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...d eight years later the company offed stock for sale on only the [[Milan]] stock exchange. However, there was little interest. {{A-Z multipage list|Car Information and Photos by Marque|Information and Photos by Marque|}}

...]. The engine was built into a bike wheels and was designed to replace the stock rear wheel. {{A-Z multipage list|Car Information and Photos by Marque|Information and Photos by Marque|}}

...g replaced by racing seats. Carbon-fiber doors and hood replace the street car's steel components, and plexiglass replaces the side window glass. The resu ...l racing series, including the [[Italian GT Championship]], [[Rolex Sports Car Series]], and [[FIA GT3 European Championship]].

[[Champ Car|CART]] races were held at the track in 2001 and 2002 and were won by [[Gil It plays host to the [[Stock Car Speed Association|SCSA]] series (formerly known as ASCAR and later "Days of

...face (also called ''[[downforce]]''). Spoilers are often fitted to [[race car|race]] and high-performance [[sports cars]], although they have become comm Spoilers generally work by disrupting the airflow going over a car. This disruption has two primary effects:

'''Paul Aars''' ([[1934]]-[[2002]]) was an American stock car driver. He was born on [[June 4]], [[1934]], and lived in [[San Mateo, Cali

...In 1999 Morini Franco Motori spa bought the Moto Morini name. A new joint-stock company was officially presented in 2003, and the principal Moto Morini SpA {{A-Z multipage list|Car Information and Photos by Marque|Information and Photos by Marque|}}

...cars]] in the South. The open wheel racers were built for racing, and the stock cars were ordinary automobiles modified to varying degrees. ...their car's backend around through a corner. The multiple drivers show the car angle at different points in a corner. ]]

...d racing]] or [[oval racing]]. Autocross tends to place more emphasis on [[car handling]] and driver skill than on sheer horsepower, and events typically ...clubs. Automobile manufacturers and their associated clubs (e.g. the [[BMW Car Club of America]]) sometimes hold marque autocross events.

...d racing]] or [[oval racing]]. Autocross tends to place more emphasis on [[car handling]] and driver skill than on sheer horsepower, and events typically ...clubs. Automobile manufacturers and their associated clubs (e.g. the [[BMW Car Club of America]]) sometimes hold marque autocross events.

|Class:||[[Sports car]] The '''[[Lancia]] Monte Carlo''' was a [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] sold in the [[1970s]]. A low-power version, the '''Scorpion''', was sold

...ver-rotation, as well as shock brackets that keep the piston travel in the stock position. ...the [[steering knuckle]]s and require nothing more than crawling under the car with a wrench in hand. In most cars which use this type of suspension, swap

...es are often conducted in [[vehicle]]s, such as [[boat]]s and [[automobile|car]]s, on or with [[animal|animals]] such as [[horse]]s and in [[aircraft]]. ** [[Production Car Racing]]

'''Car tuning''' is both an '''industry''' and a [[hobby]], in which an [[automobi ...le. Another major facet of tuning includes performance modification to the car exterior. This includes changing the aerodynamic characteristics of the veh

[[Category:Stock car racing]]

...t over the line was [[Émile Levassor]] but he was disqualified because his car was not a required four-seater. [[Image:formula_one_car.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A modern Formula One car]]

...t over the line was [[Émile Levassor]] but he was disqualified because his car was not a required four-seater. [[Image:formula_one_car.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A modern Formula One car]]

...oped by [[Siata]] using the British coachbuilder ''MG-TF'' for the classic car body. [[Siata]] ceased production in 1970. After buying the car to project, [[Ansaldi Ambrosini]] and [[Massimo Focanti]], built a modern w

|Class || [[Sports car]] The '''Lancia Montecarlo''' is a [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] which was produced by [[Lancia]] in [[Italy]] from 1975 to 1982.

...les of the lightweight coupe with the 1.6 engine, and the Swiss-registered car pictured here is a fine representative of the type. ...t with a 1290cc version of the Giulia engine at the 1964 Geneva show. This car was the progenitor of Alfa's Junior line. From 1964 on, Alfa offered a rang

In about 1967, Lombardi elected to produce a sports car based on then-new [[Fiat 850]] mechanicals package - certainly a big step u ...o seem relatively free of scale: Unless something or someone is around the car, it looks as it if may be as large as the aforementioned M1 or Pantera.

