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The '''Le Mans Series (LMS)''' is a European [[sports car racing]] endurance series based around the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] race ...ng 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 Series]] (E

! colspan=2 |'''Sebring International Raceway''' | Owner || [[Panoz Motor Sports Group]]

[[Image:Riverside Raceway.JPG|thumb|[[Riverside International Raceway]] is an example of a road course]] ...mola]], and [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]]. Recent expansion of these international series has resulted in dedicated tracks being built in [[Qatar]] in the [[M

|Type || [[Sports federation]] |Status || [[Voluntary association]]

...stablished in 1904 to represent the interest of motoring organisations and motor car users. ...ral public the FIA is mostly known as the governing body for certain major motor racing events.

|Team || Momo Sports<br>[[Team Scandia]]<br>[[BMS Scuderia Italia]]<br>[[JB Racing]]<br>GLV Brum ...absence. The car was built to compete in the [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]]'s new [[IMSA GT Championship|WSC]] class, which replaced the previou

! colspan=2 |'''Riverside International Raceway''' *'''[[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]]'''

[[Image:A Motor Cross Bike.jpg|thumb|200px|A Motor Cross Bike]] ...[[motorcycle]]s. [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]] is the international sanctioning body for many such events.

[[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.

The '''American Le Mans Series''' ('''ALMS''') is a [[sports car racing]] series based in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. It consi ...[superspeedway]]s, at [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]], Las Vegas, and [[Texas Motor Speedway]]. Lately, the series has visited more temporary street courses,

The '''Sports Car Club of America''' ('''SCCA''') is a club and sanctioning body supporti ...ic shape of the original vehicle) and designed-from-scratch "formula" and "sports racer" cars can be used in club racing.

...oad course event to replace it, chose the Sears Point facility. Riverside International was razed for a shopping center development. ...on, [[Infineon Technologies|Infineon]]. However, as with many renamings of sports complexes, many people still call it by its original name. Despite its name

...he [[Can-Am]] Series, which featured unlimited formula [[sports car racing|sports cars]] fitted with very powerful engines derived from American [[V8]]s; the ...d the new [[IMSA GT Championship|GTP]] prototype regulations for their own sports car championship, the old F5000 were now clumsy and slow compared to the ne

The '''Grand American Road Racing Association''' or '''Grand-Am''' is an [[auto racing]] sanctioning body that was establ ...nd American offers an entirely different product that features world-class sports car racing on historic road racing circuits and in major market speedways t

The '''International Motorsports Hall of Fame''' is a [[Hall of Fame]] dedicated to enshrining t |align="left"|Founder of [[Brabham|Brabham Motor Racing Developments]]

...'''motorsport''') is a [[sport]] involving [[racing]] [[automobile]]s. '''Motor racing''' or '''motorsport''' may also mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can An international competition began with the [[Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing]].

...'''motorsport''') is a [[sport]] involving [[racing]] [[automobile]]s. '''Motor racing''' or '''motorsport''' may also mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can An international competition began with the [[Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing]].

| Circuit || [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] The '''United States Grand Prix''' is a motor race which has been run on and off since [[1908]], when it was known as the

...titive of the European national series, attracting many new F2 and 2-litre sports cars during the 1970s and early 1980s. Notable champions from this period Motor ''racing'' was banned in [[Switzerland]] in the aftermath of the fatal coll

...ng business in [[Los Angeles]]. He was 14 years old when he built a [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] hot rod. He was a [[P-38 Lightning]] fighter pilot in [[Worl ...ain. Ward used his midget car in 1959 to beat the top expensive and exotic sports cars in a [[Formula Libre]] race at [[Lime Rock Park]]. Midget cars were no

*[[Kohler]] International Challenge with Brian Redman(vintage cars) - July 16, 2006 ...b|right|Retired [[Champ Car]] racers going around turn eight at the Kohler International Challenge]]

...engines. Turbos were banned in Formula One on safety grounds in [[1989 in sports|1989]]. For some periods of their history, notably in the early [[1970s]] a ...L) of gasoline killed two drivers in an immense fireball. Until [[1994 in sports|1994]], when refuelling was re-introduced to F1, the prominent coupling for

== De Tomaso sports cars == ...ng mid-engined sports car was propelled with a 104 bhp (78&nbsp;kW) [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Ford Cortina|Cortina]] engine, and had a top speed of 215&

