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- '''[[Classic cycle races|Single-Day Races and Classics]]''' <br /> ...road cyclist. He was the most renowned Italian cyclist before the [[Second World War]], having won the [[Giro d'Italia]] twice (in 1936 and 1937) and the [[33 KB (4,985 words) - 17:43, 15 January 2012
- ...ille Miglia]], driving a [[Fiat 508|Fiat Balilla]] "Coppa d'oro". During [[World War II]], faced with shortages of fuel for civilian use, Bandini adapted hi ...00 ''siluro''''']], featuring torpedo-like bodywork and [[Fender (vehicle)|cycle fender]]s (separate mudguards). The car still used the same Fiat engine, mo29 KB (4,362 words) - 11:46, 25 May 2010
- ...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 was19 KB (3,049 words) - 13:22, 8 October 2009
- ...ed to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world alongside the [[Indianapolis 500]] and the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] (with wh ...ship]] and was included in the first Formula One [[1950 Formula One season|World Championship in 1950]]. The race is held on a narrow course laid out in the38 KB (5,197 words) - 21:23, 4 November 2009
- ...win Spark]] (1.6 L 120 PS, 1.8 L 144 PS and 2.0 L 155 PS) 16 [[Four-stroke cycle engine valves|valve]] engines with [[variable valve timing]], along with th ...on with 1400 bar maximum injection pressure with up to five injections per cycle for lower noise, consumption and higher performance. They were rated at 14024 KB (3,356 words) - 10:13, 22 October 2009
- The effect on Ducati sales was remarkable. Suddenly, a lot more people the world over knew about Ducati. ...500s, and later the 750s, were raced and displayed throughout the western world as part of a major publicity exercise to promote the Ducati name.22 KB (3,665 words) - 13:08, 18 April 2009
- ...er. Famous for rough terrain and cobblestones, it is one of the '[[Classic cycle races|Monuments]]' or Classics of the European calendar. It has been called ...|road cycling]]. It was run first in [[1896]] and has stopped only for two world wars. It was created by two Roubaix textile manufacturers, [[Theo Vienne|Th78 KB (12,215 words) - 17:28, 14 March 2009
- ...ered four wheel-mounted electric motors. The car was presented at the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris. The up to 56 km/h (35 mph) fast carriage broke several ...entional [[Otto cycle]], such as the [[Miller cycle|Miller]] or [[Atkinson cycle]]). This contributes significantly to the higher overall efficiency of the64 KB (9,873 words) - 22:35, 14 June 2009
- ...nt of 9 wins between 1913 and 1925. Perhaps if it were not for the [[First World War]], which blocked the running of the [[championship]] for four years, fr [[Category:Cycle races in Italy]]14 KB (1,408 words) - 19:40, 15 January 2012
- Beginning in the late 1970s, the demand for fuel economy from around the world led the race to adopt a fuel economy formula known as [[Group C]] in which Although the 24 Hours of Le Mans was part of the [[World Sportscar Championship]] for most of its existence, it has regularly had ru40 KB (6,573 words) - 00:31, 28 February 2009
- :''"I think it could be better than the last one, but I can't see the cycle going on past that. Though I am signed to do two more - OHMSS and one other ...e the movie. The film became the highest-grossing hit of 1966 all over the world.''" Additionally, to date, ''Thunderball'' is the only James Bond film to r24 KB (3,850 words) - 22:53, 3 November 2009
- ...e largest group being in England. Their use also spread to the rest of the world, chiefly because of the extent of the [[British Empire]]. In 1895 [[Annie Londonderry]] became the first woman to bicycle around the world.34 KB (5,162 words) - 18:37, 23 April 2009
- ...ment in 1939. In addition to the two seater sports cars it was used in the world's first genuine [[Open wheel car|single-seat]] Grand Prix racing car, the [ ...n crankcase and four plated steel two cylinder blocks, which won the first World Championship ever in 1925. Albeit it was a straight-8, the 8C designation w22 KB (3,314 words) - 20:56, 24 March 2010
- ...s been held annually since 1903, interrupted only by [[World War I]] and [[World War II]]. The most recent Tour was the [[2005 Tour de France]]. ...and competitors must have an invitation to enter the race. It is also the world's largest annual pro sporting event, measured in the number of viewers.51 KB (7,916 words) - 16:23, 13 June 2009
- ...ue to its vicious power deliver, sheer size, and holding the title of the "World's Fastest Production Motorcycle".[[Image:82_laverda_jota.jpg|233px|thumb|ri ...and motorcycle enthusiasts scoffed at the re/use of the Aprilia engine and cycle parts, nicknaming the machine the "Laprilia". The thread connecting this u15 KB (2,351 words) - 15:31, 30 November 2010
- ...the [[#Firsts|Firsts]] section) will be limited to automobiles built after World War II. Many odd vehicles emerged in the early days of the automobile indus ***Honorable mention: 10.4 L (10357 cc/632in³) - (2006 World Castings Merlin 632)46 KB (6,094 words) - 13:24, 8 October 2009
- ...n [[the 1929]]) while also glorious [[Lancia Lambda|Lambda]] concluded its cycle and therefore was replaced. The Dilambda 4 liter V8, while the Lambda, orig ...the brace composed from [[Nino Farina]] (the future first Champion of the World of the history of [[the Formula One]], in the [[1950]]) and from Ernesto On40 KB (5,790 words) - 00:34, 12 December 2011
- ...ous [[Lancia Lambda|Lambda]] that it seems to have concluded its decennial cycle and goes therefore replaced. ...e robustness (seems has been if not before, one of first blots some to the world to being able to exceed the threshold of the 100,000 kilometers without nec37 KB (5,283 words) - 01:57, 12 December 2011
- ...motive industry''' designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells the world's [[motor vehicle]]s. In 2008, more than 70 million motor vehicles, includi About 250 million vehicles are in use in the United States. Around the world, there were about 806 million cars and light trucks on the road in 2007; th79 KB (7,858 words) - 09:06, 13 September 2009
- :The bit of freedom that this world and its people owe me." ...ren's songs, seasonal songs based around holidays like [[Christmas]], life-cycle songs that celebrate weddings, baptisms and other important events, dance s64 KB (9,803 words) - 10:36, 6 June 2018
- ...peed of 115mi/h, with fuel consumption at 43.4 mpg in the EU combined cycle and 154 g/km of CO2 emissions. It comes in black, white, red, metallic The Panda MultiEco show-car made its world debut in Geneva 2006. Fiat sees this unit as the future of cars with a low37 KB (5,681 words) - 09:17, 18 November 2009
- ...ian mysticism|mystic]], who from his [[hermit]]'s cell looked out into the world and specially watched the papacy, scourging with his words [[Pope Celestine ...self as sent by God to disclose mysterious visions, and to announce to the world terrible visitations. This was a turbulent period of political faction (th112 KB (18,241 words) - 13:59, 29 March 2010
- ...ian mysticism|mystic]], who from his [[hermit]]'s cell looked out into the world and specially watched the papacy, scourging with his words [[Pope Celestine ...self as sent by God to disclose mysterious visions, and to announce to the world terrible visitations. This was a turbulent period of political faction (th111 KB (18,030 words) - 13:31, 8 October 2009