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• Bridgestone
  ...apanese]]. It is currently the second largest [[tire]] manufacturer in the world, next to [[Michelin]], and is Japan's largest tire manufacturer. After World War II Bridgestone started manufacturing [[motorcycle]]s, but its main inco
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• GP Wolber
  ...] races were invited. The first GP Wolber was held in [[1922]]. When the [[World Cycling Championship]] was introduced in [[1927]] the race started to lose [[Category:Cycle races]]
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• Deutz Gasmotoren Fabrik
  ...he company was founded by [[Nikolaus Otto]], inventor of the [[four-stroke cycle]] internal combustion engine, in 1848 as ''[[N. A. Otto & Cie.]]'' Formerly
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• Scapin Bike
  ...ving strict criteria in the safeguard of the environment. The first in the world to introduce a special anti-corrosion treatment called A.W.P., a protective
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• Opposed piston engine
  ...urbocharger]], opposed piston designs can make very efficient [[two-stroke cycle]] Diesel engines. Some attempts were made to build non-diesel 4-stroke engi ...se from Oechelhauser and [[Junkers]] to build this design of engine. After World War 1, these engines were produced in a number of models, such as the P and
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• Veenendaal-Veenendaal
  ...a preparation race in August just before the [[World Cycling Championship|World Championships]]. In 1994 the event was moved to mid April and given a date [[category:Cycle races]]
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• Clasica San Sebastian
  ...the decisive point of the race. Until 2004 it was round 7 of the [[UCI]] World Cup Series. Now it constitutes a major 1-day race in the [[UCI]] Pro Tour. [[Category:Cycle races]]
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• Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic
  ...ace started in [[1895]] and is [[Australia]]'s oldest one day race and the world's second oldest one day race, after the [[Liège-Bastogne-Liège]] Classic. [[Category:Cycle racing in Australia]]
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• Wall of death
  ...ours of the wall of death; the most notable of which is "The Wall of Death World Tour", created and run by the Fox family. This touring group uses the origi ...inct evolution from carnival motordromes and derived from bicycle acts or "cycle whirls" in the early 1900s.
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• Alexandre Darracq
  ..., in the [[Hautes-Pyrénées]] département before establishing the Gladiator Cycle Company in 1891. He sold his very successful company in 1896 for a substant ...ued other interests including running the Casino at [[Deauville]]. After [[World War I]], he chose to retire to the [[French Riviera]] where he invested wit
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• FBM
  ...ians and entrepreneurs in the production of "[[two-stroke engine]]s" after World War II. ...sembled who were born in those years, '''FBM''' he decided to produce Otto cycle engines from 175 cc to be provided Third, and above all two-stroke engines
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• Grand Prix des Nations
  ...ime trial championship of the world and as a [[Classic cycle races|Classic cycle race]]. The introduction of an official world time trial championship (in [[1994]]) and an [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] cham
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• Zuri Metzgete
  | Competition || UCI Road World Cup<br />UCI ProTour ...ran from [[1989]]-[[2004]]) and is now a round of the [[UCI ProTour]], the World Cup's successor.
