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• Benoit Musy
  ...fame as a racing driver of [[Moto Guzzi]] motorcycles, as well as various cars, the [[Maserati A6]] GCS, [[Maserati 150S]], [[Maserati 200S]] and [[Masera He died in a racing event at [[Autodrome de Montlhéry]], France, driving a [[Maserati 200S]].
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• Aurelio Lampredi
  ...i's design began to find favor in the company. Lampredi oversaw Ferrari's racing effort during its early success in [[1952]] and [[1953]]. ...cars, Jano's V6 and V8 engines quickly replaced Lampredi's large V12s for racing use.
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• 1962 Monaco Grand Prix
  | '''[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]''' | [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
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• Jules Goux
  ...April 6]], [[1885]] - died [[March 6]], [[1965]], was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] champion and the first [[France|Frenchman]] to win the [[Indianapolis 500 ...[[Catalan Cup]], a victory he repeated the following year. Because of his racing success, along with [[Georges Boillot]], he was invited by [[Peugeot|Peugeo
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• Maurice Trintignant
  ...ucluse]] – [[February 13]], [[2005]], [[Nimes]]) was a [[auto racing|racing]] driver. ...gh in [[Grand Prix motor racing]] to join the newly formed [[Formula One]] racing circuit where he competed until his retirement after the 1964 season. 1954
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• Midget car
  [[Image:MidgetCarsRacingAngellParkJune2007.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Midget cars racing at [[Angell Park Speedway]]]] :''This article is about full-size midget race cars. For the smaller version youth racer, see [[Quarter-midget]]. For the Briti
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• Flat-12
  ...ntage in terms of vibrations. Thus the design is rarely used on production cars. ...gine concept had the advantage of a low [[center of gravity]]. When [[wing-cars]] requiring air-flow venturies came along in the late 1970s, the wide flat-
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• Bugatti 18/3 Chiron
  ...B 218|EB 218]] concept cars. The ''Chiron'' name comes from famed Bugatti racing driver, [[Louis Chiron]]. [[Category:Sports cars]]
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• Inboard brake
  ...and braking. This system was more common in the [[1960s]], found on such cars as the [[Jaguar E-Type]] and [[Citroën 2CV]]. The [[Hummer H1]] is one of ==Cars with inboard brakes==
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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 purpose-built or
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• Sprint car racing
  ...of running on short [[dirt track racing|dirt]] or paved tracks. Sprint car racing is most popular in the United States, but series also operate in Australia ...ce so as not to become airborn as readily as was previously the case. When cars went airborn, the wings would break off or absorb the impact of the flip, l
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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 ...ff-road racing sanctioning body in North America was the National Off-Road Racing Association (NORRA). The body was formed in 1967 by Ed Pearlman. The first
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• Giuseppe Merosi
  ...iderable maximum speed. In the first year already 50 pieces were sold. The cars proved to be durable and reliable vehicles with an elegant design. Higher H ...911 Alfa Romeo HP took part in the [[Targa Florio]]. The first pure racing cars were starting from 1920 the [[Alfa Romeo RL|RL]] and [[Alfa Romeo RM|RM]] a
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• Ferrari F2005
  The '''Ferrari F2005''' [[Formula One]] [[racing car]] was [[Ferrari]]'s [[2005]] effort at the Formula One campaign of that ...ix, where, due to Michelin claiming that there tyres were unsafe, only six cars competed (Ferrari, Jordan and Minardi all raced on Bridgestone tyres, the t
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• Endurance racing
  '''Endurance racing''' is a form of motorsport which is meant to test the durability of equipme At club level racing, a race taking either 30 minutes or 1 hour could be considered as an endura
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• Mansfield Motorsports Speedway
  ...moderately high banks and a wide racing surface, it is suitable for close racing and passing. ...can Speed Association|ASA]] and [[Auto Racing Club of America|ARCA]] stock cars during the course of the season.
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• Legend car racing
  ...n the [[NASCAR]] modified division. The rule book committee for Legend car racing is called INEX. ...tight specifications to ensure cars are quite similar with each other. All cars utilize the same parts, engine, tires. The only variable (in theory) is the
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• Bizzarrini Europa
  ...ced from GM, [[Alfa Romeo]] and [[Fiat]]. There is even a highly developed racing version with [[SPICA]] fuel injection system.
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• Oulton Park
  '''Oulton Park Circuit''' is a motor racing track in the small village of [[Little Budworth]], [[Cheshire]], northwest ...hip|British F3]], /[[British GT Championship]] and the British [[Superbike racing|Superbike]] Championship meetings are also highlights of the year.
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• Antonio Brivio
  ...an]] [[1905]] - Feb, 1995) was an Italian [[bobsled]]der and [[auto racing|racing driver]]. ==Auto racing career==
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• Autograss
  '''Autograss''' racing is [[Britain]]’s most popular form of amateur [[motor racing]]. It takes place at venues throughout [[England]], [[Wales]] and Northern Autograss is basically car racing on natural surfaces, usually a farming field, with a fresh track starting o
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• Sprint car
  ..., which, since the 1970's, are often joined by wings mounted on top of the cars to give them sufficient downforce so as not to become airborne as readily a ...n]] and [[Tony Stewart]]. As a challenging form of auto racing, sprint car racing is considered an excellent training ground for NASCAR series.
