian to break through the serious, focused and unyielding Ayrton Senna. Senna, accepting
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• Fiat Topolino
  ====Fiat Topolino 500 Break ====
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• Ted Horn
  ...years, after which he began racing again. More serious accidents did not break his resolve, and he attempted to qualify for the [[Indianapolis 500]] in 19
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• Talladega Gran Prix Raceway
  ...be run one way in the morning, and the other after a lunch or instruction break. Races may run the same way all weekend, or one way one day, the other the
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• Henry Segrave
  [[Kaye Don]] would later break two more world water speed records in Miss England II.
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• Spaghetti Bolognese
  * Simmer very gently until the meat softens and begins to break down into the liquid medium. This may take upward of four hours, classicall
  4 KB (564 words) - 22:52, 17 September 2009
• Endurance racing
  ...mpt to cover a large distance in a single event, with participants given a break with the ability to change during the race. Endurance races can be run eit
  4 KB (695 words) - 12:39, 25 August 2009
• Comuni
  ...cially, it has thus become quite rare for ''comuni'' either to merge or to break apart.
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• Brake
  * Archaic past tense of break (see [[wiktionary:brake|brake]])
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• Legnano Bike
  ...] wins the road competition at the Olympics. Afterwards Baldini manages to break Coppi's record of the hour while riding a Legnano bike, a very special mode
  4 KB (671 words) - 12:50, 26 December 2008
• Jack Brabham
  ...tiring after the [[Mexican Grand Prix]]. After retiring he made a complete break from racing, selling his interest in the team to Tauranac and returning to
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• Maserati 5000GT
  ...ng hand of former Ford Europe CEO Martin Leach, [[Maserati]] are aiming to break through the 10,000 units per year barrier. In order to do so, they are work
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• Ercole Spada
  {{col-break}}
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• Omloop "Het Volk"
  ...h averages almost 10% in gradient can be the launching point for a winning break. The final 60 km have no climbs but are characterised by numerous flat cobb
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• Giuseppe Farina
  ...arted attempt at the [[Indianapolis 500]] crashing in the process, only to break his collar bone after a crash at a minor race at Monza. Again he recovered
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• Flying boat
  ...of the [[20th century]]. Their ability to alight on water allowed them to break free of the size constraints imposed by general lack of large, land-based r
  5 KB (804 words) - 10:25, 14 June 2009
• Giacomo Agostini
  ...963 Italian 175cc championship aboard a [[Moto Morini|Morini]]. He got his break when Morini factory rider, Tarquinio Provini left the team to ride for [[Be
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• Spaghetti alla Bolognese
  ...time (often upward of four hours), so that the meat softens and begins to break down into the liquid medium. As a short cut, one can use ground meat instea
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• Tour of Britain
  ...[[criterium]] in London, where tens of thousands of spectators saw a long break by Londoner [[Bradley Wiggins]] last until the penultimate lap, with Enrico
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• Ferruccio Lamborghini
  ...he last car to be developed under Lamborghini's ownership, was intended to break this tradition, as the name has no basis in bullfighting. Later owners of t
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• Road bicycle racing
  ...in many aspects: to prevent a break from getting away, helping riders in a break get clear of the bunch, and sometimes in delivering a sprinter to the front
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• Brake (railway)
  ...imple or automatic, the key difference being what happens should the train break in two. With simple brakes, pressure is needed to apply the brakes, and all
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• May 13th, 2006 Risi Competizione News
  There is no break now for the ALMS series as round three takes place next weekend (19-21st Ma
  3 KB (594 words) - 21:04, 25 September 2009
• Peter Collins
  ...ins' F1 contemporaries, notably including [[Stirling Moss]]. He got his F1 break in 1952, picking up a drive for the lowly [[Hersham and Walton Motors|HWM]]
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• Sprint car racing
  ...eadily as was previously the case. When cars went airborn, the wings would break off or absorb the impact of the flip, lessening the impact on the driver.
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• Barney Oldfield
  ..."Blitzen Benz". Later that year he drove to 131.25 mph. He used the car to break the existing mile, two mile, and kilometer records at the [[Daytona Beach R
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• Sprint car
  ...the car went airborne, the tumbles were not as violent, and the wing would break off or absorb the impact of the flip. In some cases, teams are able to rep
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• Campania
  ...e, able to build siege works round the city. As Hannibal proved unable to break the siege, Capua was eventually starved into submission in [[211 BCE]].
