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• Casino
  A '''casino''' is a facility that accommodates certain types of [[gambling]] activities. Casinos are often placed near or combined with hot ...[[bordello]] (also called "casa chiusa", literally "closed house"), while the gambling house is spelled ''casinò'' with an accent.
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• Air racing
  ...[[airport]]s. Many of the planes used also perform acrobatic stunts during the races. ..., Gloucestershire. The aircraft fly singly, and have to pass between pairs of pylons]]
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• Spaghetti alla Bolognese
  ...se ground meat instead of minced, but the texture is not as good and often the meat is not lean enough, leading to greasy sauce. Recipes differ greatly fr ...e only a very small amount of tomato – maybe a couple of tablespoons of [[tomato paste]].
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• Lance Reventlow
  ...Kingdom]] – died [[July 24]], [[1972]] near [[Aspen, Colorado]], [[United States]], was a wealthy playboy, entrepreneur, and [[Formula One]] race car driver ...ra Hutton's second of seven, did not last and the child became the subject of a bitter custody battle.
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• Economy car
  ...xpensive design) allowed it to be the first car to exemplify the ideals of the economy car. It was far less expensive, smaller, and more austere than its ...to catch on in [[Japan]] during the same time period, leading to the start of their own automobile industry.
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• Street racing
  ...n reach easily over 100 miles per hour and due to the unprofessionalism of the driving, crashes can occur easily, at times with deadly results. ...often object to the use of the term ''[[drag race]]'' to describe an event of this type.)
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• Three wheeler
  [[Image:1885Benz.jpg|thumb|A photograph of the [[Benz Patent Motorwagen]].]] ...and Cyclecars. The term [[Tricycle]] is used somewhat interchangeably, but the term ''three-wheeler'' is more often applied to motor vehicles.
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• Pininfarina
  ...Following the company, his surname became Pininfarina in 1961, as a result of combining his nickname and surname). ...[[Jaguar (car)|Jaguar]], [[Volvo]], [[Alfa Romeo]] and [[Lancia]]. Since the 1980's Pininfarina has also provided [[industrial design]] and [[interior d
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• Clay Regazzoni
  |Last race || [[1980 United States Grand Prix West]] ...am-mate [[Jacky Ickx]] and the late [[Jochen Rindt]], who posthumously won the world championship that year.
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• SWM
  ...s engined enduro bikes and began making Rotax engined trial bikes in 1977. The other main manufacturers at this time were [[Fantic Motor (motorcycles)|Fan ...with development input from Sammy Miller and Charles Coutard. Acerbis made the plastic mouldings, and suspension was by Marzocchi. These first trials mach
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• Fiat Dino
  ...] and the two are often confused. The Fiat Dino allowed Ferrari to achieve the necessary production numbers to [[homologate]] [[Alfredo Ferrari]]'s V6 eng The Fiat Dino Spider was introduced at Turin Motor Show 1966 and Coupe version
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• Infineon Raceway
  |Construction cost || $70 million [[United States dollar|USD]] '''[[Indy Racing League]]''' <br> [[Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County]
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• Lamborghini Espada
  The '''Lamborghini Espada''' is a [[grand tourer]] which was built by [[Italy|I ...]. 1217 cars were made, making it the most successful Lamborghini model at the time.
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• Fantic Motor
  ...uced recreation vehicles (mini bikes, enduros and go-karts) destinated for the USA market. ...at the top of the world confirming the great technology products born from the assembly lines via a [[Barzago Parini]].
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• San Pellegrino
  [[Image:SanPellegrinoBottle.jpg|thumb|150px|A 750ml bottle of San Pellegrino]] [[Image:Sanpellagrinoaranciatacan.jpg|thumb|150px|right|A can of San Pellegrino Aranciata]]
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• Hot rod
  ...50s]] and [[1960s]] as a derogatory term for any car that did not fit into the [[mainstream]]. As hot rodding became more popular in the [[1950s]], magazines and associations catering to "[[street rod]]ders" were
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• EuroBrun
  ...io-Swiss ownership. They participated in 46 grands prix, entering a total of 76 cars. [[Image:EuroBrunfcar.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Oscar Larrauri in the EuroBrun in 1988]]
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• Automobile emissions control
  ...ed States]] as a whole in model year 1968. Their use became widespread in the following decades and now they are ubiquitous in industrialised nations and ...ly substantial increases in the number of vehicles in use, have meant that the overall reduction in pollution has been much slower.
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• Ludovico Scarfiotti
  ...hampionship points. A motor sports competitor for a decade, Scarfiotti won the European mountain driving title in 1962. ...associated with cars from his youth. His father was among five founders of the [[Fiat]] automobile company.
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• Vacuum brake
  ...sed on [[train]]s. It was first introduced in the mid 1860s and a variant, the '''automatic vacuum brake''' system became almost universal in British trai It enjoyed a brief period of adoption in the [[United States|USA]], primarily on [[narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge railroad]]s.
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• Bertone
  | Key people || Giovanni Bertone <small>([[Entrepreneur|Founder]])</small> <br ...and influential-if unsuccessful "Luna" range and the DL/GP -a makeover of the established LI Ser III design
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• Mexican Grand Prix
  ...Premio de Mexico) was a [[Formula One]] [[auto racing|auto race]] held at the [[Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez]] in [[Mexico City]]. It first appeared as ...er the land the circuit was to be built on was properly owned by the right people to do so.
