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• Czech Grand Prix
  ...] now referred to as the Brno Circuit. It was held in the town of [[Brno]] in [[Czechoslovakia]] (now the [[Czech Republic]]). ...jured when [[Hermann Lang]] skidded off the track. The spectators had been in a prohibited area but Lang was sued anyway.
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• Rudolf Caracciola
  '''Rudolf Caracciola''' (b. [[January 30]], [[1901]] at [[Remagen]], [[Germany]], d. [[September 28]], [[1959]]) ...iola, born in Germany to a hotelier family, was a champion racer in Europe in the [[Grand Prix motor racing]] era.
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• Ferenc Szisz
  ...ustria]]n and [[Germany|German]] cities, in the spring of 1900 he ended up in [[Paris, France]] where he found work at the new [[Renault|Renault Automobi ...zaro]] and [[Louis Chevrolet]] driving for [[Fiat]], Ferenc Szisz finished in fifth place behind the winner, fellow Frenchman [[Victor Hémery]] driving
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• Hermann Lang
  ...born [[April 6]], [[1909]] – died [[October 19]], [[1987]], was a [[Germany|German]] champion race car driver. ...He won the very first race he entered and before long decided to compete in the sidecar class. At age twenty-two, he won the German sidecar mountain ra
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• Felice Nazzaro
  ...7 resulted in an invitation to compete in the 1908 [[American Grand Prix]] in [[Savannah, Georgia]] where he finished third. He returned to the United s ...rned him the position of 'works' Fiat driver alongside [[Vincenzo Lancia]] in 1905.
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• List of international Formula One colors
  ...d Prix motor racing]], when blue Bugatti and red Alfa Romeo dominated many races. ...Benz and Audi used silver paint when they returned to international racing in the 1990s.
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• Grasstrack
  ...edway, which has 4 riders per race, Grasstrack racing can have many riders in each heat and the circuit is normally longer allowing higher speeds. Grasst ...r racing careers in Grasstrack. Some Speedway riders continue to take part in national Grasstrack meetings when their schedule permits.
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• Pescara Grand Prix
  ...he years was held to a variety of vehicle class regulations and durations. In F1 1957 the Pescara Grand Prix formed a round of the [[Formula One]] World ...sea. The pit and paddock complex was located at the end of this straight. In an effort to slow competitor speeds past these pits the Pescara circuit bec
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• Grand Prix motor racing
  ...he drive of competition soon saw speeds exceeding 100 mph, but because the races were held on open roads there were frequent accidents with the resulting fa ...ve to the United States. Beginning in 1910, he would become a major figure in American racing and the designer of a car for General Motors that bears his
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• Juan Manuel Fangio
  |Races:||52 ...r-1986.jpg|thumb|270px|Juan Manuel Fangio driving a [[Mercedes-Benz W196]] in the 1986 Oldtimer Grand Prix at the [[Nürburgring]]]]
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• Touring car racing
  ...ified street cars. It is notably popular in [[United Kingdom|Britain]], [[Germany]], [[Scandinavia]], and [[Australia]]. It can basically be considered a clo ...here winning a race requires the winner's car to be heavier for subsequent races).
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• Automobile racing
  '''Auto racing''' (also known as '''automobile racing''', '''autosport''' or '''mot ...he construction of the first successful [[gasoline|petrol]]-fuelled autos. In [[1894]], the first contest was organized by Paris magazine [[Le Petit Jour
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• Motor racing
  '''Auto racing''' (also known as '''automobile racing''', '''autosport''' or '''mot ...he construction of the first successful [[gasoline|petrol]]-fuelled autos. In [[1894]], the first contest was organized by Paris magazine [[Le Petit Jour
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• Race car
  ! colspan=2 |'''Auto racing''' | Caption || The start of a [[Formula One]] race in 2008
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• 1967 Isle of Man TT
  ...s generally acknowledged to be one of the most dramatic [[auto racing|auto races]] of all time. [[Mike Hailwood]], on the mighty but evil handling, four-cyl ...ders appeared to be in a dead heat. The closest of finishes appeared to be in the cards.
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• 1000km Nürburgring
  ...durance racing]] and [[Sports car racing]] event on the [[Nürburgring]] in Germany, organized by the [[ADAC]] since 1953. ...the race was not held in the following two years. It became quite popular in the 1960s and 1970s though, and even more so after [[Formula One]] decided
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• A1 Grand Prix
  ! colspan=2 |'''[[Auto racing]]''' | Champion || {{flagiconGER}} [[A1 Team Germany|Germany]]
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• German Grand Prix
  ...the [[Rhine]] valley, the circuit is completely flat, without any changes in elevation. ...to be used as test track for [[Mercedes-Benz]] and [[Auto Union]] in 1936. In 1938 it was renamed the ''Kurpfalzring'' and that name was used until [[194
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• Targa Florio
  ...d in the mountains of [[Sicily]] near [[Palermo, Sicily|Palermo]]. Founded in 1906, it used to be the oldest [[sports car racing]] event, part of the Wor After 1973, it was a national sports car event until it was discontinued in 1977 due to safety concerns. It is since run as a [[rallying]] event, and i
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• Ferrari 512
  ...and some 512 in private hands were entered in [[CanAm]] and [[Interserie]] races. ...orts car championship and [[24 hours of Le Mans]] racing cars, regulations in those days restricted maximum displacement to 5.0 L. The Ferrari 512 d
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