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• Luca Cadalora
  ...pionship]] on a Garelli and then the [[1991 in sports|1991]] and [[1992 in sports|1992]] [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|250cc World C ...ike in 1999. He closed out his career with [[Kenny Roberts]]' Modenas team in 2000.
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• Lamborghini Jalpa
  | Class || [[Sports car]] ...as much easier to drive, having better visibility and being more tractable in heavy traffic and at slow speeds. At night, however, there were many distr
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• Ferrari GTO
  ...[[1986]]. It was built with the [[Group B]] [[rally racing|rally series]] in mind but was never entered there. ...nd the required multiplier for turbocharged cars (1.4). With this formula in mind, the GTO's V8 was rated at 3,997 cc equivalent.
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• Suzuka 8 Hours
  ...oad Race)'' is an endurance motorcycle race held at the [[Suzuka Circuit]] in [[Japan]] each year. As the name implies, the race runs for eight hours co The race began in 1978 as a race for prototype [[Isle of Man TT|Tourist Trophy]] Formula One
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• Mugello Circuit
  ...''' ({{lang|it|''Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello''}}) is a race track in the [[Mugello region]] of [[Italy]] near [[Florence]]. Its length is 5.245 ...21 September 2008. However, the race had to be cancelled due to the delay in building the new chassis for the new race cars.
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• Grand Prix of Rome
  ...'''1947-present:''' Gran Premio di Roma)'' was an [[automobile race]] held in [[Rome]], [[Italy]] from 1925 until 1991. ...rand Prix was run to [[Formula One]] rules, but neither event was included in the World Championship.
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• 1986 Monaco Grand Prix
  ...Monaco Grand Prix]]''' held at [[Circuit de Monaco|Monaco]] on [[May 11]], 1986. ...ngelis' last Grand Prix before his testing accident at Paul Ricard Circuit in which his rear wing failed and he crashed fatally
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• Pininfarina
  ...ta "Pinin" Farina]] (Following the company, his surname became Pininfarina in 1961, as a result of combining his nickname and surname). ...r 3,000 people in subsidiary company offices throughout Europe, as well as in Morocco and China.
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• Detroit street circuit
  | Record year || 1986 ...w [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]] claim victory after starting in 17th place, the lowest grid position for an eventual race winner on a road
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• Malaysian Grand Prix
  ...his was to distinguish it from the [[United States Grand Prix West]], held in [[Long Beach, California]] from [[1976]] through [[1983]]. ...n Senna]] overcame a tire puncture to win his first of five American races in six years.
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• Ducati Paso
  ...cer [[Renzo Pasolini]], nicknamed "Paso", who died on [[20 May]], [[1973]] in an accident at the [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]] race track during th ...e product. On closure of the deal, Ducati engines were instantly installed in a number of [[Cagiva]] bikes, which included the Alazzurra and the Elefant
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• Ferrari 308 GTB
  |Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] |Production:||[[1980]] — [[1986]]
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• Thierry Boutsen
  ...[[WilliamsF1|Williams]], [[Ligier]] and [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] teams in [[Formula One]]. ...Michele Alboreto]]. In 1981 he moved to [[Formula 2]] and was again second in the championship, this time behind [[Geoff Lees]]. The 1981 24 Hours of Le
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• Maserati Biturbo
  | Class || [[Sports car|Sports]] / [[Luxury vehicles|Luxury]] The '''Maserati Biturbo''' is a [[sports car]] introduced by [[Maserati]] in 1981. The Biturbo was a two-door, four-seater [[notchback]] [[coupé]] feat
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• CanAm
  ...undamentally different series based on obsolete [[Formula 5000]] cars with sports car bodies. ..., [[turbocharging]] and chassis [[downforce]] which resulted by its end it in truly outrageous cars with well over 1000 [[horsepower]] (750 kW), wings, a
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• Flat-6
  ...unted to the [[crankshaft]] such that opposing pistons move back and forth in opposite directions at the same time, somewhat like a [[boxing]] competitor ...ct automobile engine compartments, which makes it more suitable for luxury sports cars, cruising motorcycles, and aircraft than ordinary passenger cars.