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• Rotary combustion engine
  ...sambiguation)]] for other uses of this term, and [[rotary engine]] for the World War I [[aircraft engine]]s by that name.'' ...he chamber walls at an angle that varies plus and minus 60&deg; during the cycle, while a [[piston ring]] meets the cylinder walls at a constant angle. As w
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• Pocketbike Racing
  ...[Japan]] and [[Europe]] and is gaining in popularity in other parts of the world. ...-fourth the size of a regular motorcycle, and is powered by a [[two-stroke cycle|two-stroke]] [[internal combustion engine]] of between 40-50 cubic centimet
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• 1939 Isle of Man TT
  ...hy]]''' was the last race festival until 1947 due to the interruption of [[World War II]]. It was the last of ten TT victories for the 34 year old [[Stanley ...ng lap 5, Mario Simo collides with a post and crashes his [[Terrot]] motor-cycle. He suffers head and chest injuries and is taken to hospital. Also during l
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• ...often called ''La Doyenne'' ("the oldest"), is one of the five '[[Classic cycle races]]' of the European professional [[Road bicycle racing|road cycling]] Liège-Bastogne-Liège was part of the [[UCI Road World Cup]] and is part of the Belgian Ardennes Classics series, which includes [
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• Cyclo-cross
  ...[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]; it began in the [[1940s]] and the first world championship was held in Paris in [[1950]]. The sport is strongest in the t Compared with other forms of cycle racing, tactics are fairly straightforward, and the emphasis is on the ride
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• Track cycling
  Formats of track cycle races are also heavily influenced by aerodynamics. If one rider closely fo ...d [[Australia]]. It is part of the [[Summer Olympic Games]], and there are world championships as well as circuits of professional events in many areas.
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• Amstel Gold Race
  Prior to that it was part of the [[Road Cycling World Cup]]. The name does not (directly) refer to the river [[Amstel]], which is [[category:Cycle races]]
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• Engine
  ...[[Electricity |electrical]] engines of enormous power dominate the modern world, engines themselves are not new. Engines using [[Manual labour |human powe .... The gasoline internal combustion engine, operating on a four-stroke Otto cycle, has traditionally been the most successful for automobiles, while diesel e
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• Marine engine
  ...[[Electricity |electrical]] engines of enormous power dominate the modern world, engines themselves are not new. Engines using [[Manual labour |human powe .... The gasoline internal combustion engine, operating on a four-stroke Otto cycle, has traditionally been the most successful for automobiles, while diesel e
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• Italjet
  And this determination, together with the enthusiasm and passion for the world of motorcycles and engines in general, has been handed down to the new gene ...world tour in 1957 (five continents, 42 countries in 13 months), the three world records with the Cyclecar in Monza in 1969.
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• Grasstrack
  Many famous Speedway riders such as 1976 world champion [[Peter Collins (speedway rider)|Peter Collins]] started their rac ...governing body of British motorcycle sport, the '''[[AutoCycle Union|Auto Cycle Union]]''' ('''ACU''') who organise an annual British championship.
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• Garelli Mosquito
  '''[[Garelli]]''' came into the world of cycling in 1953 with the [[Mosquito 38A]], a new 38.5 cc engine to mount ...r their compactness that made it an easy installation at the bottom of the cycle without interfering with the position of the pedals. Because of the conside
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• John Hopkins (motorcycle racer)
  ...ha Motor Company|Yamaha]] team in [[MotoGP]], riding a 500 cc [[Two-stroke cycle|two-stroke]] machine where he finished 15th on the championship. In [[2003]], he signed for [[Suzuki]] to ride their 990 cc [[Four-stroke cycle|four-stroke]] [[GSV-R]], remaining with the team for the [[2004]] and [[200
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• Ronde van Vlaanderen
  ...s now part of the [[UCI ProTour]] and is regarded as one of the '[[Classic cycle races|Monuments]]' of the European professional cycling calendar. ...former cyclist. Initially not a big success, the race was interrupted by [[World War I]], but continued in [[1919]]. In the [[1920s]] and [[1930s]], the rac
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• Grand Prix motorcycle racing
