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• Nardo Ring
  ...] which set a speed record for a production car at the Nardò Ring with the wheel at 30°. This record has since been beaten by the [[Bugatti Veyron]], howev
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• All-terrain tyre
  ...'' is a type of [[automotive]] [[Tire|tyre]] most commonly found on [[Four wheel drive]] vehicles. ...ndard tend to be biased towards road use. That is to say that for highway driving in a variety of conditions, they will offer good traction and low noise lev
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• Threshold braking
  ...netic friction]] range. The friction force developed between the tire and driving surface is proportional to the [[coefficient of friction]] for the combinat
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• John Andretti
  ...]] in [[1997]] at [[Daytona International Speedway]], and his second while driving for [[Richard Petty]] in [[1999]] at [[Martinsville Speedway]].
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• Open wheel
  ...t street cars, [[stock car racing|stock car]]s, or [[touring car]]s. Open-wheel racing includes many types and levels of motor racing including [[Formula O ...stling common in touring and stock car racing impossible), only a few open-wheel categories draw significant crowds.
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• Open-wheel
  ...t street cars, [[stock car racing|stock car]]s, or [[touring car]]s. Open-wheel racing includes many types and levels of motor racing including [[Formula O ...stling common in touring and stock car racing impossible), only a few open-wheel categories draw significant crowds.
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• Toe (automotive)
  ..., in parallel (roughly). Positive toe, or '''toe in''' is the front of the wheel pointing in towards the centreline of the vehicle. It can be measured in li ...a little more tire wear as they are now driving a bit sideways. On [[front wheel drive]] cars, the situation is more complex.
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• Grand tourer
  ...[[GT]]''', is a high-performance [[automobile]] designed for long distance driving. Any such car could be considered to be a grand tourer, but the traditional ...larities with sports cars, such as the fact they mainly use rear or [[four wheel drive]], and the term sports car may be used to describe a car with grand t
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• Driving
  '''Driving''' is the controlled operation of a [[vehicle]], which is usually a [[motor Driving includes knowing how to operate the mechanisms which control the speed and
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• Traction control
  The brake actuator, and the wheel speed sensors, are the same as that used for [[Anti-lock braking system]]. ...so extremely useful in countries that suffer from icy or snowy roads: When driving up a slippery hill, giving full gas and letting the car's TCS take care of
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• Caster angle
  ...rs sometimes adjust caster angle to optimize car performance in particular driving situations. ...se of this is to provide a degree of self-centering for the steering - the wheel casters around so as to trail behind the axis of steering. This makes a car
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• Custom wheel
  The term '''Custom wheel''' is used refer to the [[wheel]]s of a [[vehicle]] which have either been modified from the vehicle manufa ...heir requirements for a street wheel against their requirements for a race wheel or buy multiple sets of wheels.
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• Locking differential
  ...)|traction]] compared to a standard, or "open" differential by disallowing wheel speed differentiation between two wheels on the same axle under certain con ...problem with its capability of delivering 100% of available torque to the wheel with the most traction.
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• Motauto
  ...he passenger in front of the steering compartment, the space for the spare wheel and luggage. It is not known whether there even after the prototype there w
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• RWD
  '''Rear-wheel drive''' (or '''RWD''' for short) was a common [[engine]]/[[transmission (m ...vehicles use a longitudinally-mounted engine in the front of the vehicle, driving the rear wheels via a [[driveshaft]] linked via a [[differential (mechanics
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• Rear-wheel drive
  '''Rear-wheel drive''' (or '''RWD''' for short) was a common [[engine]]/[[transmission (m ...vehicles use a longitudinally-mounted engine in the front of the vehicle, driving the rear wheels via a [[driveshaft]] linked via a [[differential (mechanics
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• Electronic brakeforce distribution
  ...ock braking system]]s, EBD can apply more or less braking pressure to each wheel in order to maximize stopping power. ...plies brake force precisely through electronic control. It recognises that driving conditions, braking situations and vehicle weight distributions are unique
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• Front-wheel drive
  ...ly instead. [[Rear-wheel drive]] was the traditional standard while [[four-wheel drive]] is also sometimes used. See also [[FF layout]]. ...he automobile. [[Alvis Cars]] of the [[United Kingdom]] introduced a front wheel drive model in 1928, but it was not a success.
