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...al years in lower [[Open wheel car|open-wheeled]] circuits like the [[U.S. Ford Formula 2000 series]], the [[Champ Car Atlantic Championship|Toyota Atlanti ...nounced that he would be driving for [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] in the IRL in 2006. Shortly after his first IRL test with Ganassi, he won the [[24 Hours of Da

...1985.png|200px|thumb|Wellington Circuit Map 1985. Used For The Wellington 500 From 1985 to 1994.]] The '''Wellington 500''' was a 500 km street race for [[touring car racing|touring cars]] which took place at

[[Image:Suicide door.jpg|thumb|250px|Rear suicide door on a 1967 [[Ford Thunderbird]]]] ...2003)|Rolls-Royce Phantom]]. The [[Spyker D12]], officially presented in [[2006]], also has suicide doors. The upcoming Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe

[[Image:Fiat_500.jpg|thumb|350px|FIAT 500]] ...four adults and a child. The first superminis were the [[Fiat]] [[Fiat 500|500]] of [[1957]] and the [[Austin Motor Company|Austin]] [[Mini]] of [[1959]].

...and prototypes for other illustrious marques, such as [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[Jaguar (car)|Jaguar]], [[MG (car)|MG]], [[Rover (car)|Rover]], [[Volvo * 1938: [[Fiat Topolino|Fiat 500 Siata]]

...ound:#333333; color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Fiat-new-500-front.jpg|280px|]] ! colspan=2 |'''Fiat 500'''

...ther [[Bob Lazier]] and brother [[Jaques Lazier]] are veterans of the Indy 500 as well. ...n the Indy 500 in 2004 for Hemelgarn and was signed to drive the 2005 Indy 500 for the Byrd Brothers and [[Panther Racing]], placing fifth in the race, ah

...drives a Dallara F304 [[Formula Three]] Car during a support race at the [[2006 Australian Grand Prix]]]] ...and building their Formula One chassis which was due to be entered for the 2006 season. Following Midland's purchase of the Jordan team for early entry to

...hetype]] for most modern pushrod engines. Currently only General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, and Cummins produce cam-in-block or pushrod engines in an [[image:flathead.jpg|thumb|right|Ford flathead V8 engine, modified for power, depicted on cover of Hot Rod magazi

'''[[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series]]'''<br>[[Auto Club 500]]<br>[[Pepsi 500]]<br>'''NASCAR [[Nationwide Series]]'''<br>[[Stater Brothers 300]]<br>[[Ame ...e first [[Winston Cup]] series race at California Speedway, the California 500, is won by [[Jeff Gordon]].

[[image:flathead.jpg|thumb|right|Ford flathead V8 engine, modified for power, depicted on cover of Hot Rod magazi ...aving the shape of an upside-down L. This configuration is also known as [[Ford Sidevalve|sidevalve]], as the valves are located be''side'' the cylinders.

...[[Italian Grand Prix]], the [[Belgian Grand Prix]] and the [[Indianapolis 500]]. The French Grand Prix has been part of the [[Formula One]] championships ...and Prix|2002]], [[2004 French Grand Prix|2004]], [[2006 French Grand Prix|2006]]

...a serious issue developed for the series when Opel pulled out ahead of the 2006 season. The series has survived this hurdle and remained popular with 18 [[ ...cally 4 hour long races. Cars range from old 100 hp road legal compacts to 500 hp [[Porsche 996]] and even modified [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]] c

...hip Car Racing]] for many decades, primarily for use in the [[Indianapolis 500]] auto race. Such racing has been sanctioned by the [[American Automobile ...st year, the '''Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered By Ford'''. The series merged into the [[IndyCar Series]] before its planned 2008

...ll as improved safety all around. The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (as of 2006) has been the only venue for the Mexican Grand Prix. ...lly active region. Furthermore, with an elevation of 2,285 [[metre|m]],(7,500 [[Foot (unit of length)|ft]]) the thin air makes breathing more difficult

|First Race || [[1999 in NASCAR|1999]] [[Daytona 500]] ([[Daytona International Speedway|Daytona]]) |Last Win || [[2006 in NASCAR|2006]] [[Pepsi 400]] ([[Daytona International Speedway|Daytona]])

...geologically active region. Furthermore, with an elevation of 2,285 m,(7,500 ft) the thin air makes breathing more difficult for both the drivers and t ...ur. [[Martin Truex Jr.]] won the race in 2005, and [[Denny Hamlin]] won in 2006. For the 2007 race, the chicane was removed to increase passing opportuniti

...eel]] [[Auto racing|racing series]]. Its centerpiece is the [[Indianapolis 500]]. The IRL is owned by Hulman and Co., which also owns the [[Indianapolis M ...a handful of races, comprised of mostly unknown drivers, even in the Indy 500. Eventually the caliber of drivers improved and IRL began to draw teams fro

==2006 Races== *Champ Car Qualifying: [[Patrick Carpentier]], 185.500 mph (20.028 s; 298.5 km/h), [[1998]].

