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• Leon Haslam
  ...nds Hatch]] on one of the team's 3 ventures into the series. In torrential rain, this was the only Ducati win in the series all year, even though this was ...aged to push for the title all the way to the last race of the season at a rain soaked Brands Hatch where Leon, Lavilla and Kiyonari all had a chance to wi
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• Chris Vermeulen
  ...nts of Corser's lead, but the cancellation of the second race due to heavy rain meant that only 50 points were still available from the remaining round's 2
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• Piazza San Marco
  ...the Square runs directly into the Grand Canal. This is ideal during heavy rain, but during the acqua alta it has the reverse effect, with water from the c
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• Geography
  ...nd inland rivers polluted from industrial and agricultural effluents; acid rain damaging lakes; inadequate industrial waste treatment and disposal faciliti
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• Windshield
  ...mechanism other than [[windshield wiper|wiper]]s to remove [[snow]] and [[rain]] from the windshield. The concept car [[Acura TL]] features a wiperless w
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• Geography of Italy
  ...nd inland rivers polluted from industrial and agricultural effluents; acid rain damaging lakes; inadequate industrial waste treatment and disposal faciliti
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• Chris Walker (motorcycle racer)
  ...orner following an excurison onto the grass, Chris braved the torrential [[rain]] and a high rate of attrition to win in a time of 44 minutes, 23.501 secon
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• Jacky Ickx
  ...ourth at the [[Nürburgring]] after driving almost the entire race in heavy rain without his helmet visor. At [[Monza]] he finished the race in third positi Ickx was able to win the GP at Zandvoort in the rain with Firestone wet tires while Stewart had no chance with his Goodyear rubb
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• Achille Varzi
  ...]. However, during practise runs for the 1948 [[Swiss Grand Prix]] a light rain fell on the [[Bremgarten]] track. His car skidded on the wet surface, flipp
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• Motorama
  ...designed to automatically raise the top and all window glass, in case of a rain shower.
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• Jackie Stewart
  ...Prix]] at [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|Spa-Francorchamps]], when sudden rain caused many crashes, he found himself trapped in his BRM, getting soaked by ...of four minutes, is considered as one of the finest ever, even though his rain tires were probably better than the ones of the competition.
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• Liguria
  ...e coast create an [[orographic]] effect, so Genoa can see up to 2000 mm of rain in a year; other areas instead show the normal values of the Mediterranean
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• Baccalà alla Vicentina
  ...eria]]l growth. A temperature just above zero degrees celsius, with little rain, is ideal. Too much frost will spoil the fish, as ice destroyes the fibers
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• Ferrari 250 GT Drogo
  *Raced with Abate under the rain.
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• Chris Walker
  ...orner following an excurison onto the grass, Chris braved the torrential [[rain]] and a high rate of attrition to win in a time of 44 minutes, 23.501 secon
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• Rosemary
  *'Golden Rain':leaves green, with yellow streaks
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• Gordon Johncock
  ...avage crash. The race was also shortened to 133 laps (from 200) because of rain.
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• Wilbur Shaw
  ...ced the track promoters to run the race the following day and the term '''"Rain Date"''' was born.
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• 1975 Monaco Grand Prix
  | Weather || Rain, later drying The race began under rain conditions, so everyone went for wet tyres. Lauda was fastest at the start,
  10 KB (1,256 words) - 10:33, 8 October 2009
• Sprint car racing
  ...als were on [[Speed Channel]]. The 2005 Knoxville Nationals did not air as rain postponed the event, and there was not enough space for Speed to air the ev
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• Sprint car
  ...would be on [[Speed Channel]]. However, the 2005 Nationals did not air as rain postponed the event, and there was not enough space for Speed to air the ev
  6 KB (971 words) - 10:30, 15 June 2009
• Suzuka Circuit
  ...the esses during an evaluation run. In 1997, rain caused Goodyear to use rain tires in NASCAR for the first time.
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• Danica Patrick
  ...3]], she won her second pole at [[Kentucky Speedway]], although this time, rain prematurely ended qualifying and position was determined by speeds achieved
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• Catalytic converter
  ...of vehicular traffic suffer high levels of damage to buildings due to acid rain eating away the stonework.