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• Fuji Speedway
  ...t, replacing the [[Suzuka Circuit]] as host to the [[Japanese Grand Prix]] in the [[2007 Formula One season]].[http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns16383.html] ...c World Championship battle between [[James Hunt]] and [[Niki Lauda]], and in awful rainy conditions, Hunt earned enough points to win the title. [[Mari
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• Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
  ...Internacional [[Nelson Piquet]]''' {do Rio de Janeiro}") is a race course in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] which hosted the [[Brazilian Grand Prix]] 10 The circuit was built in [[1978]] on reclaimed [[marshland]], thus the course is quite flat with lit
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• Lancia LC2
  ...r Championship season|1983]] to [[1986 World Sportscar Championship season|1986]], although it continued to be used by privateer teams until 1991. It was ...ngine from the LC1 was not capable of achieving the fuel economy necessary in Group C, requiring Lancia to seek a new powerplant.
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• Mauro Baldi
  '''Mauro Baldi''' (born [[January 31]], [[1954]] in [[Reggio Emilia]], [[Italy]]) is a former [[Formula One]] driver who raced ...voort]]. When [[Benetton Group|Benetton]] became Alfa Romeo's team sponsor in 1984, Baldi lost his drive, and joined the underfunded Spirit team until 19
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• Osella
  |colspan=2|'''Osella PA27 in Action''' ...mula One]] team based in Volpiano near [[Turin]], Italy. They participated in 132 [[Grand Prix]]s between 1980 and 1990. They achieved two point finishes
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• Luigi Colani
  ...ustrial designer]] whose father came from [[Madulain]] near [[St. Moritz]] in [[Switzerland]] and mother from [[Poland]]. ...been built, "a whole host of futuristic concepts that will have us living in pods and driving cars so flat that leg amputation is the only option."
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• Lamborghini Countach
  |Class:||[[Sports car]] ...t pioneer but did popularise the wedge-shaped, sharply angled look popular in many high performance cars since.
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• AMA Superbike
  ...ake Zemke]] (98) leading [[Ben Bostrom]] (155) and [[Miguel Duhamel]] (17) in an AMA Superbike race at [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca]]]] ...have started when the AMA first organized road racing in the United States in 1934.
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• Ferrari 328
  | model_years ||1986-1989 | class ||[[Sports car]] ([[S-segment|S]])
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• Austrian Grand Prix
  The first event, in [[1964]], was held at a [[race track]] on the [[Zeltweg Airfield]]. The rac ...o located near [[Zeltweg]]). These events were moderately successful, but in [[1987]], this track was also deemed too dangerous, by FIA standards, where
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• Canadian Grand Prix
  ...]] the Canadian Grand Prix moved to its current home on [[Île Notre-Dame]] in [[Montreal]]. In 2005, the Canadian Grand Prix was the most watched Formula One GP in the world. The race was also the third most watched sporting event on the p
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• Ferrari 330
  |Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] |Predecessor:||[[Ferrari 250#Sports cars|250 GT Spyder]]
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• 1000km Nürburgring
  ...[Endurance racing]] and [[Sports car racing]] event on the [[Nürburgring]] in Germany, organized by the [[ADAC]] since 1953. ...the race was not held in the following two years. It became quite popular in the 1960s and 1970s though, and even more so after [[Formula One]] decided
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• List of Formula One records
  ...n|1950]]. '''Bold''' entries indicate the record-holder is still competing in Formula One. ...[List of Formula One driver records#Most wins in first championship season|In first season]]{{·}} [[List of Formula One driver records#Youngest winners|
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• Gilco
  .... One of his first customers was [[Ferrari]], who used chassis' from Gilco in many of their cars (including the [[Ferrari 125|125]], [[Ferrari 166|166]], ...r of their own cars, and also built chassis' for private customers, mainly in the 750 and 1100 Sport categories, who used mechanicals and engines from va
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• Zagato
  ...nd [[Aston Martin]]. In addition to the cars that were produced officially in small series, the company also built exclusive one-offs and prototypes for * 1986: [[Aston Martin V8 Zagato]]
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• Ferrari F40
  The '''Ferrari F40''' is a [[RMR layout|mid-engine]] [[sports car]] that was produced by [[Ferrari]] from 1987 to 1992 as the successor ...e a vehicle that combined the company's best technologies into a no-frills sports car that would come as close as possible to being a full fledged race vehic
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• Lancia
  ...Lancias are seen as presenting a more luxurious alternative to the models in the Fiat range upon which they are based. One of the firm's trademarks is t ...e the "[[Lancia Alfa-12HP|tipo 51]]" or 12 HP (later called Alfa) was made in 1907 and produced from 1908. This car had a small four cylinder engine with
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• Ronde van Vlaanderen
  ...''Tour of Flanders'') is a [[Road bicycle racing|road cycling race]] held in [[Flanders]], [[Belgium]]. It is held every spring, exactly one week befor ...]] [[Steffen Wesemann]] climbing the Muur ''(wall)'' of [[Geraardsbergen]] in the 2004 edition of the Ronde van Vlaanderen.]]
