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• Britcar
  ...es Tucker and [[John Veness]] formed the organizing [[European Endurance & Racing Club]] (EERC) with a £10 note found on the ground. The foremost aim was th ...tremendous growth in 2003, it attracted [[Sky Sports]] coverage in their Motor Sports section in 2004.
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• Road Atlanta
  ...ng|endurance race]] of the [[American Le Mans Series]]. It also hosts Moto racing and smaller events throughout the year. ...ta has been featured as one of the main drivable courses in the [[Xbox]] [[racing simulator]] [[video game]] [[Forza Motorsport]].
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• Le Mans Endurance Series
  ...e Club de l'Ouest]] (ACO). The series was originally named the '''Le Mans Endurance Series''', but changed its name prior to the 2006 season. ...as been running with ACO backing since 1999, but is run by [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]]. It is also seen as a rebirth of the [[European
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• Motorcycle racing
  [[Image:Motorcycle racing.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Motorcycle Racing]] [[Image:Mika_Kallio_KTM_125_II.jpg|thumb|200px|Grand Prix racing motorcycle.]]
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• Sandown Raceway
  |Record team || [[Stone Brothers Racing]] '''Sandown International Raceway''' is a motor racing circuit in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], approximately
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• Phil Read
  ...Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1961]] - [[1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1976]] |Teams || [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]], [[MV Agusta]]
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• Petit Le Mans
  ...little Le Mans'') is a [[sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance racing|endurance]] race held annually at [[Road Atlanta]] in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia] The race was founded by Dr. [[Don Panoz]], the owner of the [[Panoz|Panoz Motor Sports Group]]. Panoz also owns the American Le Mans Series, Road Atlanta,
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• Willhire 24 Hour
  ...Car Cup. The race has throughout its history has been run by the [[British Racing & Sports Car Club]] (BRSCC), which was also responsible for the aforementio ...company, after its owner Roger Williams was approached to sponsor a motor racing event at the circuit. Roger talked about sponsoring a 6- or 24-hour event,
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• Maserati Tipo 151
  |Class || [[Endurance racing|Endurance Racing]] ...the body. Now designated 151/3 (Tipo 152 by some) and jokingly called the 'racing van', the engine was unchanged in size. For 1965 there was again work on th
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• A.J. Foyt
  Foyt was born in [[Houston, Texas]]. He joined [[Champcars|USAC]] racing in 1957 and in 1961, he became the first driver to successfully defend his ...urs of Daytona]], and the [[24 hours of Le Mans]] international sports car endurance race in [[Le Mans, France]], as well as the [[12 Hours of Sebring]] - the l
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• Charles Pozzi
  ...1909]] – died [[February 28]], [[2001]], was a French [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver who participated in one [[Formula One]] race in the year of its i Charles Pozzi also raced in endurance events, making five appearances at the [[24 hours of Le Mans]] and winning
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• Sports car racing
  [[Image:Gtp_sports_cars.jpg|thumb|300px|GTP sports cars racing at [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course]] in 1991]] '''Sports car racing''' is a form of circuit racing, with cars that have two seats and enclosed wheel wells. They may be purpos
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• Clemente Biondetti
  ...[[February 24]], [[1955]] in [[Florence]]) was an [[Italy|italian]] [[auto racing]] driver. ...tomobiles. By 1931 his performance earned him a spot in [[Grand Prix motor racing]] with the [[Maserati]] factory team.
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• FIA
  ...stablished in 1904 to represent the interest of motoring organisations and motor car users. ...blic the FIA is mostly known as the governing body for certain major motor racing events.
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• Eddie Lawson
  ...rand Prix]] [[motorcycle]] [[road racing]] [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|World Champion]]. His penchant for consistently finishing i ...won the AMA Superbike Series 1981 and 1982. He also won the AMA 250cc road racing National Championship in 1980 and 1981 for Kawasaki.
