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  • '''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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  • ..., [[1929]] in [[Trollhättan]]. [[Sweden|Swedish]] and was a [[rally racing|rally]] driver for [[Saab automobile|Saab]]. Some of his rallying achievements we * [[1957]] 1st in the [[Neste Rally Finland|1000 Lakes Rally]] in a [[Saab 93]]
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  • ...blic the FIA is mostly known as the governing body for certain major motor racing events. ...tructuring of the FIA lead to the disappearance of the FISA, putting motor racing under direct manangement of the FIA.
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  • '''Off-road racing''' is a format of racing where various classes of specially modified vehicles (including cars, truck ...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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  • ...uction or specially built road [[automobile|car]]s, similar to the [[World Rally Car]]s, but with about 250bhp stronger engines. It is mainly popular in the ...oming from the ranges of [[British autocross|autocross]] and [[autograss]] racing.
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  • ...torbikes in enduro, rally-raid and motocross events. 1987 on the Acropolis Rally, In 1987, Michelin debuted its ATS system (Appui Temporaire Souple, or Flex ...onship]], although it is banned following the 2007 season, and the [[Dakar Rally]].
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  • ...'Automobile|FIA]] and used to compete in the outright class of the [[World Rally Championship]] (WRC). Technical regulations mandate that World Rally Cars must be built upon a production car with a minimum of 2500 units, base
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  • [[Image:Motorcycle racing.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Motorcycle Racing]] [[Image:Mika_Kallio_KTM_125_II.jpg|thumb|200px|Grand Prix racing motorcycle.]]
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  • == Racing == ...[[Alfa Romeo]] in the German [[DTM]] and [[Ford Motor Company]] in [[World Rally Championship|WRC]] rallying.
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  • ...inexpensive entry-level competition; competitors may go on to compete in [[Rally America]] competition. * [http://www.scca.org/Rally/RallyCross.asp Official site]
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  • == Road racing == ...g]], Group N found a home as a more economic class in national touring car racing. In many countries, there were would often be two touring car championships
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  • ...sen for better control on many surfaces, and is an important part of rally racing as well as the more familiar off-road vehicle.
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  • ...m]] and [[Corby]] in [[Northamptonshire]], [[England]]. There is an [[oval racing|oval]] circuit, and an infield road course. ...he_United_Kingdom|Queen]] on [[May 26]], [[2001]]. Its oval is the fastest racing circuit in [[Europe]], and can seat 52,000 people.
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  • ! colspan=2 |'''Knockhill Racing Circuit''' |Industry || Motor Racing
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  • ...[[1975]] di Montezemolo was promoted out of Ferrari to be head of all FIAT racing activities, and in [[1977]] he advanced to become a senior manager of FIAT
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  • ...racing.inflatables.arp.750pix.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Offshore inflatable '''racing''' (Thundercat class) at Ilfracombe, north Devon, England.These boats can r |[[image:aircraft.racing.arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Air '''racing''':Hungarian aerobatics pilot Peter Besenyei at speed in his Extra 300 at a
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  • ...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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  • ...rictest sense, instead best seen as a parallel approach to that of circuit racing. The entertaining and unpredictable nature of the stages, and the fact that ...ys removed the motorsport from its “grassroots” past. For better or worse, rally has become a lucrative business.
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  • ...– 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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  • ...is sponsored by large corporations. Unlike auto racing races, however, air racing races usually draw smaller crowds. Air races are usually held at small [[ai |[[image:red.bull.air.race.arp.750pix.jpg|thumb|right|250px| '''Air racing''' in England: the Red Bull Air Race heat held at Kemble airfield, Gloucest
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  • |colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | '''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Motorcycle Grand Prix]] Career''' ...Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1978]] - [[1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1982]]
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  • ! colspan=2 |[[WRC]] Rally Germany / Deutschland 2008 ...rictest sense, instead best seen as a parallel approach to that of circuit racing. The entertaining and unpredictable nature of the stages, and the fact that
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  • ...neral public, the FIA is mostly known as the governing body for many motor racing events. ...rominent role is in the licencing and arbitration of [[Formula One]] motor racing. The FIA, along with the [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]
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  • |Team(s) || [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], [[Reg Parnell Racing]], [[Emeryson]] ...he remained a member of the [[Ferrari|Ferrari team]] until he retired from racing.