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• Power steering
  ...ion rather than the rule, at least on European cars. The trend to [[front wheel drive]], greater vehicle mass and wider [[tire]]s means that modern vehicle ...des of the steering wheel gear. When [[torque]] is applied to the steering wheel, the hydraulic lines provide unequal pressures and hence assist in turning
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• Multitronic
  ...'s "Dynamic Regulating Programme" (DRP), which tracks the driver's inputs, driving conditions, and engine load to compute the optimal [[gear ratio]] for fuel ...ot compatible with the [[quattro (four wheel drive system)|quattro]] (four-wheel drive system), or [[transverse engine]] in the [[Audi A3]]. At first the t
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• Rolling friction
  ...the deformation of the ground. It depends very much on the material of the wheel or tire and the sort of ground. For example, [[rubber]] will give a bigger ...car. Maximum braking force occurs when there is about 11% slip between the wheel's speed and the road - this is used to advantage in [[Anti-lock braking sys
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• Elizabeth Junek
  ...iving until an injury to his hand afforded her the opportunity to take the wheel. She immediately began winning and by 1926 was good enough to compete in ra ...rati]] and [[Tazio Nuvolari]]. Back at Nürburgring in July, she shared the driving with her husband and had just changed places with him when he went off cour
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• Tiptronic
  ...be commanded by pushbuttons or rocker switches installed on the [[steering wheel]] with an optional display in the instrument panel indicating the current g ...; these electronics modify the shift points to adapt to a given operator's driving style.
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• Jean-Pierre Wimille
  ...pe 50B]] 4.7 L racing [[Bugatti]] with '''J. P. Wimille''' behind the wheel]] ...ars at a young age. He was 22 years old when he made his Grand Prix debut, driving a [[Bugatti]] 37A at the [[1930]] [[French Grand Prix]] in [[Pau]].
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• Front wheel drive
  ...ly instead. [[Rear wheel drive]] was the traditional standard while [[four wheel drive]] is also sometimes used. See also [[FF layout]]. ...e automobile. [[Alvis Cars]] of the [[United Kingdom]] introduced a front wheel drive model in [[1928]], but it was not a success. The first successful mo
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• Slick tire
  ...ck]] racing, where steering and braking require maximum traction from each wheel, but are typically used on only the driven (powered) wheels in [[drag racin ...n some autosports to wear out multiple sets of tires during a single day's driving.
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• Variomatic
  ...ards as fast as forwards. As a result, in the former Dutch annual backward driving world championship, the DAFs had to be put in a separate competition becaus ...nics)|differential]]: if a drive wheel on slippery road revs up, the other wheel can still transfer the full torque. This results in unusually good traction
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• Three wheeler
  A '''three wheeler''' is a [[vehicle]] with three [[wheel]]s, either "human or people-powered vehicles" (HPV or PPV or [[velomobile]] ...back and two at the front, (for example: [[Morgan Motor Company]]) or one wheel at the front and two at the back (such as the [[Reliant Robin]]).
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• GT car
  ...'''GT'''), is a high-performance [[automobile]] designed for long-distance driving. Any such car could be considered a grand tourer, but the traditional and ...rts cars, such as their use mainly of [[rear-wheel drive|rear-]] or [[four-wheel drive]], and the term sports car may be used to describe a car with grand t
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• All wheel drive
  ...l (mechanics)|differential]] and uses [[traction control]] to recover from wheel spin.]] ...o describe a four-wheeled vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four [[wheel]]s to receive power from the [[engine]] simultaneously. While many people t
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• Autograss
  ...class are Mk2 Escorts and Skoda Estelles. Since the introduction of front wheel drive cars into this class the Vauxhall Nova has become one of the favourit ...wheel drive. This leads to very powerful cars with little weight over the driving wheels, and very sideways action.
