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|Nationality || {{flagiconUSA}} American '''Ronnie Bucknum''' ([[April 5]], [[1936]] - [[April 23]], [[1992]]) was an American racecar driver.

...ring a race, killing himself and two people in a nearby house. In 1947, an All-Woman Transcontinental Air Race (AWTAR) dubbed the "[[Powder Puff Derby]]" ...early contests in the United States, but, after [[1960]], all air races in American soil were suspended. Three years later, [[Bill Stead]], a former champion a

...[[Manx Grand Prix]], held on the [[Isle of Man]], is considered by Classic racers worldwide as the ultimate classic racing event. This involves three or mor ...on]] (AHRMA)[http://www.ahrma.org/] who organise Classic Racing events for all types of Classic bikes.

...' is a style of race cars. They are 5/8-scale replicas of [[United States|American]] [[automobiles]] from the [[1930s]] and [[1940s]] once raced in the [[NASC ...ery tight specifications to ensure cars are quite similar with each other. All cars utilize the same parts, engine, tires. The only variable (in theory) i

...hat are often illegally closed by the race organizers. (Professional drag racers who race on sanctioned drag strips often object to the use of the term ''[[ Street racers, known natively as '''hashiriya''' (走り屋), can also occur on [[express

..., KG Salzburg and [[Martini Racing]], received all direct factory support. All those cars were real works cars. And even the privateers like AAW Shell Rac .... So they were to be replaced at several occasions by former Ferrari works racers. One of them was [[John Surtees]] who quit Ferrari in 1966 after a violent

...and West and [[Stock car racing|stock cars]] in the South. The open wheel racers were built for racing, and the stock cars were ordinary automobiles modifie Nearly all tracks are oval and less than a mile in length with most being 1/2 mile or

...6MM Barchetta as number six in their list of the ten "Greatest Ferraris of all time". ...e first Ferraris, and shared the tubular frame that was characteristic for all of the company's sports cars of the 1940s and 1950s. Suspension was equally

Sports car racers followed in 1963. Although these cars shared their names (based on engine d ...n the endurance classic. About 32 models were built in 1964 and 1965, with all but the first few powered by 3.3 L 320 hp (238 kW) engines,

...ory cars, there were the private cars of [[Scuderia Filipinetti]], [[North American Racing Team|NART]], [[Ecurie Francorchamps|Écurie Francorchamps]], [[Scude ...errari had won the [[12 hours of Sebring]], while Porsche 917 and 908 took all other nine wins of the championship season. The modified 512M had proven to

...pect this. Many [[concept car]]s follow the color scheme, and many amateur racers prefer them as well. ...lue underframe||Blue|| [[Briggs Cunningham|Cunningham]], [[Ford]], [[North American Racing Team|NART]], [[Carroll Shelby|Shelby]], [[Chaparral Cars|Chaparral]]

...through the 1950s and most of the 1960s, [[four-stroke]] engines dominated all classes. In the 1960s, [[two-stroke]] engines began to take root in the sm ...oke cycle|two-stroke]] or [[four stroke cycle|four-stroke]]. Consequently, all machines were two-strokes, due to the greater power output for a given engi

*[[American Le Mans Series]] - August 20, 2006 ...y cars at Turn Eight at Road America.JPG|thumb|right|Retired [[Champ Car]] racers going around turn eight at the Kohler International Challenge]]

...ioned and governed by motorcycle associations. The main being either the [[American Motorcyclist Association]] who is the oldest and most prodigious cycle raci ...he second most popular form of motorsport (behind [[NASCAR]] racing). The American Motorcyclist Association awards three Supercross Championship Champs each y

...sses all [[sport]]ing aspects of [[motorcycling]]. The disciplines are not all "races" or timed-speed events, as several disciplines test a competitor's v ...opposed to the noticeable touching of the bent knee to the tarmac of road racers).

...n, serious injuries are rare but they do happen. To make the event safer, all [[glass]] is removed from the vehicle, and deliberately ramming the driver' ...nts. Competitors have traditionally used junked full-size [[United States|American]] [[sedan]]s, especially those from the [[1960s]] and [[1970s|70s]], which

32 total 250 LM chassis were built from 1963 to 1965, with all but the first chassis (s/n 5149, the Paris Auto Show car with a 250 P engin ...factory prototypes. Notably, a 250 LM (chassis 5893) entered by the North American Racing Team won the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans driven by Jochen Rindt and Mas

The '''Canadian-American Challenge Cup''' or '''CanAm''', was an [[Sports Car Club of America|SCCA]] Can Am started out as a race series for Group 7 sports racers with two races in Canada (Can) and four races in the US (Am). The series wa

...ak of any driver's racing career. In North America, the cars used in the [[American Championship Car Racing|National Championship]] (currently [[Champcars]] an ...ke production cars but are in fact purpose-built racing machines which are all very similar in specifications. Early stock cars were much closer to produc

|Platform:||[[mid-engine]] [[all wheel drive|AWD]] ...l to use in bad weather than many other supercars, thanks to rear-biased [[all-wheel drive]]. Although corporate owner [[Audi]] is renowned for its [[Quat

...ak of any driver's racing career. In North America, the cars used in the [[American Championship Car Racing|National Championship]] (currently [[Champcars]] an ...ke production cars but are in fact purpose-built racing machines which are all very similar in specifications. Early stock cars were much closer to produc