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• 24 Hours of Le Mans (motorcycle race)
  ...organized by the [[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]] (ACO) and is part of the [[Endurance World Championship]]. ...d the 24 Heures Moto. The race became one of "the classics" of [[endurance racing]] along with the [[24 Hours of Liège]] the [[Suzuka 8 Hours|8 Hours Of Suz
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• Sebring Raceway
  | Owner || [[Panoz Motor Sports Group]] | Operator || [[Panoz Motor Sports Group]]
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• Wayne Rainey
  ...0s]] and early [[1990 in sports|1990s]] he won the [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|500cc World Championship]] three times and the [[Daytona 200]] once. He was He began his career racing in the American Grand National Championship, a series that encompassed four
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• 1000km Spa
  ...''1000km Spa''' is an [[Endurance racing|endurance race]] for [[Sports car racing|sports cars]] held at [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]] in Belgium. ...[[Nürburgring]], both a 24h race for touring cars and GTs is held, and an endurance race for sports cars and GTs. The 500km race at Spa counted towards the [[W
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• Bol d'Or
  [[Image:Course bol d or 2005.JPG|thumb|right|300px|24 hours of endurance racing on a tough track: the 'Bol d'Or']] The '''Bol d'or''' is a [[motorcycle]] [[endurance racing|endurance race]], held annually in [[France]]. Originally, it was an [[automobile]] a
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• Giuseppe Farina
  ...6]]-[[June 30]], [[1966]]) stands out in the history of [[Grand Prix motor racing]] for his much copied and admired 'straight-arm' driving style and his stat ...fa Romeo]], as number two driver to the great [[Tazio Nuvolari]], that his racing career really blossomed. During the late 1930s he won numerous minor Grand
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• Bathurst 1000
  The '''Bathurst 1000''' is a 1000 km motor race for [[touring car racing|touring cars]], conducted at the [[Mount Panorama Circuit]] near [[Bathurst ...r]] category. It was first held at Bathurst in 1963, replacing an earlier endurance race at [[Philip Island]] in Victoria, over a 500 mile distance. It change
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• Mil Milhas Brasil
  ...e]]) is a [[sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance race]] held annually in [[Brazil]] since 1956. ...rly every year since its inception and is one of the longest running motor racing events in Brazil. Nearly every running has used the Interlagos circuit, bu
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• Track cycling
  '''Track cycling''' is a [[bicycle racing]] [[sport]] usually held on specially-built banked tracks or [[velodrome]]s Track racing is also done on grass tracks marked out on flat sportsfields. Such events a
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• American Le Mans Series
  ...1:[[Audi Sport North America]]<br/>P2:[[Penske Racing]]<br/>GT1:[[Corvette Racing]]<br/>GT2:[[Risi Competizione]] ...ted States]] and [[Canada]]. It consists of a series of [[endurance racing|endurance]] and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the [[24 Hours of Le M
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• Raymond Sommer
  ...[[département]]'' of France - September 10, 1950) was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver. ...inetti]] retired ill. During the 1930s, Sommer was to dominate the French endurance classic, winning again in 1933 driving an [[Alfa Romeo]] alongside the grea
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• Jean-Pierre Wimille
  ...age:BugattiType50B.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Bugatti Type 50|Type 50B]] 4.7&nbsp;L racing [[Bugatti]] with '''J. P. Wimille''' behind the wheel]] ...26]], [[1908]] &ndash; [[January 28]], [[1949]]) was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver.
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• Graham Hill
  ...[[November 29]], [[1975]]) was an [[England|English]] [[auto racing|motor racing]] champion. ...d several serious crashes before he retired from driving to set up his own racing team, [[Embassy Hill]]. Shortly afterwards, he was killed when his [[The Ne
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• Michael Doohan
  ...d Champions|World Champion]], who won five [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|500cc World Championships]], behind only [[Giacomo Agostini ...returned to racing for the final two races but could not prevent [[Yamaha Motor Corporation|Yamaha]] rider [[Wayne Rainey]] from winning his third consecut
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• V12
  ...a [[straight-6]]. This allows for great refinement in a luxury car; in a racing car, the rotating parts can be made much lighter and thus more responsive, == Auto racing ==
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• Louis Chiron
  ...died there on [[June 22]], [[1979]], was a champion of [[Grand Prix motor racing]]. ...ampion marathon driver [[Luigi Chinetti]] to win the 1933 [[Spa 24 hours]] endurance race in [[Belgium]].
