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• Pat Moss
  '''Pat Moss''' (born [[1935]]) was a [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[Rally racing|rally]] driver. In [[1953]] she started rally racing in a [[Morris Motor Company|Morris Minor]], after being the navigato
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• World Rally Car
  ...'Automobile|FIA]] and used to compete in the outright class of the [[World Rally Championship]] (WRC). Technical regulations mandate that World Rally Cars must be built upon a production car with a minimum of 2500 units, based on
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• Motorcycle rally
  ...cle rally''' is a gathering of [[motorcyclist|motorcycle enthusiasts]]. A rally can range from the mild corporate-sponsored [[Honda Hoot]] to the infamous ...nounce.htm], the [[Oyster Run]] in the Pacific Northwest, the Golden Aspen Rally (formerly Aspencade[http://www.amadirectlink.com/news/2006/Aspen.asp]) in t
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• Tire mousse
  ...torbikes in enduro, rally-raid and motocross events. 1987 on the Acropolis Rally, In 1987, Michelin debuted its ATS system (Appui Temporaire Souple, or Flex ...onship]], although it is banned following the 2007 season, and the [[Dakar Rally]].
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• Rallycross
  ...uction or specially built road [[automobile|car]]s, similar to the [[World Rally Car]]s, but with about 250bhp stronger engines. It is mainly popular in the ...original Clubman's rallycross, was held the next day. It opened up the new rally drivers' fun-sport to many amateur competitors, proved very successful and
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• Martini (vermouth)
  ...their distinctive dark blue, light blue and red stripes on white or silver cars. ...n white cars with [[Ford Motor Company]]-V8-engines since 1975, and on red cars powered by [[Alfa Romeo]]-V12 since 1977. They moved to [[Team Lotus]] afte
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• Group N
  ...FIA in [[1982]] to replace the outgoing [[Group 1]] as "''standard touring cars''". To qualify for [[homologation]], a minimum of 2500 cars of the competing model have to be built in one year, out of 25,000 for the
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• Lancia 037
  ...lt by [[Lancia]] in the early 1980s purely for [[FIA]] [[Group B]] [[World Rally Championship]]. ...6 in 1985. Midway through 1985 the 037 was replaced in the Lancia factory rally car line up with the [[Lancia Delta S4|Delta S4]] which featured 4WD and a
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• Lancia Zagato
  ...Zagato 1.6 is famous for both its unusually beautiful design and European Rally championship history. Only 800 handbuilt Zagato 1.6 coupes were ever produ Various sports and "fast touring" '''[[Lancia]]''' cars have had bodies built or designed by the great Italian design house '''[[Za
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• Rallying
  ..., and the fact that the vehicles are in some cases closely related to road cars, draws massive spectator interest, especially in [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [ ...ys removed the motorsport from its “grassroots” past. For better or worse, rally has become a lucrative business.
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• Rally
  ! colspan=2 |[[WRC]] Rally Germany / Deutschland 2008 ..., and the fact that the vehicles are in some cases closely related to road cars, draws massive spectator interest, especially in [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [
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• Offroad racing
  ...of racing where various classes of specially modified vehicles (including cars, trucks, motorcycles, and buggies) compete in races through [[off-road]] en ...rallycross]], while desert races and rally-raids such as the [[Paris-Dakar Rally|Paris-Dakar]], [[Master Rallye]] or European "bajas" are called Cross-Count
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• Knockhill Racing Circuit
  ...sport. Today Knockhill boasts a range of facilities from an offroad track, rally stage, fully serviced racing circuit and excellent spectator and participan ...ar including the British [[superbike]] championship, Touring cars, [[stock cars]] and the infamous [[hot hatch]] days.