  ...th the various production categories of racing, such as [[Superbike racing|World Superbike]], that feature modified versions of motorcycles available to the ...makes. The 350cc class vanished in the 1980s. Sidecars were dropped from World Championship events in the 1990s, reducing the field to 125s, 250s, and 500
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• John Hopkins
  ...ha Motor Company|Yamaha]] team in [[MotoGP]], riding a 500 cc [[Two-stroke cycle|two-stroke]] machine where he finished 15th on the championship. In [[2003]], he signed for [[Suzuki]] to ride their 990 cc [[Four-stroke cycle|four-stroke]] [[GSV-R]], remaining with the team for the [[2004]] and [[200
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• Brooklands
  ...] [[1907]] and was the first custom-built banked motor race circuit in the world. It was the first ever oval style race track built for cars. Eleven days after the circuit opened, it played host to the world's first 24 hour motor event, with [[Selwyn Edge]] leading three specially c
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• Miller Balsamo
  ...e|Python]] [[kopklepmotor]]. In [[1924]] they launched the Excelsiorette [[cycle]] with an [[auxiliary]] engine to the market, which was not a success. Late During the [[Second World War]], Miller-Balsamo apparently produced in those years a 98 cc and 200 c
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• Ducati Singles
  During World War II, Ducati developed a small engine mounted on a bicycle, called the '' ...1952]] Milan Show, introducing the Ducati 65 TS cycle and the Cruiser, the world's first [[Four Stroke|four-stroke]] scooter. Despite being described as the
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• Supercross
  '''Supercross''' is a cycle racing sport involving [[racing]] specialized high performance off-road [[m ...[American Motorcyclist Association]] who is the oldest and most prodigious cycle racing organization, or the [[THQ]] series of Supercross [[Championship]] e
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• Two-stroke cycle
  ...[[internal combustion engine]] differs from the more common [[four-stroke cycle]] by completing the same four operations (intake, compression, power, exhau A great deal of development of the two-stroke engine was done between the two World Wars, particularly by German companies such as [[DKW]] and Fichtel & Sachs.
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• Milano-Torino
  ...ng it the oldest of the Italian classic races and one of the oldest in the World. The event is organised by the RCS media group which owns the Italian sport [[Category:Cycle races]]
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• Milan-San Remo
  ...[[Lucien Petit-Breton]] won. Today it is regarded as one of the '[[Classic cycle races|Monuments]]' of the European professional cycling calendar, and is pa ...ted his arms to celebrate too early. It was the opening race of the [[UCI World Cup]] series until the series was replaced by the UCI ProTour in [[2005]].
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• World Cycling Championship
  ! colspan=2 |<big>Cycling World Championship - Road</big> The professional '''World Cycling Championship''' is organised by the [[Union Cycliste Internationale
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• Colnago
  ...gh the 1970s, Colnago was generally regarded as one of the builders of the world's best custom road race frames. In the mid 1970s, Colnago began using their In recent years, Colnago has successfully cultivated its image as the world's leading racing bicycle frame maker, stressing its Italian heritage and ey
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• Road bicycle racing
  ...idual time trial|individual]] and [[team time trial]]s are another form of cycle racing on roads). It is one of the most physically demanding sports that o Road racing is popular all over the world, but especially in [[Europe]]. The most competitive and devoted countries a
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• Paris-Brest-Paris
  The 1921 PBP, following close on [[World War I]], was small, with only 43 professionals and 65 touriste-routiers. It [[World War II]] postponed the 1941 PBP until 1948, when ''L'Equipe'' sponsored the
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• List of road bicycle racing events
  *[[World Cycling Championship|World Championships]] ===The 'Monument' [[Classic cycle races|Classics]]===
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• Briggs and Stratton
  '''Briggs & Stratton''' is the world's largest manufacturer of [[air-cooled]] [[gasoline engine]]s for outdoor p ...ity of MILWAUKEE, WIS., U.S.A. below it; in the middle, it had the words 4 CYCLE on the top mast and the words GASOLINE ENGINE and phrase MADE IN U.S.A. on
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• Microcar
  ...r fuel is scarce and expensive. Many microcar designs flourished in post-[[World War II]] [[Europe]], particularly in [[Germany]], where former military air ...rope after [[World War I]] were often motorcycle based and referred to as "cycle cars".
