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• Benoit Musy
  ...fame as a racing driver of [[Moto Guzzi]] motorcycles, as well as various cars, the [[Maserati A6]] GCS, [[Maserati 150S]], [[Maserati 200S]] and [[Masera He died in a racing event at [[Autodrome de Montlhéry]], France, driving a [[Maserati 200S]].
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• Aurelio Lampredi
  ...i's design began to find favor in the company. Lampredi oversaw Ferrari's racing effort during its early success in [[1952]] and [[1953]]. ...cars, Jano's V6 and V8 engines quickly replaced Lampredi's large V12s for racing use.
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• 1962 Monaco Grand Prix
  | '''[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]''' | [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
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• Jules Goux
  ...April 6]], [[1885]] - died [[March 6]], [[1965]], was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] champion and the first [[France|Frenchman]] to win the [[Indianapolis 500 ...[[Catalan Cup]], a victory he repeated the following year. Because of his racing success, along with [[Georges Boillot]], he was invited by [[Peugeot|Peugeo
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• Maurice Trintignant
  ...ucluse]] – [[February 13]], [[2005]], [[Nimes]]) was a [[auto racing|racing]] driver. ...gh in [[Grand Prix motor racing]] to join the newly formed [[Formula One]] racing circuit where he competed until his retirement after the 1964 season. 1954
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• Midget car
  [[Image:MidgetCarsRacingAngellParkJune2007.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Midget cars racing at [[Angell Park Speedway]]]] :''This article is about full-size midget race cars. For the smaller version youth racer, see [[Quarter-midget]]. For the Briti
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• Flat-12
  ...ntage in terms of vibrations. Thus the design is rarely used on production cars. ...gine concept had the advantage of a low [[center of gravity]]. When [[wing-cars]] requiring air-flow venturies came along in the late 1970s, the wide flat-
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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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• Inboard brake
  ...and braking. This system was more common in the [[1960s]], found on such cars as the [[Jaguar E-Type]] and [[Citroën 2CV]]. The [[Hummer H1]] is one of ==Cars with inboard brakes==
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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]] '''Sports car racing''' is a form of circuit racing, with cars that have two seats and enclosed wheel wells. They may be purpose-built or
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• Sprint car racing
  ...of running on short [[dirt track racing|dirt]] or paved tracks. Sprint car racing is most popular in the United States, but series also operate in Australia ...ce so as not to become airborn as readily as was previously the case. When cars went airborn, the wings would break off or absorb the impact of the flip, l
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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 ...ff-road racing sanctioning body in North America was the National Off-Road Racing Association (NORRA). The body was formed in 1967 by Ed Pearlman. The first
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• Giuseppe Merosi
  ...iderable maximum speed. In the first year already 50 pieces were sold. The cars proved to be durable and reliable vehicles with an elegant design. Higher H ...911 Alfa Romeo HP took part in the [[Targa Florio]]. The first pure racing cars were starting from 1920 the [[Alfa Romeo RL|RL]] and [[Alfa Romeo RM|RM]] a
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• Ferrari F2005
  The '''Ferrari F2005''' [[Formula One]] [[racing car]] was [[Ferrari]]'s [[2005]] effort at the Formula One campaign of that ...ix, where, due to Michelin claiming that there tyres were unsafe, only six cars competed (Ferrari, Jordan and Minardi all raced on Bridgestone tyres, the t
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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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• Mansfield Motorsports Speedway
  ...moderately high banks and a wide racing surface, it is suitable for close racing and passing. ...can Speed Association|ASA]] and [[Auto Racing Club of America|ARCA]] stock cars during the course of the season.
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• Legend car racing
  ...n the [[NASCAR]] modified division. The rule book committee for Legend car racing is called INEX. ...tight specifications to ensure cars are quite similar with each other. All cars utilize the same parts, engine, tires. The only variable (in theory) is the
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• Bizzarrini Europa
  ...ced from GM, [[Alfa Romeo]] and [[Fiat]]. There is even a highly developed racing version with [[SPICA]] fuel injection system.