...by [[Kenny Bräck]] and [[Sébastien Bourdais]]), plus a few British [[Stock Car Speed Association|SCSA]] races. .... Among other series, [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]] (German Touring Car Championship) and [[Superbike World Championship]] take place there annuall

...the year including the British [[superbike]] championship, Touring cars, [[stock cars]] and the infamous [[hot hatch]] days. ...age driving. Best sellers are the 4x4 driving and the single seater racing car driving. There are 27 different options for experiences at Knockhill.

|Class || [[Sports car]] ...ard Triumph - ''"Italian bodywork at its best, British tradition in sports car engineering at its finest.”''

...t over the line was [[Émile Levassor]] but he was disqualified because his car was not a required four-seater. [[Image:formula_one_car.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A modern Formula One car]]

|Class || [[Sports car]] ...erful. Like its predecessors and descendants, the F355 is a fairly common car (for a Ferrari) with 11,273 units produced.

'''Touring car racing''' is a general term for a number of distinct [[auto racing]] compet ==Characteristics of a touring car==

...ct''' is a high-performance version of a [[compact car]] or a [[subcompact car]]. They are typically are [[front engine]]d, [[front wheel drive]] cars dri ...e 100 hp/ L of displacement, and have handling superior to their stock trims and other cars in it's price range.

...major race in [[1961]], the [[Player's 200]], a [[sports car racing|sports car race]] bringing drivers from the world over to rural [[Ontario]]. [[Stirli ...e Stirling Moss, [[Gilles Villeneuve]], [[Bruce McLaren]] and even [[stock car]] king [[Richard Petty]], have raced at Mosport. No fewer than 16 [[Formul

...''Ferrari 250 GTO''' was a [[sports car]] and [[auto racing]] [[automobile|car]] made by [[Ferrari]] in the early [[1960s]]. It is widely considered to be ...orts Cars|Top Sports Cars of the 1960s]], and number one as the top sports car of all time. Similarly, ''[[Motor Trend|Motor Trend Classic]]'' named the

== Concept car== The Alfa Romeo Montreal was introduced as a [[concept car]] in 1967 at [[Expo 67]], held in [[Montreal]], Canada. Originally, the con

...ass_416|2-EPB]] and [[British_Rail_Class_415|4-EPB]] for the two- and four-car units respectively. The design was successful, and a larger fleet of broadl ...e Southern Region of British Railways, including middle-distance passenger stock. However it is useless if any vehicle in the train is not equipped with it,

...iation]], [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]], [[NASCAR]], CART/[[Champ Car World Series]]), and the [[Indy Racing League]]. There have also been many | [[Champ Car]]||Time Warner Cable 225 Pres. by U.S. Bank||[[Sebastien Bourdais|S. Bourda

'''Itala''' was an exotic car manufacturer based in [[Turin]], Italy from 1904-1934, started by [[Matteo After the armistice car production resumed with models based on the pre war cars such as the Tipo 5

...ican offers an entirely different product that features world-class sports car racing on historic road racing circuits and in major market speedways throu ...ytona Prototype and GT endurance events, the Grand-Am Cup featuring street-stock production cars, and the Ferrari Challenge featuring race versions of the [

...reet racing in the US is a [[drag race]] of [[automotive tuning|modified]] stock cars happening late at night on straight public roads with very low traffic ...s, the leading car chooses the course, and the finish is when the stalking car quits.

|Class || [[Sports car]] |Similar || [[Audi R8 (road car)|Audi R8]]<br>[[Ferrari F430]]<br>[[Maserati GranTurismo]]

*[[Champ Car]] World Series - Road America Grand Prix - September 21-24, 2006 ...ge:Indy cars at Turn Eight at Road America.JPG|thumb|right|Retired [[Champ Car]] racers going around turn eight at the Kohler International Challenge]]

'''Officine Meccaniche''' (OM) was an [[Italy|Italian]] car and truck manufacturing company, founded in [[1899]] in [[Milan]] as Societ ...the former [[Brixia-Zust (Brixia-Züst)]], just after OM took over [[Zust]] car company of [[Brescia]], Northern Italy.

|Class:||[[Midsize car]] ...on. These were built to 1973 or 1974 although brand new models remained in stock until 1975. As with the Flavia 2000, the 2000 was only made with Pininfarin

The new formula would be based on a stock block and head configuration with proprietary 1100 cc engines. There was no There were many race car fans in and around Naples, and one such enthusiast was Mr. Armando De Marti

...Strangely enough most of the races that were being won, were being done on stock Parilla motorcycles with over-the-counter parts. {{A-Z multipage list|Car Information and Photos by Marque|Information and Photos by Marque|}}

