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• Gran Turismo (racing)
  ...iglia]], [[Targa Florio]], [[Carrera Panamericana]] and the high-powered [[sports car]]s which compete there. Some examples are the [[BMW M3]], [[Ferrari 25 After these famous races and cars, several road cars and even computer games adopted the Gran Turismo name:
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• Britcar
  ...es Tucker and [[John Veness]] formed the organizing [[European Endurance & Racing Club]] (EERC) with a £10 note found on the ground. The foremost aim was th Competing cars vary from the [[Renault Clio RS]] through [[BMW M3]]s, [[Porsche GT3]]s, a
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• Bugatti 18/3 Chiron
  ...B 218|EB 218]] concept cars. The ''Chiron'' name comes from famed Bugatti racing driver, [[Louis Chiron]]. [[Category:Sports cars]]
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• Camoradi International
  ...achieved victory again in 1961, however, due to the unreliability of their cars they never won Le Mans. Camoradi also purchased a single Tipo 63 (a more po ...as driver, but results did not come and the team withdrew from Grand Prix racing mid-way through the year.
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• Petit Le Mans
  ...for ''little Le Mans'') is a [[sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance racing|endurance]] race held annually at [[Road Atlanta]] in [[Georgia (U.S. state ...ACO), which are slightly modified if necessary, mainly to allow additional cars to compete.
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• Drogo
  [[File:1962 E-Type by Drogo - Carrozzeria Sport Cars - Neri & Bonacin .jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''1962 Jag E-Type by Drogo''']] == Drogo Carrozzeria Sports Cars ==
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• Sports car racing
  [[Image:Gtp_sports_cars.jpg|thumb|300px|GTP sports cars racing at [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course]] in 1991]] ...enclosed wheel wells. They may be purpose-built or related to road-going [[sports car]]s.
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• Benoit Musy
  ...[Maserati 300S]] (#3057). In total, he attended eleven mid-1950s European sports car championships, of which he won five. He died in a racing event at [[Autodrome de Montlhéry]], France, driving a [[Maserati 200S]].
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• Ferrari F50 GT
  |Class || [[Racing car]]/[[sports car]] ...ver, Ferrari decided not to put the F50 GT into production, and only three cars were sold to the public; the prototype and two assembled specially for prom
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• Gioacchino Colombo
  ...small [[V12]] for use in the new [[Ferrari]] [[marque]]'s racing and road cars. ...as the "[[Ferrari Colombo engine|Colombo engine]]", was produced for road cars, including the famed [[Ferrari 250|250]], for more than 15 years in displac
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• Ferrari 312P
  ...[racing car]] launched in 1969. It was part of the [[Ferrari P]] series of sports prototypes. After boycotting [[sports car racing]] in 1968 to protest the rule change that also banned their 4 litre [[Ferra
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• Lancia LC1
  The '''Lancia LC1''' was a [[sports car racing|sports car]] run by [[Lancia]] under the [[Group 6]] regulations in the [[World Sp ...previous Montecarlos. [[Martini Racing]] would run the program, with all cars running the [[Martini & Rossi]] colors.
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• Ferruccio Lamborghini
  ...ris. Affronted by Ferrari's reaction, Lamborghini decided to "build better cars than Ferrari" and to prove that [[supercar]]s did not have to be as tempera ...loped many unique designs that describe the Italians best when they design cars: luxurious, smart and safe.
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• Endurance racing
  '''Endurance racing''' is a form of motorsport which is meant to test the durability of equipme At club level racing, a race taking either 30 minutes or 1 hour could be considered as an endura
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• Sports car
  [[image:LamboMer.jpg|thumb|right|400px|'''Lamborghini Gallardo Sports Car at [http://www.woiow.com Wheels Of Italy]]]''' ...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
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• Midget car
  [[Image:MidgetCarsRacingAngellParkJune2007.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Midget cars racing at [[Angell Park Speedway]]]] ...r the smaller version youth racer, see [[Quarter-midget]]. For the British sports car with its own race series it's the MG Midget.
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• Antonio Brivio
  ...an]] [[1905]] - Feb, 1995) was an Italian [[bobsled]]der and [[auto racing|racing driver]]. ==Auto racing career==
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• Grand Prix of Portland
  | [[Galles Racing]] | [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]]
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• Bandini GT
  ...dini GT''' 750 is a road [[car]] produced in [[1955]] by [[Bandini|Bandini Cars]] [[Forlì]]. This is the first type of deck biposto to bring the [[Bandini Cars | emblem Bandini]].