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  • ...risk of pothole damage on a street-driven vehicle). In the case of [[drag racing]], the forces on the wheel are somewhat different and weight reduction is b
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  • ...lta SpA. This allowed Autodelta to use the [[Balocco]] test track for new racing cars and prototypes. ...pose of the company was bringing Alfa Romeo back to the top level of motor racing after Alfa Romeo's success in the 1950s. The first car developed together
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  • ==Racing== ...eature spoilers on both the front and back of the vehicle. [[Rally racing|Rally]] cars are often equipped with smaller spoilers, similar to those seen on m
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  • ...[[May 10]], [[1903]] - died [[August 10]], [[1994]], was an early [[motor racing]] star. Although she is always associated with the Delage, Kay started racing in a [[Wolseley Hornet Special]] bought for her by her husband. She also ra
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  • |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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  • ...died there on [[June 22]], [[1979]], was a champion of [[Grand Prix motor racing]]. As a teenager, Louis Chiron fell in love with cars and racing. He learned to drive at a young age and joined the Grand Prix circuit after
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  • ...the early '90s, importing Corvettes from the U.S. and preparing them for [[racing]]. The world of racing and [[Grand Turismo]] cars has been marking the entire life of the promoter
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  • ...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 Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first successful [[g
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  • |Class || [[Sports car|Sports]]/[[Rally car]] ...ager [[Cesare Fiorio]], British racer/engineer [[Mike Parkes]] and factory rally driver [[Sandro Munari]].
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  • ...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 Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first successful [[g
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  • ...]] Delta S4''' is a [[Group B]] [[rally car]] that competed in the [[World Rally Championship]] in 1985 and 1986, until Group B cars were banned from compet ...d the Olympus rally by [[Markku Alen]]. The car also won the 1986 European Rally Championship with Italian driver Fabrizio Tabaton, whose car was run by Ita
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  • ...[[1984]], was a [[France|French]] model, dancer, and a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver. ...cing at a variety of tracks in an American-made [[Harry A. Miller|Miller]] racing car.
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  • | Former series || Italian Rally Championship<br>[[World Touring Car Championship|World Touring Car]]<br>[[F '''BMS Scuderia Italia''' (commonly known as Scuderia Italia) is a [[racing team]] owned by Italian steel [[magnate]] [[Beppe Lucchini]]. It was origin
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  • ...transmission]] used on [[motorcycle]]s and high-performance cars or [[auto racing]], where [[gear]]s are selected in order, and direct access to specific gea ...engine]] from the transmission, thus stopping all torque transfer. In auto racing, this process is slow and prone to human error; hence the development of th
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  • ...984]] through [[1986]]. It was built with the [[Group B]] [[rally racing|rally series]] in mind but was never entered there.
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  • ...E]]''' (born [[September 17]], [[1929]] in [[London]]) is a British [[auto racing]] driver. Moss was a pioneer in the British [[Formula One]] racing scene and is regarded as the greatest driver never to win the Formula One D
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  • [[Image:Lydden05.jpg|thumb|right|Classic Road Racing]] [[Image:JoeyDunlopKatesCottage.jpg|right|thumb|Road Racing on temporarily closed public roads]]
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  • |Sport || [[Road racing]], [[Rallying]], [[Autocross]] ...''') is a club and sanctioning body supporting [[road racing]], [[rallying|rally]], and [[autocross]] in the [[United States]] and was formed in [[1944]]. I
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  • ...y 16]], [[1903]] &ndash; [[March 18]], [[1945]]), was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver and [[war hero]]. ...nated by motorized vehicles, Grover-Williams bought a motorcycle and began racing. Returning to [[Paris]], in [[1919]] he worked as the chauffeur for the fam
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  • ...ch Engineering|March]], [[Frank Williams Racing Cars|Williams]], [[British Racing Motors|BRM]], privateer [[Surtees]] Henri Pescarolo to this day drives in the yearly [[Dakar_Rally|Dakar Rally]].
