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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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