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• Felice Nazzaro
  ...the new Fiat racing team. He won the [[Padua]] 200 km race in 1900 at the wheel of a red Fiat and the 1901 [[Giro d'Italia]] in a [[Fiat 6 HP]]. The popula ...ccess in motor sport. In 1913 he won the Targa Florio for the second time, driving a Nazzaro Tipo 2, putting no less than 3 hours between himself and the runn
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• Differential (mechanics)
  ...evice, usually consisting of [[gear]]s, for allowing each of the driving [[wheel]]s to rotate at different speeds, while supplying equal [[torque]] to each ...an the outer wheel, resulting in the inner wheel spinning and/or the outer wheel dragging. This results in difficult and unpredictable handling, damage to t
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• Sports car
  Most modern cars use front wheel drive ([[FF layout|FF]]) where the engine is in the front and drives the fr Previously [[FR layout|FR]], front engine driving rear wheels, was common. This form has survived longer in sports cars than
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• Anti-lock braking system
  ...Bosch GmbH|Bosch]]) is a system on [[motor vehicles]] which prevents the [[wheel]]s from locking while [[brake|braking]]. The purpose of this is twofold: to ...est version (8.2) not only handles the ABS function itself (ie, preventing wheel locking) but also traction control, [[BAS]] (Braking Assist System), anti-[
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• Electronic Stability Control
  ...s drive-wheel slip under acceleration and individually brakes the slipping wheel or wheels, and/or reduces excess engine power, until control is regained. E ...not live up to its promise and may, in fact, encourage even more dangerous driving behaviour.
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• Oversteer
  ...mechanical traction, aerodynamics and suspension, and driver control. The driving technique called [[opposite lock]] is meant to cope in this circumstance. [[Rear wheel drive]] cars are generally more prone to oversteer, in particular when appl
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• Semi-automatic transmission
  ...designed by [[Europe]]an [[automobile]] manufacturers to provide a better driving experience, especially in [[city|cities]] where congestion frequently cause ...ion. In [[Formula One]], the system is adapted to fit onto the [[steering wheel]] in the form of two [[paddle]]s; depressing the right paddle shifts into
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• Mopeds
  ...plete powered rear wheel which was simply substituted for the bicycle rear wheel, which originated from a design by two [[DKW]] engineers in Germany. Slight Mopeds can be driven with M-class driving licence, at the age of 15. People born before 1985 can drive a moped withou
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• Wheel
  ...so used for other circular objects that rotate or turn, such as a [[Ship's wheel]] and [[flywheel]]. ==History of the wheel and axle==
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• Eddie Cheever
  ...eever participated in 132 Formula One races, more than any other American, driving for nine different teams from [[1978]] through [[1989]]. In [[1997]], he fo ...mula racing, teaming with American [[Danny Sullivan]] in Formula Three and driving for [[Ron Dennis]] in Formula Two.