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• Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce
  ...ustin Hoffman|Dustin Hoffman's]] Spider (1966 1600 Duetto) runs out of gas in ''[[The Graduate]].'']] ...North American market). Widely regarded as a design classic, it remained in production for almost three decades with only minor aesthetic and mechanica
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• Alfa Romeo in motorsport
  ...] had 6 liter straight-4 engine. [[Alfa Romeo]] quickly gained a good name in motorsport and gave a sporty image to the whole marque. ....L.F.A 40/60 HP|40-60HP]], [[Enzo Ferrari]] was second in [[Targa Florio]] in same year. Year later Giuseppe Campari
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• ...'''Rodríguez Brothers Racetrack'''") is a 4.421-km (2.747-mile) race track in [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]], named for the famous racing drivers [[Ricardo ...ctator overcrowding caused unsafe conditions. When the track re-opened in 1986, the circuit boasted a new pit complex, as well as improved safety all arou
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• 1985 Monaco Grand Prix
  |class="next"|Next Race:<br />[[1986 Monaco Grand Prix]] [[Category:1985 in sports|Monaco Grand Prix]]
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• Formula 3000
  In [[1985]], the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] (FIA) created ...It has been observed [[Bernie Ecclestone]] had purchased a job-lot of DFVs in 1984, with no obvious use for them at the time).
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• Tourist Trophy
  Motor racing began on the Isle of Man in 1904 with the Gordon Bennett car trials. ...he TT race series the most significant motor-cycle road-racing competition in the world.
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• American Championship Car Racing
  ...is 500]] has been a round of the National Championship since its inception in 1911. ...|AAA]]). AAA introduced the first championship for racing cars as early as in 1905 but it was cancelled after a couple of serious incidents. Barney Oldfi
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• Lamborghini
  ...rari]] in the Italian sports car business. The Italian company was founded in 1963 by businessman [[Ferruccio Lamborghini]] (April 28, 1916 February 20, ...process, he discovered that the design shared components with the clutches in the tractors manufactured by his own company. Encouraged by his discovery,
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• Michele Alboreto
  ...ans]] and [[2001 12 Hours of Sebring]] sports car races. Alboreto competed in [[Formula One]] from {{f1|1981}} until {{f1|1994}}, racing for a number of ...ean Formula Three Championship|European Formula Three]] Championship crown in 1980 paved the way for the Italian's entrance into Formula One with the [[T
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• Bertone
  ...cia]], [[Lamborghini]], [[Mercedes Benz]] and [[Volvo Cars]] among others. In addition the Bertone studio were responsible for two of the later designs o ...ompany is based in [[Turin]]. It was founded as '''Carrozzeria Bertone''' in [[1912]] by [[Giovanni Bertone]], with designer [[Nuccio Bertone]] taking o
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• Minardi
  ...m to Australian businessman [[Paul Stoddart]], who sold it to [[Red Bull]] in 2005. The team is now known as [[Scuderia Toro Rosso]], [[Italian language| ...ace of 4th three times: Martini twice in 1991 and [[Christian Fittipaldi]] in 1993.
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• Steering
  ...] or other [[vehicle]] to follow a course determined by its driver, except in the case of [[rail transport]] by which [[rail tracks]] combined together w ...teering — that is, the tracks are made to move at different speeds or even in opposite directions to bring about a change of course.
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• Champcars
  ...[American Automobile Association]], the [[United States Auto Club]], the [[Sports Car Club of America]], Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART), the [[Champio ...PG IndyCar World Series''', the '''CART FedEx Championship Series''', and, in the organization's second to last year, the '''Bridgestone Presents The Cha
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• List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions
  ...World Champions '''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]]''', from 1949 to 2005, in order of year and [[engine displacement]]. ...rld Champions''', from [[1949 in sports|1949]] to [[2007 in sports|2007]], in order of year and [[engine displacement]].
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• European Hill Climb Championship
  In 2005, the Championship visited the following countries: * 1986 FIAT Anton Fischhaber Bad Tölz BMW 325i
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