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• 1966 Isle of Man TT
  | [[Great Britain|Britain]] | [[Great Britain|Britain]]
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• 1967 Isle of Man TT
  | [[Great Britain|Britain]] | [[Great Britain|Britain]]
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• Derrington-Francis
  ...ncis Racing Team''' was a [[Formula One]] constructor from [[Great Britain|Britain]]. The team was founded by [[Stirling Moss]]' former chief mechanic, [[Alf
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• Britcar
  ...foremost aim was the re-introduction of a 24-Hour Race in [[Great Britain|Britain]].
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• Butterfly doors
  ...ual design, some enthusiasts in [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] and [[Great Britain]] have privately imported the [[Toyota Sera]]. It is only available in rig
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• Tour of Britain
  ...rticipants race from place to place across parts of [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]]. The latest version, a professional stage race, was first run in [[2004]] *the '''''[[Daily Express]]'' Tour of Britain''' ([[1951]]-[[1955]])
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• Elio De Angelis
  *Most Consecutive 5th Place Finishes (3) – set at 1985 Great Britain ...h Place Qualifications, Finishes, and Fastest Laps (1) – set at 1979 Great Britain,
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• Rallycross
  ...rdic countries]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]], [[France]] and [[Great Britain]]. An inexpensive, entry level type of rallycross is the Swedish [[folkrace ...mme, at [[Lydden Circuit]] (between [[Dover]] and [[Canterbury]]) in Great Britain on Saturday, 4th February 1967; the first ever true rallycross was organise
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• Fiat Balilla
  ...In the background is the famous Black Diamond Coppa D'Oro, raced in Great Britain by Westwood and Sandford at Brooklands, but now owned by Antonio Gozzoli of
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• Alexandre Darracq
  In 1912, Alexandre Darracq sold out to a [[Great Britain|British]] concern and pursued other interests including running the Casino
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• Ermenegildo Zegna
  ...]], but being so expensive, they were sold in limited numbers during the [[Great Depression|Depression]] and war years. ...Zegna Group has boutiques in [[Austria]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Great Britain]], [[Spain]], [[Turkey]], [[Mexico]], the [[United States]] and [[Japan]].
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• Tomato sauce
  In [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[India]] and [[Great Britain]] the term "tomato sauce" normally refers to the condiment otherwise known
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• Iso Rivolta
  ...rers in several countries and was built in ([[France]], [[Spain]], [[Great Britain]]) and [[Brazil]]. The most successful, however, was the [[Germany|German]
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• Mark Blundell
  ...few championships. At the age of 17 he made the switch to four wheels in Britain's [[Formula Ford]]. Again, he was rewarded with instant success, and in hi ...him. This would prove to be a blessing in disguise, as the retirement of great [[Nigel Mansell]] meant a return to McLaren for Blundell, this time, in a r
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• TI Circuit
  ...for the wealthy. It soon hosted its first race, staged by veteran [[Great Britain|British]] drivers (which explains the circuit's corner names, such as [[Dav
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• Ron Haslam
  ...under the sponsorship of Halifax car dealer Mal Carter and then with Honda Britain. In the 1976 season he had 16 wins. In 1978 he rode 125, 250, 500, 1000cc, ...once, at the Swedish GP at Anderstorp in 1984. These results put Haslam as Britain’s second best GP competitor behind [[Barry Sheene]].
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• 2006-07 A1 Grand Prix season
  |{{flagiconthe United Kingdom}} '''[[Great Britain]]''' |[[A1 Team Great Britain]]
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• Flying boat
  ...o made them important for the rescue of downed pilots, a capability put to great use in [[World War II]]. Following World War II, their use gradually traile ...irways]] provided flying boat passenger and mail transport links between [[Britain]] and [[South Africa]], [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] using aircraft su
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• List of A1 Grand Prix teams
  |{{flagiconUK}} '''[[A1 Team Great Britain|Great Britain]]'''
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• Headlight styling
  ...extreme ends of the car. Pontiac, American Motors, and then Cadillac had great success with this design. The models of Mercedes-Benz sold in America adopt However, in Britain there developed the notion of having the headlights only slightly diagonal,
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• Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing
  ...green]], although the winning Napier of 1902 had already worn Olive Green. Britain had to choose a different colour to its usual national colours of red, whit ...as/hidden/stories/greatrace.htm ''The day the country stopped to watch the Great Race'', Leinster Express]
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• Portofino
  In the early [[20th century]], first [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|British]], then [[Germany|German]] tourists began to v
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• Henry Segrave
  ...Wood's suffered his first defeat in nine years. After he returned to Great Britain, he was knighted for his accomplishments.
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• Whitney Willard Straight
  ...en his father died in [[France]] of [[influenza]] during the [[Spanish flu|great epidemic]] while serving with the [[United States Army]] during [[World War ...head of the Straight Corporation Limited, he operated airfields throughout Britain and ran flying clubs. In 1936 he helped develop the [[Miles Whitney Straigh
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• Franco Uncini
  ...82, scoring five victories (GPs of Austria, Netherlands, Yugoslavia, Great Britain and GP of Nations). He was the last Italian rider to win the 500cc crown un
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• Sports car
  ...a combination of acceleration, top speed, braking, and maneuverability. Great emphasis is often placed on [[car handling|handling]]—the ability of ...ars are not available for sale or use in the United States and Canada. In Britain and Europe, a more flexible attitude towards small-volume specialist manufa
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• Brands Hatch
  Brands Hatch is regarded by many as [[United Kingdom|Britain's]] finest race circuit, in terms of both challenge and quality of the spec ...tiates Pilgrim's Drop during the [[2005-06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Great Britain]]]]The circuit's principal strength is the variety of challenges on offer t
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• Malcolm Campbell
  ...uebird K4. He set the record on August 19, 1939 on Coniston Water in Great Britain.