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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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• Aguzzoli
  ...nate races, failed the objective: thus ended the run. With the passion for cars many remembered her, even at the Motor Historical. ...tiful coupe, which held to emphasize that not only was the pilot, but also sports director.
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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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• Autograss
  '''Autograss''' racing is [[Britain]]’s most popular form of amateur [[motor racing]]. It takes place at venues throughout [[England]], [[Wales]] and Northern ...'s governing body, the [http://www.loosenet.co.uk/nasa/ National Autograss Sports Association].
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• GT car
  ...mainly of [[rear-wheel drive|rear-]] or [[four-wheel drive]], and the term sports car may be used to describe a car with grand touring qualities. Very high- ...stance travel, or races, and make more practical daily drivers than sports cars.
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• Momo
  ...ing a Ferrari F1 engine, the car itself was built by Michelotto to [[World Sports Car]] regulations ...some regional [[Subaru]] and [[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]] performance cars.
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• Ferrari 333 SP
  ...|| Momo Sports<br>[[Team Scandia]]<br>[[BMS Scuderia Italia]]<br>[[JB Racing]]<br>GLV Brums ...'s new [[IMSA GT Championship|WSC]] class, which replaced the previous GTP cars.
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• Formula 5000
  [[Image:LolaT332.jpg|thumb|[[1974]] [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola ]] T-332]] '''Formula 5000''' (or '''F5000''') was an auto-racing formula that ran different series in various regions around the world from
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• Alessandro de Tomaso
  ...0]], [[1928]] - dead in [[Modena]], [[Italy]], [[May 21]], [[2003]]) was a racing driver and industrialist from [[Argentina]]. He participated in two [[Formu ...gnificant in the motoring world as a maker of cars. He founded the Italian sports car company [[De Tomaso|De Tomaso Automobili]] in [[1959]], and later built
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• Oulton Park
  '''Oulton Park Circuit''' is a motor racing track in the small village of [[Little Budworth]], [[Cheshire]], northwest ...hip|British F3]], /[[British GT Championship]] and the British [[Superbike racing|Superbike]] Championship meetings are also highlights of the year.
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• Galleria Ferrari
  ...dicated to the [[Ferrari]] sports car marque. The museum is not purely for cars, ...nnovations, some of which had made the transition from racing cars to road cars.
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• Arturo Merzario
  ...ldi (constructor)|Fittipaldi]], [[March Engineering|March]], [[Walter Wolf Racing|Wolf]], [[Merzario]] ...11]], [[1943]] in [[Chiavenna]], [[Province of Como|Como]]) is a former [[racing driver]] from [[Italy]]. He participated in 85 [[Formula One]] World Champ
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• Bugatti EB110
  .... The acquisition brought together two of the greatest names in automotive racing history and plans were made for listing the company's shares for sale on in ...engine are now being developed by [[B Engineering]] into their [[Edonis]] sports car.
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• Sebring Raceway
  | Owner || [[Panoz Motor Sports Group]] | Operator || [[Panoz Motor Sports Group]]
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• Straight-8
  ...]] [[DOHC]] straight-8 in a [[Bugatti Type 59|Type 59]] [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] racer]] ...acing car engines for the P2 and P3 and in their 8 C 2300/2600/2900 sports cars of [[Mille Miglia]] and [[Le Mans]] fame the camshaft drive had been moved
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• Willhire 24 Hour
  ...The race has throughout its history has been run by the [[British Racing & Sports Car Club]] (BRSCC), which was also responsible for the aforementioned serie ...company, after its owner Roger Williams was approached to sponsor a motor racing event at the circuit. Roger talked about sponsoring a 6- or 24-hour event,
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• Merzario
  ...o with class SR2 Centenari MAC97 Alfa Romeo in [[1997 International Sports Racing Series season|1997 FIA Sportscar Championship]] in [[Donington Park|Doningt ...om [[Italy]]. They participated in 31 grands prix, entering a total of 32 cars.
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• Bruce McLaren
  ...world championships. McLaren cars totally dominated [[CanAm]] sports car racing with 56 wins between [[1967]] and [[1972]] (and five constructors&#8217; ch ...tin-Healey|Austin-Healey]], then a F2 [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-Climax sports. He immediately began to modify and improve it—and master it—so much so
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• RMR layout
  ...uses up central space, making it impractical for any but two-seater sports cars. ...ccesses in racing, the RMR platform has been popular for road going sports cars despite the inherent challenges of design, maintenance and lack of cargo sp
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• Enzo Ferrari
  ..., [[1988]]) was the founder of the [[Scuderia Ferrari]] [[Grand Prix motor racing]] team and subsequently of the [[Ferrari]] car manufacturer. ...k with [[Fiat]] but could only find it with the small firm CMN. He took up racing in 1919, initially with little success.