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• Jim Clark
  ...rted his racing career driving in local road rallies and hill climb events driving his own [[Sunbeam-Talbot]], and proved to be a fearsome competitor right fr ...n Boxing Day 1958, Clark met the man who would launch him to superstardom. Driving a [[Lotus Elite]], he finished second to [[Colin Chapman]]. Chapman was suf
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• Rear wheel drive
  '''Rear wheel drive''' was a common form of [[engine]]/[[transmission (mechanics)|transmi ...vehicles use a longitudinally-mounted engine in the front of the vehicle, driving the rear wheels via a [[driveshaft]] linked via a [[differential (mechanics
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• Effedi
  ...dent McPherson struts give it an excellent grip on the road, while the all-wheel disc brakes ensure safety. ...ormance of the car is ensured by the ergonomics of the internal space, the driving and seating position, and the high visibility windscreen. The vehicle's hei
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• Ronnie Peterson
  ...orn in [[Örebro]], in the neighbourhood of Almby, Sweden. He developed his driving style at a young age, when he was competing in [[karting]], and carried thi ...father Bengt. In [[1971]] he won the European [[Formula Two]] Championship driving a March, and five Formula One Grand Prix second places earned him the posit
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• Steering
  ...es found on different types of vehicles, for example, a [[tiller]] or rear–wheel steering. [[Tracked vehicle]]s such as tanks usually employ differential st ...odern cars use [[rack and pinion]] steering mechanisms, where the steering wheel turns the pinion gear; the pinion moves the rack, which is a sort of linear
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• Sports cars
  ...orts car''' is a type of [[automobile]] designed primarily for performance driving while not being a rally orientated car. ...ports car can be described as a car whose dominant design consideration is driving performance. A sports car's main emphasis is on performance by superior ro
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• Emerson Fittipaldi
  ...[[São Paulo (city)|São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]) is a highly successful [[open-wheel]] racing series driver, winning world championships in both [[Formula One]] ...paldi left Lotus to sign with the promising [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] team. Driving the highly efficient McLaren M23, he had three victories in [[1974]], reach
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• Iveco Massif
  ...driving conditions. The Massif is usually in 4x2 rear wheel drive unless 4-wheel drive is engaged.
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• Multi-link suspension
  ...is replaced by the tie-rod, which connects the rack or steering box to the wheel hub. ...to control [[camber]], particularly the way that the camber changes as the wheel moves up (into jounce, or bump) and down into rebound or droop.
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• Alfa Romeo Brera
  ...2.2 petrol will be front wheel drive, whilst the V6 will come with [[four wheel drive]] similar to the [[Alfa Romeo 156|156]]'s Q4 system. In [[North Ameri ...been introduced, such as the new chassis colour Ice White and a 18” spoked wheel with a sporty dark finish.
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• Limited slip differential
  ...so a normal differential suffices. For more demanding use however, such as driving [[off-road]], or for [[high performance vehicle]]s, such a state of affairs ...uid based (viscous). The latter is gaining ground especially in modern all-wheel drive vehicles, and generally requires less maintenance than the mechanical
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• Car safety
  ...ith road hazards such as snow, potholes, and crossing animals; or reckless driving. To make driving safer and prevent accidents from occurring, cars may have the following act
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• Wayne Gardner
  ==Four-wheel racing career== ...d Prix]] weekend and finishing third in the prestigious [[Bathurst 1000]], driving a [[Holden Commodore]]. In 1994 he formed his own team, Wayne Gardner Raci
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• Passive safety
  ...ith road hazards such as snow, potholes, and crossing animals; or reckless driving. To make driving safer and prevent accidents from occurring, cars may have the following act
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• Batmobile
  ...urpose to meet the various stunt needs of the film: two regular, full-size driving Batmobiles were built for exterior shots, one full-size model with hydrauli ...ry to some information, no car had a jet engine or a rocket installed. All driving vehicles were powered instead by a 5.7-litre Chevy engine.
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• Garage Italia
  ...ttractive instrument panel has been inserted in the centre of the steering wheel, allowing the driver maximum concentration on the road and leaving a very c ...gage grid and headlamp protection for off road driving; Sport has a sporty driving position with larger rear tyres than the front ones to give a very good gri
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• Four-wheel drive
  ...l (mechanics)|differential]] and uses [[traction control]] to recover from wheel spin.]] ...scribe a four-wheeled [[vehicle]] with a drivetrain that allows all four [[wheel]]s to receive power from the [[engine]] simultaneously. While many people a
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• Ausonia
  ...naged to give a classic look to their vehicles by providing them with rear-wheel drive and concealing the batteries in double bottoms. ...would be around 20-25 amps, so the cars had a range of five to six hours. Driving the car being performed by means of a rheostat, with four forward positions
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• Alfa Romeo 147
  ...rque between the rear wheels in a dynamic and constant manner depending on driving and road conditions, in order to insure maximum movement and traction in an ...ty mapping: the latter, renders even more immediate the car's response and driving experience.