...ak of any driver's racing career. In North America, the cars used in the [[American Championship Car Racing|National Championship]] (currently [[Champcars]] an ...ke production cars but are in fact purpose-built racing machines which are all very similar in specifications. Early stock cars were much closer to produc

All cars have the engine located between the driver and the rear axle. The engi As of the [[2006 Chinese Grand Prix]] all development of engines will be frozen until 2009, meaning that the teams wi

Status flags are used to inform all drivers of the general status of a race. ...two yellow flags held together in a stationary manner. This indicates that all racing on the circuit must cease and drivers must slow down, hold position

...Italian]] bike market. It offered a range of innovative models - initially all two-strokes, including from 1953 onwards a 200cc rotary-valve twin bearing ...ough competition, bringing in a handful of factory-developed [[Formula 3]] racers for established names like [[Kurt Liebmann]] and [[Jess Thomas]] to compete

...thumb|301px|Indoor Kart racing]][[Image:Kart Racing 1.jpg|thumb|301px|Kart racers race each other on an outdoor track]] ...an manufacturers of race-quality chassis. These usually cost around £1700. American companies in the shifter kart market include: [[GT Race Karts]], [[Trackmag

...oGP riders, with Pedrosa stalking eventual race winner [[Loris Capirossi]] all the way to the line for second place. Stoner finished a promising sixth, we ...dium, thanks to an incredible last corner highside from Colin Edwards. The American rider had diced with his countryman Nicky Hayden, only to cut onto the astr

classic Alfa Romeo parts specialist 1955-78 and all Spiders until 1993. Classic Lancia and Ferrari parts. "We currently have listed all our our inventory online

...nt end on motorcycles. The pass-through leg area design was geared towards all user groups, including women, as wearing dresses or skirts made riding a mo ...n market. In light of environmental legislation, this was simplified to an all new line up of BMW powered machines in the 50cc to 150cc range.

|Platform|| Light gauge welded box-section frame with all independent suspension ...la Sarthe, the lightweight Touring and Zagato spiders and, most famous of all, the elemental cycle-fendered [[Monza]] corsa [[spiders]]. There were, in f

...g|thumb|right|224px|The [[Mercedes-Benz M-Class]] is a 4WD/AWD that powers all wheels evenly (continuously) via a plain [[differential (mechanics)|differe ...age:Hmmwv-036.jpg|thumb|right|224px|The [[HMMWV]] is a 4WD/AWD that powers all wheels evenly (continuously) via a manually lockable center differential, w

...through the 1950s and most of the 1960s, [[four-stroke]] engines dominated all classes. In the 1960s, [[two-stroke]] engines began to take root in the sma ...oke cycle|two-stroke]] or [[four stroke cycle|four-stroke]]. Consequently, all machines were two-strokes, due to the greater power output for a given engi

...rack has held events sanctioned by major sanctioning bodies, such as the [[American Automobile Association]], [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]], [[NASCAR] Racers who have competed at the track are a Who's-Who of racing history: [[Barney

|Nationality || American {{flagiconUSA}} ...he sport. He is one of only two drivers to win races in [[Formula One]], [[American Championship Car Racing|IndyCar]], [[World Sportscar Championship]] and [[N

...one of the most exclusive [[Italy|Italian]]/French/German car producers of all time. The company is legendary for producing some of the best [[sports car ...iTank1923.jpg|right|thumb|300px|'''[[Bugatti Type 32|Type 32]] tank-bodied racers in 1923]]'''

..., won his 52nd Grand Prix at Spa in [[2001]], surpassing [[Alain Prost]]'s all-time record of 51 wins. Schumacher also won his seventh World Drivers' Cham | [[Anglo American Racers|Eagle]]-[[Weslake]]

...ovidal fueltank without boun shape but with longitudinal black line so for all the other changes. At this time Aero Caproni decided also to take part at t ...bumpers made with rubber elements. The bike will stay in production until all 1957 and the first of 1958 for are replaced from Capriolo 125 De Luxe.

American importer Tony Pompeo thought this space frame chassis, already winning in 1 ...the [[Dell'Orto]]. Rods, pistons, crankshaft, and sump were all replaced: all that remained of the original Crosley engine was the aluminium [[Cylinder b

[[Image:Bamboobike.jpg|thumb|American bike from 1896. The frame is made of [[bamboo]]]] ...n the 1990s something of a major fad. These task-specific designs led many American recreational cyclists to demand a more comfortable and practical product.

...ic. By contrast, the company supplied the official racing team and private racers with higher performance racing machines with varying overhead cam, multi-va ...verheating, seizing -- all in addition to the danger the bike posed to the racers themselves. By 1957 there were two bikes available and no one willing to r

...zer Motorsport]]-entered [[BMW M3]] GTR V8 that had been run in the 2001 [[American Le Mans Series]]. ...RS, but had to withdraw due to health reasons from the team that comprises racers [[Roland Asch]] and [[Patrick Simon]], plus journalists [[Horst von Saurma]

...th the failure of all the Ferrari and Ford works cars. However the [[North American Racing Team]] (NART), [[Luigi Chinetti]]'s private team, saved Ferrari's ho ...the P2 began to suffer of excessive disk brake wear, probably due to heat. All the leading prototypes had pit stops to change disk brakes, an operation th

...Grand Prix. Despite the inferiority of the Ferrari, Schumacher pushed hard all the way until the final race in [[1998 Japanese Grand Prix|Japan]] where, a ...Michael's younger brother), [[Mika Hakkinen]], and rookie [[Juan Montoya]] all won races, but none was able to sustain a season-long challenge for the cha