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• Alfa Romeo 8C
  ...cc [[Straight-6|I6]]<br>2.9&nbsp;L 2905&nbsp;cc [[Straight-8|I8]]<br>(road cars) ...was used in the world's first genuine [[Open wheel car|single-seat]] Grand Prix racing car, the [[Alfa Romeo P3|Monoposto 'Tipo B' - P3]] from 1932 onwards
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• Road America
  *[[Champ Car]] World Series - Road America Grand Prix - September 21-24, 2006 *[[Kohler]] International Challenge with Brian Redman(vintage cars) - July 16, 2006
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• Scuderia Ferrari
  Debut = [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|1950]] [[Italian Grand Prix]] | ...its peak included over forty drivers, most of whom raced in [[Alfa Romeo]] cars; Enzo himself continued racing, with moderate success, until the birth of h
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• Drifting (motorsport)
  ...track racing]], [[motorcycle speedway]], and [[rallying]]. Early [[Grand Prix]] drivers such as [[Tazio Nuvolari]] also used an at the limit form of driv ...e [[United States]], and New Zealand, these drivers are able to keep their cars sliding for extended periods of time, often through several turns.
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• Juan Pablo Montoya
  |First race || [[2001 Australian Grand Prix]] |First win || [[2001 Italian Grand Prix]]
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• Michael Schumacher
  |Caption || Schumacher before the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]]. |First race || [[1991 Belgian Grand Prix]]
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• Nardi
  ...ther smaller cars that had BMW motorcycle engines. At least two additional cars were built 1948, derived from the "Marco" style, one using a Fiat 1100 engi ...a few exceptions including a couple of [[Lancia Aurelia]] based [[concept cars]] in 1955.
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• Officine Meccaniche
  ...to 1917 when they took over Fabbrica Automobili [[Züst]], and their first cars were much like the Züst S305, badged with the initials O.M. The first comp ...[[Mille Miglia]] race in [[1927]] winning the first three positions. Some cars were equipped with Roots superchargers.
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• Autosud
  ...ish and French engines which would also qualify. The Italians quickly made cars for the new formula, and the first race was held on January 1958 at [[Monza ...know that he was wrong, but at that time he was insisting on front engine cars. So who were we to question this? But in retrospect, I wonder if we could h
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• Ferrari
  ...[[Italy|Italian]] manufacturer of racing cars and high-performance sports cars formed by [[Enzo Ferrari]] in 1929. At first, '''[[Scuderia Ferrari]]''' sp ...Ferrari prepared and successfully raced various drivers in [[Alfa Romeo]] cars until 1938, when he was officially hired by Alfa as head of their racing de
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• Continuously variable transmission
  ...was produced in [[1958]]. Van Doorne's patents were later sold to [[Volvo Cars|Volvo]] along with DAF's car business. ...h CVT was quickly and silently banned from [[Grand_Prix_motor_racing|Grand Prix racing]] by the [[FIA]] in 1994, after the worryingly fast test times by Wi
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• 2010 Formula One season
  ...championship came after a dramatic season finale at [[2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|Abu Dhabi]] where three other drivers could also have won the championship; ...in]] and the season concluded on November 14 in the [[2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|United Arab Emirates]] after 19 motor races held in 18 countries on five co
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• OSCA
  ...ttle thereafter. At the [[Italian GP]] in September OSCA entered two works cars for Franco Rol but the car was a long way off the pace of the [[Alfa Romeos ...nge in the regulations for the [[World Championship]] in 1954 rendered the cars obsolete and it was not until a new 1.5-liter F2 began in 1957 that OSCA re
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• Dante Giacosa
  ...s [[Tranquillo Zerbi]], designer of [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] cars for Fiat. In 1933 when work commenced on the Fiat 500, the director of the ...bsp;km/h was claimed. A batch of twenty cars was laid down in 1946 and the cars were raced successfully throughout the rest of the 1940s.