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• Caprino (cheese)
  ...t for one hour. Once the curd forms, it is stirred with a wooden spoon to break it up. The curd is then placed in rush baskets and pressed to remove exces
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• Detroit street circuit
  ...grid position for an eventual race winner on a road course. (Watson would break his own record at Long Beach [[1983 United States Grand Prix West|the next
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• Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
  In another break from convention, Alfa used a six-speed [[transaxle]] gearbox by [[Valerio C
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• Troy Bayliss
  ...ext year, finishing 3rd that year and 2nd in 1997. It was in 1997 that his break came. He was entered as a wildcard for the 1997 Australian 250 Grand Prix r
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• Paton
  ...mes. The results are, however little, and you decide to quit the race. The break lasts until [[1983]], when presented with the "RC", designed by Joseph Patt
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• Nino Farina
  ...arted attempt at the [[Indianapolis 500]] crashing in the process, only to break his collar bone after a crash at a minor race at Monza. Again he recovered
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• Gelato
  ...(after an optional [[pasteurisation]]) are super-cooled while stirring to break up ice crystals as they form. Like high end [[ice cream]], gelato generally
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• Tomorrow Never Dies
  #"Station Break" #"Hamburg Break In"
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• Mediterranean Sea
  The geology of the Mediterranean is complex, involving the break-up and then collision of the African and Eurasian plates, and the [[Messini
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• Scott Dixon
  ...the team. He was not invited back. Although Dixon maintains his desire to break into Formula One is as strong as ever, it is difficult to see this happenin
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• Columbus
  ...passing through Oersted to Rominger. MAX (1987) was the first tube-set to break the tradition of conventional diameters. Max introduced the concept of orie
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• Piston ring
  ...making contact with any wear ridge at the top of the cylinder, which could break a conventional ring. Generally, these are not recommended as they are proba
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• Barbi
  ...ers. When the Second World War broke out, the [[Carrozzeria]] Barbi had to break off its production to make only ambulances, vans and military buses on beha
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• Hermann Lang
  Lang's big break came when he landed a job at the [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] factory where h
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• Fiat 24-32 HP
  ...ility was yet to come, as losses in 1900 and 1901 had been followed by two break-even years.
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• Air brake (rail)
  ...[fail safe]]—any failure in the train line, including a separation ("break-in-two") of the train, will cause a loss of train line pressure, causing th ...n (in the case of an engineer-initiated emergency application) or near the break in the train line (in the case of the train line coming apart). Farther awa
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• 12 Hours of Sebring
  ...s Spring Break attractions have been set up to draw in college students on break during the week of the race. Radio promotions for the race are not uncommon
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• Rear-wheel drive
  ...orsport)|Drifting]] - Drifting is a controlled skid, where the rear wheels break free from the pavement as they spin, allowing the rear end of the car to mo
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• Tom Kristensen
  ...] race course in [[Hockenheim]], [[Germany]]. The crash resulted in a long break from training for Kristensen, and his participation in the [[2007 24 Hours
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• Timothy Dalton
  After a few more films, Dalton took a break in [[1971]] to concentrate on the theatre, performing with the [[Royal Shak
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• Station wagon
  ...te car''' (or just '''estate''', [[United Kingdom|British]] usage) or a '''break''' ([[French language|French]] usage) is a [[car body style]] similar to a ...nce]] almost all station wagon models are called the [[Brake (carriage)|'''Break''']] (note the different spelling from the English shooting brake). French
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• Delta engine
  ...her ahead of its time. Deltic engines were also easily removed should they break down, generally being sent back to the manufacturer for repair.
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• Paris-Brussels
  ...nited Kingdom|British]] riders, [[Sean Yates]] finished third in 1994 in a break with [[Rolf Sørensen]] and [[Franco Ballerini]]. There was animosity betwe
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• Four-stroke
  Assuming the engine is robust enough in design not to break, the speed and therefore power output of the engine is typically limited by
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• Lancia Monte Carlo
  ...thin of metal, and seemingly extra susceptible to corrosion, they commonly break. Thankfully, stronger replacement crossmembers are now available. The S1
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• Four-stroke cycle
  Assuming the engine is robust enough in design not to break, the speed and therefore power output of the engine is typically limited by
  11 KB (1,775 words) - 09:48, 2 August 2009
• Anti-lock braking system
  ...limit of friction, whereas ABS works by releasing the brakes as the wheels break traction, so a skilled driver should be able to exceed the braking performa
  11 KB (1,665 words) - 15:06, 2 June 2009
• Brake fade
  ...kes should be used as gently as possible for the first 100 miles or so to "break them in" and eliminate green fade.
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• Ferrari 348
  ...turns when all 4 tires were not identical in tire-model and tire-age. Its "break away" characteristic was then abrupt and difficult to catch once rear tract
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• Pierce Brosnan
  ...the Remington Steele series could be completed, but Brosnan was unable to break the contract with the producers.
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• Hand brake
  ..., the parking brake be only partially applied, as it is relatively easy to break free of the ice by pulling the lever or pressing the pedal further, then re
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• Omer
  ...ona 675, it seemed like a good idea to do it on the Omer. Certain it would break down, I entered the bike in the Rally. As the date got nearer, I started to
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• Fiberglass
  ...the viscosity should be relatively low. If it is too high the fiber will break during drawing, however if it is too low the glass will form droplets rathe
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• Four stroke cycle
  Assuming the engine is robust enough in design not to break, the speed and therefore power output of the engine is typically limited by
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• George Lazenby
  * ''Winter Break'' (Alternate title: ''Sheer Bliss'') (2003)
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• Martin Brundle
  ...se. Despite failing to grab headlines in 1991, Brundle finally got his big break for 1992, with a switch to [[Benetton]], a team very much on-the-up.
