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• Motor racing
  ...mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps t ...oline|petrol]]-fuelled autos. In [[1894]], the first contest was organized by Paris magazine [[Le Petit Journal]], a reliability test to determine best
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• Ronnie Peterson
  ...eptember 11]], [[1978]], [[Monza]], [[Italy]]) was a Swedish [[auto racing|racing driver]]. ...]] in [[1970]]. Earlier, after his karting years, he had entered Formula 3 racing in the Svebe, a Brabham-derived Formula car he co-designed with his father
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• Nardi
  ...lia) as well as non-Italian units (Crosley 750's). Bodies were constructed by various carrozzeria, including [[Bertone]], [[Allemano]], [[Frua]] and [[Mo '''Ufficine Nardi''' was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[automobile]] and [[racing car]] maker, named for their creator.
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• Luigi Fagioli
  |Points || 28 (32) Up until F1 1990, not all points scored by a driver contributed to their final World Championship tally (see [[List of ...Prix of Rome]] driving for Maserati but for the 1933 season he was signed by the [[Alfa Romeo in motorsport|Alfa Romeo]] team of [[Scuderia Ferrari]].
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• Tazio Nuvolari
  | Occupation || Racing driver ...opean Championship (auto racing)|European Champion]] in [[Grand Prix motor racing]]. Dr [[Ferdinand Porsche]] called Nuvolari "''The greatest driver of the p
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• Ferrari 250 LM
  ...e move for road use, [[Ferrari]] began producing [[MR layout|mid-engined]] racing cars in [[1963]]. Although these cars shared their names (based on engine At the November 1963 Paris Auto Show, Ferrari introduced the 250 LM (Le Mans). It was developed as a coupé
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• Seat belt
  ...f it stops suddenly. Seat belts are intended to reduce [[injury|injuries]] by stopping the wearer from hitting hard interior elements of the vehicle or f ...ly used in the 1960s and 1970s, usually in the rear. Generally superseded by three-point design.
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• Race car
  ! colspan=2 |'''Auto racing''' ...rcycle racing]], and it can further include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps t
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• Ferrari 512 S
  The '''Ferrari 512''' was a [[sports car racing|sports car]], related to the [[Ferrari P]] series of sports prototypes. It ...0 L/12 cylinders". Modern Ferrari V12 powered road-cars also use this type of designation.
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• FIA GT Championship
  The '''FIA GT Championship''' is a [[sports car racing]] series organized by the [[Stéphane Ratel Organisations]] (SRO) at the behest of the [[Fédéra ...ust be able to be used perfectly legally on the open road, and adapted for racing on circuits or closed courses."
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• Touring car racing
  ...red a closed-circuit, sponsored, legal form of [[street racing]] performed by professional drivers. ...tyre" that all competitors must use) and keep the racing close (sometimes by a "lead trophy" where winning a race requires the winner's car to be heavie
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• Motorcycle Racing
  [[Image:Lydden05.jpg|thumb|right|Classic Road Racing]] [[Image:JoeyDunlopKatesCottage.jpg|right|thumb|Road Racing on temporarily closed public roads]]
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• Serenissima
  ...4 left 2.jpg|right|thumb|350px|1961 [[Ferrari TR|Ferrari 250 TR]] modified by [[Giotto Bizzarrini]] for [[Count Giovanni Volpi|Volpi]]'s Scuderia Serenis ...enissimaAgena GT.jpg|thumb|250px|right|1969 Serenissima Agena GT (designed by [[Ghia]])]]
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• Indy Racing League
  [[Image:irl_logo.jpg|120px|center|Indy Racing League Logo]] |Sport || [[Auto racing]]
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• Demolition Derby
  ...he typical demolition derby event consists of 10 or more drivers competing by deliberately ramming their vehicles into one another. The last driver whos Demolition derbies were first held at various fairs and race tracks by independent promoters in the [[1950s]]. There are unconfirmed reports of e
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• Alfa Romeo 8C
  | Class || [[Luxury car]], [[Sport car]], [[Racing car]] ...ined 1935 6.3 litre Bimotore, the 1935 3.8 litre Monoposto 8C 35 Type C, and the Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Mille Miglia Roadster. It also powered top o
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• Fiat 131
  ...nufacturer]] [[Fiat]] from 1974 to 1984. It was exhibited at 1974 [[Turin Auto Show|Turin Motor Show]]. ...nd [[Walter Röhrl]] at the wheel. The official "works" cars were sponsored by Italian airline [[Alitalia]] and bore their distinctive red, white and gree
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• Fiat 500
  ...talian language|Italian]] word for "500") is a [[automobile|car]] produced by the [[Fiat]] company of [[Italy]] between 1957 and 1975 (the Fiat 500 K alo ...an cities. Measuring only 2.97 m (9 ft 9 in) long, and originally powered by a tiny 479 cc two-cylinder, aircooled engine, the 500 redefined the term "s
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• Maserati Coupe
  ...lian automaker [[Maserati]] from 2002 to 2007. They have now been replaced by the [[Maserati GranTurismo|GranTurismo]]. The two nameplates refer to the f ...year hiatus. Almost as soon as it was introduced, the Spyder was selected by [[Forbes]] as the Best GT for 2001.
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• ASA
  ...resources was a problem. With a limited budget stretched by [[Formula 1]] racing, [[Formula 2]], [[GT]] [[sports car]] world championship pursuit and regula ...f larger cars which were profitable and which provided the funding for the racing efforts. Also, Ferrari could not envision how to market the small car with
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