...and prestigious automobile races in the world alongside the [[Indianapolis 500]] and the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] (with which it forms the [[Triple Crown o ...nable to compete, having a prior commitment to compete in the Indianapolis 500 on the same day. Hughes, M. 2007. ''Street theatre 1929''. '''Motor Sport''

...f; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:indy 500.jpg|250px|Indianapolis 500, 1994]] ! colspan=2 |'''Indianapolis 500'''

...e of the country's car market and car manufacturing industry. The jury for 2006 consisted of 58 members from 22 countries. == Results: 1964–2006 ==

...nched. The CVT transmission was a co-development with Dutch Van Doorne and Ford, (Fiat owned 24% stake of Van Doorne at that time). Unfortunately it was no ...dge from that point on. By the time initial production of the Uno ended in 2006 only the 3 door Mia was available for sale. 110,000 units were produced bet

...d [[Graham Hill]]'s feat of being a [[Monaco Grand Prix]] and Indianapolis 500 race winner; Montoya is currently one of only two active drivers (along wit ...hing fourth or better in each event. He finished 1st in the [[Indianapolis 500]], 2nd in the [[Brickyard 400]], and 4th in the [[United States Grand Prix#

|Debut || [[2006 Bahrain Grand Prix]] ...and former F1 driver [[Gerhard Berger]]. It made its racing debut in the [[2006 Formula One season]], after [[Paul Stoddart]] sold his remaining interest i

...in the [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series]], Formula One, and an Indianapolis 500. No American has won a Formula One race since Andretti's victory at the [[1 |First Cup Race || 1967 [[Motor Trend 500]] ([[Riverside International Raceway|Riverside]])

...hand drive Ladas (made for the West African market) for as little as US$2,500. ...r came in 1996 with the [[Lada 110|2110]], which is similar in size to a [[Ford Mondeo]] or [[Opel Vectra]]. This model was never sold in the UK. It looked

|Engines || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[Subaru]] ===Coloni-Ford (1987 – 1989)===

For 2006, Mika is back full-time, having signed with Risi Competizione in the [[ALMS ! [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[V8]]

== 2006 race == ...ld on [[Ascension Day]] weekend in May in rainy and very cold weather, the 2006 event was run in warm, sunny and dry conditions on [[Corpus Christi (feast)

...g been the first race of each year, excluding [[2006 Australian Grand Prix|2006]], since the event moved to Melbourne. During its years in Adelaide, the Au In November [[2006]] ING became the naming rights sponsor of the Australian Grand Prix in a th

...sly sold most of his personal belongings to finance his foray into Formula Ford. Later that year he was given the chance to race a Lola T570 Formula 3 car ...to score a 500 mile race victory at Michigan, considered by many a tougher 500 mile race to win. Mansell would go on to score five wins for the 1993 CART

...MC Matador" was exhibited at [[auto show]]s; however, it could only make a 500 m flight so for the film's aerial sequences it was replaced by a meter-long ...ated that Bond purchased the DB5 as his own personal vehicle, although the 2006 version of ''Casino Royale'', which reboots Bond film continuity, shows Bon

...&nbsp;L (4917&nbsp;cc/300&nbsp;in³) - 1965 [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] ''[[Ford Straight-6 engine#300|300]]'' ...engine - 3.4&nbsp;L (3391&nbsp;cc/207&nbsp;in³) - 1996 [[Ford Taurus]] ''[[Ford Taurus#Third generation SHO|SHO V8]]''

|Last season || 2006 ...s continued to win races up to and including the [[2006 Formula One season|2006 season]], having won at least one race every season since his first victory

[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] built an experimental fleet of cars with airbags in 1971. The first exam ...ags became common in the 1980s, with [[Chrysler]] and [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] introducing them in the mid-1980s; the former made them standard equipmen

...ut their budgets, it is estimated that they range from US$75 million to US$500 million each. ...place in Europe; the only non-European race in 1950 was the [[Indianapolis 500]], which, due to lack of participation by F1 teams, was later replaced by t

...II [[Ford_Escort_%28Europe%29#Ford_Escort_Mark_III_.281980.E2.80.931986.29|Ford Escort]]) and staying in production in some regions until May 2003 [http:// Although originally limited to the production of only 500, in 1989 the Sisley model became a permanent model due to its popularity. T

...lack of suitable F1 cars. Ferrari entered the 2000cm³ 4-cyl [[Ferrari Tipo 500]], which went on to win almost every race in which it competed in the [[195 ==== 2006 Season ====

|[[image:Fiat 500.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Fiat 500]]]] ...sold in the U.S. cost between $3,600 and $8,600, compared to US$825 the [[Ford Model T|Model T]] in 1908.

...d across six of the 'major' Grands Prix of Europe, plus the [[Indianapolis 500]], was a mere formalization of what had already been developing in Grand Pr ...p with the pre-war "Alfetta" 158s. The sole exception was the Indianapolis 500, which was part of the championship, although not run to Formula One regula

...es' son, also named [[Jacques Villeneuve|Jacques]], won the [[Indianapolis 500]] and [[Champ Car|CART]] championships in 1995 and became [[Formula One]] W ...license. He then had a very successful season in Quebec regional [[Formula Ford]], running his own two year old car and winning seven of the ten races he e

==1964 to 1967 Ford/Ferrari duel== ...proved to be the last win for the red cars. Four consecutive victories for Ford followed in the next years.

...riginally developed by [[American Bantam]] but mass-produced by Willys and Ford, became the best-known four-wheel drive vehicle in the world during [[World ...ous road-legal rally cars made for [[Group B]] homologation, such as the [[Ford RS200]] made from 1984-86. In 1989, niche maker [[Panther Westwinds]] creat

|Budget:||$3,500,000 ...], almost hitting Bond instead. As Tilly attempts to flee the scene in her Ford Mustang, Bond slashes her tires with a spike that extends from his [[Aston

...were the [[Volkswagen Golf]], [[Opel Astra]]/[[Opel Kadett|Kadett]] and [[Ford Escort]]. For a few years after its launch, the Delta was one of the most c ...93 World Rally Championship season|1993]] Lancia Delta HF Integrale at the 2006 [[Goodwood Festival of Speed]]]]To match the mechanical improvements and hi

...ders; the 'M' stands for Mosley. Like the other founders, Mosley put in £2,500 of capital. His father told him that the company "would certainly go bankr ...money on a deal to supply [[Jochen Neerpasch]], then motorsport manager at Ford, with a Formula Two car paid off when Neerpasch moved to [[BMW in motorspor