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• Daniel Craig
  ...National Youth Theatre]], later securing a place at the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]]. ...[Lara Croft: Tomb Raider]]'' (2001), he raised his profile in the [[United States]] in [[Sam Mendes]]' movie ''[[Road to Perdition]]'' (2002), with [[Tom Han
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• Road America
  [[Image:Road_America_Fans.jpg|thumb|200px| Fans looking east at Turn Five at the 1995 June Sprints at Road America]] ...lStartFinishLine.jpg|thumb|right|The sign marking the start/finish line on the original road course]]
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• Fiat Ducato
  The '''Fiat Ducato''' is a large [[van]] produced by [[Fiat]]. <!-- It has be ...n conglomerate Severstal divested the division Severstal-Auto in 2001, and the company changed its name to Sollers in 2008.
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• History
  ...ficantly contributed to the [[culture|cultural]] and social development of the entire [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] area, deeply influencing Europea ...a]] was eventually [[Italian unification|unified]] amidst much struggle in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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• Wilier
  ...company founded by [[Motocicli Wilier]] based in [[Trieste]], [[Italy]] in the sixties, that produced a [[motorcycle]] model with a 48 cc engine. === Born of Passion & Craftsmanship
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• De Tomaso
  |Key people || [[Alejandro de Tomaso]] ...taly|Italian]] [[automobile|car]]-manufacturing company. It was founded by the [[Argentina|Argentinian]]-born [[Alejandro de Tomaso]] (1928&ndash;2003) in
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• Luxury car
  ...a great abundance of ease and comfort. Although there can be a great range of "vehicles" that offer luxurious settings, a true luxury car will be a car ( [[Image:Wood-Luxury-Car.jpg|thumb|250px|Woodgrain trim is one of the most iconic luxury car attributes]]
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• Malaguti
  ...goods that carried the Malaguti name. The company also sold many items to the [[Sachs]] company in Germany and have maintained a relationship with Sachs ...its first scooters to Vietnam. The first 50cc Malaguti scooter was called the Saigon 50cc.
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• Maserati
  |Company type || [[Public company|Public]] (subsidiary of [[Fiat|Fiat S.p.A.]]) |Founders || The Maserati brothers, [[Alfieri Maserati]], [[Bindo Maserati]], [[Carlo Masera
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• Countach
  |colspan=2|''Measurements relate to the 1988-1990 '''25th Anniversary''' Countach'' ...nd production lasted until [[1990]]. It did not pioneer but did popularise the wedge-shaped, sharply angled look popular in many high performance cars sin
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• Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems
  ...appropriate human, financial or technical resources, sometimes consisting of as few as five members. ...ttempts to take part in a Formula One race but only qualified 14 times. On the five occasions when a Coloni car finished a race, no points were scored.
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• Cizeta
  ...in the late 1980s by Claudio Zampolli (an Italian [[Ferrari]] dealer) and the record producer [[Giorgio Moroder]]. ...oder" badge, as Giorgio Moroder pulled out of the Cizeta project in 1990. The prototype remains with Giorgio Moroder to this day.
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• Milwaukee Mile
  |Nickname || America's Legendary Oval<br>The Mile |Owner || [[Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources]]
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• Gucci
  '''Gucci''', or the '''House of Gucci''', is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[haute couture]] establishment. It was ==History of the Gucci house==
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• Benetton Formula
  ...urchased by Renault, but competed as Benetton for the 2001 season. In 2002 the team became [[Renault F1]]. ...n 1988 Canada 2.jpg|thumb|left|[[Thierry Boutsen]] driving for Benetton at the [[1988 Canadian Grand Prix]].]]
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• Watkins Glen International
  |Nicknames || The Glen '''[[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series]]'''<br>[[Centurion Boats at the Glen]]
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• Lamborghini Countach
  |colspan=2|''Measurements relate to the 1988-1990 '''25th Anniversary''' Countach'' |colspan=2|''This article is part of the [[automobile]] series.''
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• Automobile racing
  ...]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps the most thoroughly [[commercialization|commercialized]]. === The Start===
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• Puma Rome
  ...ing mechanical Volkswagen, and marketed under the name "Puma" at the price of 1,300,000 lire with motor preparation or 440,000 lire in mounting kit. A copy of the Buggy "Puma" in 1974 was the protagonist of the film "Altrimenti ci arrabbiamo" played by Bud Spencer and Terence Hill.
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• Motor racing
  ...]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps the most thoroughly [[commercialization|commercialized]]. === The Start===
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• Diamonds Are Forever
  |Distributor:||[[United Artists]] ...ce for Bond in the [[2005 in video gaming|2005]] [[video game]] adaptation of ''[[From Russia with Love (video game)|From Russia with Love]]''.
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• Motor oil
  ...bition in internal combustion engines. The major fraction of the majority of motor oils is derived from [[crude oil]] (see [[Petroleum]]). ==Use of motor oil==
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• Lambretta
  |Company logo || The World's Finest Scooter |Key people || [[Ferdinando Innocenti]]
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• History of Naples
  ...story of the [[Italy|Italian]] city of '''Naples'''. For other details see the [[Naples|main article]].'' ==Naples in the Ancient Era and in Late Antiquity==
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• Fiat Nuova 500
  :''"Fiat 500" can also refer to the former [[Fiat Topolino|Fiat 500 "Topolino"]], [[Fiat 500]] or [[Fiat Cinque ...is was the largest launch party held in the last ten years, a testament to the 500's huge popularity.
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• Enduro
  ...d enduro, whereby a number of stages are raced in a [[time trial]] against the clock. ...or late arrivals resulting in penalties to the riders' scores. This sort of event is not technically a Race, but rather it is a ''Time Keeping'' event.
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• Kart racing
  ...nly perceived as the stepping stone to the higher and more expensive ranks of motorsports. ...i F50. A kart like this can be driven by race licence holders over the age of 11.
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• Fiat 600
  :''"600" can also refer to the later [[Fiat Seicento]]'' ...acle]], and [[Argentina]], where it was nicknamed ''Fitito'' (a diminutive of Fiat).
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