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• Luca Cadalora
  ...pionship]] on a Garelli and then the [[1991 in sports|1991]] and [[1992 in sports|1992]] [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|250cc World C ...ike in 1999. He closed out his career with [[Kenny Roberts]]' Modenas team in 2000.
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• Lamborghini Jalpa
  | Class || [[Sports car]] ...as much easier to drive, having better visibility and being more tractable in heavy traffic and at slow speeds. At night, however, there were many distr
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• Ferrari GTO
  ...[[1986]]. It was built with the [[Group B]] [[rally racing|rally series]] in mind but was never entered there. ...nd the required multiplier for turbocharged cars (1.4). With this formula in mind, the GTO's V8 was rated at 3,997 cc equivalent.
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• Suzuka 8 Hours
  ...oad Race)'' is an endurance motorcycle race held at the [[Suzuka Circuit]] in [[Japan]] each year. As the name implies, the race runs for eight hours co The race began in 1978 as a race for prototype [[Isle of Man TT|Tourist Trophy]] Formula One
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• Mugello Circuit
  ...''' ({{lang|it|''Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello''}}) is a race track in the [[Mugello region]] of [[Italy]] near [[Florence]]. Its length is 5.245 ...21 September 2008. However, the race had to be cancelled due to the delay in building the new chassis for the new race cars.
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• Grand Prix of Rome
  ...'''1947-present:''' Gran Premio di Roma)'' was an [[automobile race]] held in [[Rome]], [[Italy]] from 1925 until 1991. ...rand Prix was run to [[Formula One]] rules, but neither event was included in the World Championship.
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• 1986 Monaco Grand Prix
  ...Monaco Grand Prix]]''' held at [[Circuit de Monaco|Monaco]] on [[May 11]], 1986. ...ngelis' last Grand Prix before his testing accident at Paul Ricard Circuit in which his rear wing failed and he crashed fatally
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• Pininfarina
  ...ta "Pinin" Farina]] (Following the company, his surname became Pininfarina in 1961, as a result of combining his nickname and surname). ...r 3,000 people in subsidiary company offices throughout Europe, as well as in Morocco and China.
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• Detroit street circuit
  | Record year || 1986 ...w [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]] claim victory after starting in 17th place, the lowest grid position for an eventual race winner on a road
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• Malaysian Grand Prix
  ...his was to distinguish it from the [[United States Grand Prix West]], held in [[Long Beach, California]] from [[1976]] through [[1983]]. ...n Senna]] overcame a tire puncture to win his first of five American races in six years.
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• Ducati Paso
  ...cer [[Renzo Pasolini]], nicknamed "Paso", who died on [[20 May]], [[1973]] in an accident at the [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]] race track during th ...e product. On closure of the deal, Ducati engines were instantly installed in a number of [[Cagiva]] bikes, which included the Alazzurra and the Elefant
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• Ferrari 308 GTB
  |Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] |Production:||[[1980]] — [[1986]]
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• Thierry Boutsen
  ...[[WilliamsF1|Williams]], [[Ligier]] and [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] teams in [[Formula One]]. ...Michele Alboreto]]. In 1981 he moved to [[Formula 2]] and was again second in the championship, this time behind [[Geoff Lees]]. The 1981 24 Hours of Le
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• Maserati Biturbo
  | Class || [[Sports car|Sports]] / [[Luxury vehicles|Luxury]] The '''Maserati Biturbo''' is a [[sports car]] introduced by [[Maserati]] in 1981. The Biturbo was a two-door, four-seater [[notchback]] [[coupé]] feat
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• CanAm
  ...undamentally different series based on obsolete [[Formula 5000]] cars with sports car bodies. ..., [[turbocharging]] and chassis [[downforce]] which resulted by its end it in truly outrageous cars with well over 1000 [[horsepower]] (750 kW), wings, a
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• Flat-6
  ...unted to the [[crankshaft]] such that opposing pistons move back and forth in opposite directions at the same time, somewhat like a [[boxing]] competitor ...ct automobile engine compartments, which makes it more suitable for luxury sports cars, cruising motorcycles, and aircraft than ordinary passenger cars.
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• Fuji Speedway
  ...t, replacing the [[Suzuka Circuit]] as host to the [[Japanese Grand Prix]] in the [[2007 Formula One season]].[http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns16383.html] ...c World Championship battle between [[James Hunt]] and [[Niki Lauda]], and in awful rainy conditions, Hunt earned enough points to win the title. [[Mari
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• Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
  ...Internacional [[Nelson Piquet]]''' {do Rio de Janeiro}") is a race course in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] which hosted the [[Brazilian Grand Prix]] 10 The circuit was built in [[1978]] on reclaimed [[marshland]], thus the course is quite flat with lit
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• Lancia LC2
  ...r Championship season|1983]] to [[1986 World Sportscar Championship season|1986]], although it continued to be used by privateer teams until 1991. It was ...ngine from the LC1 was not capable of achieving the fuel economy necessary in Group C, requiring Lancia to seek a new powerplant.
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• Mauro Baldi
  '''Mauro Baldi''' (born [[January 31]], [[1954]] in [[Reggio Emilia]], [[Italy]]) is a former [[Formula One]] driver who raced ...voort]]. When [[Benetton Group|Benetton]] became Alfa Romeo's team sponsor in 1984, Baldi lost his drive, and joined the underfunded Spirit team until 19
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