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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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• Antonio Brivio
  ...an]] [[1905]] - Feb, 1995) was an Italian [[bobsled]]der and [[auto racing|racing driver]]. ==Auto racing career==
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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 Autograss is basically car racing on natural surfaces, usually a farming field, with a fresh track starting o
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• Sprint car
  ..., which, since the 1970's, are often joined by wings mounted on top of the cars to give them sufficient downforce so as not to become airborne as readily a ...n]] and [[Tony Stewart]]. As a challenging form of auto racing, sprint car racing is considered an excellent training ground for NASCAR series.
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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 [[W ...previous Montecarlos. [[Martini Racing]] would run the program, with all cars running the [[Martini & Rossi]] colors.
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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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• Roger Lusty
  ...its, including classic and custom cars, motorcycles, and all forms of auto racing. Roger’s originals and commissioned work, hang in collections across Nort
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• Board track racing
  '''Board track racing''' was a type of racing where the track had a surface of wood boards. The genre was popular in the ...ed up because of the ease to construct a track and the low cost of lumber. Cars and motorcycles were both raced on board tracks.
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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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• Giulio Alfieri
  ...nce 1953, where he was central to the development of racing and production cars in the 1950s and 1960s. ...for use in [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Maserati]] for [[Formula One]] racing (1966).
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• Victor Hemery
  ...helped prepare cars to compete in that year's [[Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing|Gordon Bennett Cup]]. He drove a [[Germany|German]] [[Opel|Opel-Darracq]] t ...In 1951, Hémery was retroactively awarded the [[American Championship Car Racing|United States Driving Championship]] for 1905.
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• Magnesium alloy wheel
  ...eels''', or '''mag wheels''', are sometimes used on [[Auto racing|racing]] cars, in place of heavier [[steel]] or [[aluminium]] [[wheel]]s, for better perf * [[Auto racing]]
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• Maserati 150S
  ...the [[Maserati 200S]], to take over for the aging [[Maserati A6]] ''GCS'' racing variants. Most cars were sold to customers.
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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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• 1979 Monaco Grand Prix
  | '''[[Lotus Cars|Lotus]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]''' | {{flagiconUK}} '''[[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]]'''
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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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• Rallycross
  ...ing|automobile racing]], held on a closed mixed-surface [[circuit (racing)|racing circuit]], with modified production or specially built road [[automobile|ca ...oming from the ranges of [[British autocross|autocross]] and [[autograss]] racing.
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• Manfred von Brauchitsch
  ...[[Mercedes-Benz]] in the famous "[[Silver Arrows]]" of [[Grand Prix motor racing]] in the [[1930s]]. ==Racing career==
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• Henry Banks
  ...14]], [[1913]] - [[December 18]], [[1994]]) was an American [[midget car racing|midget car]] and "big car" driver. He competed as a [[Formula One]] driver ...ing in 1932, when he was 19-years-old, and became successful in the midget cars.
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• Coil bind
  ...''' is a style of setup used in various levels of [[NASCAR]] [[auto racing|racing]]. Coil bind setups utilize very soft front [[Suspension (vehicle)#Springs ...p times, the cars are more sensitive to [[turbulence]] generated by nearby cars.