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• Vittorio Brambilla
  ...Brambilla - March Ford 761 (Foto Spu 1976-07-31).jpg|thumb|right|Brambilla driving a [[March Engineering|March]] [[March 761|761]] at the [[1976 German Grand ...intersection of Ocean Boulevard and Linden Avenue. He lost the right rear wheel on his March on the 35th lap of the [[1976 United States Grand Prix]] after
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• François Cévert
  ...rt joined the Tecno Formula 2 team and finished third overall in [[1969]], driving in the F2 class of the [[German Grand Prix]]. When [[Jackie Stewart]] had a ...now 29 seconds in the lead! Cévert coasted home, taking both hands off the wheel to wave as he crossed the line. <sup>''[http://www.forix.com/asp/notes.asp?
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• Connecting rod
  ...vents, such failures are quite rare on production cars during normal daily driving. This is because production auto parts have a much larger [[factor of safet ...[crank pin]]s are often mounted directly on one or more pairs of [[driving wheel]]s, and the axle of these wheels serves as the crankshaft. The connecting r
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• Fiat 124 Coupé
  ...th 6 or 8 slot configuration. All of these coupes are fun competent modern driving cars which look fantastic in their original forms. They are akin to other I
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• Sequential manual transmission
  ...river is provided with (usually) a pair of flipper paddles on the steering wheel, rally cars often utilize just a double-acting single paddle. Pulling on th ...the ability to skip gears—allows more driver input and a more traditional driving experience.
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• Hungaroring
  ...from the city. Its location on sandy soil also means that if a car drops a wheel off the track, it kicks up massive clouds of dust. ...duels of [[Nelson Piquet]] and [[Ayrton Senna]], [[Nigel Mansell]]'s lost wheel in 1987, [[Damon Hill]]'s dramatic race with an [[Arrows]] in 1997, maiden
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• Hand brake
  ...other end. The lever is most commonly a handle on the floor between the [[driving|driver]] and front passenger (hence the ''hand brake'' name), or a [[pedal] ...ront wheel drive car and possibly GM's inexperience at the time with front wheel cars, led to a tendency for the rear wheels to lock up under braking, which
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• Danica Patrick
  ...sing primarily on road racing, Patrick raced in several developmental open-wheel series while in Europe, including [[Formula Ford]] and [[Formula Vauxhall]] ...Pro Series]], she moved to the [[Toyota Atlantic Championship]] for 2003. Driving for the highly regarded Rahal Letterman team with sponsorship from [[Argent
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• CMN
  ...aly]] entering the war, De Vecchi was constructing military trucks, [[four wheel drive]] artillery tractors and ambulances for the army. Also under the new [[Image:CMNEnzo1919.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''[[Enzo Ferrari]] driving in the [[Parma-Poggio di Berceto]]''']]
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• Sam Hornish, Jr.
  ...es|American]] race car driver and [[Indianapolis 500]] champion, currently driving in the [[Indy Racing League]] for [[Penske Racing]]. He also competes in th ...d [[Tony Kanaan]] in the standings and the top placement of any driver not driving for [[Andretti Green Racing]].
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• Jimmy Vasser
  ==Driving career== ...ame one of the drivers for the two-car operation. Vasser retired from open wheel racing in 2006, but still has an ownership stake. He temporarily came out o
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• Alfa Romeo Tipo 308
  ...ng a [[Mercedes-Benz W154]] was the winner. In this race [[Eugenio Siena]] driving a 312 was killed after hitting a wall.