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  • <td><font face="Arial">124 Abarth Rally</font></td> <td><font face="Arial">128 Rally</font></td>
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  • ...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 Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first successful [[g
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  • ...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 Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first successful [[g
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  • ...959|959]], entered, the series was soon abandoned leaving just the Group B Rally championship. The Porsche 959 {961} only raced three times in Group B, but OZ Racing, light alloy, detachable,
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  • ...under the name [[Alfa Corse]] or Autodelta) and private entries. The first racing car was made in [[1913]], three years after the foundation of A.L.F.A., the ...immediately after it was founded. [[Giuseppe Merosi]] built very advanced racing car in 1914, named as [[Alfa Romeo Grand Prix|Grand Prix]]. In 1920 [[Giuse
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  • ...le in [[automobile racing]] history, including winning the [[International Rally Championship]] in 1972. On testing it in 1967, ''[[Road & Track]]'' summed ...ing up to 132 hp depending on tune. This was the version used by the works rally team until 1974 when it was superseded in competition by the Stratos.
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  • ...[[1997]]) was an Italian [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver who continued racing on the [[Formula One]] circuit at the time of its inception. ...uth African Grand Prix]] but the onset of [[World War II]] interrupted his racing career. At war's end, he returned to race for Maserati until 1949 when he s
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  • ...ous forms of motorsport, from [[Grand Prix motor racing]] to [[touring car racing]]. Alfa Corse was officially formed in the beginning of 1938, after the racing department was moved back from [[Scuderia Ferrari]] to "[[Il Portello]]". E
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  • ...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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  • ...', (born [[January 1]], [[1945]] in [[Brussels]]) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] racing driver known for his success in [[Formula One]] and his six wins in the [[2 Jacky Ickx' daughter [[Vanina Ickx]] is also a racing driver.
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  • ! 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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  • ==Racing== The Monte Carlo was a successful turbocharged [[Group 5 (racing)|Group 5]] racer, winning the 1980 [[Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft]] wit
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  • ...any has a long history of producing distinctive cars and also has a strong rally heritage. Modern Lancias are seen as presenting a more luxurious alternativ ...n]] by [[Vincenzo Lancia]] and his friend Claudio Fogolin, both being Fiat racing drivers, as Lancia & C. The first Lancia automobile the "[[Lancia Alfa-12HP
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  • ...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] ...es, mainly for [[Fiat]]. Abarth was also associated in producing sports or racing cars with [[Porsche]] and [[Simca]].
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  • ...y Racing, and the [http://www.bmwmoa.org BMW Motorcycle Owners of America] Rally should be referred to as a Motorcycle Enthusiasts Gathering. In any case, ...rld Rally is used and is spelled ''Rallye''. Rallys are sometimes called "Rally Raids," in the UK and parts of Western Europe.
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  • |Category || [[Touring car racing|Touring cars]] ...Touring Car Championship''' ('''WTCC''') is an international [[touring car racing|Touring Car]] championship organized by the [[Fédération Internationale d
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  • ...1977]], [[1978 World Rally Championship season|1978]], and in [[1980 World Rally Championship season|1980]] with [[Markku Alen]], [[Timo Salonen]] and [[Wal [[Image:Fiat 131 Abarth 001.JPG|200px|thumb|Fiat 131 Abarth rally car with "OlioFiat" livery.]]
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  • ...ble for intense traffic and therefore is considered inappropriate for auto racing. Motor ''racing'' was banned in [[Switzerland]] in the aftermath of the fatal collision bet
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  • In [[1978]] Cagiva entered the motorcycle business with two racing motorcycles riden by [[Gianfranco Bonera]] and [[Marco Lucchinelli]].In the ==Racing==
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  • ! colspan=2 |'''World Rally Championship''' | Current season || 2009 World Rally Championship season
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  • ...acteristics, which were also a reason for successes of the DAFs in [[rally racing|rallies]]. It was even used in a [[Formula 1]] car, but it was only allowed
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  • ...1990 inspired the Italian conglomerate to consider a return to sports car racing. Lancia was fully committed to the World Rally Championship and needless to say Ferrari's complete focus was on Formula 1.