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• Fiat 130 HP Corsa
  | Class || Grand Prix Racing The'' 'Fiat 130 HP Corsa''', was one of the most important racing cars''Grand Prix'', the equivalent of the [[Formula 1]] today, that the Italian
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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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• 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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• 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 navigator for [
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• Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park
  |Events || [[New Zealand Touring Cars|New Zealand V8's]], [[Toyota Racing Series]], [[Porsche GT3 Cup]] '''Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park''' is a permanent [[motor racing]] circuit located outside of [[Christchurch|Christchurch, New Zealand]]. it
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• Johnny Rutherford
  | [[Chaparral Cars|Chaparral]] | [[Chaparral Cars|Chaparral]]
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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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• Ferrari 312P
  ...errari 312P''' was a [[Ferrari]] [[sportscar racing|sportcar]] prototype [[racing car]] launched in 1969. It was part of the [[Ferrari P]] series of sports p After boycotting [[sports car racing]] in 1968 to protest the rule change that also banned their 4 litre [[Ferra
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• Maserati 26M
  The '''Maserati 26M''' was a [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] [[race car]] for [[Maserati]] between 1930 and 1934. [[Category:Racing cars]]
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• Short track motor racing
  ...R, because the lower speeds make "paint swapping", where the bodies of the cars actually rub against one another, practical without a very high likelihood ..., Late Model, Sportsman, Mini Stock, Legends Cars, X Mods, X cars, Super-X 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Nardo Ring
  ...n essence, the driver drives as if in a straight line. Some extremely fast cars do require the steering wheel to be turned for example the [[Koenigsegg CCR [[Category:Motor racing venues in Italy]]
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• Knockhill Racing Circuit
  ! colspan=2 |'''Knockhill Racing Circuit''' |Industry || Motor Racing
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• 1983 Monaco Grand Prix
  | '''[[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | [[Toleman]]-[[Hart (racing)|Hart]]
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• Maserati V8RI
  '''Maserati V8RI''' (1935 - 1936) were four racing cars made by [[Maserati]] of [[Modena]]. then innovative independent four-wheel suspension. The cars measurements were
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• Carlo Abarth
  ...engineering. After a serious accident in [[Linz]] he abandoned motorbike racing, and designed a [[sidecar]] (1933) with which he managed to beat the [[Orie ...[[Abarth]] was long hospitalized and had his racing career ended, due to a racing accident in [[Jugoslavia]] (1938). Following this, he moved to [[Merano]],
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• Alexandre Darracq
  ...automombile business, Alexander Darracq was a man who didn't like driving cars or even being driven in them. For him, it was just pursuing his interest in ...d States]] and twice setting a new [[land speed record]] in 1904 and 1905. Racing success raised the image of the Darracq marque so that he was able to expan
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• Maserati 300S
  ...[Italy]], and used in [[FIA]]'s endurance [[World Sportscar Championship]] racing. ...Straits fame is a long term owner of a 300S and has regularly used the car racing in historic competition
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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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• 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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• 1968 Canadian Grand Prix
  | {{flagiconMexico}} '''[[Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)|Pedro Rodríguez]]''' | '''[[Lotus Cars|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
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• Willhire 24 Hour
  ...Car Cup. The race has throughout its history has been run by the [[British Racing & Sports Car Club]] (BRSCC), which was also responsible for the aforementio ...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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• Touring car
  ...early models were either in the front, or in a mid-body position. Touring cars evolved into the modern [[sedan|sedan/saloon]] body style. ...el was Ford most popular body type and accounted for 44% of all Model T's (cars, trucks and chassis) sold over the model's eighteen-plus year life span; Fo
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• Santa Pod Raceway
  ...European Drag Racing Championship, along with the [[British National Drag Racing Championships]]. It is owned by Trakbak Racing which is based in London. Santa Pod regularly takes its hospitality trailer
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• Weight distribution
  ...on''' is the apportioning of [[weight]] within a [[vehicle]], especially [[cars]], [[airplanes]], and [[watercraft]]. ...ag racing|drag car]] will be different from that of a car built for [[road racing]].
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• Jeff Andretti
  ...g [[IndyLights]] for Canaska in [[1995]] and [[North American Supertouring Cars]] for [[Ford]] in [[1996]].
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• Vespa car
  ...e. These small cars even were quite successfully when participating in car racing. The outbreak of the World War I, caused production to ceased in 1916. [[Vespa]] [[Piaggio]] manufactured small cars from 1958 to 1961 by the company.
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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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• Maserati Tipo 151
  |Class || [[Endurance racing|Endurance Racing]] ...the body. Now designated 151/3 (Tipo 152 by some) and jokingly called the 'racing van', the engine was unchanged in size. For 1965 there was again work on th
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• Scuderia Centro Sud
  '''Scuderia Centro Sud''' was a privateer racing team founded by Guglielmo "Mimmo" Dei that entered various [[Formula 1]] an ...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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• Branca
  ...ntinued intermittently building F3 cars until 1978 when they withdrew from racing.
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• Nelson Piquet
  ...known as '''Nelson Piquet''', is a [[Brazil]]ian [[List of racing drivers|racing driver]] who was [[Formula One]] world champion in [[1981]], [[1983]], and ...minister. He started using his mother's maiden name, Piquet, in his motor racing career to hide his identity.