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• Air brake (road vehicle)
  ...pplies and releases the brakes when one uses the brake pedal during normal driving. ...e oil. If the compressor has its own oil supply check the oil level before driving.
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• Car tuning
  ...e its '''performance, handling and presentation''' and improve the owner's driving style. As most vehicles leave the factory set up for average driver expecta ...e cars never compete. Rather they are built for the pleasure of owning and driving such a vehicle. Another major facet of tuning includes performance modifica
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• Economy car
  ...extremely simple. Advances such as [[monocoque]] construction and [[front wheel drive]] would allow progressively more advanced small cars to be produced, ...compact]]s like the [[Volkswagen GTI]], which combined economy of use with driving fun.
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• Bicycle gearing
  [[Image:Bevelgear.jpg|thumb|[[Bevel gear|Bevel ring gear]] on the rear wheel of a [[shaft-driven bicycle]]]] On a bicycle, power is transmitted from the rider's legs to the rear wheel via the [[bicycle pedal|pedal]]s, [[crankset]], [[bicycle chain|chain]] or
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• Automobile emissions control
  ===Increasing driving efficiency=== * driving technique (some 10-30% reduction)
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• Lamborghini Aventador
  | class="lightbg" id="car_specsright" | All wheel drive ...e version of the Aventador, a vehicle that perfectly balances the ultimate driving experience with the ultimate in sports car sophistication.
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• Ferrari 125 F1
  ...ded to a [[de Dion tube]] for 1950. [[Worm and sector]] steering and four-wheel [[drum brake]]s were the norm for the time. The 2160&nbsp;mm (85&nbsp;in) ...t-cylinder [[Alfa Romeo 158]] and four-cylinder [[Maserati 4CLT]]. Strong driving and a nimble chassis, however, allowed the company to place third in its fi
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• Hermann Lang
  ...ars but after the war ended, he returned to racing in 1946 without a team, driving a six-year-old [[BMW]] to victory in the first post-war race in Germany hel ...ined Grand Prix racing and Lang came back for another F1 season behind the wheel of a Mercedes W196. But at age 45, he had a less than successful campaign t
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• Brooklands
  ...d theoretically take the banked corners without having to use the steering wheel. ...This first British Grand Prix was won by Louis Wagner and Robert Senechal driving a Delage 155B.
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• Lamborghini Jalpa
  | Layout || [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|RMR layout]] Also can be seen in ROCKY IV - when Rocky Balboa (Stallone) is driving and remembering the past.
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• Partenavia
  ...Two 150kW (200hp) Lycoming IO360A1B fuel injected flat four piston engines driving two blade constant speed propellers. P.68TC - Two 155kW (210hp) turbocharge ...radar and more avionics, extra fuel, revised cabin interior and redesigned wheel fairings. The turbocharged TC was introduced in 1980 and features two turbo
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• Scooter
  ...the engine to swing vertically in conjunction with the motion of the rear wheel. Older [[Vespa]]s, most vintage scooters, and some newer retro models have ...e seen new variations on the classic scooter. A common variation, the 'big-wheel' or commuter-style scooter features wheels as large as a motorcycle. Popul
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• Maserati Birdcage 75th
  ...'glasshouse effect', journalists (including evo Magazine's Harry Metcalfe) driving the vehicle were reportedly forced to keep the bubble slightly open on hot ...by [[Motorola]] and several cameras so that the driver can "share [their] driving experience with others".