...to an 8 lb hood. Another use is in the increasingly popular hobby of [[RC car]]s, many high-end kits come with many carbon fiber parts due to their light

|Car Team || 20 - [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] ...arlo]], owned by [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] and sponsored by [[Home Depot]] (the car is painted in Home Depot's orange and white color scheme) and #33 Old Spice

...to once again turned to the motorcycle.In 1946 they also presented a small car under the brand name of ''[[Macchitre]]'' MB 1. It was decided to start pea Only in 1963 did they begin a small-car project under the name ''[[Gabry]]''. In the 70s, Harley-Davidson took over

...] was founded in [[Reggio Calabria]] company for the production of rolling stock. {{A-Z multipage list|Car Information and Photos by Marque|Information and Photos by Marque|}}

...t was developed from the 3.5L V12 used in the 1992 Ferrari F92 Formula One car. ...ltural, a monument. They must be hard to find, so we will produce one less car than the market." The last F50 was produced in [[Maranello]], [[Italy]] in

New and used Alfa parts in stock and available for worldwide delivery. (UK) New Lancia Beta parts being remade plus lots of new old stock. (UK)

|Class:||[[Sports car]] ...g beneath the [[Lamborghini Murciélago|Murciélago]]. It is also the first car to feature the new [[Lamborghini V10]] engine - only the third engine desig

...reneurial vitality to their bickering and brought to life eleven different car factories, over the years between 1898 and 1919. Some of these had very sho ...1941), and the fourth was Ernest (born 1875), the only occupy a very small car (we find him as head of the Assembly ", the" factory of cycles cars and car

...er unit, using the Siata cylinder head, with 22bhp - enough to propel the car to about 100km/h. A Siata 750cc engine with 25bhp was also available. Later ...a]] launched in 1950 to complement the smaller Amica, the Daina was a [[GT car]] built both as a coupe and a trasformabile (convertible). The bodies of bo

...[[accelerometer]]s that continually monitor the movement of the wheels and car body and transmits this information to a control unit. The vehicle's comput .... Purchasers could even order custom Maserati luggage, made to match their car's interiors.

! colspan=2 |'''Champ Car''' | category || [[Open wheel car|Open wheel racing]]

...ll time. The company is legendary for producing some of the best [[sports car|sports cars]] in the world. The original Bugatti failed with the advent of ...ti Type 57|Type 57 "Atlantic"]] and the [[Bugatti Type 55|Type 55]] sports car.

...of the-art mechanical workshop where they built racing bikes starting from stock Ducati production bikes. This is how the first true competition Ducati were ...arbon. Design by NCR and built by Zard, the silencers are 45% lighter than stock.

...of demolition derby for compact cars is increasing in popularity. Compact car events have the advantages of an abundant supply of usable vehicles, which ...wells, removing parts of bumpers, welding the doors shut, relocating the [[car battery|battery]], and occasionally cutting an escape hatch in the roof. T

Although [[Enzo Ferrari]] resisted the move even with [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] dominating F1, [[Ferrari]] began producing [[MR layout|mid ...ey were almost entirely dissimilar. The first Ferrari mid-engine in a road car did not arrive until the [[1967]] [[Ferrari Dino|Dino]], and it was [[1971]

...r oils are made from a heavier, thicker [[petroleum]] [[hydrocarbon]] base stock derived from [[crude oil]], with additives added as needed to improve the p ...Cracking (chemistry)|hydrocracked]] and distilled petroleum. Group IV base stock is composed of [[polyalphaolefin]]s (PAOs). Group V is a catch all group fo

...urney]]). He also won races in [[midget car racing|midget cars]], [[sprint car racing|sprint cars]], and [[drag racing]]. ...hree under [[United States Auto Club|USAC]]-sanctioning, one under [[Champ car|CART]]), the [[1978 Formula One season|1978]] [[List of Formula One World D

...ornia Speedway) - Sports Car.png|<center><font color=black> Primary sports car layout ...], with the JGTC race being unique as a night race. The GARRA Rolex Sports Car Series no longer races at Auto Club Speedway. The [[NASCAR West Series]] he

...]] used this arrangement. From 1927-1929, the American firm [[Hudson Motor Car Company|Hudson]] used a 6-cylinder engine of this form as well, but this en ...that it once gave an advantage in engine displacement to engines based on stock production engines, as distinct from out-and-out racing engines designed fr

...ri spa was founded in 1954 by Franco Morini, Alfonso's nephew. A new joint-stock company was officially presented in 2003, and the principal Moto Morini SpA {{A-Z multipage list|Car Information and Photos by Marque|Information and Photos by Marque|}}