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• Mondello Park
  ...sh Touring Car Championship|BTCC]]; [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Superbike racing|Superbikes]]; [[British Formula Three Championship|British F3]] ...gal vehicles may be raced by the public; and is also used for the circuits racing school.
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• Automobiles
  |<center>'''[[Automotive Racing]]'''</center> |<center>'''[[List of racing drivers]] (mainly [[Formula One]])'''</center>
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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. ...s with everything that had an engine and wheels: motorcycles, go-karts and cars. A lighting sudden we remembered that Masetti led the Condor Aguzzoli. Move
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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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• 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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• SVA
  ...(Aviation), the SVA was founded to develop the cars used at [[Cisitalia]] racing. ...ip of the [[Cisitalia]] and tried new outlet in the creation of open-wheel cars.
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• Scott Sharp
  ...in [[Norwalk, Connecticut]]) is an American race car driver in the [[Indy Racing League]]. He is the son of [[SCCA]] multiple champion [[Bob Sharp]]. Early He began racing in [[Champ Cars]] and the [[Indianapolis 500]] in the early 90's, initially for [[PacWest]]
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• Gastone Brilli-Peri
  ...gural [[World Manufacturers' Championship]] title for Alfa Romeo. He was a racing driver with a heart of gold and a face permanently scarred in an accident d ...knew the track well having won the race one year earlier, came to test the cars of his team, the Scuderia Materassi.
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• Bugatti Type 46
  ...e 50''' were large enclosed touring cars and along with the '''Type 50B''' racing version, were all produced in the [[1930s]]. ...from its Rootes-type blower, it was not a great success. 18 supercharged cars were made in all.
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• List of international auto racing colors
  ...onal [[auto racing]] competitions customarily [[paint]]ed their cars in '''racing colours''' reflecting the nation of origin of the car or driver. These wer ...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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• Georges Boillot
  ...– died [[April 21]], [[1916]], was a [[France|French]] [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver and [[World War I]] fighter pilot. An engineer by profession, Boillot began automobile racing in 1906 and went on to join drivers [[Paul Zuccarelli]] and [[Jules Goux]]
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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 ...rgring]] in which F2 and F1 cars competed together. He astounded the motor racing fraternity by being first F2, and fifth overall, in a field of the best dri
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• Slick tire
  ...heel, but are typically used on only the driven (powered) wheels in [[drag racing]], where the only concern is maximum traction to put power to the ground. ...h must be able to operate in all weather conditions. They are used in auto racing where competitors can choose different tires based on the weather condition
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• 1974 Monaco Grand Prix
  | '''[[Lotus Cars|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | '''[[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
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• Alfa Romeo RM
  ...between 40 bhp to 48 bhp. As most of Alfa Romeo cars this was also used in racing purpose.
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• Super Aguri SA05
  {{Racing car | Designer = [[Mark Preston (racing)|Mark Preston]], [[Mike Coughlan]] |
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• Maserati 6CM
  |Class || Racing car '''Maserati 6CM''' (1936 - 1940) were 29 Italian single-seater racing cars made by [[Maserati]] of [[Modena]].
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• 1958 Monaco Grand Prix
  | '''[[Lotus Cars|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | '''[[Lotus Cars|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
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• Momo
  ...Ferrari 333 SP]] sports prototype car, after Ferrari had retired from that racing category 20 years earlier. Using a Ferrari F1 engine, the car itself was bu ...some regional [[Subaru]] and [[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]] performance cars.
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• Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer
  ...lso moved its V12 engines to the rear with its [[Ferrari P|P and LM racing cars]], but the [[Ferrari Daytona|Daytona]] was launched with its engine in fron
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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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• Pukekohe Park Raceway
  ...ip|Formula Ford]], [[New Zealand Touring Cars|New Zealand V8's]], [[Toyota Racing Series]], [[V8 Supercars]] ...n internationally as a [[motor racing]] circuit, it is primarily a [[horse racing]] circuit in [[New Zealand]]. It is located 40mi south of [[Auckland City]]
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