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• Offroad racing
  '''Off-road racing''' is a format of racing where various classes of specially modified vehicles (including cars, truck ...nd it later became known as the [[Baja 1000]]. The event is now sanctioned by [[SCORE International]].
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• Board track racing
  '''Board track racing''' was a type of racing where the track had a surface of wood boards. The genre was popular in the ...grees. Around a half dozen tracks up to two miles long had opened by 1915. By 1931 there were 24 operating board tracks, including tracks in [[Beverly Hi
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• Midget car
  [[Image:MidgetCarsRacingAngellParkJune2007.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Midget cars racing at [[Angell Park Speedway]]]] ...linder engines. Despite their name, they are fully capable of being driven by average-sized drivers.
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• Legend car racing
  ...n the [[NASCAR]] modified division. The rule book committee for Legend car racing is called INEX. ...and [[Elliott Forbes-Robinson]]. All Legend cars are manufactured by [[600 Racing]], which is based in [[Harrisburg, North Carolina]]. In April of [[1992]],
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• Colombo
  ...ng freight before 1922. In 1923 followed a car with the model designation "Type 9". It was powered with a 4-cylinder 1300 cc engine, overhead valves, an ov ...the [[Tripoli Grand Prix]]. In 1946, at the end of the war, the 158 starts racing again successfully, until in 1950 it wins the World Formula 1 title. [http:
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• Street racing
  ...ing taking place on temporary circuits erected on city streets, see [[road racing]].'' ...e industrial areas of cities. It is illegal, as such driving is prohibited by many traffic regulations. Speeds in an illegal street race can reach easily
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• List of international Formula One colors
  ...ished in the [[Interwar period|1920s and 1930s era]] of [[Grand Prix motor racing]], when blue Bugatti and red Alfa Romeo dominated many races. ...rcedes-Benz and Audi used silver paint when they returned to international racing in the 1990s.
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• Enrico Nardi
  was an Italian racing car driver, engineer and designer. ..., advisor to [[Vincenzo Lancia]]. He was moderately successful as a driver by 1932, when, with [[Augusto Monaco]], he created the ''[['Nardi (carmaker)|N
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• Alfa Romeo Canguro
  |Chassis Type || 2S FHC |Coolant Type || Water
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• Alfa Romeo P2
  | [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] [[Roots type supercharger|Twin Roots]] [[Supercharged|Superchargers]]<br>
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• Autocrossing
  ...sport in its own right, autocrossing is a great way to get started in road racing. ...nizations such as the [[Sports Car Club of America]] (SCCA) and [[National Auto Sport Association]] (NASA) sponsor autocross events throughout the United S
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• Autocross
  ...sport in its own right, autocrossing is a great way to get started in road racing. ...nizations such as the [[Sports Car Club of America]] (SCCA) and [[National Auto Sport Association]] (NASA) sponsor autocross events throughout the United S
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• Bathurst 24 Hour
  ...color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Mount Panorama street racing circuit in Australia.png|250px|Map of the track]] ! colspan=2 |'''Mount Panorama street racing circuit in Australia'''
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• Bugatti
  [[Image:BugattiT35B.JPG|thumb|right|350px|'''[[Bugatti Type 35|Type 35B]]''']] ...ering in its premium road cars and its success in early [[Grand Prix motor racing]], winning the first ever [[Monaco Grand Prix]]. The company's success culm
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• Ferdinand Porsche
  ...1898]], their first design, the "System Lohner-Porsche" was a carriage run by an [[internal combustion engine]] powering wheel-mounted [[electric motor]] ...ces, and the car is still better known by the nickname "Prince Henry" than by its name "Modell 27/80".
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• Marciano
  ...known as "Alfa Romeo Marciano 268A". This beautiful car was built in 1972 by taking a V8 from an [[Alfa Romeo Montreal]], the super light 13-inch [[Camp ...t Pistoni Asso (Ace Pistons), and in his spare time, given the passion for racing cars, he had improvised a builder, building a tube frame with iron, an Alfa
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• Alfa Romeo Tipo 308
  {{Racing car | Category = [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] 3 litre |
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• Dirt speedway racing
  ...car racing|stock cars]] in the South. The open wheel racers were built for racing, and the stock cars were ordinary automobiles modified to varying degrees. ...also race on [[Short track motor racing|asphalt short tracks]] during the racing season.
