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• Pat Moss
  '''Pat Moss''' (born [[1935]]) was a [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[Rally racing|rally]] driver. In [[1953]] she started rally racing in a [[Morris Motor Company|Morris Minor]], after being the navigato
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• World Rally Car
  ...'Automobile|FIA]] and used to compete in the outright class of the [[World Rally Championship]] (WRC). Technical regulations mandate that World Rally Cars must be built upon a production car with a minimum of 2500 units, based on
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• Motorcycle rally
  ...cle rally''' is a gathering of [[motorcyclist|motorcycle enthusiasts]]. A rally can range from the mild corporate-sponsored [[Honda Hoot]] to the infamous ...nounce.htm], the [[Oyster Run]] in the Pacific Northwest, the Golden Aspen Rally (formerly Aspencade[http://www.amadirectlink.com/news/2006/Aspen.asp]) in t
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• Tire mousse
  ...torbikes in enduro, rally-raid and motocross events. 1987 on the Acropolis Rally, In 1987, Michelin debuted its ATS system (Appui Temporaire Souple, or Flex ...onship]], although it is banned following the 2007 season, and the [[Dakar Rally]].
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• Rallycross
  ...uction or specially built road [[automobile|car]]s, similar to the [[World Rally Car]]s, but with about 250bhp stronger engines. It is mainly popular in the ...original Clubman's rallycross, was held the next day. It opened up the new rally drivers' fun-sport to many amateur competitors, proved very successful and
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• Martini (vermouth)
  ...their distinctive dark blue, light blue and red stripes on white or silver cars. ...n white cars with [[Ford Motor Company]]-V8-engines since 1975, and on red cars powered by [[Alfa Romeo]]-V12 since 1977. They moved to [[Team Lotus]] afte
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• Group N
  ...FIA in [[1982]] to replace the outgoing [[Group 1]] as "''standard touring cars''". To qualify for [[homologation]], a minimum of 2500 cars of the competing model have to be built in one year, out of 25,000 for the
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• Lancia 037
  ...lt by [[Lancia]] in the early 1980s purely for [[FIA]] [[Group B]] [[World Rally Championship]]. ...6 in 1985. Midway through 1985 the 037 was replaced in the Lancia factory rally car line up with the [[Lancia Delta S4|Delta S4]] which featured 4WD and a
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• Lancia Zagato
  ...Zagato 1.6 is famous for both its unusually beautiful design and European Rally championship history. Only 800 handbuilt Zagato 1.6 coupes were ever produ Various sports and "fast touring" '''[[Lancia]]''' cars have had bodies built or designed by the great Italian design house '''[[Za
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• Rallying
  ..., and the fact that the vehicles are in some cases closely related to road cars, draws massive spectator interest, especially in [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [ ...ys removed the motorsport from its “grassroots” past. For better or worse, rally has become a lucrative business.
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• Rally
  ! colspan=2 |[[WRC]] Rally Germany / Deutschland 2008 ..., and the fact that the vehicles are in some cases closely related to road cars, draws massive spectator interest, especially in [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [
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• Offroad racing
  ...of racing where various classes of specially modified vehicles (including cars, trucks, motorcycles, and buggies) compete in races through [[off-road]] en ...rallycross]], while desert races and rally-raids such as the [[Paris-Dakar Rally|Paris-Dakar]], [[Master Rallye]] or European "bajas" are called Cross-Count
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• Knockhill Racing Circuit
  ...sport. Today Knockhill boasts a range of facilities from an offroad track, rally stage, fully serviced racing circuit and excellent spectator and participan ...ar including the British [[superbike]] championship, Touring cars, [[stock cars]] and the infamous [[hot hatch]] days.