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• Pistonless rotary engine
  ...sambiguation)]] for other uses of this term, and [[rotary engine]] for the World War I [[aircraft engine]]s by that name.'' ...e chamber walls at an angle that varies plus and minus ~26 deg; during the cycle, while a [[piston ring]] meets the cylinder walls at a constant angle. As w
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• Paris-Tours
  '''Paris-Tours''' is a [[France|French]] single day [[Classic cycle races|classic]] [[cycling]] race which takes place in October towards the e ...teur competition in 1896, making it one of the oldest cycling races in the world, it was organised by the magazine Paris-Velo, who described that first edi
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• Ducati Supermono
  *Single cylinder, [[Four-stroke cycle|four stroke]], liquid cooled, fuel injected ...e [[World Superbike Championship]]. The Supermono was a "test bed" for the World Superbike racers.
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• Tourist Trophy
  ...ace series the most significant motor-cycle road-racing competition in the world. ...1976 the race was part of the [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Motorcycling World Championship]] and was the home of the British Grand Prix until 1976. The m
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• Tour Down Under
  ..., and it attracts esteemed riders from across [[Australia]] and around the world. In [[2005]], the Tour Down Under was promoted by the [[Union Cycliste Inte [[Category:Cycle racing in Australia]]
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• Flat engine
  ...s can run very smoothly and free of unbalanced forces with a [[four-stroke cycle]] and do not require a [[balance shaft]] or counterweights on the [[cranksh ...bhp, forRacing Car [[Lancia Beta Montecarlo]] prototype (car after becomes World Champion of Makes in 1979 with a different engine). Last Flat-4 engine by L
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• Mondonico
  ...But the family knows that they were always mad about bicycles, cycling and cycle racing. The pictures of Binda and Girardengo in the opening credits of OLN' ...Giuseppe's shop and would visit the Mondonico home. In Italy, the cycling world is one big family.
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• Motorcycle Trials
  ...1970s), [[Spain]]'s [[Jordi Tarres]] (1980s and '90s). The current outdoor world champion is [[Antonio Bou]] from Spain who is also the current indoor champ In addition to the world championship events, there are other major events, such as the Scottish Six
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• Radial engine
  ...der 4-bank radial engine used in many large aircraft designs in the post-[[World War II]] period. USSR also built a limited number of '''Zvezda''' 42-cylind ...ith the cylinders being fired in consecutive order. The engines were a two-cycle design and were also available in a dual-fuel gas/diesel model. A number of
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• Scooter
  ...ingly have four stroke engines to meet stricter emissions controls. Trends world-wide have seen new variations on the classic scooter. A common variation, t ...he United States military as ground vehicles for [[paratrooper]]s during [[World War II]]. The Vespa, originally manufactured by Piaggio in post-WWII [[Ital
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• Borrani
  ...cking mechanism was licensed from the [[Coventry]]-based [[Rudge Whitworth Cycle Company]], which had developed the patents since 1908. ...racers winning eight F1 Driver World Championships and two F1 Manufacturer World Championships ([[Vanwall]] and [[Ferrari]]). Borrani rims contributed to co
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• Maserati A6
  To compete in the [[World Sportscar Championship]], the '''A6GCS/53''' (1953-55) was developed (170&n ...ilt with this flared fender. By 1953, sports regulations barred the use of cycle wings. [http://www.velocetoday.com <small>Source</small>]
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• Giro d'Italia
  ...f the three [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]], and is part of the [[UCI World Ranking]] calendar. The most recent winner (2009) is [[Denis Menchov]]. Along with the Tour de France and the [[World Cycling Championship]], the Giro d'Italia makes up the [[Triple Crown of Cy
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• Wankel engine
  [[Image:Wankel Cycle anim en.gif|right|thumb|The Wankel cycle. The "A" marks one of the three apexes of the rotor. The "B" marks the ecce ...l engine, the four [[stroke (disambiguation)|strokes]] of a typical [[Otto cycle]] engine are arranged sequentially around an [[Oval (geometry)|oval]], unli