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  • ...4 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2004]], [[2005 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2005]]) ...[[Urbino]], [[Marche]]) is an [[Italy|Italian]] professional [[Motorcycle racing|motorcycle racer]] and multiple [[Grand Prix motorcycles|MotoGP]] World Cha
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  • ...e produced very light shells that were used for all [[Cisitalia]] cars and racing [[Ferrari]]s, [[Maserati]]s and [[Nardi]]s. Rocco’s son Franco recalled h *Delahaye 175 coupe in 1951/52 Monte Carlo Rally
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  • [[Image:Course bol d or 2005.JPG|thumb|right|300px|24 hours of endurance racing on a tough track: the 'Bol d'Or']] The '''Bol d'or''' is a [[motorcycle]] [[endurance racing|endurance race]], held annually in [[France]]. Originally, it was an [[auto
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  • ...neer. Although people of many nationalities have been inducted (including racing legends such as Fangio, Moss, Senna) the main focus is on Americans who com ...nduction). They are voted on by a 150-member panel from the worldwide auto racing media.
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  • ...not gain widespread acceptance until the 1980s. [[Audi]]'s great [[rally racing]] success with their [[Audi Quattro|Quattro]] in the early 1980s as well as * [[Sports car racing]]
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  • [[Image:Car rally.jpg|thumb|right|224px|A [[Subaru Impreza]] [[rally car]] uses 4WD for traction on loose dirt.]] ...s better control on slick ice and is an important part of [[Rallying|rally racing]] on mostly-paved roads.
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  • ...oduced, such as the Punto Rally, the S1600 and the Punto [[Abarth]]. A new rally car based on the third generation Punto, the Super 2000 Punto [[Abarth]], w Punto won several rally championships, especially:
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  • ...[Great Britain]]. This gave him valuable experience in [[Europe|European]] racing, and he was keen to return for the following year. ...Ford Zetec series as the number two works Vector driver for the Foundation Racing team. The highlight of the season was a podium finish in a support race for
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  • The '''Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy)''' is a [[motorcycle racing]] event held on the [[Isle of Man]] since 1907. The race is run on public r Motor racing began on the Isle of Man in 1904 with the Gordon Bennett car trials.
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  • == Racing use == The V6 engine was introduced into racing by the Ferrari Dino V6. [[Alfredino Ferrari|Alfredo Ferrari]] (nicknamed D
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  • ..., [[1968]]) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Formula One]] (F1) [[Auto racing|racing driver]]. Twice World Champion, he was the dominant driver of his era. ...from the off. By 1958 Clark was racing for the local Border Reivers team, racing [[Jaguar D-Type]]s and [[Porsche]]s in national events, and winning 18 race
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  • ...t the ideal 1.5&nbsp;L engine for use in the [[1958]] [[Formula 2]] [[auto racing]] series. Jano, formerly of [[Alfa Romeo]] and [[Lancia]], pressed for a c ...were used in a number of [[Formula 1]], Formula 2, and [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] cars from [[1959]] through the early 1960s. Appearing in [[19
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  • ..., Sicily|Palermo]]. Founded in 1906, it used to be the oldest [[sports car racing]] event, part of the World Championship until 1973. While also a whole tour ...ian Rally Championship|Campionato Italiano Rally]]'', the Italian national rally championship.
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  • ...'''Lancia LC2''' (sometimes referred to as a '''Lancia-Ferrari''') was a [[racing car]] built by [[Lancia]] and using an engine built by [[Ferrari]]. It was Lancia lacked a production engine large enough to base a racing engine off of, leaving the company to turn to outside sources. Since Lanci
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  • ==Racing== The Montecarlo was a successful turbocharged turbocharged [[Group 5 (racing)|Group 5]] racer and was used by Lancia to win the FIA's [[World Championsh
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  • The '''Mille Miglia''' (Thousand [[Mile]]s) was an open-road endurance [[racing|race]] which took place in [[Italy]] twenty-four times from [[1927]] to [[1 Unlike modern day [[World Rally Championship|rallying]] where cars are released at one minute intervals wit
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  • ...ht|250px|1960's Fiat Millecento, photo taken at the 2005 Clonroche Vintage Rally, Ireland]] --> *1971 [[Fiat 128]] Rally
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  • [[Image:Car rally.jpg|thumb|right|224px|A [[Subaru Impreza]] [[rally car]] uses 4WD for traction on loose dirt.]] ...s better control on slick ice and is an important part of [[rallying|rally racing]] on mostly-paved roads.
