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• World of Endurance Racing
  '''American Le Mans Series''' Official information on this racing series.
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• Maserati Trofeo
  ...glass. The result is a zero to 60mi/h time of 4.0 seconds. A Trofeo racing series was organized for enthusiasts, with a per-race rental charge of about $20,0 ...cing series, including the [[Italian GT Championship]], [[Rolex Sports Car Series]], and [[FIA GT3 European Championship]].
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• Lucchini
  ...mb]]s as well as [[Le Mans Prototype]]s for [[endurance racing]]. Besides racing their own cars, their chassis have been sold to various [[privateer]] teams ...b car and the LMP2/04 LMP2-class [[prototype]] which runs in the [[Le Mans Series]].
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• Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
  ...:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Mid-Ohio track.gif|220px|center|Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Layout]] ! colspan=2 |'''Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course'''
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• Midget car
  [[Image:MidgetCarsRacingAngellParkJune2007.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Midget cars racing at [[Angell Park Speedway]]]] ...acer, see [[Quarter-midget]]. For the British sports car with its own race series it's the MG Midget.
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• Racing
  ...racing.inflatables.arp.750pix.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Offshore inflatable '''racing''' (Thundercat class) at Ilfracombe, north Devon, England.These boats can r |[[image:aircraft.racing.arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Air '''racing''':Hungarian aerobatics pilot Peter Besenyei at speed in his Extra 300 at a
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• Maserati Type 61
  |Class || [[Race car]] ...white and blue, to serve as a tribute to the Tipo 61 and the [[Camoradi]] racing team.
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• Ferrari GTO
  ...through [[1986]]. It was built with the [[Group B]] [[rally racing|rally series]] in mind but was never entered there. ...rari 308 GTB|308 GTB]]. It used a de-bored (by 1 mm) version of that car's V8 with twin [[Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries|IHI]] [[turbocharger]
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• Giaur
  ...Below are pictures of some examples of the incredible and beautiful Giaur racing cars. {{A-Z multipage list|Car Information and Photos by Marque|Information and Photos by Marque|}}
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• FIA
  ...shed 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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• Abarth
  ...barth & C. S.r.l was quite successful in [[hillclimbing]] and [[sports car racing]], mainly in classes from 850cc up to 2000cc, competing with [[Porsche 904] ...ne|Johann Abt]] was promised by Carlo Abarth that he could drive a factory car for free if he won all the races he entered—which Abt nearly did, winning
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• CanAm
  [[image:carndrivercanam.jpg|thumb|right|Cover of Car and Driver magazine, showing transparent diagram of CanAm racer]] ...tally different series based on obsolete [[Formula 5000]] cars with sports car bodies.
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• Lime Rock Park
  ...er of [[Connecticut]], it is renowned as the most picturesque of the major racing tracks, earning the "Park" part of its name. ...America]] and [http://www.pca.org Porsche Club of America], hold weekend racing and driver training school events at Lime Rock Park.
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• Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
  |Class || [[Sports car]] |Related || Racing car: [[Alfa Romeo Tipo 33]]<br/>Concept cars:<br/>[[Alfa Romeo 33.2]]<br/>Alfa
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• Detroit street circuit
  | Events || [[Formula One]]; [[Champ Car|CART]]; [[Trans-Am Series|Trans-Am]] ...[[Detroit, Michigan]]''' hosted [[Formula One]] racing, and later [[CART]] racing, between the 1982 and 1991 seasons. The course was set up near the [[Renais
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• Mosport Park
  ...major race in [[1961]], the [[Player's 200]], a [[sports car racing|sports car race]] bringing drivers from the world over to rural [[Ontario]]. [[Stirli ...e Stirling Moss, [[Gilles Villeneuve]], [[Bruce McLaren]] and even [[stock car]] king [[Richard Petty]], have raced at Mosport. No fewer than 16 [[Formul
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• Road America
  *[[Champ Car]] World Series - Road America Grand Prix - September 21-24, 2006 *[[American Le Mans Series]] - August 20, 2006
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• Mauro Forghieri
  ...''' (born [[January 13]] [[1935]]) is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[Formula One]] car designer. ...am in [[1962]], with the position of Chief of the Technical Department for racing cars.
