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• Britcar
  '''Britcar''' is an [[Endurance racing (motorsport)|Endurance Motor Racing series]] formed in [[1997]] as a result of a discussion in a [[Nürb ...ndous growth in 2003, it attracted [[Sky Sports]] coverage in their Motor Sports section in 2004.
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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 ...d to [[Mick Doohan]] in 1994. Cadalora rejoined Kanemoto for the [[1996 in sports|1996]] season, racing a Honda NSR-500. Despite lacking any major sponsors,
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• Petit Le Mans
  ...[French language|French]] for ''little Le Mans'') is a [[sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance racing|endurance]] race held annually at [[Road Atlanta]] ...was first run on [[October 10]], [[1998 in sports|1998]], and in [[1999 in sports|1999]] became one of the original events of the [[American Le Mans Series]]
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• Grand Prix de la Marne
  The '''Grand Prix de la Marne''' was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] event staged at a racecourse near the city of [[Reims]] in the [[M * SCR : [[Sports car racing]]
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• Maserati Khamsin
  | Class || [[Sports car]] ...at the [[Turin Auto Show]]. The next year it was on display at the [[Paris Motor Show]], badged as a [[Maserati]]. Production started in 1974. The car sport
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• Wayne Rainey
  ...road racer]]. During the late [[1980 in sports|1980s]] and early [[1990 in sports|1990s]] he won the [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|500cc World Championship] ...oved to the Grand Prix circuit and Rainey took over, earning the [[1983 in sports|1983]] National Championship for Kawasaki.
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• Ferrari Inter
  |Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] ...p;mm long. 39 examples were produced from its introduction at the [[Turin Motor Show]] in [[1948]] to its retirement in [[1950]]. It was replaced by the 2
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• Le Mans Endurance Series
  The '''Le Mans Series (LMS)''' is a European [[sports car racing]] endurance series based around the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] race ...n running with ACO backing since 1999, but is run by [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]]. It is also seen as a rebirth of the [[European Le Mans
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• Sebring Raceway
  | Owner || [[Panoz Motor Sports Group]] | Operator || [[Panoz Motor Sports Group]]
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• Johnny Cecotto
  | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] ...a virtual unknown aboard an unmodified Yamaha TZ 700 sponsored by [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha's]] Venezuelan importer, and starting from last place on the
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• La Lupetta
  ...cylinder 4-stroke [[Lambretta]] engine and was presented at the 1949 Turin Motor Show''']] ...how to workshops for car manufacturer [[Alfa Romeo]] and how to prepare a sports car. During the war, while stationed at the airport in [[Reggio Calabria]]
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• Camoradi International
  ...am of the 1960s known for racing [[Maserati Birdcage]] [[sports car racing|sports cars]], and a [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche]] and [[Cooper Car Company|Co
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• FLIRT
  ...afts are presented, which could reach 100 km/hintroduces at the 1913 Paris Motor Show. The car, designed by the engineer [[Ingenieur Pestalozzi]] from [[Tur
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• Giovanni Michelotti
  ...Michelotti''' (1921-1980) was one of the most prolific [[designers]] of [[sports car]]s in the 20th century. He was also responsible for a number of saloon ==[[Standard Motor Company|Standard]] [[Triumph Motor Company|Triumph]]==
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• 1981 Monaco Grand Prix
  | '''[[Brabham]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | '''[[Lotus Cars|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
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• Truck Racing
  '''Truck racing''' is a form of motor racing that involves modified versions of heavy trucks on racing circuits. Unlike other forms of motor sport race trucks look like and conform to regulations to ensure that major
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• 1971 Monaco Grand Prix
  | '''[[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | '''[[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
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• Kevin Schwantz
  ...|road racer]] during the late [[1980 in sports|1980s]] and early [[1990 in sports|1990s]]. He was hugely popular for his aggressive, all-or-nothing riding st ...fter a serious crash in qualifying for the Houston Supercross in [[1983 in sports|1983]], he decided to quit motocross.
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• Ferruccio Lamborghini
  ...systems after [[World War II]], Lamborghini was an enthusiastic owner of [[sports car]]s, including [[Ferrari]]s. He noticed that some of the [[clutch]] comp In order to achieve his goal, he founded his own rival sports car manufacturer near the Ferrari factory, and hired ex-Ferrari engineers G
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• Circuito del Garda
  known for hosting fifteen [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] races between [[Category:Sports car races]]
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• Michelotti
  ...Michelotti''' (1921-1980) was one of the most prolific [[designers]] of [[sports car]]s in the 20th century. He was also responsible for a number of saloon ...1949. He influenced numerous car designs, including a number of [[Triumph Motor Company|Triumph]]s, the [[Maserati]] Spyder, [[BMW]] 700, [[Alpine_(car)|Al
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• Kay Petre
  ..., born [[May 10]], [[1903]] - died [[August 10]], [[1994]], was an early [[motor racing]] star. ...ritish races like the Brooklands 500 Miles and Double Twelve Hours, plus [[sports car]] races at [[Donington Park]] and [[The Crystal Palace|Crystal Palace]]
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• 1980 Monaco Grand Prix
  | '''[[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | '''[[Ligier]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
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• Ferrari 308GTB
  |Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] ...nd similar '''208''' and later '''328''') were [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]]s that made up the lower end of the company's range. The 308 replaced
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• Sports car
  [[image:LamboMer.jpg|thumb|right|400px|'''Lamborghini Gallardo Sports Car at [http://www.woiow.com Wheels Of Italy]]]''' ...rting performance. While opinions differ as to the exact definition, most sports cars have two seats and two doors, and are designed to excel at a combinati
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• Circuit del Jarama
  ...hen it was deemed too narrow for modern racing; its still holds occasional sports car and [[motorcycle]] races. | [[Ligier]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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• De Tomaso Vallelunga
  |Class || [[Sports car]] The '''Vallelunga''' was an extremely rare [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] produced by [[De Tomaso]] from [[1965]] through [[1967]].