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• Lucien Bianchi
  |Team(s) || [[Ecurie Nationale Belge|ENB]], [[British Racing Partnership|UDT Laystall]], [[Reg Parnell]], [[Scuderia Centro Sud]], [[Coo ...e [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]], [[Ecurie Nationale Belge|ENB]], [[British Racing Partnership|UDT Laystall]] and [[Scuderia Centro Sud]] teams.
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• Grand Prix de la Marne
  ...rix]] in 1932 and for many years was one of the most prestigious events in racing, including during the [[Formula One]] years. * SCR : [[Sports car racing]]
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• Vittorio Jano
  ...port]] and [[Alfa Romeo P3|P3]]. Once again, Alfa turned away from Jano's cars and Ferrari took them over to great success. Now designing [[aircraft]] en ...rst accident in racing history|Le Mans disaster]] soured the company to GP racing. Ferrari took over the effort and inherited Jano that same year.
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• 1000km Suzuka
  ...00km Suzuka''' is an annual 1000 [[kilometer]] endurance race for [[sports cars]] held at the [[Suzuka Circuit]]. It is a round of the Japanese [[Super GT] ...e in the Super GT calendar. Previously, the race was open to JGTC/Super GT cars, but with only a handful of competitors from the Super GT entering.
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• History of Ferrari
  ::''[[Scuderia Ferrari]] for further history of the Ferrari racing team'' The '''[[Ferrari]] automobile company''' has produced exceptional [[sports car]]s since [[1947]].
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• Scuderia Centro Sud
  ...founded by Guglielmo "Mimmo" Dei that entered various [[Formula 1]] and [[sports car]] between [[1956]] and [[1965]]. ...ti]]-powered [[Cooper Car Company|Coopers]] and, in the 1960s, a [[British Racing Motors|BRM P57]]. They scored a total of 24 points (most of them thanks to
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• Wire wheels
  ...k-off hubs or power driven hexagonal central nuts, mostly on racing cars. (Racing teams spend large sums to save a few seconds in a pit stop: seconds that ca ...Bicycle Wheel], in 1980. Brandt a demanding cyclist who has experience in racing and touring, as well as being a mechanical engineer for [[Hewlett-Packard]]
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• Ferrari 312PB
  | Category || [[Sports car racing|Sports car]] [[prototype]] ...previous car of the same name. It was part of the [[Ferrari P]] series of sports prototypes.
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• Bandini
  ...s, yet once peace returned, Bandini did not wait long to release the first sports car to bear his name. ...s sharp mind, racing knowledge and his eye for detail ensured that Bandini cars were a force to be reckoned with in Europe and the US.
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• Branca
  ...ntinued intermittently building F3 cars until 1978 when they withdrew from racing.
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• La Lupetta
  ...how to workshops for car manufacturer [[Alfa Romeo]] and how to prepare a sports car. During the war, while stationed at the airport in [[Reggio Calabria]] ...nights devoted to the preparation of sports cars which participated in the racing, the [[Mille Miglia]], the [[Giro di Calabria]], the [[Giro di Sicilia]] an
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• Giorgio Francia
  ...rgio Francia''' (born [[November 8]], [[1947]] in [[Bologna]]) is a former racing driver from [[Italy]]. He was the [[German Formula Three Championship|Germa ...ne]] Grands Prix. The first was in a works [[Brabham]] BT45B, in [[Martini Racing]] colours, at the [[1977 Italian Grand Prix]]. He was withdrawn during prac
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• RR layout
  ...ncy is referred to as [[oversteer]] and creates potential safety issues in racing applications as well as for ordinary drivers on wet or icy roads. ...n was the [[De Lorean Motor Company]] with its [[De Lorean DMC-12|DMC-12]] sports car. To compensate for the uneven (35/65) weight distribution caused by the
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• Ivor Bueb
  |Team(s) || [[Connaught]], [[Maserati]], [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]], [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] ...Bueb''' ([[June 6]], [[1923]] - [[August 1]], [[1959]]) was a [[sports car racing]] and [[Formula One]] driver from [[England]].
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• Johnny Cecotto
  |colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | '''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Motorcycle Grand Prix]] Career''' ! [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|Championships]]
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• Abarth
  ...barth & C. S.r.l was quite successful in [[hillclimbing]] and [[sports car racing]], mainly in classes from 850cc up to 2000cc, competing with [[Porsche 904] ...nly for [[Fiat]]. Abarth was also associated in producing sports or racing cars with [[Porsche]] and [[Simca]].