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• 2005-06 A1 Grand Prix season
  |{{flagiconUK}} '''[[Great Britain]]''' |[[A1 Team Great Britain]]
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• A1 Grand Prix
  ...2 points. Switzerland were second coming in 121 points and [[A1 Team Great Britain]] third with 97 points. ...final four rounds of the second season in South Africa, Mexico, China and Britain.The season ended at Brands Hatch on 29 April 2007. A1 Team Germany won it w
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• Agusta
  ...nd produced wholly in Europe. Unfortunately this helicopter has not been a great commercial success, the type being only in service with the [[Italian army| * In [[1981]] Agusta and [[Westland Aircraft|Westland]] of Britain started the [[AgustaWestland EH101]] medium-lift naval helicopter project i
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• Barry Sheene
  ...E]]''' ([[September 11]], [[1950]] – [[March 10]], [[2003]]) was a [[Great Britain|British]] former [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|Wor
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• Palladian architecture
  ...tion published in London, 1736.]] Palladianism became popular briefly in [[Britain]] during the mid-17th century. In the early 18th century it returned to fas ...1680, such as [[Wilton House]], are in this Palladian style, following the great success of Jones' Palladian designs for the [[Queen's House]] at [[Greenwic
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• Straight-6
  === Straight-6 engines in Britain === The Japanese have used the straight 6 with great success since the 1960s in a wide range of applications, from passenger veh
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• Motorcycle Museums
  ...This museum in Clovis, California, pays tribute to flat track racing with great photography, honoring men and machines. ...ding famous factory racing bikes. Located across from the Isle of Wight in Britain.
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• Grand Prix motor racing
  *green ([[British racing green]]) for Britain, *[[Malcolm Campbell]] - Great Britain
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• Lance Reventlow
  ...anada]] but later returned. Grant remained close to Reventlow, who spent a great deal of time in the [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] area. ...rst [[Formula One]] race car in America. Shifting operations overseas to [[Britain]], Reventlow's team raced the Scarab cars in Formula One with little succes
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• Fiat 4 HP
  ...|thumb|left|250px|'''The 3 ½ HP at the [[National Motor Museum]], in Great Britain''']]
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• Narain Karthikeyan
  ...r, he also competed in the Formula Vauxhall Junior championship in [[Great Britain]]. This gave him valuable experience in [[Europe|European]] racing, and he ...first Asian to win the Formula Asia International series. He moved back to Britain in [[1997]] to compete in the British Formula Opel Championship, taking a [
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• Isetta
  ...ncluding [[Spain]], [[Belgium]], [[France]], [[Brazil]], [[Germany]] and [[Britain]]. Because of its egg shape and bubble-like windows, it became known as a [ In 1957, ''Isetta of Great Britain'' began producing Isetta 300 models at their factory in [[Brighton]] under
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• Road bicycle racing
  ...his is the [[Shropshire Star Newport Nocturne]], which is [[United Kingdom|Britain's]] only floodlit cycle race. ...Netherlands]] 1883, [[Germany]] 1884 and [[Sweden]] 1900. Sometimes, as in Britain, cycling was originally administered as part of [[Athletics (track and fiel
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• Cristiano da Matta
  ...[[1996]], da Matta participated in the [[Formula 3000]] series in [[Great Britain]].
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• Stirling Moss
  ...one race that year to Moss's four. It was sufficient to make Mike Hawthorn Britain's first World Champion. ...Manuel Fangio. It is sometimes debated whether Fangio, one of the all-time great 'gentlemen' of sport, let Moss win in front of his home crowd by yielding t
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• World Touring Car Championship
  The series are based in Europe (with races in [[Great Britain]], [[Germany]], [[Spain]], [[France]], [[Italy]], [[Portugal]] and [[Czech
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• Tour de Langkawi
  ...can Pro Continental Team Navigators Insurance, Wismilak, [[Iran]], [[Great Britain]], [[Ireland]] [http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=features/2005/langka
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• Dirt speedway racing
  In [[Great Britain]] the oval tracks are normally on grass with lengths of 400m to 800m. The r ...s. The continental class has a 500cc single cylinder engine, also in Great Britain there are left and right handed sidecar machines with the engines up to 100
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• Ducati Singles
  ...s the most interesting new machine at the 1952 show, the Cruiser was not a great success. A couple of thousand were made over a two year period before being ...ell in [[North America]] and other export markets such as [[United Kingdom|Britain]], [[Australia]] and [[Germany]]. In Italy Ducati was doing well, and not j
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• Mike Hailwood
  | {{flagiconUK}} Great Britain Mike Hailwood was born at [[Great Milton]] in [[Oxfordshire]], His father, who also raced in the pre-World Wa
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• Timeline of ancient Rome
  * [[43]] – Claudius orders the [[Roman invasion of Britain]] ...– [[Boudica]], queen of the Iceni, leads a rebellion that devastates Britain
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• Borrani
  Production started with a license from Rudge Whitworth in Coventry, Great Britain, which had registered a patent for mounting a wheel on a hub by a unique sp
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