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• Motorcycle Racing
  ...l obeying road traffic laws (not to be confused with car rallies such as [[World Rally Championship|WRC]]). [[Image:Stefan Merriman.jpg|thumb|right|Former World Enduro Champion [[Stefan Merriman]]]]
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• Rotary engine
  ...[[aircraft engine]], used mostly in the years shortly before and during [[World War I]]. It was also used in a few [[motorcycle]]s and [[automobile|cars]] In concept, a rotary engine is simple. It is a standard [[Otto cycle]] engine, but instead of having an orthodox fixed [[cylinder block]] with r
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• Internal combustion engine
  [[Image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|[[Four-stroke cycle]] (or Otto cycle)<br />1. intake<br />2. compression<br />3. power<br />4. exhaust]] .... It was compression-less and based on what Hardenberg calls the "Leonardo cycle," which, as this name implies, was already out of date at that time. Just a
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• Engine displacement
  [[Image:Displacement.gif|thumb|350px|[[Displacement]], One complete cycle of a four cylinder, four stroke engine. The volume displaced is marked in r ...] of air/fuel mixture an [[engine]] can draw in during one complete engine cycle; it is normally stated in [[cubic centimetre]]s, [[litre]]s or [[cubic inch
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• Garelli
  In [[1912]] [[Adalberto Garelli]] patented a [[two-stroke cycle]] cylinder sdoppiato. This engine, 350cc motorcycle equipaggerà the protot ...espa]] and '[[Innocenti]] [[Lambretta|Lambretta]], Garelli returned in the world of two wheels in [[1953]] with [[Garelli Mosquito|Mosquito 38-A]], an innov
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• Enduro
  [[Image:Stefan Merriman.jpg|thumb|[[Stefan Merriman]], 2004 World Enduro Champion on a [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]]] ...y [[off-road]]. The main type of enduro event, and the format to which the world enduro championship is run, is a time-card enduro, whereby a number of stag
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• Economy car
  ...led to economical cars that reflected the needs of their creators. The [[cycle car]] was devised in the period before [[1922]] as a form of "four-wheeled ...Germany]]. The [[Nazi]] "KdF-Wagen" program ground to a halt because of [[World War II]], but after the war, [[Volkswagen]] would be founded to produce the
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• Motocross
  ...ross sidecars are purpose built frames that resemble an ordinary motocross-cycle with a flat platform to stand on attached to either side and a handlebar at The sport is governed world wide by the [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]], with feder
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• Anzani
  From his native Italy, Anzani moved to France where he became involved in cycle racing. He moved on to motor cycles and designed and built a record breakin ...ntil then standards had been set by the police, or by the track promoters. World championships were held annually, except during wars, for 100 years, often
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• Dirt track racing
  ...ormed on [[Oval racing|oval tracks]]. It began in the United States before World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 30s. Two different types o *[[World of Outlaws]] Sprint cars
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• MV Agusta
  ...e MV stood for Meccanica Verghera) at the end of the [[World War II|Second World War]] as a means to save the jobs of employees of the Agusta firm and also ...ing motorcycles ever created and the 2008 F4 312R model is known to be the world's fastest production motorcycle. Claimed power of the new F4 312R model is
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• Kart racing
  ...fuel options. [[Gasoline]] [[Two-stroke cycle|2-stroke]] or [[Four-stroke cycle|4-stroke]] engines are the most common type, but other types of propulsion ...nvolvement, instead the IKF ([[International Kart Federation]]) and WKA ([[World Karting Association]]) regulate racing.
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• Diesel engine
  ...n the 1900 [[Exposition Universelle (1900)|''Exposition Universelle'']] ([[World's Fair]]) using peanut oil (see [[biodiesel]]). ...our-stroke cycle]], with some larger diesels operating on the [[two-stroke cycle]].