...ting Company|ABC's]] ''[[Wide World of Sports (US TV series)|Wide World of Sports]]'', featured demolition derbies on several broadcasts in the 1970s. The p ...possibly decline throughout the 1990s. With the demise of ''Wide World of Sports'', television exposure became virtually non-existent. In addition to safet

...he AMA Pro Racing series, and it is managed by the [[American Motorcyclist Association]] (AMA). AMA Superbike Championship was created in 1976 to provide playing *[[Brainerd International Raceway]]

...'''motorsport''') is a [[sport]] involving [[racing]] [[automobile]]s. '''Motor racing''' or '''motorsport''' may also mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can An international competition began with the [[Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing]].

...'''motorsport''') is a [[sport]] involving [[racing]] [[automobile]]s. '''Motor racing''' or '''motorsport''' may also mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can An international competition began with the [[Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing]].

|Venue || [[Daytona International Speedway]] ...orts car racing|sports car]] [[endurance race]] held annually at [[Daytona International Speedway]] in [[Daytona Beach, Florida]]. It is held on a 3.56-mile combine

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...'''motorsport''') is a [[sport]] involving [[racing]] [[automobile]]s. '''Motor racing''' or '''motorsport''' may also mean [[motorcycle racing]], and it c An international competition began with the [[Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing]].

...ebring''' is an annual [[motorsport]] [[endurance race]] held at [[Sebring International Raceway]], a former [[United States Army Air Forces|Army Air Force]] base i ...[road racing]] course styled after those used in [[Europe]]an [[Grand Prix motor racing]]. The race is now considered one of the premier endurance races in

...pelled by enthusiasts) or '''karting''' is a variant of [[open-wheeler]] [[motor sport]] with simple, small four-wheeled vehicles called '''karts''', '''go- === Motor and fuel ===

The '''Ferrari F40''' is a [[RMR layout|mid-engine]] [[sports car]] that was produced by [[Ferrari]] from 1987 to 1992 as the successor ...e a vehicle that combined the company's best technologies into a no-frills sports car that would come as close as possible to being a full fledged race vehic

...Hill of the opportunity to participate in his home race at [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]] as the newly-crowned World Champion. When he returned for [[ ...or a few more years until he switched to [[sports car racing]] with [[Ford Motor Company]] and the [[Chaparral Cars]] of [[Jim Hall (race car driver)|Jim Ha

...bodies. Other breakaway/independent bodies exist on both a national and an international level. ...to North America. The most significant event in the Enduro calendar is the International Six Day Enduro [[ISDE]] (formerly the ISDT), where countries enter teams of

== Association with other automakers == ...chicane. One week later Ascari was killed in an accident driving a Ferrari sports car at Monza. With Ascari's death and Lancia's financial problems the compa

| country/region || [[International]] ...[American Automobile Association]], the [[United States Auto Club]], the [[Sports Car Club of America]], Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART), the [[Champio

...an.jpg|thumb|[[Stefan Merriman]], 2004 World Enduro Champion on a [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]]] ...imum of 30% of its length can be on [[asphalt]] roads. American Motorcycle Association rules governing course length and other course variables (i.e. speed averag

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The '''Ferrari F50''' was a [[RMR layout|mid-engine]] [[sports car]] made by [[Ferrari]]. The F50 was introduced in 1995 to celebrate the ...ed in the [[Ferrari 333 SP]] for the American [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]] series in 1994 allowing it to become eligible for the stock engine [

|Venue || [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] **'''International 500-Mile Sweepstakes''' ([[1911]]-[[1915]], [[1920]]-[[1979]])

|Owner || [[International Speedway Corporation]] |Operator || International Speedway Corporation

...till 66 mm (2.6 inches) too wide. In 2005 the [[International Motor Sports Association]] (IMSA), the governing body in [[North America]]n racing, allowed the MC12 [[Category:Sports cars|MC12]]

...''Association Internationale des Automobiles Clubs Reconnus'' (AIACR), the international governing body of motorsport, to be upgraded from a regional French club to ...anapolis 500 on the same day. Hughes, M. 2007. ''Street theatre 1929''. '''Motor Sport''', LXXXIII/3, p. 62</ref> However, Chiron did compete the following

|Team(s) ||[[Team Lotus|Lotus]], <br>[[STP (motor oil company)|STP Corporation]], <br>[[Ferrari]], <br>[[Parnelli]], <br>[[Al ...[dirt track racing|dirt tracks]] near Nazareth in 1959 in the old [[Hudson Motor Car|Hudson]]. They did not tell their parents that they were racing.<ref na