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  • ...a limited edition turbocharged model, named Turbodelta, for FIA [[Group 4 (racing)|Group 4]] [[homologation]]. This version used a KKK turbo which pushed pow ...ampionship]] in 1983 at the hands of [[Andy Rouse]], as well as many other racing and rallying competitions. The fuel injection installation eventually made
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  • ...erati''' is a famous [[Italy|Italian]] manufacturer of [[automobile racing|racing cars]] and [[sports car|sports cars]], established in 1914 in [[Bologna]]. ...ny, however. Racing successes continued, even against the giants of German racing, [[Audi|Auto Union]] and [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]. In 1939, a [[Maserati
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  • ...cessary clutching is essential for high performance driving (e.g., [[rally racing]]) to stay in the optimal gear regardless of the simultaneous braking, acce
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  • ...won several championships in [[open wheel racing|open wheel]] [[Indy Car]] racing. ...Woodward]], in the feature films ''[[The Long, Hot Summer]]'' (1958), ''[[Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!]]'', (1958), ''[[From the Terrace]]'' (1960), ''[[Pa
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  • ...[automobile]] designed primarily for performance driving while not being a rally orientated car. ...ds such as [[Lamborghini]] which do not race or build cars exclusively for racing are also highly regarded.
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  • ...oduced, such as the Punto Rally, the S1600 and the Punto [[Abarth]]. A new rally car based on the third generation Punto, the [[Super 2000]] Punto Abarth, w *[http://www.puntoracingclub.it/ Punto Racing Club]
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  • ...te at different speeds. In vehicles without a differential, such as [[Kart racing|kart]]s, both driving wheels are forced to rotate at the same speed, usuall ...e differentials only to those drivers who have not competed in the [[World Rally Championship]] in the last five years.
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  • The '''Turkish Grand Prix''' is a [[Formula One]] [[auto racing|motor race]] that debuted on [[August 21]], [[2005]] as part of the [[2005 ...of the Turkish Grand Prix, and possibly also Turkey's round of the [[World Rally Championship]], another FIA-sanctioned series. [http://www.planet-f1.com/Ne
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  • ...ine very powerful and flexible enough to excite the kids excited about the racing, the project took on some points, the [[Cagiva Freccia | C12R]] but many as The Mito:Eddie Lawson, also known as the ''Mito'' Racing produced a few specimens in [[1992]], was characterized by fairings are the
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  • ...'' RC 750 '', victorious in two Paris-Dakar (victories of class) and in a Rally of the Pharaohs (Victoria absolute). |[[1950 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1950]] || 500cc || [[Umberto Masetti]]
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  • ...m at the end of 2005. Scuderia Toro Rosso is the sister team of [[Red Bull Racing]], with the aim of developing the skills of promising drivers for the senio ==Racing history==
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  • ...of the pre-[[World War II|Second World War]] [[European Championship (auto racing)|European Championship]] and was included in the first Formula One [[1950 F ...ck of a major motorsport event held wholly within Monaco's boundaries. The rally could not be considered as it mostly used the roads of other European count
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  • ...torio Jano]], Dino influenced Enzo Ferrari's decision to produce a line of racing cars in the 1950s, with V6 and V8 engine designs. History shows that Alfred In 1966 Ferrari wished to race in the 1.6&nbsp;L class of the [[Formula 2]] racing series with [[Ferrari Dino engine|Dino's V6]]. However, the company could n
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  • ...ficial right-hand drive X1/9s were manufactured by FIAT in 1976, Radbourne Racing were converting left-hand drive X1/9s to a right-hand drive configuration f ==Racing==
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  • http://www.alfaracing.com/ - Alfa Racing - - manufacturers of parts for racing 101 and 105 series cars. (UK)
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  • ...n and inherited from the [[Lancia Delta Integrale]], winner of the [[World Rally Championships]] a record six times. [[1996]] brought in a 1.8 L 16V engine ...also within the amateur motorsport scene including sprints, 1/4 mile drag racing and specific events such as the annual [http://www.totb.co.uk Ten OF The Be
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  • [[Image:Mika_Kallio_KTM_125_II.jpg|thumb|250px|Contemporary racing motorcycle]] ...[[wheelbuilding]]), but one-piece wheels are more common now. Performance racing motorcycles often use [[carbon-fiber]] wheels, but the expense of these whe
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  • ...few different versions. They weren't a commercial success, but did well in racing. Apart from the differential the car did not share any parts with the other ...The car on these pictures (chassis number 081) has an extensive rally and racing history.