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• OSCA
  ...ains beating the [[Gordini]] team. The change in the regulations for the [[World Championship]] in 1954 rendered the cars obsolete and it was not until a ne In the [[World Sportscar Championship]] OSCA vehicles ranked 10 (1953), 4 (1954), 6 (1957)
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• Sleeve valve
  ...ed its widespread adoption to date. Sleeve valves were used in some pre-[[World War II]] [[luxury car|luxury]], [[sports car]]s and the [[Willys-Knight]] c ...ngine typically wants larger ports that remain open longer in terms of one cycle, something that is fairly easy to arrange with a sleeve at the cost of a mo
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• Trento
  ...staff of a local newspaper in 1908. The nationalist cause led Italy into [[World War I]]. Fabio Filzi and [[Cesare Battisti]] were two well-known local [[ir After [[World War I]] Trento, and its Italian-speaking province, along with [[Bozen-Bolza
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• Fuel injection
  ...since the early 1990s, almost all gasoline passenger cars sold in [[first world]] markets like the United States, Europe, Japan, and Australia have come eq ...tional to the amount of fuel desired. The pulse is applied once per engine cycle, which permits pressurized fuel to flow from the fuel supply line, through
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• V8
  ...use the 90° angle as well, but with more complex cranks to even the firing cycle. ...me arrangement, there are practically no large engines in the US of post-[[World War II]] design that have not been of this type.
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• Automobile
  ...sometimes abbreviated "ICE" today). He subsequently used it to develop the world's first vehicle to run on such an engine that used a mixture of [[hydrogen] ...ats, steering, or brakes, but it was remarkable for one reason: it was the world's first vehicle using an internal combustion engine fueled by [[gasoline]].
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• Bimota
  ...55lbs lighter than the TL1000R. 150 units were required to be made under World Superbike homogation rules. This is the last model sold as Bimota filed fo ...minum]] became a box Bimota standard. Its also YB4''R''which won the TT F1 World with Virginio Ferrari.
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• Compression ratio
  ...Compression engine|SAAB SVC]] is an advanced and workable addition to the world of VCR engines, the first being built and tested by [[Harry Ricardo]] in th ...stroke ultimately altered the compression ratio at different stages of the cycle.
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• Gilco
  ...petitions Columbus gaining brand recognition in the international sporting world. Among these, the first victory of the World Cup awarded in 1980 by [[Antonio Gorostegui]] hull with a Star of Fools.
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• Jonghi
  ...designed by [[Remondini]] and driven by [[George Monneret]], achieved the world record speed with a performance of 170,840km/h that was added to the previo ...that '''Prester-Jonghi''' could finally surf in calm waters, but then came World War II . During the [[Nazism|Nazi]] occupation of France, the brothers were
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• Motorcycle
  ...Arms Company|BSA Group]] became the largest producer of motorcycles in the world. The German [[NSU Motorenwerke AG|NSU]] was the largest manufacturer from 1 [[Cabin cycle]] solved the problem of aerodynamics by isolating driver from outside air.