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• Pescara Grand Prix
  ...ough the [[Abruzzo]] hills, that passed through several villages, followed by a long, straight descent back to the coast, where a tight right-hand corner ...beaten by the legendary [[Bugatti Type 35|Bugatti T35]], and again in 1930 by Italian star-driver [[Achille Varzi]] driving a [[Maserati]].
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• Ferrari 250 GTO
  ...50 GTO''' was a [[sports car]] and [[auto racing]] [[automobile|car]] made by [[Ferrari]] in the early [[1960s]]. It is widely considered to be the quint ...ind tunnel]] and track testing and, unlike most Ferraris, was not designed by a specific individual or design house.
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• Motor racing
  ...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 ...oline|petrol]]-fuelled autos. In [[1894]], the first contest was organized by Paris magazine [[Le Petit Journal]], a reliability test to determine best
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• Ronnie Peterson
  ...eptember 11]], [[1978]], [[Monza]], [[Italy]]) was a Swedish [[auto racing|racing driver]]. ...]] in [[1970]]. Earlier, after his karting years, he had entered Formula 3 racing in the Svebe, a Brabham-derived Formula car he co-designed with his father
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• Nardi
  ...lia) as well as non-Italian units (Crosley 750's). Bodies were constructed by various carrozzeria, including [[Bertone]], [[Allemano]], [[Frua]] and [[Mo '''Ufficine Nardi''' was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[automobile]] and [[racing car]] maker, named for their creator.
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• Luigi Fagioli
  |Points || 28 (32) Up until F1 1990, not all points scored by a driver contributed to their final World Championship tally (see [[List of ...Prix of Rome]] driving for Maserati but for the 1933 season he was signed by the [[Alfa Romeo in motorsport|Alfa Romeo]] team of [[Scuderia Ferrari]].
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• Tazio Nuvolari
  | Occupation || Racing driver ...opean Championship (auto racing)|European Champion]] in [[Grand Prix motor racing]]. Dr [[Ferdinand Porsche]] called Nuvolari "''The greatest driver of the p
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• Ferrari 250 LM
  ...e move for road use, [[Ferrari]] began producing [[MR layout|mid-engined]] racing cars in [[1963]]. Although these cars shared their names (based on engine At the November 1963 Paris Auto Show, Ferrari introduced the 250 LM (Le Mans). It was developed as a coupé
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• Seat belt
  ...f it stops suddenly. Seat belts are intended to reduce [[injury|injuries]] by stopping the wearer from hitting hard interior elements of the vehicle or f ...ly used in the 1960s and 1970s, usually in the rear. Generally superseded by three-point design.
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• Race car
  ! 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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• Ferrari 512 S
  The '''Ferrari 512''' was a [[sports car racing|sports car]], related to the [[Ferrari P]] series of sports prototypes. It ...0&nbsp;L/12 cylinders". Modern Ferrari V12 powered road-cars also use this type of designation.
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• FIA GT Championship
  The '''FIA GT Championship''' is a [[sports car racing]] series organized by the [[Stéphane Ratel Organisations]] (SRO) at the behest of the [[Fédéra ...ust be able to be used perfectly legally on the open road, and adapted for racing on circuits or closed courses."
