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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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• 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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• SpaItalia
  '''SpaItalia''' is an annual event dedicated to automotive '[[car]] [[Made in Italy]] held from [[2002]] [[Francorchamps]] a small town near [[Stavelot]] ...rs, both past and the present and is very active and appreciated and known in Belgium, [[Holland]] and [[France]].
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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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• Mauro Forghieri
  ...of [[Naples]]. After the war, he took up work in the [[Ferrari]] workshop in [[Maranello]]. ...re he had been introduced by his father. He became part of the racing team in [[1962]], with the position of Chief of the Technical Department for racing
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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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• Fiat Dino
  |Class || [[Sports car]] The '''[[Fiat]] Dino''' is a [[FR layout|front-engined, rear-drive]] [[sports car]] manufactured between 1966 and 1973. It was an intermediate step towar
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• Hermann Lang
  '''Hermann Lang''', born [[April 6]], [[1909]] – died [[October 19]], [[1987]], was a [[Germany|German]] champion race car driver. ...He won the very first race he entered and before long decided to compete in the sidecar class. At age twenty-two, he won the German sidecar mountain ra
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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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• EuroBrun
  == 1987 - == ..., [[Milan]], [[Italy]], with an Italio-Swiss ownership. They participated in 46 grands prix, entering a total of 76 cars.
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• Ducati Paso
  [[image:Ducati_750_paso_number_751090.jpg|thumb|right|250px|1987 Ducati 750 Paso, prod #1090]] ...cer [[Renzo Pasolini]], nicknamed "Paso", who died on [[20 May]], [[1973]] in an accident at the [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]] race track during th
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• Straight-6
  ...'''I6''') is an [[internal combustion engine]] with six cylinders aligned in a single row. The name '''slant-6''' is sometimes used when the cylinders ...argest are used in tractor-trailer combinations and some low speed diesels in cargo and passenger ships. These engines have a displacement of 1,000 L or
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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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• History of the Alfa Race Engine
  ...sed with great designers. It is, after all, men who make the machines, and in the first half of the twentieth century, Italy produced a number of enginee ...e head with valve angle of 90 degrees. The war halted its development, but in 1922 Merosi again produced a DOHC engine, a six cylinder, but it was to pro
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• Ferrari 125 S
  |Class || [[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] ...947]] at the [[Piacenza]] racing circuit. Like the 815, it was a racing [[sports car]], but unlike its [[Fiat]]-powered 8-cylinder predecessor, the 125 S ha
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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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• 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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• 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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• Austrian Grand Prix
  The first event, in [[1964]], was held at a [[race track]] on the [[Zeltweg Airfield]]. The rac ...ated near [[Zeltweg]]). These events were moderately successful, but in [[1987]], this track was also deemed too dangerous, by FIA standards, whereupon th
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• Ferrari F40
  |Production:||[[1987]] – [[1988]] ...layout|mid-engine]] [[sports car]] that was produced by [[Ferrari]] from 1987 to 1992 as the successor to the [[Ferrari 288 GTO|288 GTO]], with which it
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• Ferrari 312
  ...fferent [[Ferrari]] race cars which have 3 litre 12-cylinder engines, both in V12 and 180° flat boxer shape. ...e are their 1966 to 1980 [[Formula One]] cars, and also their 1969 to 1973 sports prototypes of the [[Ferrari P]] series, using modified engines.
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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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• Alfa Romeo 6c
  ...ting from 1933 there was also a 6C version with a factory Alfa body, built in [[Portello]]. ...as starting point. Engine capacity was now 1487 cc, against the P2's 1987 cc, while [[supercharger|supercharging]] was dropped. First versions w
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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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• Ferrari Dino
  ...fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Ferrari Dino.jpg|280px|A Dino in the parking lot of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at the 2005 United State |Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]]
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• AC Cars
  ...ng company and one of the oldest independent car marques in Britain. Based in [[Weybridge, Surrey]] (see also [[British motor industry]]). ...e|S F Edge]], who had been behind [[Napier]], joined the board in 1921 and in 1922 both John Weller and John Portwine left.
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• Lamborghini Miura
  ...[1966]] and [[1973]]. A [[mid-engine]]d layout had been used successfully in competition, including by the [[Ford GT40]] and [[Ferrari 250 LM]] at [[24 ...ds on both the front and rear of the car. There was a small trunk located in the very rear of the tail behind the engine.
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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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• Demolition Derby
  ...sport usually presented at [[county fair]]s and festivals. They originated in North America and quickly spread to other western nations. ...r several derbies. [[Image:demo72.JPG|left|thumb|250px|A demolition derby in the early 1970's.]]
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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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• Hatchback
  ...y doors and the hatch) or five-door (four entry doors and the hatch) cars. In Europe, [[city car]]s, [[supermini car|superminis]], and [[small family car ...ertical, to reduce the car's footprint. This is an important consideration in countries where small streets and traffic congestion are factors. Hatchback
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• Touring car racing
  ...ing]] competitions in heavily-modified street cars. It is notably popular in [[United Kingdom|Britain]], [[Germany]], [[Scandinavia]], and [[Australia]] ...om production cars, whereas some current touring car series are also raced in [[silhouette racing car]]s. Touring cars race exclusively on [[road racing
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• 1986 Monaco Grand Prix
  ...ngelis' last Grand Prix before his testing accident at Paul Ricard Circuit in which his rear wing failed and he crashed fatally |class="next"|Next Race:<br />[[1987 Monaco Grand Prix]]
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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Maserati
  ...ian car giant [[Fiat]], after having been a part of [[Ferrari]] (a company in which [[Fiat]] has a majority stake) for some years. ..., based on one the [[Fontana del Nettuno, Bologna]]. Alfieri Maserati died in [[1932]] but three other brothers, Bindo, Ernesto and Ettore, kept the firm
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• Ferrari 328
  | class ||[[Sports car]] ([[S-segment|S]]) ...produced by the time the model was replaced by the new [[Ferrari 348|348]] in 1989, bringing the total for the 308/328 generation to nearly 20,000. The 3
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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 ...spectator overcrowding caused unsafe conditions. When the track re-opened in 1986, the circuit boasted a new pit complex, as well as improved safety all
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• Alfa Romeo Alfasud
  It was built at a new factory at [[Pomigliano d'Arco]] in southern Italy, hence the car's name, ''Alfa Sud'' (Alfa South) and develop It was shown at the [[Turin]] Motor Show in 1971 and was immediately praised by journalists for its styling (by [[Giorg
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• Lancia LC2
  ...ng an engine built by [[Ferrari]]. It was part of Lancia's factory effort in the [[World Sportscar Championship]] from [[1983 World Sportscar Championsh ...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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Alfa Romeo 8C
  <small>''This article is about the 1930's Alfa Romeo 8C. For the new sports coupe, see [[Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione]].''</small> ...a Roadster. It also powered top of the range coachbuilt production models. In 2004 Alfa Romeo revived the 8C name for a V8-engined concept car which has
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• Fiat Uno
  ...3 and built in its homeland until 1995, with production still taking place in other countries. ...well packaged cars could be too. It was voted [[European Car of the Year]] in 1984.
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