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• Sanremo
  ...of the [[UCI ProTour]], and is considered to be one of the five '[[Classic cycle races|Monuments]]' of the cycling season. Milan-Sanremo is traditionally he The [[Sanremo conference]] (19-26 April 1920) of the post-World War I Allied Supreme Council determined the allocation of Class "A" League
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• Supercharger
  ...nit)|mbar]]) and is referred to as the ''critical altitude''. Throughout [[World War II|WWII]] [[United Kingdom|British]] superchargers generally had higher ...e to a compressor will not only increase the overall pressure ratio of the cycle, but induce more airflow into the unit, by supercharging the entry plane of
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• Dirt speedway racing
  ...ormed on [[Oval racing|oval tracks]]. It began in the United States before World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 30s. Two different types o *[[World of Outlaws]] Sprint cars
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• Flat-6
  ...-4]] because the power strokes of the cylinders overlap in a [[four-stroke cycle]] engine. In these four-cylinder configurations, pistons are 180 degrees ap ...laced the historically more popular radial engines in small aircraft after World War II because the radials, although they had good cooling, added large fro
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• Bugatti Veyron
  ...e [[list of automotive superlatives|most powerful and expensive car in the world.]] It reached full production in September 2005. The car is built by [[Vol ...however, using 40.4 l/100 km in city driving and 24.1 l/100 km in combined cycle. At full-throttle, it uses up to 100 l/100 km. [http://www.drive.com.au/ed
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• Formula One engines
  ...pacity had been used in Grand Prix racing on a regular basis since after [[World War I]]. The engine formulae are divided according to era. ...he mean speed (approx. 40 m/s) then back to zero, and then another similar cycle to terminate the circle. Maximum piston acceleration occur at TDC and is in
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• Turbo
  ...ced during the intake cycle and both are compressed during the compression cycle. The higher intake charge temperatures of forced-induction engines reduces Turbochargers were first used on aircraft in the 1930s prior to [[World War II]]. The primary purpose behind most aircraft-based applications was
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• Grand Prix motorcycles
  ...with the various production categories of racing, such as the [[Superbike World Championship]], that feature modified versions of road-going motorcycles av A World Championship for motorcycle racing was first organized by the [[Fédératio
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• Auto rickshaw
  ...tos'' are generally fitted with a [[motorcycle]] version of a [[Two-stroke cycle|two-stroke engine]] with a handlebar for control (again like motorcycles) i ...filled. Certain other local governments are also pushing for [[Four-stroke cycle|four-stroke engine]]s instead of the current two-stroke versions.
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• Bandini 750 sport siluro
  ...sports torpedo'' could participate in "750 race" class, simply dismounting cycle fenders. ...world "[[MIlle Miglia]]". Round of [[World Championships sportprototipi | "World Championship Sports"]].
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• Lambretta
  |Company logo || The World's Finest Scooter ...ucing seamless steel tubing and employing about 6,000. During the [[Second World War]] the factory was heavily bombed and destroyed. It is said that surveyi
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• Vuelta a España
  ...ree "[[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]" of Europe and part of the [[UCI World Ranking]] calendar. [[Category:Cycle racing in Spain]]
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• Fiat Stilo
  The launch of the Stilo has also meant that Fiat has returned to the [[World Rally Championship]]. The 187&nbsp;[[Horsepower#Brake horsepower (bhp)|bhp] ...bonnet, side bumpers and to the taillights, in order to end its production cycle, which is expected to happen in 2010.
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• Prototype
  ...oad equipment, motor trucks, motorcycles, airplanes, and space-ships (real-world such as Apollo/Saturn Vs, or the ISS). * User interaction available in during development cycle of prototype
  16 KB (2,443 words) - 09:53, 26 October 2009
• Bicycle
  ...[[military]] and local [[police]] applications, [[courier]] services, and cycle [[sports]]. ...n relegated to the role of children's toys. However, in other parts of the world, such as China, India, and European countries such as Germany, Denmark, and
  53 KB (8,173 words) - 09:32, 25 September 2009
• History of the automobile
  [[Image:MW1 signiert.jpg|thumb|left|1870, Vienna, Austria: world's gasoline-run vehicle #1, the First Marcus Car]] ...in France where, in 1903, 30,204 cars were produced, representing 48.8% of world automobile production that year.
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• Ducati
  From their first post-[[World War II|Second World War]] bicycle-like low-displacement motorbikes Ducati has gained prominence ..., making an impression at an early-1952 Milan show, introducing their 65TS cycle and Cruiser (a four-stroke [[motor scooter]]). Despite being described as t
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• Hydrogen vehicle
  ...tional internal combustion engines if emissions throughout the entire fuel cycle are compared and thus would contribute less to atmospheric [[radiative forc ...ogen-powered vehicles were produced in [[Germany]] before the end of the [[World War II]] prompted by the acute shortage of oil. {{verify source}}
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