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• Giuseppe Farina
  ...6]]-[[June 30]], [[1966]]) stands out in the history of [[Grand Prix motor racing]] for his much copied and admired 'straight-arm' driving style and his stat ...fa Romeo]], as number two driver to the great [[Tazio Nuvolari]], that his racing career really blossomed. During the late 1930s he won numerous minor Grand
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• Bathurst 1000
  The '''Bathurst 1000''' is a 1000 km motor race for [[touring car racing|touring cars]], conducted at the [[Mount Panorama Circuit]] near [[Bathurst ...r]] category. It was first held at Bathurst in 1963, replacing an earlier endurance race at [[Philip Island]] in Victoria, over a 500 mile distance. It change
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• Mil Milhas Brasil
  ...e]]) is a [[sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance race]] held annually in [[Brazil]] since 1956. ...rly every year since its inception and is one of the longest running motor racing events in Brazil. Nearly every running has used the Interlagos circuit, bu
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• Track cycling
  '''Track cycling''' is a [[bicycle racing]] [[sport]] usually held on specially-built banked tracks or [[velodrome]]s Track racing is also done on grass tracks marked out on flat sportsfields. Such events a
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• American Le Mans Series
  ...1:[[Audi Sport North America]]<br/>P2:[[Penske Racing]]<br/>GT1:[[Corvette Racing]]<br/>GT2:[[Risi Competizione]] ...ted States]] and [[Canada]]. It consists of a series of [[endurance racing|endurance]] and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the [[24 Hours of Le M
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• Raymond Sommer
  ...[[département]]'' of France - September 10, 1950) was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver. ...inetti]] retired ill. During the 1930s, Sommer was to dominate the French endurance classic, winning again in 1933 driving an [[Alfa Romeo]] alongside the grea
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• Jean-Pierre Wimille
  ...age:BugattiType50B.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Bugatti Type 50|Type 50B]] 4.7&nbsp;L racing [[Bugatti]] with '''J. P. Wimille''' behind the wheel]] ...26]], [[1908]] &ndash; [[January 28]], [[1949]]) was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver.
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• Graham Hill
  ...[[November 29]], [[1975]]) was an [[England|English]] [[auto racing|motor racing]] champion. ...d several serious crashes before he retired from driving to set up his own racing team, [[Embassy Hill]]. Shortly afterwards, he was killed when his [[The Ne
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• Michael Doohan
  ...d Champions|World Champion]], who won five [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|500cc World Championships]], behind only [[Giacomo Agostini ...returned to racing for the final two races but could not prevent [[Yamaha Motor Corporation|Yamaha]] rider [[Wayne Rainey]] from winning his third consecut
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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, == Auto racing ==
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• Louis Chiron
  ...died there on [[June 22]], [[1979]], was a champion of [[Grand Prix motor racing]]. ...ampion marathon driver [[Luigi Chinetti]] to win the 1933 [[Spa 24 hours]] endurance race in [[Belgium]].
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• V10
  == Racing == ...ise between the [[V8]] and the [[V12]]. Renault had a more flat 110° angle motor in 2002 and 2003 but reverted to a conventional layout following the change
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• RMR layout
  ..., in which the engines did not take up much space. Because of successes in racing, the RMR platform has been popular for road going sports cars despite the i ...d cars from constructors like [[Brabham]], [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] and [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] competed regularly and in 1965 Lotus won Indy with their [[Lotu
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• Suzuka 8 Hours
  ...ōdo rēsu, Literal Translation: Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race)'' is an endurance motorcycle race held at the [[Suzuka Circuit]] in [[Japan]] each year. As ...a]], [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.|Kawasaki]], [[Suzuki]] and [[Yamaha Motor Company Ltd.|Yamaha]]), who had unlimited engineering resources, could use
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• 2003 World Superbike season
  | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
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• Nino Farina
  ...6]]-[[June 30]], [[1966]]) stands out in the history of [[Grand Prix motor racing]] for his much copied and admired 'straight-arm' driving style and his stat ...fa Romeo]], as number two driver to the great [[Tazio Nuvolari]], that his racing career really blossomed. During the late 1930s he won numerous minor Grand
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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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