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• Spoiler (automotive)
  ...become common on passenger vehicles, as well. Some spoilers are added to cars primarily for styling purposes and have either little aerodynamic benefit o ...ome spoilers have adjustable components so they can be tuned. Formula One cars, for instance, feature different settings so the car can be optimized for s
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• Fiat 128
  ...W Golf]], rather than the 3P, that first caught the public imagination for cars of this type and sold in significant numbers worldwide. ...w the launch of the 124 Special, which used the [[World Rally Championship|Rally]] engine in a four-door [[sedan]] body. In 1975 the 128 3P (3 door) replac
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• Vintage car
  ...|250px|A well restored 1925 [[Flint (automobile)|Flint car]] (U.S.A.) at a rally in Australia]] ...[[Antifreeze (coolant)|Antifreeze]] was introduced, allowing water-cooled cars to be used year-round. Four-wheel [[brake|braking]] from a common foot peda
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• Ferrari 288 GTO
  ...B, but the 288 GTO never raced and all 272 cars built remained purely road cars. ...s dialed down to 450 hp after Group B was banned as a whole in 1986. These cars form the clearest visual link between the 288 GTO and the F40, soon to foll
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• Sequential manual transmission
  ...pe of [[manual transmission]] used on [[motorcycle]]s and high-performance cars or [[auto racing]], where [[gear]]s are selected in order, and direct acces ...urrent crop of so-called paddle-shift systems fitted to some high-end road cars. More often than not, these systems are nothing more than conventional auto
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• Ferrari GTO
  ...984]] through [[1986]]. It was built with the [[Group B]] [[rally racing|rally series]] in mind but was never entered there. ...imit for the class (4 liters) and the required multiplier for turbocharged cars (1.4). With this formula in mind, the GTO's V8 was rated at 3,997 cc
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• Autodelta
  .... This allowed Autodelta to use the [[Balocco]] test track for new racing cars and prototypes. ...TZ]] introduced in June 1962. The TZ was updated to TZ2 in 1965, with both cars taking many wins in various championships. Alfa Romeo and Autodelta would
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• Lancia Delta S4
  ...mpeted in the [[World Rally Championship]] in 1985 and 1986, until Group B cars were banned from competition by the [[FIA]]. The car replaced and was an ev ...HF GRIFONE in ESSO livery. The factory supported Jolly Club team also ran cars in TOTIP livery, one of which was for Dario Cerrato.
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• Lucien Bianchi
  ...1959, although only with sporadic appearances at first. He drove various cars under the banner of the [[Ecurie Nationale Belge|ENB]] team, including a Co Bianchi also raced [[touring car]]s, [[sports car racing|sports cars]] and [[rally car]]s, being successful in all disciplines; his biggest victories coming i
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• Fornasari
  ...the '50s and from him the founder could receive not merely the passion for cars, but also a valuable asset of technical know-how and human knowledge. The names that have been characterizing the [[Italian]] [[sports cars]] in the past are often quite familiar ones. The world made of amateurs, co
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• Mondello Park
  A museum containing a number of rally and track cars from the past 30 or so years is also on-site.
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• Sports car
  ...erformance. While opinions differ as to the exact definition, most sports cars have two seats and two doors, and are designed to excel at a combination of ...porting'' without being a sports car. Performance modifications of regular cars, such as [[muscle car]]s, [[hot hatch]]es and the like do not generally fal
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• Lancia Stratos
  |Class || [[Sports car|Sports]]/[[Rally car]] ...ager [[Cesare Fiorio]], British racer/engineer [[Mike Parkes]] and factory rally driver [[Sandro Munari]].
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• Olivier Gendebien
  ...d up with Fraikin to compete in [[rally racing]], winning the [[Rome-Liège Rally]] and the [[Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti]] in [[1955]] driving a [[Mercedes-B | [[Lotus Cars|Lotu]]
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• Georges Boillot
  ...Peugeot Talbot cars and in 1981 was responsible for involving Peugeot into rally racing.
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• Motorsport
  ...[[Frank Duryea]] winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric. The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]]. ...] saw the radical differentiation of racing vehicles from high-priced road cars, with [[Delage]], [[Auto Union]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Delahaye]] and [[Bug
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• Lancia Fulvia
  ...le in [[automobile racing]] history, including winning the [[International Rally Championship]] in 1972. On testing it in 1967, ''[[Road & Track]]'' summed ...Girling calipers and pads replaced the Dunlop system fitted to 1st series cars.