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• Infineon Raceway
  '''[[Indy Racing League]]''' <br> [[Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County] ...[[motorcycle]] races such as the [[American Federation of Motorcyclists]] series.
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• Touring car racing
  ...asically be considered a closed-circuit, sponsored, legal form of [[street racing]] performed by professional drivers. ==Characteristics of a touring car==
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• Maserati Barchetta
  |Aka ||Barchetta Corsa (racing)<br>Barchetta Stradale (road) ...gined]], two-door, two-seat [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]]-style [[sports car]], in the spirit of the [[Maserati 350S|350]] and [[Maserati 450S|450S]], t
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• Ferrari 166
  |Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] ...evolution of the [[Ferrari 125|125 S]] [[race car]] that became a [[sports car]] for the street. It shared its [[Aurelio Lampredi]]-designed tube frame a
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• Grand-Am
  ...sanctioning body that was established in 1999 to organize endurance [[road racing]] competitions in [[North America]]. [[Image:GrandAm_LagunaSeca.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Racing action in the 2005 Grand-Am Road & Track 250 at Laguna Seca]]
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• Ferrari Testarossa
  ...ith the earlier [[Ferrari TR|Testa Rossas]], GT [[sports car racing|sports car]]s that ran in the World Championships, including the [[24 Hours of Le Mans ...ns with opposing cylinders. Output was 390&nbsp;hp (291&nbsp;kW), and the car won many comparison tests and admirers - it was featured on the cover of ''
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• Martin Truex Jr.
  |Car Team || 1 - [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]] ...Champion]]<br>[[2005 in NASCAR Busch Series|2005]]<br>[[Busch Series|Busch Series Champion]]
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• Coggiola
  ...ould yield results very interesting, both as regards the production of the series (Saab Sonetto III and Saab 9000), both as regards some prototypes (for exam ...the changes to the international sports regulations prevented the debut in racing, but the six copies of that version still exist. The engine of the first ge
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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 t ...o qualify. Both types may undergo significant modifications from the road car they are based on, but GT1 allows the use of exotic materials, better [[aer
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• Oran Park Raceway
  '''Oran Park Raceway''' is a [[Auto racing|motor racing]] circuit at [[Narellan, New South Wales|Narellan]] in southwestern [[Sydne ...Matich]]'s outright time set in a 2.6 litre [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]] [[Sports Car]].
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• Nembo
  Of all the Ferrars made by Neri & Bonacini, the small series of Nembo [[Spyders]] was their greatest. From a small shop in [[Modena]], t ...ale projects. Both Neri and Bonacini had worked for [[Maserati]]'s defunct racing department and met Genilini at Ferrari. By 1962, the company was in full sw
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• Alfa Romeo 2000
  '''Alfa Romeo 2000''' is a car produced by the Italian automobile manufacturing company [[Alfa Romeo]] as First shown in 1957 on the [[Turin]] autosalon, the car was produced in two models, the ''Berlina'' with 105 [[hp]] and the ''Spide
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• Sport compact
  ...ct''' is a high-performance version of a [[compact car]] or a [[subcompact car]]. They are typically are [[front engine]]d, [[front wheel drive]] cars dri ...phy of a sport compact sharply contrasts with those of 'true' sports cars. Sports cars are designed with a performance-oriented philosophy, often compromisin
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• Autocrossing
  ...sport in its own right, autocrossing is a great way to get started in road racing. ...clubs. Automobile manufacturers and their associated clubs (e.g. the [[BMW Car Club of America]]) sometimes hold marque autocross events.
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• Autocross
  ...sport in its own right, autocrossing is a great way to get started in road racing. ...clubs. Automobile manufacturers and their associated clubs (e.g. the [[BMW Car Club of America]]) sometimes hold marque autocross events.