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• Touring car racing
  ...red a closed-circuit, sponsored, legal form of [[street racing]] performed by professional drivers. ...tyre" that all competitors must use) and keep the racing close (sometimes by a "lead trophy" where winning a race requires the winner's car to be heavie
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• Motorcycle Racing
  [[Image:Lydden05.jpg|thumb|right|Classic Road Racing]] [[Image:JoeyDunlopKatesCottage.jpg|right|thumb|Road Racing on temporarily closed public roads]]
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• Serenissima
  ...4 left 2.jpg|right|thumb|350px|1961 [[Ferrari TR|Ferrari 250 TR]] modified by [[Giotto Bizzarrini]] for [[Count Giovanni Volpi|Volpi]]'s Scuderia Serenis ...enissimaAgena GT.jpg|thumb|250px|right|1969 Serenissima Agena GT (designed by [[Ghia]])]]
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• Indy Racing League
  [[Image:irl_logo.jpg|120px|center|Indy Racing League Logo]] |Sport || [[Auto racing]]
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• Demolition Derby
  ...he typical demolition derby event consists of 10 or more drivers competing by deliberately ramming their vehicles into one another. The last driver whos Demolition derbies were first held at various fairs and race tracks by independent promoters in the [[1950s]]. There are unconfirmed reports of e
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• Alfa Romeo 8C
  | Class || [[Luxury car]], [[Sport car]], [[Racing car]] ...ined 1935 6.3&nbsp;litre Bimotore, the 1935 3.8&nbsp;litre Monoposto 8C 35 Type C, and the Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Mille Miglia Roadster. It also powered top o
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• Fiat 131
  ...nufacturer]] [[Fiat]] from 1974 to 1984. It was exhibited at 1974 [[Turin Auto Show|Turin Motor Show]]. ...nd [[Walter Röhrl]] at the wheel. The official "works" cars were sponsored by Italian airline [[Alitalia]] and bore their distinctive red, white and gree
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• Fiat 500
  ...talian language|Italian]] word for "500") is a [[automobile|car]] produced by the [[Fiat]] company of [[Italy]] between 1957 and 1975 (the Fiat 500 K alo ...an cities. Measuring only 2.97 m (9 ft 9 in) long, and originally powered by a tiny 479 cc two-cylinder, aircooled engine, the 500 redefined the term "s
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• Maserati Coupe
  ...lian automaker [[Maserati]] from 2002 to 2007. They have now been replaced by the [[Maserati GranTurismo|GranTurismo]]. The two nameplates refer to the f ...year hiatus. Almost as soon as it was introduced, the Spyder was selected by [[Forbes]] as the Best GT for 2001.
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• ASA
  ...resources was a problem. With a limited budget stretched by [[Formula 1]] racing, [[Formula 2]], [[GT]] [[sports car]] world championship pursuit and regula ...f larger cars which were profitable and which provided the funding for the racing efforts. Also, Ferrari could not envision how to market the small car with
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• Enduro
  ...thumb|Some events have a mass "le mans" start, typically "Hare and Hounds" type events]] ...cycle sport]] run on courses that are predominantly [[off-road]]. The main type of enduro event, and the format to which the world enduro championship is r
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• Grand Prix motor racing
  '''Grand Prix motor racing''' has its roots in organized automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894. It quickly evolved from a simple ==Organized Racing==
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• Lamborghini Diablo
  ...[Porsche 964|911 Turbo (Type 964)]], [[Porsche]] [[Porsche 993| 911 Turbo (Type 993)]], [[Ferrari]] [[Ferrari F348| F348]], [[Ferrari]] [[Ferrari F355| F35 ...''' ("devil" in [[Spanish (language)|Spanish]]) was a [[sports car]] built by [[Lamborghini]] of [[Italy]] between [[1990]] and [[2001]].
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• Vuelta a España
  |Type || Stage Race (Great Tour) The '''Vuelta a España''' (Tour of Spain) is a three-week [[road bicycle racing]] [[stage race]] that is one of the three "[[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tou
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• List of 24 Hours of Le Mans fatal accidents
  ...ue to a collision with a van while en-route to the race, but is classified by race historians and authors of the official yearbooks, [[Christian Moity]] ==By year==
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• Ferrari 512
  ...on the new [[Ferrari 312PB]] and abandoned the 512 which was only entered by privateers. From 1972 onwards, the 512 (as the 917) was withdrawn from the ...p;L/12 cylinders". Later flat-V12 powered Ferrari road-cars also used this type of designation.
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• Alfa Romeo P3
  | [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] 750 kg ...mounted, Alfa Romeo,<br>[[Straight-8]] (two straight 4 blocks),<br>[[Roots type supercharger|Twin Roots]] [[Supercharged|Superchargers]]<br>
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• Maserati
  |Company type || [[Public company|Public]] (subsidiary of [[Fiat|Fiat S.p.A.]]) ...na]], and their emblem is a [[trident]]. Today, Maserati is owned directly by the Italian car giant [[Fiat]], after having been a part of [[Ferrari]] (a
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• Farina
  ...rina.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''1928 Fiat 512 d'Orasy Limousine Stab. bodied by Farina''' [http://www.fiatfuoriserie.it <small>Source</small>] ]] ...d after [[Stab]]. [[Farina]] closed in 1951, the production was taken over by [[Carrozzeria]] [[Balbo]].
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• Formula 2
  ...abbreviated to '''F2''', is a type of [[formula racing]]. It was replaced by [[Formula 3000]] in 1985, but in 2009 the [[Formula Two]] name returns. The ...ula One]] has generally been regarded as the pinnacle of open-wheeled auto racing, the high performance nature of the cars and the expense involved in the se
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