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• V10
  == Racing == ...ise between the [[V8]] and the [[V12]]. Renault had a more flat 110° angle motor in 2002 and 2003 but reverted to a conventional layout following the change
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• RMR layout
  ..., in which the engines did not take up much space. Because of successes in racing, the RMR platform has been popular for road going sports cars despite the i ...d cars from constructors like [[Brabham]], [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] and [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] competed regularly and in 1965 Lotus won Indy with their [[Lotu
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• Suzuka 8 Hours
  ...ōdo rēsu, Literal Translation: Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race)'' is an endurance motorcycle race held at the [[Suzuka Circuit]] in [[Japan]] each year. As ...a]], [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.|Kawasaki]], [[Suzuki]] and [[Yamaha Motor Company Ltd.|Yamaha]]), who had unlimited engineering resources, could use
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• 2003 World Superbike season
  | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
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• Nino Farina
  ...6]]-[[June 30]], [[1966]]) stands out in the history of [[Grand Prix motor racing]] for his much copied and admired 'straight-arm' driving style and his stat ...fa Romeo]], as number two driver to the great [[Tazio Nuvolari]], that his racing career really blossomed. During the late 1930s he won numerous minor Grand
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• Maserati Type 61
  ...white and blue, to serve as a tribute to the Tipo 61 and the [[Camoradi]] racing team. == Racing History ==
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• Eifelrennen
  The '''ADAC Eifelrennen''' was an annual motor race, organised by [[ADAC]] Automobile Club from 1922 to 2003, held in [[Ge ...riders disagreed on the best way to make the track safe for both kinds of racing - with [[straw bale]]s or without? As a result, international contenders fo
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• Riverside International Raceway
  *'''[[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]]''' ...wn as '''RIR''' or '''Riverside Raceway''') was a [[race track]] or [[Road racing|road course]] in [[Riverside, California]]. A driver died during the first
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• Formula SAE
  | Endurance Event || 300 ...llowed to compete in the dynamic events (Skidpad, Autocross, Acceleration, Endurance and Fuel Economy).
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• Motorsport
  ...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 Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first successful [[g
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• International Motorsports Hall of Fame
  ...neer. Although people of many nationalities have been inducted (including racing legends such as Fangio, Moss, Senna) the main focus is on Americans who com ...nduction). They are voted on by a 150-member panel from the worldwide auto racing media.
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• Auto 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 Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first successful [[g
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• Hellé Nice
  ...[[1984]], was a [[France|French]] model, dancer, and a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver. ...cing at a variety of tracks in an American-made [[Harry A. Miller|Miller]] racing car.
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• Kart racing
  [[Image:Go kart.jpg|thumb|300px|Go Kart racing, Bairnsdale Kart Club]] ...age:Kart Race Indoor 2002.jpg|thumb|301px|Indoor Kart racing]][[Image:Kart Racing 1.jpg|thumb|301px|Kart racers race each other on an outdoor track]]
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• EuroSpeedway Lausitz
  ...n the USA by [[NASCAR]], the [[Indy Racing League]] and [[CART]] Champ Car racing. The 3.2 km (2 mi) triangular shaped oval (similar to [[Pocono Raceway]]) w ...to the track. All tracks can be connected to form a 11km long [[endurance racing]] course, but this option was not yet used for a major event, but as a test
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• Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione
  ...o]]. It was firstly presented as a [[concept car]] at the 2003 [[Frankfurt Motor Show]] and later released for sale for the 2007 model year. The 8C Competizione was showed at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2003. The lines of the twin seater are meant to echo the styling of
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