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• Automobile 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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• Straight-4
  ...e current "practical" limit to the displacement of Straight-4 engines in a car is around 2.7 litres. However, in tractors and other construction machinery ...e for production cars. Larger engines (up to 4.5&nbsp;L) have been seen in racing and light [[truck]] use, especially using [[diesel]] fuel (an example is th
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• Circuit Mont-Tremblant
  ...m]]<br>[[Champ Car World Series]]<br>[[Formula One]]<br>[[American Le Mans Series]]<br>[[Atlantic Championship]] ...nt-Tremblant hosted a round of the [[Champ Car World Series]], marking the series' first race at the circuit since Indy cars competed there in 1967 and 1968,
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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 Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first successful [[g
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• Ferrari 550
  ...ine Code: F133) but was positioned as the company's highest-end model. The car used a transaxle layout, with the 6-speed manual gearbox located at the bac It was surprising at the car's launch that Ferrari had abandoned the famous mid-engined layout in favour
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• Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
  From [[1996]] to [[2000]] the [[CART]] series staged events at Jacarepagua in an accessory oval circuit named [[Emerson F ...ly 1.67 miles long, thus making it too short for most international racing series. However, the [[FIA]]'s ruling on a track's minimum length is ambiguous. Th
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• Lancia Montecarlo
  |Class || [[Sports car]] The '''Lancia Montecarlo''' is a [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] which was produced by [[Lancia]] in [[Italy]] from 1975 to 1982.
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• Dallara
  ...-3.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Bruno Senna]] drives a Dallara F304 [[Formula Three]] Car during a support race at the [[2006 Australian Grand Prix]]]] ...d by almost all teams in the [[Indy Racing League]] and all teams of [[GP2 Series]].
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• V10
  ...pickup truck]]s and the Ford Excursion full size [[SUV]], as well as the E-Series full-size [[van]]. == Racing ==
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• Paul Tracy
  ...n [[Scarborough, Ontario]], [[Canada]]) is a professional driver in [[auto racing]]. His nickname is "NutSack" because as he said on the Mitch Melnick Team 9 ...ng Beach, California]] and at mid-season became a test driver for [[Penske Racing]]. He was scheduled to start a select number of races for Penske in [[1992]
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• Ferrari 312
  ...cars, and also their 1969 to 1973 sports prototypes of the [[Ferrari P]] series, using modified engines. Ferrari's first 1966 car consisted of a 3.3-liter V12 that was taken from the [[Ferrari P|Ferrari 25
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• Frua
  During World War II car-styling work was scarce and [[Pietro Frua]] had to turn to designing childr ...ozzeria in 1966) and equipped himself to [[design]] and build [[automobile|car]]s.
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• History of the Alfa Race Engine
  ...membered as the creator of the sturdy but not overly-exciting 24 hp, 20/30 series and RLs. However, in 1914, Merosi designed the first [[DOHC]] Alfa engine f ...f [[Enzo Ferrari]] in 1924. He immediately began work on the P2 Grand Prix car, which was based on his experience with the very successful [[Fiat 805]]. T
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• Jackie Stewart
  ...racing champion. He is well-known in the United States as a commentator of racing television broadcasts where his Scottish English accent made him a distinct ...wet. It was only natural that Jackie would soon become involved in [[motor racing]] like his older brother.
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• Naturally-aspirated engine
  ...y cannot offer suitable power:weight ratios to be acceptable in the modern car market. ...to produce and generally operates with better [[fuel efficiency]]. In drag racing, naturally-aspirated vehicles are vehicles that do not run a blower, a turb
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• Miller Motorsports Park
  '''[[Grand American Road Racing Association|Grand-Am]] [[Rolex Sports Car Series]]'''<br>Sunchaser 1000 '''[[American Le Mans Series]]'''<br>Utah Grand Prix
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• Ferrari 312B
  The '''Ferrari 312B''' was a series of [[Formula One]] racing car models, designed and built by [[Scuderia Ferrari]]. It was the successor to ...cond in the Constructors Championship, as [[Jackie Stewart]] and [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] dominated the season.
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