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• Ducati Multistrada
  ...to be sold in 2003 had a 1000 [[cubic centimetre|cc]] [[Motorcycle engine|engine]], but a smaller Multistrada 620cc version was introduced in 2005. The 2003 ...the 1000DS Multistrada received an improved side stand (the 2003-2004 side stand was too short and made the bike prone to accidental tip-over), redesigned s
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• Ducati Apollo
  ...56 mm. Valve actuation was by pushrods and rocker arms. That was the engine. The engine was also a stressed member of the heavy duty open cradle frame with a centr
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• Horsepower
  ...tomotive]] industry for listing the maximum power of [[internal-combustion engine]]s. ...s first used by [[James Watt]] during a business venture where his [[steam engine]]s replaced [[horse]]s. It was defined that a horse can lift 33,000 [[poun
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• ASA
  ..., promoted and approved the initial design and development of the Tipo 854 engine dubbed by the press as "la Ferrarina". Ferrari envisioned producing and se ...s defection of his top staff, Enzo Ferrari chose to sell the rights to the engine and chassis designs to De Nora. Ferrari was emphatic that following the sa
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• Scuderia Toro Rosso
  |Test drivers || 40. [[Neel Jani]] |Engine || [[Cosworth]] TJ2005 ([[V10 engine|V10]])
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• Lamborghini Miura
  |Engine || 3929 cc [[V12]] ...lt in [[Italy]] by [[Lamborghini]] between [[1966]] and [[1973]]. A [[mid-engine]]d layout had been used successfully in competition, including by the [[For
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• 24 Hours of Le Mans
  ...Sarthe|circuit]] containing closed public roads that are meant not only to test a car and driver's ability to be quick, but also to last over a 24-hour per ...ing was occurring throughout Europe, Le Mans was envisioned as a different test from motorsports at the time. Instead of focusing on the ability of a car c
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• Chris Amon
  ...arnell]] who persuaded Amon to come to England and race for his team. In a test at [[Goodwood Circuit|Goodwood]] Amon continued to impress and was on the p ...team were using year-old [[Lola]] cars powered by year-old [[Climax]] [[V8 engine]]s. Amon was teamed with the very-experienced [[Maurice Trintignant]] for t
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• Niki Lauda
  ...rch in both F1 and F2 in 1972. Although the F2 cars were good (and Lauda's test-driving skills impressed March principal Robin Herd), March's 1972 F1 seaso ...that damaged his lungs and blood. Although Lauda was conscious and able to stand immediately after the accident, he later lapsed into a coma and a priest ad
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• Grand-Am
  ...rporation) and [[Daytona International Speedway]], but operates as its own stand-alone corporation with a group of independent investors and its own board o !Engine
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• Pagani Huayra
  | Layout || Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout | Engine || [[Mercedes-AMG]] V12 Bi-Turbo M158, 5980 cc
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• Rapid
  ...as appointed chief designer but was killed in an accident in 1906 during a test drive. Among the first models were the '''Rapid''' models ''16/24'' and the ...o 10560 cc continuing. The 1910 ''Rapid 15 HP'' was driven by a 4-cylinder engine with 2614 cc and an output of about 15 hp. From 1910, the Rapid-models were
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• Alfa Romeo Alfetta
  | Engine || 1.6&nbsp;L [[Straight-4|I4]]<br>1.8&nbsp;L [[Straight-4|I4]] ...der]] [[DOHC]] engines with two valves per cylinder and a turbo [[Diesel]] engine supplied by [[VM Motori]]. The 1.6 and 1.8&nbsp;L base models had two doubl
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• Internal combustion engine
  ...acting on pistons, rotors, or even by pressing on and moving the entire [[engine]] itself. ...[[external combustion engine]]s, such as [[steam engine]]s and [[Stirling engine]]s, which use the combustion process to heat a separate working fluid, whic
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• Cisitalia
  ...d to qualify the car in the 1952 Italian Grand Prix, but failed because of engine problems. A company like Porsche might have been able to develop the car in ...rom the small Fiat, but extensively modified for their racing purpose. The engine received [[dry sump]] lubrication and further tweak considerably increased
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• Valentino Rossi
  ...oup of friends: "The Chihuahua Tribe", and the letters WLF on his leathers stand for "Viva La Figa" or Long Live Pussy. He traditionally also incorporates h ...torbikes/4741725.stm], his second test of the car to date. Times from the test at the private circuit in [[Fiorano, Italy]] had Rossi approximately 3 seco
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• Electronic stability control
  ...e inner rear wheel to counter [[understeer]]. Some ESC systems also reduce engine power until control is regained. Electronic stability control does not impr ...ous sensors. When too much [[throttle]] has been used when taking a curve, engine output and braking are automatically regulated to ensure the proper line th
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• 2010 Formula One season
  ...ain in Formula One and FIA president [[Max Mosley]] confirmed he would not stand for re-election in October. ...on test schedule started on 1 December 2009 with a three-day 'Young Driver Test' (for drivers with fewer than three Formula One race starts to their name)
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• Car handling
  ...rear heavy cars to [[oversteer]], all other things being equal. The [[mid-engine design]] offers the ideal center of gravity. ...enstitivity to crosswinds, due to the lightness of the front of the [[rear engine]] car; and poor roll stability due to the [[swing axle]] suspension. Peopl
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• On the basis of these results, [[Peter Sauber]] gave the Finn a test with the [[Sauber]] Formula One team in September of 2000. After further t Räikkönen, long linked to Sauber's engine supplier [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], instead sufficiently impressed [[Tea
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