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• Spoiler (automotive)
  ...become common on passenger vehicles, as well. Some spoilers are added to cars primarily for styling purposes and have either little aerodynamic benefit o ...ome spoilers have adjustable components so they can be tuned. Formula One cars, for instance, feature different settings so the car can be optimized for s
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• Fiat 128
  ...W Golf]], rather than the 3P, that first caught the public imagination for cars of this type and sold in significant numbers worldwide. ...w the launch of the 124 Special, which used the [[World Rally Championship|Rally]] engine in a four-door [[sedan]] body. In 1975 the 128 3P (3 door) replac
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• Vintage car
  ...|250px|A well restored 1925 [[Flint (automobile)|Flint car]] (U.S.A.) at a rally in Australia]] ...[[Antifreeze (coolant)|Antifreeze]] was introduced, allowing water-cooled cars to be used year-round. Four-wheel [[brake|braking]] from a common foot peda
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• Ferrari 288 GTO
  ...B, but the 288 GTO never raced and all 272 cars built remained purely road cars. ...s dialed down to 450 hp after Group B was banned as a whole in 1986. These cars form the clearest visual link between the 288 GTO and the F40, soon to foll
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• Sequential manual transmission
  ...pe of [[manual transmission]] used on [[motorcycle]]s and high-performance cars or [[auto racing]], where [[gear]]s are selected in order, and direct acces ...urrent crop of so-called paddle-shift systems fitted to some high-end road cars. More often than not, these systems are nothing more than conventional auto
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• Ferrari GTO
  ...984]] through [[1986]]. It was built with the [[Group B]] [[rally racing|rally series]] in mind but was never entered there. ...imit for the class (4 liters) and the required multiplier for turbocharged cars (1.4). With this formula in mind, the GTO's V8 was rated at 3,997 cc
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• Autodelta
  .... This allowed Autodelta to use the [[Balocco]] test track for new racing cars and prototypes. ...TZ]] introduced in June 1962. The TZ was updated to TZ2 in 1965, with both cars taking many wins in various championships. Alfa Romeo and Autodelta would
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• Lancia Delta S4
  ...mpeted in the [[World Rally Championship]] in 1985 and 1986, until Group B cars were banned from competition by the [[FIA]]. The car replaced and was an ev ...HF GRIFONE in ESSO livery. The factory supported Jolly Club team also ran cars in TOTIP livery, one of which was for Dario Cerrato.
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• Lucien Bianchi
  ...1959, although only with sporadic appearances at first. He drove various cars under the banner of the [[Ecurie Nationale Belge|ENB]] team, including a Co Bianchi also raced [[touring car]]s, [[sports car racing|sports cars]] and [[rally car]]s, being successful in all disciplines; his biggest victories coming i
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• Fornasari
  ...the '50s and from him the founder could receive not merely the passion for cars, but also a valuable asset of technical know-how and human knowledge. The names that have been characterizing the [[Italian]] [[sports cars]] in the past are often quite familiar ones. The world made of amateurs, co
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• Mondello Park
  A museum containing a number of rally and track cars from the past 30 or so years is also on-site.
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• Sports car
  ...erformance. While opinions differ as to the exact definition, most sports cars have two seats and two doors, and are designed to excel at a combination of ...porting'' without being a sports car. Performance modifications of regular cars, such as [[muscle car]]s, [[hot hatch]]es and the like do not generally fal
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• Lancia Stratos
  |Class || [[Sports car|Sports]]/[[Rally car]] ...ager [[Cesare Fiorio]], British racer/engineer [[Mike Parkes]] and factory rally driver [[Sandro Munari]].
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• Olivier Gendebien
  ...d up with Fraikin to compete in [[rally racing]], winning the [[Rome-Liège Rally]] and the [[Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti]] in [[1955]] driving a [[Mercedes-B | [[Lotus Cars|Lotu]]
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• Georges Boillot
  ...Peugeot Talbot cars and in 1981 was responsible for involving Peugeot into rally racing.
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• Motorsport
  ...[[Frank Duryea]] winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric. The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]]. ...] saw the radical differentiation of racing vehicles from high-priced road cars, with [[Delage]], [[Auto Union]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Delahaye]] and [[Bug
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• Lancia Fulvia
  ...le in [[automobile racing]] history, including winning the [[International Rally Championship]] in 1972. On testing it in 1967, ''[[Road & Track]]'' summed ...Girling calipers and pads replaced the Dunlop system fitted to 1st series cars.
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• Auto racing
  ...[[Frank Duryea]] winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric. The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]]. ...] saw the radical differentiation of racing vehicles from high-priced road cars, with [[Delage]], [[Auto Union]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Delahaye]] and [[Bug
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• Variomatic
  ...tion because no other car could keep up. Thus, these very cheap and simple cars were the 'formula one' in this competition. ...n characteristics, which were also a reason for successes of the DAFs in [[rally racing|rallies]]. It was even used in a [[Formula 1]] car, but it was only
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• Fiat 124 Coupé
  ...he prettiest and most sought after by collectors. The AC were the lightest cars with the best handling. The BC series actually came with softer [[Suspensio ...[[Lancia Delta Integrale]] rally winning cars. These cars took the [[World Rally Championship]] several times in the 1980s.