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  • ...rld champions Ferrari for the end of the season - in only his fifth season racing cars - and from 1978 to his death in 1982 drove for the Italian team. He wo ...Villeneuve took his family on the road with him in a motorhome during the racing season, a habit which he continued to some extent during his Formula One ca
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  • [[Image:Car rally.jpg|thumb|right|224px|A [[Subaru Impreza]] [[rally car]] uses 4WD for traction on loose dirt.]] ...ter control on many surfaces, and is an important part of [[rallying|rally racing]].
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  • ...o-engine division was [[Tranquillo Zerbi]], designer of [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] cars for Fiat. In 1933 when work commenced on the Fiat 500, th ...lian industrialist [[Piero Dusio]], with a request to design a single seat racing car approached him in 1944, that could be purchased for a relatively low pr
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  • ..._x.htm]. The event lends its name to the "[[IndyCar]]" class of [[formula racing|formula]], or [[open wheel car|open-wheel]], race cars that have competed i ...own 3.0 litre (183 in³) engine, inspired by the Peugeot [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] engine which had been serviced in his shop by [[Fred Offenhaus
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  • ===Automobile racing=== ...acing where these drawbacks are less severe, such as [[land speed record]] racing. [http://www.cumminsracing.com/ Diesel engined dragsters] even exist, despi
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  • ...cting the unsprung, sprung and [[jacking forces]] at each wheel. Some auto racing circles use false terms, or combine things like jacking forces and sprung w ...and the suspension can freely move. Traction bars are often added to drag racing cars with leaf spring rear to increase the Anti-squat to its maximum. This
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  • ...gines ([[A.L.F.A 40/60 HP|40-60 HP]]). A.L.F.A. also ventured into [[motor racing]], drivers Franchini and Ronzoni competing in the 1911 [[Targa Florio]] wit ...lured away from [[Fiat]], partly thanks to the persuasion of a young Alfa racing driver named [[Enzo Ferrari]], to replace Merosi as chief designer at Alfa
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  • ...hree other drivers could also have won the championship; Vettel's Red Bull Racing team mate [[Mark Webber]], [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'s [[Fernando Alonso ...eria Ferrari|Ferrari]], [[BMW Sauber]], [[Renault F1|Renault]], [[Red Bull Racing]] and [[Toro Rosso]] announced their intentions to withdraw from the 2010 c
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  • ...5 grey 164 Twinsparks and V6's undergo the equivalent of the [[Paris-Dakar rally]]. Road conditions varied from good tarmac to off-road conditions, and acce ==Racing==
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  • <td valign=top><font face="Arial" size=-1>Giulia Ti rally lhd</font></td> <td valign=top><font face="Arial" size=-1>1992 club racing champion</font></td>
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  • ...tish Formula Renault Championship|Formula Renault UK Championship]]. After racing in the Formula Renault series later in 2000, Räikkönen had won 13 of 23 e ...with his manager [[Steve Robertson]], to be entitled [[Räikkönen Robertson Racing]] (otherwise known as "Double R"), which would compete in [[Formula 3]] in
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  • ...also the governing body for [[Formula One]] and other international [[auto racing|motorsports]]. ...also promoted increased safety and the use of green technologies in motor racing. In 2008, stories about his sex life appeared in the British press. Despit
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  • ...iver, Jamin, to average 45 km/h (28.2 mph) in the 1897 [[Paris-Tourville]] rally. By 1900, mass production of automobiles had begun in [[France]] and the [[ * 1910–1920 [[Bugatti Type 13]] - A notable racing and touring model with advanced engineering and design. Similar models were
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  • ...ours of Le Mans''' (''24 heures du Mans'') is the most famous [[Sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance race]]. It is held at ''[[Circuit de la Sarthe]]'' ...g the car that has covered the greatest distance in 24 hours of continuous racing. This rule appears obvious, but the [[1966]] race saw a surprise winner. Fo
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  • ==1955 The worst accident in racing history== ...ilure of all the Ferrari and Ford works cars. However the [[North American Racing Team]] (NART), [[Luigi Chinetti]]'s private team, saved Ferrari's honor wit
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