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• Ferrari 159
  |Class||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] ...e and was quickly replaced by the [[Ferrari 166|166 SC]] for the following racing season.
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• Clemente Biondetti
  ...[[February 24]], [[1955]] in [[Florence]]) was an [[Italy|italian]] [[auto racing]] driver. ...tomobiles. By 1931 his performance earned him a spot in [[Grand Prix motor racing]] with the [[Maserati]] factory team.
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• Archie Scott-Brown
  ...me became closely linked with that of Brian Lister who built sports racing cars bearing his name. Archie enjoyed much success driving Lister Jaguars. He was killed in an accident in [[sports car]] racing at [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|Spa-Francorchamps]] on 19 May 1958.
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• Ferrari Lampredi engine
  [[Aurelio Lampredi]] designed a number of racing engines for [[Ferrari]]. He was brought on to hedge the company's bets wit ...t-4]] engines, the pair considered a [[straight-2]] engine for the slowest racing courses. Lampredi built a prototype with [[multivalve|4 valves per cylinde
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• Formula Three
  ...expensive, which makes F3 an attractive entry-level into higher class auto racing. ...heir GP careers) although started to decline in the UK when small [[sports cars]] powered by [[Coventry-Climax]] and [[Ford]] engines became more important
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• Mark Blundell
  ...l 8]], [[1966]]) is a former [[Formula One]], [[sports car]], and [[CART]] racing driver. He is currently a Formula One commentator for [[ITV]]. ...andstand series. He even returned to FF1600 for the European Championship racing, taking pole, and finishing fourth overall. With 1986 came another champio
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• Qvale
  ...American Kjell Qvale, an importer and distributor of a number of exclusive cars in the USA. The De Tomaso Biguà was renamed the Mangusta, a historic name As the first cars were about to be delivered Qvale and De Tomaso “divorced” after one of
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• Ferrari 195 S
  |Class || [[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] ...sion of the [[Ferrari Colombo engine|Colombo]] [[V12]]. These two initial cars were forced to retire, but three came to the [[Mille Miglia]] of that year,
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• Giaur
  ...are pictures of some examples of the incredible and beautiful Giaur racing cars. *[http://www.velocetoday.com/cars/cars_118.php Great article from VeloceToday.com]
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• Ferrari Inter
  |Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] ...was an evolution of the [[Ferrari 125|125 S]] [[race car]] that became a [[sports car]] for the street. It shared its [[Aurelio Lampredi]]-designed tube fra
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• List of fastest cars by acceleration
  ...are not eligible; full production cars only. The fastest model is used for cars with more than one available model in that year. | [[Ultima Sports|Ultima]] [[Ultima GTR|GTR]]
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• List of international auto racing colors
  ...r. These were often different from the [[national colours]] used in other sports or in politics. ...ished in the [[Interwar period|1920s and 1930s era]] of [[Grand Prix motor racing]], when blue Bugatti and red Alfa Romeo dominated many races.
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• Talladega Gran Prix Raceway
  ...oss]]; Ed Bargy [[Motorcycle]] Riders School; [[Kart racing|Big South Road Racing Series]] ...ncredibly damaging to [[tire]]s. It was common for those who drove their cars to the track to find themselves unable to drive home due to shredded tires.
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• Belco Avia
  ...composites, building racing powerboats, manufacturing bodies for [[sports cars]] and did the composite work for the [[Forti]] F1 team. They announced thei
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• Maserati Barchetta
  |Aka ||Barchetta Corsa (racing)<br>Barchetta Stradale (road) ...[mid-engined]], two-door, two-seat [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]]-style [[sports car]], in the spirit of the [[Maserati 350S|350]] and [[Maserati 450S|450S]
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• Ferrari 159 S
  |Class || [[Sports car]] ...and was quickly replaced by the [[Ferrari 166 S|166 SC]] for the following racing season.