...]] used this arrangement. From 1927-1929, the American firm [[Hudson Motor Car Company|Hudson]] used a 6-cylinder engine of this form as well, but this en ...ne displacement as well as turbocharger boost pressure to engines based on stock production engines, as distinct from out-and-out racing engines designed fr

...the beginning of 2011. Fiat Industrial has a separate listing on the Milan stock exchange beginning January 3, 2011. |[[Image:FiatYump1_SM.jpg |right|thumb|200px|[[Fiat Uno]] rally car ]]

The '''Pagani Zonda''' is a [[Mid-engine design|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] produced by [[Pagani]] in Italy. It debuted in 1999 and continues throug ...neering was done by [[Formula One]] champion, [[Juan Manuel Fangio]]. The car was originally to be named for him, the "Fangio F1", but the name was chang

...fter the end of World War I, they started an auto repair shop. In 1921 the car production was disbanded and taken over by [[SPA]]. ...cause one after another, are devoting themselves to the same job: to found car companies. Base, and then leave, or merge with others, or dissolve, or dete

...o independent car production in 1946, eventually became '''Ferrari [[Joint stock company|S.p.A.]]''', and is now controlled by the [[Fiat]] group. The compa ...factory was bombed in 1944 and rebuilt in 1946 to include a works for road car production.

''Click here to see'' [[Ducati car|Ducati]] ''automotive'' ...became the sole owner of Ducati. In 1999, TPG issued an [[IPO]] of Ducati stock and renamed the company '''Ducati Motor Holding SpA'''. TPG sold over 65% o

...to the "[[IndyCar]]" class of [[formula racing|formula]], or [[open wheel car|open-wheel]], race cars that have competed in it. It has been broadcast liv ...h the first race was won by an American driver at the wheel of an American car, European makers such as the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Fiat]] or [[France|French]

|Car number || 4 ...(born [[September 20]], [[1975]], in [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]]) is a [[race car driver]] in [[NASCAR]] and a former [[Formula One]] and [[CART]] driver. He

...of keeping the company afloat in the wake of the birth of the [[Fiat 500]] car, which brought the post-war boom in Italian [[motorcycling]] to an abrupt e ...even though the 32 bhp at 9,400rpm at the gearbox which this delivered in stock form, compared favorably with the 33bhp at 10,500 at the rear wheel which P

...HP, although [[dyno]] tests suggest it is more in the range of 172-175, in stock performance mode, a condition generally resolved by simple after market adj {{A-Z multipage list|Car Information and Photos by Marque|Information and Photos by Marque|}}

===By car=== ...seums and galleries, may cost a person at least EUR100-150 a day. Hiring a car may double expenses, so one should visit with enough budget.

...5-2a.jpg|right|thumb|350px|[[Aston Martin DB5]] the most famous James Bond car]] ...#GT.2C GTV and GTV6|Alfa Romeo GTV6]] || Unknown || Bond steals the parked car while its owner uses a pay phone booth and makes haste towards Octopussy's

...11 [[Targa Florio]] with two 24 HP models. In 1914, an advanced Grand Prix car was designed and built, the [[Alfa Romeo Grand Prix|GP1914]] which featured ...Romeo with the [[Alfa Romeo 20/30 HP|Torpedo 20-30 HP]] becoming the first car to be badged as such.Their first success came in 1920 when [[Giuseppe Campa

...in older or specialized [[automobile]]s such as those designed for [[stock car racing]]. However, most cars built since the early [[1980s]] use [[computer ...iple to adjust and maintain. This rose to position of domination in the UK car market for that reason. Other, similar designs are used on some European an

...attack by Simonova. He kills Mishkin and captures Simonova, escaping in a car; Bond pursues in a [[tank]] to an [[armoured train]], where he kills Ourumo ...s revealed that she was sent by M to "evaluate" him. After a cat-and-mouse car chase between her, Bond, and Onatopp, Caroline finally gives in to Bond's c

...disappointing, the car was unstable on the straight, however Ford sent one car to Germany for Phil Hill and Bruce McLaren to race in the [[1000km Nürburg ...on the market which was able to sustain the torque of the 7.0&nbsp;L, the car featured a new 4 ratio Kar Kraft gearbox. Two Mark IIs were entered by Shel

...no different to those that had raced earlier in the season. Indeed Varzi's car was built before the war. Championships for drivers or constructors were no ...a refusal of the Italian government to fund the expensive design of a new car. Surprisingly, Alfa Romeo involvement in racing was made with a very thin b