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• Custom wheel
  ...World Rally Championship|rally]] events tend to be much more demanding and shift the focus to strength, whereas [[touring car racing]] and [[autocross]]ing ...nce disadvantage of increased inertia and increased unsprung weight. This point will vary depending on the vehicle, style of wheel, and driving style; howe
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• Automatic transmission
  ...automatically as the vehicle moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears [[manual transmission|manually]]. (Similar but larger devices are als ...nsmission]]s are still generally more efficient. (This balance may finally shift with the introduction of practical [[continuously variable transmission]]s;
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• Fully-automatic transmission
  ...atically as the car or truck moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears [[manual transmission|manually]]. (Similar but larger devices are als ...nsmission]]s are still generally more efficient. (This balance may finally shift with the introduction of practical [[continuously variable transmission]]s;
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• Derailleur gears
  ...ated remotely by a [[Bowden cable]] attached to a [[Shifter (bicycle part)|shift lever]] mounted on the [[bicycle frame|down tube]], handlebar [[Stem (bike) ...hen no cable tension is applied. From a user interface point of view they shift opposite to other mountain bike derailleurs. The user 'clicks' the index f
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• Ferrari 250 GTO
  ...t models. The interior was stripped-down and simple in the extreme, to the point where a speedometer was not considered necessary for the instrument panel. ...one era took on a new desirability. There was also something of a paradigm shift; instead of being old but lovable racing cars, well-heeled collectors ([[Ra
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• Tractor
  ...tractors usually require that the operator depress the clutch in order to shift between gears (a limitation of straight-cut gears in the [[gearbox]]), but ...o attach an implement is via a Quick Hitch, which is attached to the three-point hitch. This enables a single person to attach an implement quicker and put
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• A1 Grand Prix cars
  ...speed longitudinal sequential. Gear selection via a Magneti Marelli paddle shift system *Seat belt: FIA approved SABELT six-point safety harness
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• Transmission
  ...aring (mechanical)|bearings]], and is split towards the input end. At the point of the split, a pilot bearing holds the shafts together. The gears and [[c ...simpler manual systems that use electronically-controlled [[actuator]]s to shift gears and manipulate the clutch, resolving many of the drawbacks of a hydra
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• Bicycle brake systems
  ...ect-pull''', and '''V-brakes''' have each arm attached to a separate pivot point on one side of the [[bicycle frame|seat stay]] or [[bicycle fork|fork]] jus ...n straight-sided, to allow for a very high [[mechanical advantage]] at the point where the pads contact the rim to give high braking power, but a lower mech
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• Campagnolo
  <!-- I used "Campyonly.com as the basic reference point, plus a few other sources. I simplified the information on campyonly, and m ...ction of Ergo Power levers, combining the functions of a brake lever and a shift lever in order to answer Shimano's [[Shimano Total Integration|STI levers]]
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• Lancia Stratos
  ...n entered by an experienced private team with a talented driver. The final point to the Stratos's racing career at international level took place as late as ...ia Stratos 0''' was featured in the 1988 film [[Moonwalker]] (as a [[shape-shift]] [[Michael Jackson]]). The automobile now resides in the private show room
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• Drifting (motorsport)
  ...s in the 1970's. He was famous for hitting the [[apex (racing)|apex]] (the point where the car is closest to the inside of a turn) at high speed and then dr ...ng (usually from third to second or fourth to third, and using a very fast shift) instead of braking, without rev-matching, causing the drive wheels to lock
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• Ferrari 150° Italia
  ...tomatic sequential, electronically controlled, longitudinal gearbox, quick-shift ...better strategy than both Webber and Hamilton and took 1st position at one point, but was soon overtaken by Hamilton because of tyre warm-up problems that t
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• Politics
  ...eviously given to the [[king of Italy]]. The president serves as a sort of point of connection between the three branches of power: he is elected by the law ...ons touched thousands of politicians, administrators, and businessmen; the shift from a proportional to an [[Additional Member System]] (with the requiremen
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• Lamborghini Diablo
  ...e, 48 valve V12 featuring dual overhead cams and computer-controlled multi-point fuel injection, producing 492 horsepower and 427 foot-pounds of torque. Dri ...l [[Titanium]] thread, thus giving the car more of a shine, which tends to shift color with the angle of light. The interior was color coded to the exterior
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• Hydrogen vehicle
  ...; the timeframes in which such challenges may be overcome is unclear and a point of controversy. Since all energy sources have drawbacks, a shift into hydrogen-powered vehicles may require difficult political decisions on
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• Motorcycle
  ...y compressing the left hand lever, and moving a foot-lever up or down. The shift foot-lever is on the opposite side of the machine from the foot brake. * From a stability point of view it is desirable to make the lateral stiffness as large as possible,
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• Scuderia Ferrari
  ...e Trieste]], [[Modena, Italy|Modena]], [[Italy]], until [[1938]], at which point Alfa Romeo made him the manager of the factory racing division, [[Alfa Cors ...ure since 2000, forcing him to retire. Alonso won the race and opened a 10-point lead in the driver's championship with only one race to go. Massa finished
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• Automobile
  ...a [[car battery|battery]], the [[spark plug]], the [[clutch]], the [[gear shift]], and the water [[radiator]]. He built improved versions in 1886 and 1887 ...el storage and carburation modifications to heat the liquid to its boiling point before injection into the engine to avoid carburettor icing. LPG produces
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• Module:Convert
  -- Floating point limits may need this, as in {{convert|160.02|Ym|ydftin}}. -- "1.23" nil nil one point two three
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