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• Auto racing
  ...[[Frank Duryea]] winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric. The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]]. ...] saw the radical differentiation of racing vehicles from high-priced road cars, with [[Delage]], [[Auto Union]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Delahaye]] and [[Bug
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• Variomatic
  ...tion because no other car could keep up. Thus, these very cheap and simple cars were the 'formula one' in this competition. ...n characteristics, which were also a reason for successes of the DAFs in [[rally racing|rallies]]. It was even used in a [[Formula 1]] car, but it was only
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• Fiat 124 Coupé
  ...he prettiest and most sought after by collectors. The AC were the lightest cars with the best handling. The BC series actually came with softer [[Suspensio ...[[Lancia Delta Integrale]] rally winning cars. These cars took the [[World Rally Championship]] several times in the 1980s.
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• Abarth
  ...nly for [[Fiat]]. Abarth was also associated in producing sports or racing cars with [[Porsche]] and [[Simca]]. ...orgotten in 1990s and in 2000s it was used like a trim/model level on FIAT cars, like the FIAT Stilo Abarth.
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• Louis Chiron
  As a teenager, Louis Chiron fell in love with cars and racing. He learned to drive at a young age and joined the Grand Prix ci ...o victory in two French Grand Prix races. In 1949, the first [[Monte Carlo Rally]] after [[World War II]] took place and a large celebration party was given
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• Stirling Moss
  ...ated in 525 races overall, as many as 62 in a single year, in 84 different cars. Like many drivers of the era, he competed in several formulas - sometimes ...and retired from GP racing. However, he has continued to race in historic cars, retaining his deceptively smooth driving style.
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• Motto
  ...remesis and began specialising in aluminium, producing complete bodies for cars, with an emphasis on sporting models, designed by other companies. Famous e ...his way he produced very light shells that were used for all [[Cisitalia]] cars and racing [[Ferrari]]s, [[Maserati]]s and [[Nardi]]s. Rocco’s son Franco
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• Scuderia Italia
  | Former series || Italian Rally Championship<br>[[World Touring Car Championship|World Touring Car]]<br>[[F ...finish in 1991 with [[JJ Lehto]]. In 1993 they switched to a [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] chassis with disastrous results, and at the end of the year the team
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• Lancia
  ...any has a long history of producing distinctive cars and also has a strong rally heritage. Modern Lancias are seen as presenting a more luxurious alternativ ...Also, Lancia pioneered the use of [[independent suspension]] in production cars, in an era where [[live axle]]s were common practice for both the front and
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• Hillclimbing
  ...ing under one minute for the fastest drivers to complete. For this reason, cars and drivers do not generally cross between the British and continental Euro ...of the European national series, attracting many new F2 and 2-litre sports cars during the 1970s and early 1980s. Notable champions from this period inclu
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• World Rally Championship
  ! colspan=2 |'''World Rally Championship''' | Current season || 2009 World Rally Championship season
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• Alfa Romeo in motorsport
  Alfa Corse closed for 1933 and locked the cars in the factory, but they eventually transferred them to [[Enzo Ferrari]]'s ...went on to manage the team, and after that went on to manufacture his own cars.)