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• Lancia LC1
  The '''Lancia LC1''' was a [[sports car racing|sports car]] run by [[Lancia]] under the [[Group 6]] regulations in the [[W ...previous Montecarlos. [[Martini Racing]] would run the program, with all cars running the [[Martini & Rossi]] colors.
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• Galleria Ferrari
  ...dicated to the [[Ferrari]] sports car marque. The museum is not purely for cars, ...nnovations, some of which had made the transition from racing cars to road cars.
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• Roger Lusty
  ...its, including classic and custom cars, motorcycles, and all forms of auto racing. Roger’s originals and commissioned work, hang in collections across Nort
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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 ...ed up because of the ease to construct a track and the low cost of lumber. Cars and motorcycles were both raced on board tracks.
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• Petit Le Mans
  ...for ''little Le Mans'') is a [[sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance racing|endurance]] race held annually at [[Road Atlanta]] in [[Georgia (U.S. state ...ACO), which are slightly modified if necessary, mainly to allow additional cars to compete.
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• Giulio Alfieri
  ...nce 1953, where he was central to the development of racing and production cars in the 1950s and 1960s. ...for use in [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Maserati]] for [[Formula One]] racing (1966).
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• Victor Hemery
  ...helped prepare cars to compete in that year's [[Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing|Gordon Bennett Cup]]. He drove a [[Germany|German]] [[Opel|Opel-Darracq]] t ...In 1951, Hémery was retroactively awarded the [[American Championship Car Racing|United States Driving Championship]] for 1905.
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• Magnesium alloy wheel
  ...eels''', or '''mag wheels''', are sometimes used on [[Auto racing|racing]] cars, in place of heavier [[steel]] or [[aluminium]] [[wheel]]s, for better perf * [[Auto racing]]
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• Maserati 150S
  ...the [[Maserati 200S]], to take over for the aging [[Maserati A6]] ''GCS'' racing variants. Most cars were sold to customers.
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• Ferruccio Lamborghini
  ...ris. Affronted by Ferrari's reaction, Lamborghini decided to "build better cars than Ferrari" and to prove that [[supercar]]s did not have to be as tempera ...loped many unique designs that describe the Italians best when they design cars: luxurious, smart and safe.
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• 1979 Monaco Grand Prix
  | '''[[Lotus Cars|Lotus]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]''' | {{flagiconUK}} '''[[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]]'''
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• Merzario
  ...o with class SR2 Centenari MAC97 Alfa Romeo in [[1997 International Sports Racing Series season|1997 FIA Sportscar Championship]] in [[Donington Park|Doningt ...om [[Italy]]. They participated in 31 grands prix, entering a total of 32 cars.
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• Rallycross
  ...ing|automobile racing]], held on a closed mixed-surface [[circuit (racing)|racing circuit]], with modified production or specially built road [[automobile|ca ...oming from the ranges of [[British autocross|autocross]] and [[autograss]] racing.
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• Manfred von Brauchitsch
  ...[[Mercedes-Benz]] in the famous "[[Silver Arrows]]" of [[Grand Prix motor racing]] in the [[1930s]]. ==Racing career==
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• Henry Banks
  ...14]], [[1913]] - [[December 18]], [[1994]]) was an American [[midget car racing|midget car]] and "big car" driver. He competed as a [[Formula One]] driver ...ing in 1932, when he was 19-years-old, and became successful in the midget cars.
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• Coil bind
  ...''' is a style of setup used in various levels of [[NASCAR]] [[auto racing|racing]]. Coil bind setups utilize very soft front [[Suspension (vehicle)#Springs ...p times, the cars are more sensitive to [[turbulence]] generated by nearby cars.
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• Fiat 130 HP Corsa
  | Class || Grand Prix Racing The'' 'Fiat 130 HP Corsa''', was one of the most important racing cars''Grand Prix'', the equivalent of the [[Formula 1]] today, that the Italian
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• Formula Three
  ...expensive, which makes F3 an attractive entry-level into higher class auto racing. ...heir GP careers) although started to decline in the UK when small [[sports cars]] powered by [[Coventry-Climax]] and [[Ford]] engines became more important
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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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• 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 navigator for [
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• Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park
  |Events || [[New Zealand Touring Cars|New Zealand V8's]], [[Toyota Racing Series]], [[Porsche GT3 Cup]] '''Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park''' is a permanent [[motor racing]] circuit located outside of [[Christchurch|Christchurch, New Zealand]]. it
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• Johnny Rutherford
  | [[Chaparral Cars|Chaparral]] | [[Chaparral Cars|Chaparral]]
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• Straight-8
  ...]] [[DOHC]] straight-8 in a [[Bugatti Type 59|Type 59]] [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] racer]] ...acing car engines for the P2 and P3 and in their 8 C 2300/2600/2900 sports cars of [[Mille Miglia]] and [[Le Mans]] fame the camshaft drive had been moved
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• Ferrari 312P
  ...errari 312P''' was a [[Ferrari]] [[sportscar racing|sportcar]] prototype [[racing car]] launched in 1969. It was part of the [[Ferrari P]] series of sports p After boycotting [[sports car racing]] in 1968 to protest the rule change that also banned their 4 litre [[Ferra
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• Maserati 26M
  The '''Maserati 26M''' was a [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] [[race car]] for [[Maserati]] between 1930 and 1934. [[Category:Racing cars]]
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