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• Ferrari 275
  ...f the 275 GTB/C; the tires had so much grip that they could overstress and break the spokes on the wheels. After the 275 GTB/C no competition Ferrari would
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• Panamerican Highway
  ...) in total length. Except for an 87 kilometre (54 mi) rainforest break, called the [[Darién Gap]], the road links the mainland nations of the [[A
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• Riccardo Patrese
  ...ng on 250 races, it would seem [[Rubens Barrichello]] is the likely man to break Patrese's record, assuming he races the full season in 2007.
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• Fiat 130
  ...roposals that were rejected by Fiat : the Maremma in 1974 (2-door shooting break) and the Opera in 1975 (4-door saloon). Paolo Martin never got involved in
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• Automobile safety
  ...wing a collision. [[Toughened glass|Tempered glass]] side and rear windows break into granules with minimally sharp edges, rather than splintering into jagg {{col-break}}
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• Rear wheel drive
  ...orsport)|Drifting]] - Drifting is a controlled skid, where the rear wheels break free from the pavement as they spin, allowing the rear end of the car to mo
  9 KB (1,374 words) - 10:51, 8 October 2009
• Autozodiaco
  ...derstood too well with his father at work, the same year Mario, decided to break away and open his own business. As his passion had always been his love for
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• Car body style
  ;'''[[Break]]''' : [[French language|French]] term for a [[station wagon]].
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• Ivan Capelli
  ...nconsistent equipment he was receiving. Finally, however, he had made the break, and had signed for a top team, an Italian driving a Ferrari. The Scuderia
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• A1 Grand Prix
  ...saw [[A1 Team France]] build up a sizeable gap. By the start of the winter break, France had run away with the lead with [[A1 Team Switzerland]] 28 points b ...g it, this allows one lap to set a competitive time. There is a ten minute break between sessions, which adds up to a total of 90 minutes for qualifying. In
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• Fibreglass
  ...drawing the viscosity is relatively low. If it is too high the fiber will break during drawing. If it is too low the glass will form droplets rather than
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• Husqvarna
  ...worth noting that from 1969 Husqvarna’s 360 and 400 cc two-stroke engines break the dominance of four-stroke motorcycles in the 500 cc class.
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• International Motorsports Hall of Fame
  |align="left"|"Big Daddy", first driver to break 200 mph, and 250 mph in competition
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• Ivan Basso
  ...01 edition]]. His attack on the [[Bastille Day]] stage prompted a five man break-away which rode for the victory, but Basso crashed on a mountain descent an
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• Ferrari F40
  The F40 was the first road legal production car to break the 200 mph (322 km/h) barrier. From its introduction in 1987 until 1989,
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• Tazio Nuvolari
  ...he race as he was more familiar with the circuit and Nuvolari would likely break the car. Nuvolari countered that he was a leading Grand Prix driver and Le ...i Grand Prix]] they contacted Nuvolari who, having been refreshed from his break, agreed to drive for them.
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• For Your Eyes Only (film)
  In the climax Bond, Columbo's team, and Melina break into a mountaintop monastery being used by Kristatos to meet Gogol where he ...us Esprit]] is destroyed after a henchman working for Gonzales attempts to break into the car, which in turn activated the car's self-destruct function that
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• Eddie Irvine
  ...] racing in 1988, before moving on to [[Formula 3000]] in 1989. He got his break in the top of the Formula racing series after he started racing for [[Jorda
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• Motorsport
  ...ng a head start) using an index, and cars running faster than their index "break out" and lose.
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• 2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
  ...ability to brake later and carry more speed through turns allowed them to break lap records in pre-season testing. ...7, [[Mario Illien]] of [[Ilmor]] announced that the team would be taking a break from the Moto GP series as a result of funding issues.
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• Air brake (road vehicle)
  ...a valve in the cab, the disconnection of the emergency line coupling, or a break in the emergency line, the spring brakes will come on, because there is no
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• Auto racing
  ...ng a head start) using an index, and cars running faster than their index "break out" and lose.
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• 2006 Monaco Grand Prix
  During the break between the [[2006 Spanish Grand Prix|Spanish Grand Prix]] and the Monaco G
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• Casey Stoner
  '''[[Brno]] - [[Czech Republic]]'''. Returning from the mid-season break, Stoner only managed to make 12th place on the grid at the Brno circuit. It
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• Fiat 131
  ...suburb where the cars were produced. Naming the car in this way marked a break with the former Fiat convention, established in the 1960s, of naming their
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• Fiat Nuova 500
  ...ion (including the new Abarth, cabriolet and estate versions) is likely to break the 350,000 barrier.
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• Pescara Grand Prix
  ...was seen as too dangerous for major international events. After a two year break the race was downgraded to Formula Two status for 1960, a race won by futur
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• Electric vehicle conversion
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• Formula One engines
  ...olutionary stage. It was also the first engine in the 3.0 liter V10-era to break through the 19,000 rpm-wall, during 2002 Austria Grand Prix's qualifying.
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