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• Jacky Ickx
  ...rabham]]<br>[[Team McLaren|McLaren]]<br>[[WilliamsF1|Williams]]<br>[[Lotus Cars|Lotus]]<br>[[Wolf]]<br>[[Ensign]]<br>[[Ligier]] ...nevertheless after 4 laps he was already 5th, overtaking 12 full-blown F1 cars. Unfortunately his front suspension broke and he was forced to retire after
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• Automobile racing
  ...[[Frank Duryea]] winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric. The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]]. ...] saw the radical differentiation of racing vehicles from high-priced road cars, with [[Delage]], [[Auto Union]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Delahaye]] and [[Bug
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• Hellé Nice
  ...etitions for auto enthusiasts. Hellé Nice loved the thrill of driving fast cars and as such she jumped at the opportunity to compete in a racing event at t ...events and road rallies all over Europe including the famous [[Monte Carlo Rally]]. On September 10, 1933, she was a competitor in one of the most tragic ra
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• Motor racing
  ...[[Frank Duryea]] winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric. The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]]. ...] saw the radical differentiation of racing vehicles from high-priced road cars, with [[Delage]], [[Auto Union]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Delahaye]] and [[Bug
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• Sports Car Club of America
  ...''') is a club and sanctioning body supporting [[road racing]], [[rallying|rally]], and [[autocross]] in the [[United States]] and was formed in [[1944]]. I ...e original vehicle) and designed-from-scratch "formula" and "sports racer" cars can be used in club racing.
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• All wheel drive
  [[Image:Car rally.jpg|thumb|right|224px|A [[Subaru Impreza]] [[rally car]] uses 4WD for traction on loose dirt.]] ...rovides better control on slick ice and is an important part of [[Rallying|rally racing]] on mostly-paved roads.
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• Sports cars
  ...[automobile]] designed primarily for performance driving while not being a rally orientated car. While opinions differ as to the exact definition, most sports cars have two seats and two doors and are designed to provide excellent [[Car ha
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• World Touring Car Championship
  |Category || [[Touring car racing|Touring cars]] The first WTCC, which was open to [[Group A]] Touring Cars, was held in [[1987 World Touring Car Championship season|1987]] concurrent
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• Fiat 131
  ...The 131 was given the Mirafiori name after the [[Turin]] suburb where the cars were produced. Naming the car in this way marked a break with the former F ..., [[Timo Salonen]] and [[Walter Röhrl]] at the wheel. The official "works" cars were sponsored by Italian airline [[Alitalia]] and bore their distinctive r
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• Alfa Corse
  ..., that it is occupied some planning, accomplishment and maintenance of the cars from contest of the [[Alfa Romeo|house]] of [[Arese]]. ...pionship of the World of Formula 1]], until the [[World Rally Championship|rally]].
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• Four-wheel drive
  [[Image:Car rally.jpg|thumb|right|224px|A [[Subaru Impreza]] [[rally car]] uses 4WD for traction on loose dirt.]] ...rovides better control on slick ice and is an important part of [[rallying|rally racing]] on mostly-paved roads.
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• Race car
  ...[[Frank Duryea]] winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric. The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]]. ...] saw the radical differentiation of racing vehicles from high-priced road cars, with [[Delage]], [[Auto Union]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Delahaye]] and [[Bug
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• Lancia Monte Carlo
  Above all else, rust is the number one problem facing these cars. A rust free Monte Carlo or Scorpion is truly a remarkable find. For every problem with the cars, there is a documented solution. Replacement panels are being produced. P
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• Mark Blundell
  ...illiams]]. By 1990, Blundell had abandoned F3000 to concentrate on sports cars. That same year, he set a new lap record and earned pole position at the p ...st being a full-time tester for McLaren, he also countinued to race sports cars. That year, with the factory [[Peugeot]] outfit, he won the Le Mans 24 Hou
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• Fiat 124
  ...h. ''[[Road & Track]]'' praised the car's acceleration, comparing it with cars in the 1800-2000&nbsp;cc class. ...124 Sport Spider]], and [[124 Coupe]], both sought after [[1970s]] classic cars. A stretched and more luxurious version of the 124 sedan known as the 125
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• Jim Clark
  ...as sufficiently impressed to give Clark a run in one of his Formula Junior cars, and the rest, as they say is history. ...competing in the [[Australasia]] based [[Tasman]] series, run for older F1 cars, and was series champion in 1965, 1967 and 1968 driving for Lotus. He won 1
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• Mille Miglia
  ...anamericana]], the ''MM'' made ''[[Gran Turismo]]'' (Grand Touring) sports cars like [[Alfa Romeo]], [[Ferrari]] (which debuted as a marque in the 1940 eve .../Jenkinson car, #722, left Brescia at 7:22 AM (see below), while the first cars had started at 9 PM the previous day. In the early days of the race even wi
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• Henri Pescarolo
  |Team(s) || [[Matra]], [[March Engineering|March]], [[Frank Williams Racing Cars|Williams]], [[British Racing Motors|BRM]], privateer [[Surtees]] Henri Pescarolo to this day drives in the yearly [[Dakar_Rally|Dakar Rally]].