...ern [[1980s]] version called ''GP-Strecke'' is currently used by major and international racing events. However, the older, much longer version of the Ring called t ...AC [[1000km Nürburgring]] race was introduced, an [[Endurance race]] and [[Sports car racing]] event that counted towards the [[World Sportscar Championship]

...automotive designs, but continued using it in their [[Mazda RX-7|RX-7]] [[sports car]] until August of [[2002]] (although RX-7 importation for North America The [[Mazda RX-7]] has won more [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]] races in its class than any other model of automobile, with its one

..., the [[National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration]] confirmed the international studies, releasing results of a field study in the U.S. of ESC effectivenes ...e on cars, SUVs and pickup trucks from all major auto makers. Luxury cars, sports cars, SUVs, and crossovers are usually equipped with ESC. Midsize cars are

...orldwide. The FIA is also the governing body for [[Formula One]] and other international [[auto racing|motorsports]]. ...He has also promoted increased safety and the use of green technologies in motor racing. In 2008, stories about his sex life appeared in the British press.

|Country/region || [[International]] ...[[Honda]], [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]], [[Suzuki]] and [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]].

...with the other four major manufacturers in the [[Grand Prix Manufacturers’ Association]] (GPMA) having signed a [[Memorandum of Understanding]] (MoU) at the [[200 ...ma's crash. Meanwhile on 4 February, Ferrari and Toyota moved to [[Bahrain International Circuit|Bahrain]] to continue testing the [[Ferrari F2008|F2008]] and [[Toy

...McLaren]] prominent figures of the era. During the 1970s the race lost its international lustre as a [[Formula 5000]] race. The early 1980s regained some of lost gl ...War II vintage facilities previously located at Albert Park; the Melbourne Sports and Aquatc Centre (scene of many Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games events)

...New South Wales]], Australia in the 1920s, there are now both domestic and international competitions in a number of countries including the [[Speedway World Cup]] ...oria]] won the prestigious Silver Gauntlet. He also achieved success at an international level, racing for Southampton in 1929 and captained the [[Glasgow Tigers (s

...he identity of the person who attached cranks is still an open question at International Cycling History Conferences (ICHC). The claims of [[Ernest Michaux]] and of ...uced mechanization and mass production (later copied and adopted by [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] and [[General Motors]]), vertically integrated, (also later

...One season''' was the 61st [[Formula One]] season of World Championship [[motor racing]] competition. [[Red Bull Racing]] won its maiden Constructors' Cham ...while the 2009 Constructors' Champion, [[Brawn GP]], was bought by German motor vehicle manufacturer [[Mercedes-Benz]] and was renamed as [[Mercedes GP]].

...likelihood of a breakaway series. On [[May 14]], Grand Prix Manufacturers’ Association (GPMA) members confirmed they had signed a [[Memorandum of Understanding]], | [[Bahrain International Circuit]]

...t film did not feature the vehicle. A model is currently on display in the International Spy Museum in the Penn Quarter neighborhood of Washington, D.C. ===[[Ford Motor Company]]===

...he Japanese manufacturers [[Honda]], [[Kawasaki]], [[Suzuki]] and [[Yamaha Motor Corporation|Yamaha]] dominate the motorcycle industry, although [[Harley-Da The upsurge in extreme sports and hobbies coincides with the upsurge in

...irst series (3).JPG|250px|left|thumb|'''The Ardea (in flat second) and (in Association of Bologna) the sister greater Aprilia (1939)''']] The Ardea has a motor (type 100) to 4 cylinders to V tightened (the 54 angle of the “V” would

[[Formula One]] has its roots in the European [[Grand Prix motor racing]] (''q.v.'' for pre-1947 history) of the 1920s and 1930s. However, t ...rmula One races in {{F1|1961}}, winning the non-Championship [[Oulton Park International Gold Cup]], but was too heavy and complex compared to the new breed of mid-

...ht, Gurney and Grant had risen to third overall. That was when the Cobra's motor mounts began to crack and Gurney had to park the blue coupe after 204 laps. ...in the GT40 development. The well-known photography published by the Ford Motor Company showing McLaren leading Miles, with the MkII of Ronnie Bucknum and