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• Abarth
  ...nly for [[Fiat]]. Abarth was also associated in producing sports or racing cars with [[Porsche]] and [[Simca]]. ...orgotten in 1990s and in 2000s it was used like a trim/model level on FIAT cars, like the FIAT Stilo Abarth.
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• Louis Chiron
  As a teenager, Louis Chiron fell in love with cars and racing. He learned to drive at a young age and joined the Grand Prix ci ...o victory in two French Grand Prix races. In 1949, the first [[Monte Carlo Rally]] after [[World War II]] took place and a large celebration party was given
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• Stirling Moss
  ...ated in 525 races overall, as many as 62 in a single year, in 84 different cars. Like many drivers of the era, he competed in several formulas - sometimes ...and retired from GP racing. However, he has continued to race in historic cars, retaining his deceptively smooth driving style.
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• Motto
  ...remesis and began specialising in aluminium, producing complete bodies for cars, with an emphasis on sporting models, designed by other companies. Famous e ...his way he produced very light shells that were used for all [[Cisitalia]] cars and racing [[Ferrari]]s, [[Maserati]]s and [[Nardi]]s. Rocco’s son Franco
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• Scuderia Italia
  | Former series || Italian Rally Championship<br>[[World Touring Car Championship|World Touring Car]]<br>[[F ...finish in 1991 with [[JJ Lehto]]. In 1993 they switched to a [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] chassis with disastrous results, and at the end of the year the team
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• Lancia
  ...any has a long history of producing distinctive cars and also has a strong rally heritage. Modern Lancias are seen as presenting a more luxurious alternativ ...Also, Lancia pioneered the use of [[independent suspension]] in production cars, in an era where [[live axle]]s were common practice for both the front and
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• Hillclimbing
  ...ing under one minute for the fastest drivers to complete. For this reason, cars and drivers do not generally cross between the British and continental Euro ...of the European national series, attracting many new F2 and 2-litre sports cars during the 1970s and early 1980s. Notable champions from this period inclu
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• World Rally Championship
  ! colspan=2 |'''World Rally Championship''' | Current season || 2009 World Rally Championship season
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• Alfa Romeo in motorsport
  Alfa Corse closed for 1933 and locked the cars in the factory, but they eventually transferred them to [[Enzo Ferrari]]'s ...went on to manage the team, and after that went on to manufacture his own cars.)
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• Jacky Ickx
  ...rabham]]<br>[[Team McLaren|McLaren]]<br>[[WilliamsF1|Williams]]<br>[[Lotus Cars|Lotus]]<br>[[Wolf]]<br>[[Ensign]]<br>[[Ligier]] ...nevertheless after 4 laps he was already 5th, overtaking 12 full-blown F1 cars. Unfortunately his front suspension broke and he was forced to retire after
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• Automobile racing
  ...[[Frank Duryea]] winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric. The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]]. ...] saw the radical differentiation of racing vehicles from high-priced road cars, with [[Delage]], [[Auto Union]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Delahaye]] and [[Bug
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• Hellé Nice
  ...etitions for auto enthusiasts. Hellé Nice loved the thrill of driving fast cars and as such she jumped at the opportunity to compete in a racing event at t ...events and road rallies all over Europe including the famous [[Monte Carlo Rally]]. On September 10, 1933, she was a competitor in one of the most tragic ra
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• Motor racing
  ...[[Frank Duryea]] winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric. The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]]. ...] saw the radical differentiation of racing vehicles from high-priced road cars, with [[Delage]], [[Auto Union]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Delahaye]] and [[Bug
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• Sports Car Club of America
  ...''') is a club and sanctioning body supporting [[road racing]], [[rallying|rally]], and [[autocross]] in the [[United States]] and was formed in [[1944]]. I ...e original vehicle) and designed-from-scratch "formula" and "sports racer" cars can be used in club racing.
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• All wheel drive
  [[Image:Car rally.jpg|thumb|right|224px|A [[Subaru Impreza]] [[rally car]] uses 4WD for traction on loose dirt.]] ...rovides better control on slick ice and is an important part of [[Rallying|rally racing]] on mostly-paved roads.
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• Sports cars
  ...[automobile]] designed primarily for performance driving while not being a rally orientated car. While opinions differ as to the exact definition, most sports cars have two seats and two doors and are designed to provide excellent [[Car ha
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• World Touring Car Championship
  |Category || [[Touring car racing|Touring cars]] The first WTCC, which was open to [[Group A]] Touring Cars, was held in [[1987 World Touring Car Championship season|1987]] concurrent
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