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• Luigi Villoresi
  ...ar event, without incurring a penalty. The 1900mi endurance event featured cars from 8 different European starting locales. 72 survivors crossed the finish ...mpionship points. Villoresi continued rally racing and won the [[Acropolis Rally]] in [[Greece]] in 1958 before retiring to a home in [[Modena]].
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• Enduro
  ...y Racing, and the [http://www.bmwmoa.org BMW Motorcycle Owners of America] Rally should be referred to as a Motorcycle Enthusiasts Gathering. In any case, ...series. In Europe, the FIM is the dominant sanctioning body for bikes and cars.
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• Fiat Punto
  ...Bhp 1.6 Mpi unit (replaced in 1997 by the 86Bhp 1.2 16v FIRE unit). 55,000 cars were built between 1994-2000 ...oduced, such as the Punto Rally, the S1600 and the Punto [[Abarth]]. A new rally car based on the third generation Punto, the Super 2000 Punto [[Abarth]], w
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• Ferrari Dino engine
  ...er of [[Formula 1]], Formula 2, and [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] cars from [[1959]] through the early 1960s. Appearing in [[1958]], it used a 77 ...where it finished in third place behind two Lancia-Ferrari V8 Formula One cars.
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• Car body style
  [[Automobile|Cars]] can come in a large variety of different '''body styles'''. Some are sti ...xtile cover for what amounts to a large [[sunroof]]. Used on several older cars such as [[Citroën 2CV]] and [[Fuldamobil]].
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• Fiat 8V
  ...iat]]s (but many parts were made by [[Siata]] and they used them for their cars). The 8V was developed by [[Dante Giacosa]] and the stylist [[Fabio Lucio R ...cars had a factory produced bodywork by [[Carozzeria Speciale FIAT]]. Some cars had the bodywork done by other [[Italian]] [[coachbuilders]]. [[Carozzeria]
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• Alfa Romeo Alfetta
  ...re balanced weight distribution, as used on the Alfetta 158/159 Grand Prix cars. The suspension relied on [[double wishbone]]s and [[torsion bar]]s at the ...the best-handling saloon cars of their time. Unlike most rear-wheel drive cars, the transaxle meant there was no transmission tunnel linking the gearbox t
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• Targa Florio
  ...ian Rally Championship|Campionato Italiano Rally]]'', the Italian national rally championship. ...]] and [[Collesano]] from over 600 meters down to [[sea level]], where the cars raced from [[Campofelice di Roccella]] on the [[Buonfornello]] straight alo
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• Maserati
  ...manufacturer of [[automobile racing|racing cars]] and [[sports car|sports cars]], established in 1914 in [[Bologna]]. The company's headquarters are now i ...e other brothers, Bindo, Ernesto and Ettore, kept the firm going, building cars that won races.
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• Lamborghini LM002
  ...ion of making it capable of participating in the [[Dakar Rally|Paris Dakar Rally]]. They stripped it of anything that added unnecessary weight and gave it a The 1990 Lamborghini LM SUV, was on the list of cars being stolen in the 2000 movie Gone in Sixty Seconds (remake of the 1974 mo
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• V6
  ...onfiguration. It is the second most common engine configuration in modern cars after the [[straight-4]]; it shares with that engine a compactness very sui ...designed to be narrower than normal for use in small [[front wheel drive]] cars.