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• Bandini formula 3
  ...r]] model produced from [[1954]] until [[1958]] by the company [[Bandini]] Cars [[Forlì]]. ..."race until 750 cm³" [[engine capacity]] which provided for the exclusive racing car use. This category gave birth to Formula Junior first, and the current
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• Sports cars
  ...963|(1963)]] [[Jaguar (car)|Jaguar]] [[Jaguar E-Type|E-Type]] is a classic sports car.]] A '''sports car''' is a type of [[automobile]] designed primarily for performance drivi
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• Maserati 200S
  ...aserati]] of [[Italy]], to take over for the aging [[Maserati A6]] ''GCS'' racing variants. ...nd [[DOHC]] camshafts, double [[Weber carburetor|Weber]] 50DCO3 (first few cars only) or 45DCO3 [[carburetors]]. It output 190bhp @ 7500 rpm. Many chassi
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• Ferrari 125 F1
  :''See also the [[Ferrari 125 S|125 S]], a sports racer sharing the same engine'' ...[[Formula 1]] car. It shared its engine with the [[Ferrari 125 S|125 S]] sports racer which preceded it by a year, but was developed at the same time by [[
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• Maserati 250S
  ...[Italy]], and used in [[FIA]]'s endurance [[World Sportscar Championship]] racing. ...5.7-litre, later to [[Jim Hall (racing driver)|Jim Hall]]. The final works cars, #4507, was also destroyed at [[Caracas]], in the 1957 [[Venezuela Grand Pr
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• Ferrari 288 GTO
  ...B, but the 288 GTO never raced and all 272 cars built remained purely road cars. OZ Racing, light alloy, detachable,
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• Lucchini
  ...[[Le Mans Prototype]]s for [[endurance racing]]. Besides racing their own cars, their chassis have been sold to various [[privateer]] teams over the years ...), electronic systems for the survey of data, for the communication to the racing car, for the remote "wi-fi" setting up of the car and the collection of dat
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• Ferrari 125
  |Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] ...decessor, the 125 S had a new [[V12 engine]] (the "125") like most Ferrari cars of the following decades. The 125 S was replaced by the [[Ferrari 159 S|15
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• 1000km Spa
  ...' is an [[Endurance racing|endurance race]] for [[Sports car racing|sports cars]] held at [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]] in Belgium. ...4h race for touring cars and GTs is held, and an endurance race for sports cars and GTs. The 500km race at Spa counted towards the [[World Sportscar Champi
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• Ferrari GTO
  ...in [[1984]] 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&nbsp;cc
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• Maserati Type 61
  ...white and blue, to serve as a tribute to the Tipo 61 and the [[Camoradi]] racing team. == Racing History ==
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• 1000 km Buenos Aires
  ...Buenos Aires''' was an [[endurance racing|endurance]] [[sports car racing|sports car]] event held in [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]. The race mostly run o ...romo in 1958. One final appearance was made by both Formula One and sports cars in 1960 before both chose not to return to Argentina for the time being.
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• Double wishbone
  ...long arm (SLA) suspension. It is commonly used in [[sports car]]s, luxury cars and light trucks. ...kups and SUV's and double wishbones are very common at both ends of racing cars.
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• Piero Drogo
  ...vice the thriving [[sports car]] industry there. His [[Carrozzeria Sports Cars]] gained some fame later in the decade. He died in a car accident aged 46.
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• Pietro Frua
  ...I car-styling work was scarce and Frua had to turn to designing children’s cars, electric [[oven]]s and kitchen units, as well as a [[monocoque]] [[scooter ...[coupé]]s in three different design series – including those on the A6 GCS racing [[chassis]].
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• Mugello Circuit
  |Events || [[Formula One]] (tests), [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP]], [[F3]] ...be cancelled due to the delay in building the new chassis for the new race cars.
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• Grand Prix of Rome
  | [[Lola Cars|Lola]] | [[Chevron Cars Ltd|Chevron]]
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• V12
  ...a [[straight-6]]. This allows for great refinement in a luxury car; in a racing car, the rotating parts can be made much lighter and thus more responsive, == V12 road cars ==
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• Daytona International Speedway
  |Nickname ||The World Center of Racing ...ng|motorcycles]], [[sports cars]], modified pickup trucks, and [[stock car racing|stock car]]s. The facility also includes a 3.56 mile (5.7 km) road course a
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• Alejandro de Tomaso
  ...0]], [[1928]] - dead in [[Modena]], [[Italy]], [[May 21]], [[2003]]) was a racing driver and industrialist from [[Argentina]]. He participated in two [[Formu ...gnificant in the motoring world as a maker of cars. He founded the Italian sports car company [[De Tomaso|De Tomaso Automobili]] in [[1959]], and later built
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• Moroccan Grand Prix
  The '''Moroccan Grand Prix''' was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] event begun in 1925 in [[Casablanca]], [[Morocco]] with the official deno ...returned in 1954, it was held on a circuit at the city of [[Agadir]] for [[sports car]]s, and French dominance was interrupted by an [[Italy|Italian]] driver
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• V10
  == Road cars == ...ecently V10s had rarely been a popular configuration for road [[automobile|cars]]: a V12 is only slightly more complicated and runs more smoothly and a V8
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• Formula Ford
  ...rting]] is more likely to be a young driver's entry to serious formula car racing). ...as an entry level formula, [[Formula Vee]], the Formula Ford cars use full racing suspension setups.
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