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• Henry Segrave
  ...er speed record]]. He was the first person to hold both the land and water speed records simultaneously. He was the first person to travel at over 200 mph ( ...win at [[Miramas]] in [[France]], he retired from racing to concentrate on speed records.
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• Malcolm Campbell
  ...rld speed record on [[Land Speed Record|land]] and on [[Water speed record|water]] at various times during the [[1920s]] and [[1930s]] using vehicles called ==Land speed record==
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• List of vehicle speed records
  [[Image:ThrustSSC.jpg|thumb|250px|right|ThrustSSC, which holds the land speed record]] The following is a '''list of speed records''' for various categories of vehicles.
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• Autódromo José Carlos Pace
  |Record time || 1'11.473 |Record driver || [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
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• Serpollet
  |Top speed || 119.1 kph / 74.0 mph ...let, were equipped with fake radiators, because of certain stigma that ''[[water]] in a boiler was not cool!'' <br>
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• Luigi Colani
  ;1981: Fuel economy world record set by the Colani 2CV (based on the French [[Citroën]] [[Citroën 2CV|2CV] ...rd for the [[Canon Inc.|Canon]] [[Canon T90|T90]]. Colani motorcycle world record in Italy. Foundation of the Colani Design Bern, Switzerland.
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• Anzani
  ...lved in cycle racing. He moved on to motor cycles and designed and built a record breaking lightweight engine. In 1907 he set up a small workshop in Paris wi :[[Anzani 4-cylinder]] water-cooled V-4, 35 hp at 1,600 rpm
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• Minarelli
  ...narelli pcb 026.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''1973 Minarelli 50 cc PCB race, P6 water-cooled motor for short racing, 16,500 rpm, power disc rotating, a dry clutc ...25cc world championships. Among the titles from this period are some world speed records still unbeaten.
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• Hydrogen vehicle
  ...n as a power source would be that it uses oxygen from the air to produce [[water vapor]] as exhaust. Another benefit is that, theoretically, the source of ...ould be produced and consumed continuously, using [[Solar power|solar]], [[water]], [[wind]] and [[nuclear power|nuclear]] power for [[electrolysis]]. Curr
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• Ferrari 312PB
  | Gears || 5-speed ...nal Porsche engine layout with its low center of gravity, but Ferrari used water-cooling and 4-valve heads. The car was promising, but did not win, while th
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• Lamborghini Aventador
  | class="lightbg" id="car_specsright" | ISR 7 speed Semi-Automatic | class="lightbg" id="car_specsleft" | Top Speed
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• Daytona International Speedway
  ...he infield of the track, and the large hole in the infield was filled with water and is now known as Lake Lloyd. The speedway opened on [[February 22]] [[19 ...'Year'''!!'''Date'''!!'''Driver'''!!'''Car Make'''!!'''Time'''!!'''Average Speed<br>([[Miles per hour|mph]])'''
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• Racing flags
  ...ace car]] will enter the course and lead the field at a safe predetermined speed. The field is locked into place at the beginning of a caution period and no ...ce. Many hazards, such as rain, darkness, a blocked course (due to debris, water or safety vehicles), a car on fire, or a devastating multi-car crash (espec
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• Formula One car
  ...each track; with a relatively low drag configuration for tracks where high speed is relatively more important like [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza]], and a high ...mix, change brake pressure and call the radio. Data such as rpm, laptimes, speed and gear is displayed on an LCD screen. The wheel alone can cost about $40,
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• Pizza
  ...than cakes) must be used. The dough must be kneaded by hand or with a low-speed mixer. After the rising process, the dough must be formed by hand without t ...pizzas, and is usually a fairly heavily seasoned, smooth sauce with a low water content. On some variants without tomatoes, [[pesto]], [[Fettuccine alfredo
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• Wankel engine
  ...nce the Wankel output shaft is [[gear]]ed to spin at three times the rotor speed, this becomes one combustion 'stroke' per output shaft revolution per rotor ...t also the ability to produce more power by running at higher [[rotational speed|rpm]].
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• Grand Prix motorcycles
  ...minimum-weight advantage under the rules, typically attained higher corner speed and could qualify well, they lacked the power of the four-cylinder machines ...ly 20 riders. Grid positions are decided in descending order of qualifying speed, the fastest on the 'pole' or first position. Races last approximately 45 m
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• 24 Hours Nürburgring
  ...m''Jürgen Alzen Motorsport'' was only one lap down and have beaten the old record, too. They used a conventional gear box and a privately built 3.8L 500PS en ...led for the lead within a lap, the pace likely to result in a new distance record. The Manthey #1 had been punished for approaching an accident site too quic
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• Valentino Rossi
  ...ion, plagued with somewhat inconsistent performances, yet showing stunning speed at times. Rossi treated it as a learning process and refined his skills eno ...] four-stroke with traditionally odd aerodynamic aesthetics but phenomenal speed.
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• Cizeta
  ...the late 1980s by Claudio Zampolli (an Italian [[Ferrari]] dealer) and the record producer [[Giorgio Moroder]]. ...ubing was welded together by hand to make up the main frame. The plumbing, water, brake lines and electricals are contained in the 72mm diameter backbone tu
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