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• Alfa Romeo SZ
  ...y [[Giorgio Pianta]], engineer and team manager of the [[Lancia]] and Fiat rally works team. A hydraulic damper system was made by Koni. The SZ was original [[Category:Sports cars]]
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• Lancia Delta
  ...ominated rallying. Lancia offered road-going versions of these competition cars — the Lancia Delta HF4WD and Integrale. ...ears after its launch, the Delta was one of the most contemporarily styled cars of its class in Europe and was voted [[Car of the Year]] in 1980.
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• Alfa Romeo Brera
  ...h three engines: a 200bhp 2.4 JTD turbo-diesel, or 2.2 JTS and 3.2 [[V6]]. Cars with the diesel or 2.2 petrol will be front wheel drive, whilst the V6 will ...lenge Bibendum 2002, and "the Most Fascinating Car" award at the Super Car Rally 2002 form [[Paris]] to [[Monte Carlo]].
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• Lancia Montecarlo
  Cars from the first series, which were produced from 1975 to 1978, were known as ...s common and increases as the bushings wear (a common trait in mid-engined cars). The rear crossmember is a design flaw; the metal used was too thin and i
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• Lancia LC2
  ...longer eligable for championship points. The Group C regulations required cars to meet certain fuel economy requirements, with teams given a set amount of ...once again but they were unable to repeat their previous performance, both cars crashing out. Lancia once again skipped [[Fuji Speedway|Fuji]], returning
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• Fiat X1/9
  ...X1/9 was considered to have excellent handling, and was amongst the first cars to meet the abandoned late 60s U.S. safety regulations. ''Unlisted Author.' | X1/8 || Redeveloped as X1/20. The X1/9 was one of two new FIAT sports cars being designed at the time, the other being the X1/8 which was to be a clos
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• Ferrari Dino
  ...m [[1968]] to [[1976]]. The Dino name was retired by [[1976]], though the cars remained in production. It was created as an attempt to produce a relative ...r six on the list of [[Sports Car International Top Sports Cars|Top Sports Cars of the 1970s]]. ''[[Motor Trend|Motor Trend Classic]]'' named the 206/246
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• Valentino Rossi
  ...Rally Championship|WRC]] rally car at the 2002 [[Wales Rally Great Britain|Rally of Great Britain]] (although he crashed the car into a tree). His contract ...love for rallying, leading some to speculate a future move to the [[World Rally Championship]] rather than Formula One.
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• Fiat Coupé
  ...n and inherited from the [[Lancia Delta Integrale]], winner of the [[World Rally Championships]] a record six times. [[1996]] brought in a 1.8 L 16V engine ...counter the understeer and torque steer that plagues most turbocharged FWD cars. Additionally, the coupe featured independent suspension all round: At the
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• Fiat Coupe
  ...n and inherited from the [[Lancia Delta Integrale]], winner of the [[World Rally Championships]] a record six times. [[1996]] brought in a 1.8 L 16V engine ...counter the understeer and torque steer that plagues most turbocharged FWD cars. Additionally, the coupe featured independent suspension all round: At the
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• Automotive
  manufacturers of parts for racing 101 and 105 series cars. (UK) - Spare parts for Alfa Romeo cars since 1962. (Germany)
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• Mopeds
  In [[Malaysia]], kapchai bikes may apply the same highway speed limits as cars and larger motorcycles since modern kapchai models are capable to reach the [[Image:mopedrally009.jpg|thumb|288px|right|Mopeds Gone Wild—A rally sponsored by the Hells Satans branch of the Moped Army]]
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• Narain Karthikeyan
  ...becoming a semi-finalist in the Pilote Elf Competition for Formula Renault cars in [[1992]]. He returned to India to race in Formula Maruti for the [[1993] ...eyan completed the necessary testing distance of 300km in an [[Formula One cars|F1 car]] in order to gain his superlicense at the [[Silverstone Circuit]] o
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• Paul Newman
  ...Woodward]], in the feature films ''[[The Long, Hot Summer]]'' (1958), ''[[Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!]]'', (1958), ''[[From the Terrace]]'' (1960), ''[[Pa ...ed race car in [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]/[[Pixar]]'s ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]''. Similarly, he served as narrator for the 2007 film ''[[Dale (film)|Dal
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• Fiat Grande Punto
  ...tured a powered fully-retracting roof and was one of the cheapest open-top cars in the world at the time. Since the [[Fiat X1/9]] most Fiat cabriolets have ...oduced, such as the Punto Rally, the S1600 and the Punto [[Abarth]]. A new rally car based on the third generation Punto, the [[Super 2000]] Punto Abarth, w
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• Dante Giacosa
  ...s [[Tranquillo Zerbi]], designer of [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] cars for Fiat. In 1933 when work commenced on the Fiat 500, the director of the ...bsp;km/h was claimed. A batch of twenty cars was laid down in 1946 and the cars were raced successfully throughout the rest of the 1940s.