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• Emanuele Pirro
  ...erturismo Championship|Italian Touring car championship]] in 1994 and 1995 driving for [[Audi]]. ...ers to win the Le Mans 24-hour race in a [[diesel]]-powered car. Pirro was driving the [[Audi R10]] Diesel when it completed a record 380 laps of the La Sarth
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• De Tomaso Mangusta
  *[[Kylie Minogue]] is shown driving a Mangusta on the video for [[Can't Get You Out Of My Head]]. [[Category:Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive vehicles]]
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• Understeer
  ...on is of a greater radius than the circle indicated by the direction its [[wheel]]s are pointed. The effect is opposite to that of [[oversteer]]. In simpler In modern [[race car]]s, especially [[open wheel car]]s, understeering is caused mainly due to the [[Automotive aerodynamics
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• Lancia Dedra
  ...he perfect driving position was helped by the adjustable seats, [[steering wheel]] and electrically adjustable mirrors. Safety, both passive with a structur [[Category:Front wheel drive vehicles]]
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• Concept car
  ...n drawings. Other more traditional concepts can be developed into fully [[driving|driveable]] vehicles with a working drivetrain and accessories. The state o * [[Eliica]] an 8 wheel drive 4 door, 4 passenger, high speed electric car.
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• Dan Wheldon
  ...[[United States]] in [[1999]]. He then spent several years in lower [[Open wheel car|open-wheeled]] circuits like the [[U.S. Ford Formula 2000 series]], the ...riumph in 1966. But in November of 2005, it was announced that he would be driving for [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] in the IRL in 2006. Shortly after his first IRL
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• Olivier Gendebien
  ...he [[Rome-Liège Rally]] and the [[Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti]] in [[1955]] driving a [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes 300SL]]. This brought Gendebien to the attention ...mobile racing where more than two dozen of his competitors had died at the wheel. At 38 years of age, in [[1962]] Olivier Gendebien retired following his fo
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• Hillclimbing
  ...ecord of the Feleac was set by famous German racer [[Hans Stuck]] in 1938, driving a 600 bhp Auto Union Grand Prix car. Stuck stormed through the 7 km gravel ...fferent lines, with dirt bikes and [[four-wheel drive]] machines literally driving up the side of a roadless hill.
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• Hybrid vehicle drivetrain
  ...e speed range. Some vehicle designs have separate electric motors for each wheel. Series hybrids can be also be fitted with a [[supercapacitor]] or a [[flyw ...and efficient rate, even as the car changes speed. During stop-and-go city driving, series hybrids are relatively the most efficient.
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• Bicycle brake systems
  [[Image:Brake.agr.jpg|thumb|V-brake on rear wheel of a mountain bike]] ...equipped with a front spoon brake and no rear brake, although with no free wheel, back-pedalling was an option. This was undoubtedly a big improvement on ha
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• Denny Hulme
  ...lian Touring Cars. Hulme's untimely death, caused by a heart attack whilst driving a BMW M3 during the Bathurst 1000 - made him the first Formula One Champion ...hen retired to New Zealand, returning to Touring Cars in the early 1980's, driving for the concern of the well travelled Scot, Tom Walkinshaw. Racing for his
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• Lucien Bianchi
  ...[[Emeryson]]. After a couple of races for the UDT Laystall team in 1961, driving another Lotus, he returned to ENB for whom he drove their ENB-[[Maserati]]. ...his biggest victories coming in the 1968 [[Le Mans 24 Hours]], behind the wheel of a [[Ford GT40]] with [[Pedro Rodriguez]] and at [[Sebring]] in 1962 with
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• Alfa Romeo GT
  ...th pinches from the GT's 11.5-metre turning circle. The fitting of the 18" wheel option also introduces torque-steer in the higher torque engines like the 1 ...orated insert and Alfa Romeo logo on the headrest, as well as the steering wheel and display panel in leather.
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• Manual transmission
  ...ance on how to drive with a manual transmission, see [[Manual transmission driving technique]].'' ...ed in [[automotive]] applications. Manual transmissions often feature a [[driving|driver]]-operated [[clutch]] and a movable [[gear]] selector, although some
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• Formula Ford
  '''Formula Ford''' is a single seater, [[open wheel racing|open wheel]] class in [[motorsport]] which exists in some form in many countries aroun ...h]], Geoff Clarke of [[Motor Racing Stables]] (the circuit's resident race driving school) and [[Jim Russell (racing driver)|Jim Russell]] were largely respon
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