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• Carl Fogarty
  ...ports|1999]]. Riding for Ducati, Fogarty finished second at the [[1995 in sports|1995]] [[Daytona 200]] in the [[United States]]. [[Scott Russell]] crashed Fogarty was forced to retire from racing in [[2000 in sports|2000]] after a racing incident when he hit a back-marker and crashed, causi
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• Innocenti De Tomaso
  ...the car's launch, BLMC went bankrupt and Innocenti was sold to the Italian sports car maker [[De Tomaso]] in 1975.
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• Cagiva K
  ...end of expansion (pin) that was divided in two, so to have two [[Silencer (motor)|silencers]] has a single pin and silencer. ...eat K7 used the same cylinder of Myth, as changed by changing the cylinder sports model of Myth (in'90 take the engine model Lucky Explorer), whereas the pis
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• Ferrari 308
  |Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] ...nd similar '''208''' and later '''328''') were [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]]s that made up the lower end of the company's range. The 308 replaced
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• Ferrari 333 SP
  |Team || Momo Sports<br>[[Team Scandia]]<br>[[BMS Scuderia Italia]]<br>[[JB Racing]]<br>GLV Brum ...20 year absence. The car was built to compete in the [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]]'s new [[IMSA GT Championship|WSC]] class, which replaced
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• Prina
  ...oter]] with a two-stroke 125 cc engine. In 1950, this was accompanied by a sports motorcycle with the same two-stroke engine. In 1952, they presented the ''O
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• Sports car racing
  [[Image:Gtp_sports_cars.jpg|thumb|300px|GTP sports cars racing at [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course]] in 1991]] ...enclosed wheel wells. They may be purpose-built or related to road-going [[sports car]]s.
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• Straight-8
  ...ugatti]] [[DOHC]] straight-8 in a [[Bugatti Type 59|Type 59]] [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] racer]] ...their racing car engines for the P2 and P3 and in their 8 C 2300/2600/2900 sports cars of [[Mille Miglia]] and [[Le Mans]] fame the camshaft drive had been m
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• Aguzzoli
  ...ended the run. With the passion for cars many remembered her, even at the Motor Historical. ...tiful coupe, which held to emphasize that not only was the pilot, but also sports director.
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• Elizabeth Junek
  ...ublic]], is regarded as one of the greatest female drivers in [[Grand Prix motor racing]] history. ...ned her a great deal of respect. Shortly thereafter, she won the two-liter sports car class at [[Nürburgring]], [[Germany]], making her the only woman in hi
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• 1976 Monaco Grand Prix
  | '''[[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | '''[[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
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• Archie Scott-Brown
  ...ort and his name became closely linked with that of Brian Lister who built sports racing cars bearing his name. Archie enjoyed much success driving Lister J He was killed in an accident in [[sports car]] racing at [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|Spa-Francorchamps]] on 19 Ma
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• Ferrari 166 S
  |Class || [[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] ...p;mm long. 39 examples were produced from its introduction at the [[Turin Motor Show]] in 1948 to its retirement in 1950. It was replaced by the 2.3&nbsp;
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• Bruce McLaren
  ...total of 19 world championships. McLaren cars totally dominated [[CanAm]] sports car racing with 56 wins between [[1967]] and [[1972]] (and five constructor ...tin-Healey|Austin-Healey]], then a F2 [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-Climax sports. He immediately began to modify and improve it—and master it—so much so
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• Lancia LC1
  The '''Lancia LC1''' was a [[sports car racing|sports car]] run by [[Lancia]] under the [[Group 6]] regulations in the [[World Sp ...2]]. The LC1s still saw some competition in 1983, as Italian squad Sivama Motor modified a pair of LC1s to include a closed cockpit and meet Group C regula
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• List of Racing tracks
  *[[Keimola Motor Stadium]] - [[Vantaa]] *Nasu Motor Sports Land
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• Daijiro Kato
  |valign=top| [[1993 in sports|1993]] |valign=top| [[1994 in sports|1994]]
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• Kenny Roberts
  | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] ...pionships]] in [[1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1978]]-[[1980 in sports|1980]] and three victories at the [[Daytona 200]]. He is the father of [[Ke
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• Freddie Spencer
  ...mpions [[Kenny Roberts]] and [[Barry Sheene]] in the process. In [[1981 in sports|1981]], he split his time between the U.S. Superbike series, and the Europe By [[1982 in sports|1982]], he had been promoted full time to Honda's [[Grand Prix motorcycle r
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• Sports cars
  ...963|(1963)]] [[Jaguar (car)|Jaguar]] [[Jaguar E-Type|E-Type]] is a classic sports car.]] A '''sports car''' is a type of [[automobile]] designed primarily for performance drivi
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• Rizzato
  ...he bike parts market since the twenties. From 1950's there was also sports motor bikes, namely for land with 123 cc [[FB Minarelli]] engines.
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• Alessandro de Tomaso
  ...gnificant in the motoring world as a maker of cars. He founded the Italian sports car company [[De Tomaso|De Tomaso Automobili]] in [[1959]], and later built ...]'s most recent product has been the [[De Tomaso Guarà|Guarà]], a two-door sports car with a [[carbon fibre]] bodyshell.
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• 1982 Monaco Grand Prix
  | '''[[Brabham]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | '''[[Lotus Cars|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
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