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• Ferrari 250 LM
  ...oducing [[MR layout|mid-engined]] racing cars in [[1963]]. Although these cars shared their names (based on engine displacement) with road models, they we ...50 P''' racer was almost entirely unrelated to the other [[Ferrari 250|250 cars]]. It was a mid-engined sports car racer with a [[Ferrari 250#250 Testa Ro
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• Ducati Singles
  By [[1954]], Ducati Meccanica SpA was producing 120 bikes a day, but cheap cars were entering the markets, and sales for many motorcycle manufacturers woul ...eved could be overcome with a [[desmodromic]] cylinder head. The 125 Grand Prix could produce 16&nbsp;hp at 11,500&nbsp;rpm, its true rev limit, while the
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• Champcars
  ...t races, taking over the [[Detroit Grand Prix]] and the [[Long Beach Grand Prix]] from Formula 1, as well as having success in venues like [[Miami]], [[Tor ...manufacturers, 4 chassis manufacturers, 2 tire companies, large crowds, 28 cars, and large sponsorships.
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• Ferrari Dino
  ...ing lot of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at the 2005 United States Grand Prix]] ...m [[1968]] to [[1976]]. The Dino name was retired by [[1976]], though the cars remained in production. It was created as an attempt to produce a relative
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• ATS
  | Debut || [[1963 Belgian Grand Prix]] | Last race || [[1964 Italian Grand Prix]]
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• History of Formula One
  [[Formula One]] has its roots in the European [[Grand Prix motor racing]] (''q.v.'' for pre-1947 history) of the 1920s and 1930s. Howe ...e, although not all of these were considered significant. Most competitive cars came from Italy, particularly Alfa Romeo. Races saw pre-war heroes like Var
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• Maserati
  ...manufacturer of [[automobile racing|racing cars]] and [[sports car|sports cars]], established in 1914 in [[Bologna]]. The company's headquarters are now i ...e other brothers, Bindo, Ernesto and Ettore, kept the firm going, building cars that won races.
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• Wankel engine
  Since its introduction in the [[NSU Motorenwerke AG]] (NSU) and [[Mazda]] cars of the 1960s, the engine has been commonly referred to as the ''[[rotary en ...released into the exhaust. At first, while manufacturers of piston-engine cars were turning to expensive [[catalytic converter]]s to completely oxidize th
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• Motorcycle speedway
  ...up]] whilst the highest overall scoring individual in the [[Speedway Grand Prix]] events is pronounced the Speedway world champion. ...ff which prevent rider and bike from crashing into the fans. In the Grands prix and [[Speedway Elite League|British]] and [[Poland|Polish elite]] leagues i
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• Alfa Romeo
  ...an advanced Grand Prix car was designed and built, the [[Alfa Romeo Grand Prix|GP1914]] which featured a four cylinder, double overhead camshafts, four va !style="background:darkorange" align="center" valign="middle" | Cars
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• 1000km Nürburgring
  Since 1984, the 1000&nbsp;km races were run on the new, much shorter ''Grand-Prix-Strecke'', while the [[24 Hours Nürburgring]] stayed on the legendary long In 2000, the 1000&nbsp;km were resumed, with new competitive cars of BMW and Audi.