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• Karl Wendlinger
  ...fare much better - as the [[Adelaide]] circuit was a wash-out, torrential rain leading to a curtailed event. Eventually, Wendlinger was classified in 16th
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• Milano-Torino
  ...in March. The 2000 edition of the race was not held because of torrential rain which caused catastrophic mud slides in the [[Piedmont]] area.
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• Marco Simoncelli
  ...d to the Rauch Bravo team in 2004 and scored his first Grand Prix win at a rain-soaked Jerez, but could only manage an 11th placed finish overall.
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• 1970 Monaco Grand Prix
  Despite the rain in the previous days, the sun shone on race day, and the track was dry. At
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• Fiat Siena
  ...zilian compact sedán with 4 airbags (2 at front and 2 sidebags), light and rain sensor, park assistance, etc. The engines range en SouthAmerica is now comp
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• RWD
  ...e car is pushed rather than pulled. It can also lead to accidents in light rain. The decline in popularity of rear wheel drive cars can be attributed to th
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• Ferrari 150° Italia
  ...tart that well with rain falling, thus allowing the McLarens, which in the rain had even better pace than Red Bull, to overtake both Massa and Alonso. Soon
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• Fiat Palio
  ...bag]]s (two front airbags and two sidebags), park assistance and light and rain sensor. In Europe, the new model features a Mk.III front and interior desig
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• Tour de Langkawi
  ...6 competition, the race was cancelled with ten laps remaining due to heavy rain. Despite the track conditions deteriorating, the race organisers decided to
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• 1984 Monaco Grand Prix
  ...t de Monaco|Monaco]] on [[June 3]], 1984. Prost led the race, run in heavy rain, from pole position. He was passed on lap nine by [[Nigel Mansell]], leadin
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• Vittorio Brambilla
  ...nd Prix]] Brambilla was timed at 83.87 miles per hour (134.98 km/h). Heavy rain caused a slick track and slower times. In December 1979 Alfa Romeo revealed
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• Rear-wheel drive
  ...n make driving up a hill difficult. It can also lead to accidents in light rain. The decline in popularity of rear wheel drive cars can be attributed to th
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• Laforza
  ...d bumpers painted in the same color of the body, smooth roof lines without rain gutters, and a more rounded body shape.
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• Ron Haslam
  ...nts to 69. At Snetterton two days later Haslam notched-up victories in the rain, chased home each time by Kenny Roberts. Britain’s lead had grown to 28 p
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• Ayrton Senna
  ...ki Lauda]] and soon chased after race leader [[Alain Prost]]. However, the rain started lashing harder and on Lap 31 the race was stopped. (This would have ...ds must be reduced and car superiority in power or grip is eliminated. The rain demands great driver car control, ability and driving finesse. Senna is wid
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• Fiat Idea
  ...has four [[airbag]]s, [[anti-lock braking system]] with [[EBD]]; parking, rain and lights sensor, security laminated glass, the SkyDome, 15" alloys, bluet
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• Paris-Brest-Paris
  ...perman's finishing time was a record 49 hours 21 minutes, despite constant rain. His diet included 12 pounds of celery, which he thought to be an important
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• Vespa
  ...from sheets of steel, with bodywork covering the legs for protection from rain and mud. The [[engine]] was covered completely by a steel cowling to appeal
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• Car battery
  Tap or rain water should never be used as they both can contain high levels of minerals
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• Jenson Button
  ...enalty), which meant he started 14th. The race was badly affected by heavy rain. Button passed a number of drivers in the early laps - including championsh ...several impressive outings towards the end of the season, especially when rain was prominent.
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• Panamerican Highway
  ...ortion of the highway, with reasons as varied as the desire to protect the rain forest, containing the spread of tropical diseases, protecting the liveliho
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• Kart racing
  * [[Rain tire]]s for wet weather ...image removed: [[Image:WetLydd.jpg|right|frame|Image of Superkarts in the rain at Lydden Hill, UK]] -->
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• Alfa Romeo 166
  ..." and included [[MOMO (company)|MOMO]] leather interior, 17" alloy wheels, rain sensitive wipers, [[cruise control]], [[HVAC|climate control]] and ICS (Int
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• Liquid fuels
  ...nt of [[sulfur]] in the fuel. Sulphur causes corrosion in vehicles, [[acid rain]] and higher emissions of soot from the tail pipe (exhaust pipe). In Europe
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