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• Four-wheel-drive
  [[Image:Car rally.jpg|thumb|right|224px|A [[Subaru Impreza]] [[rally car]] uses 4WD for traction on loose dirt.]] ...es better control on many surfaces, and is an important part of [[rallying|rally racing]].
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• Lancia Beta
  ...ause General Motors had already used the name Monte Carlo for one of their cars. The Scorpion name was a reference to Abarth. ...tre (200 Nm). The Coupé VX and HPE VX can be distinguished from the normal cars by the offset bulge on the hood which is required to clear the new air inta
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• International Motorsports Hall of Fame
  |align="left"|Founder of [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]] |[[Rallying|Rally]]
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• Monaco Grand Prix
  ...ck of a major motorsport event held wholly within Monaco's boundaries. The rally could not be considered as it mostly used the roads of other European count ...the world drivers' championship was run for less powerful [[Formula Two]] cars, the race was run to [[sports car racing|sports car]] rules instead and did
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• History of the automobile
  ...to take off in western Europe, especially in France where, in 1903, 30,204 cars were produced, representing 48.8% of world automobile production that year. ...Winton automobile|Winton]], and [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] were producing cars in the thousands.
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• Suspension (vehicle)
  ...lished off but no damage to the tire has occurred.(Note: NASCAR legal race cars have coil springs on all four corners) ...ar roll moment distribution. However, the roll moment distribution in most cars is set more by the [[antiroll bar]]s than the RCH. It may affect tendency
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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]] Fiat [[Category:Euro NCAP small family cars]]
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• Scuderia Toro Rosso
  ...ourdais and Vettel running 3rd and 4th respectively on the final lap until cars on tires better suited to the extreme wet conditions passed them, demoting ...tlane after making his final stop, Massa attempted to pass him and the two cars collided at the first corner. Massa spun, but rejoined the track and eventu
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• Alfa Romeo
  ...the Italian market. Merosi would go on to design a series of new A.L.F.A. cars with more powerful engines ([[A.L.F.A 40/60 HP|40-60 HP]]). A.L.F.A. also v !style="background:darkorange" align="center" valign="middle" | Cars
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• Motorcycle
  ...n types. One was the four cycle or four stroke which is similar to that in cars. The other was a two cycle (sometimes called two stroke)engine in which the ...quick gear changes. Also, gear synchronizers typically found in passenger cars with manual transmissions are not necessary. The two shafts are always gear
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• Indianapolis 500
  ...lass of [[formula racing|formula]], or [[open wheel car|open-wheel]], race cars that have competed in it. It has been broadcast live over radio on the [[In After foreign cars became the norm, foreign drivers started showing up at the Indianapolis 500
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• Diesel engine
  ...of injection system, also developed by Bosch, is used by Volkswagen AG in cars (where it is called Pumpe Düse - literally "pump nozzle"), and most major ...fumes) can be mitigated with further investment and equipment; some diesel cars now have catalytic converters in the exhaust.
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• European Car of the Year
  ...tated objective is to find a "single, decisive winner" among all competing cars. ...twelve months prior to the award. The award is not restricted to European cars, but nominees must be available in at least five European countries, and ha
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