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• Monaco
  ...aco and its style-conscious people can be seen in the number of high class cars, designer fashion boutiques such as [[Chanel]], trendy restaurants, and its *[[Monaco Grand Prix]]
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• 12 Hours of Sebring
  ...s a [[road racing]] course styled after those used in [[Europe]]an [[Grand Prix motor racing]]. The race is now considered one of the premier endurance rac ...e. Both general admission and, for a fee, reserved camping exists. RVs and cars are allowed into the track. Fans that show up during the week (and in some
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• 24 Hours Nürburgring
  ...h a lap length of over 25 km, it allows the participation of more than 200 cars, and over 700 drivers. ...GT2-spec, turbo-charged Porsche, modified [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters]] cars from Opel and [[Abt Sportsline]]-Audi, and the [[Schnitzer Motorsport]]-ent
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• Max Mosley
  ...career as a barrister was bringing in sufficient money, he started racing cars himself. The sport's indifference to his background appealed to Mosley: ...uropean [[Formula Two]], the level of racing just below Formula One. Their cars were prepared by [[Frank Williams]], later a Formula One team owner. It was
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• Alfa Romeo Alfetta
  ...re balanced weight distribution, as used on the Alfetta 158/159 Grand Prix cars. The suspension relied on [[double wishbone]]s and [[torsion bar]]s at the ...the best-handling saloon cars of their time. Unlike most rear-wheel drive cars, the transaxle meant there was no transmission tunnel linking the gearbox t
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• Indianapolis 500
  ...lass of [[formula racing|formula]], or [[open wheel car|open-wheel]], race cars that have competed in it. It has been broadcast live over radio on the [[In ...(183 in³) engine, inspired by the Peugeot [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] engine which had been serviced in his shop by [[Fred Offenhauser]] in 191
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• Indy Racing League
  ...]] and [[Infineon Raceway|Infineon]]) and one street race in [[Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|St. Pete]] for [[2005 in IRL|2005]]. == The Cars ==
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• Automotive
  manufacturers of parts for racing 101 and 105 series cars. (UK) - Spare parts for Alfa Romeo cars since 1962. (Germany)
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• Ferrari 488
  ...ch (the round was run as a support category to the [[2016 Australian Grand Prix]]). Italian [[Andrea Montermini]] and Danish driver [[Benny Simonsen]] shar [[Category:Sports cars]]
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• Lambretta
  ...r production and engineering expertise and contracted Innocenti to produce cars under license from BLMC. The [[Innocenti Mini]] used the mechanical compon ...country with poor infrastructure, economically not ready for small private cars yet with a demand for private transport. "Automobile Products of India" or
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• Tony Stewart
  ...to racing]] driver who has won championships in [[Sprint car racing|sprint cars]], [[Indy Racing League|Indy car]]s, and [[Stock car racing|stock car]]s. When he wasn't racing Indy Cars, he raced stock cars. In 1996, Tony made his [[NASCAR]]'s [[Busch Series]] debut, driving for Ha
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• List of automotive superlatives
  The list will also be limited to production road cars that meet the following conditions: ...ufacturer and offered for commercial sale to the public in new condition - cars modified by either professional tuners or individuals are not eligible
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• Jonghi
  ...dente'' model made by "Nagase & Ray", was released just before the ''Grand Prix of Nations'' in [[Rome]] in [[1932]] which was led by [[Louis Jeannin]]. Un ...hanged the balance of the market. The 1948 production rate was at over 100 cars a month, and in 1950, the 2CV had even reached 400 units produced daily. Fr
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• Le Mans 24 Hours
  ...er 24 hours to be classified, which leads to dramatic scenes where damaged cars leave the pits to crawl around the track one last time in order to finish o ...was permitted in the early decades. Until the early [[1980s]] most of the cars were raced with a two driver team. In [[1950]], [[Louis Rosier]] won the ra
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• Moto Guzzi
  ...motorcycle racing World Champions|World Championships]], 6 [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|Constructor's Championships]] and 11 [[Is ...competitors [[Gilera]] and [[Mondial]]) from racing after the [[1957 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1957 season]] &mdash; citing escalating costs and
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• Le Mans 24 hours races
  [[Ferrari]] had 10 cars start the 1958 Le Mans with only two finishing but one, a TR 58 (250TR) was ...275&nbsp;LM]] winning the race, this proved to be the last win for the red cars. Four consecutive victories for Ford followed in the next years.
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• Alfa Romeo 159
  ...d]] (production in Thailand started March 2002 and lasted couple of years, cars were targeted for Asia Pacific markets). Between 1997 and 2005, 680,000 exa ...'''Sportwagon Q4''' (both using the 1.9 L 150 PS JTD diesel engine). These cars were equipped with a [[Torsen]] C four-wheel drive system and raised ride h
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