Maserati (section Withdrawal from racing)
Maserati. Born from the Shah of Persia's whim of owning a road car powered by the Maserati 450S racing engine, it became one of the fastest and most expensive...
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Alfa Romeo Alfetta (category Group 4 (racing) cars)
introduced in late 1979, the Alfetta Turbo D, whose engine was supplied by VM Motori. Apart from a boot lid badge, the Turbo D was equipped and finished...
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Italian luxury carmaker known for its sports-oriented vehicles, strong auto racing heritage, and iconic design. Headquartered in Turin, Italy, it is a subsidiary...
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Brabham (redirect from Motor Racing Developments Ltd.)
Motor Racing Developments Ltd., commonly known as Brabham (/ˈbræbəm/ BRAB-əm), was a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. It was...
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Rover SD1 (section Series 1 (1976–1982))
This was the only diesel-engined SD1, utilising the HR492 motor from Italian VM Motori also used in the Range Rover Turbo D model, chosen for its petrol-like...
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Ford Cortina (section Mark V (1979–1982))
Daily Telegraph, 25 June 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=68&v=j9lmXKgtdVM&feature=youtu.be , YouTube, 09 February 2021 "Elton John - Made in England"...
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Rally4 The Stellantis Motorsport Racing Shop combines Citroën Racing, Peugeot Sport and Opel Motorsports' customer racing distribution and retail sales operations...
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Ducati (section Racing history)
By Giuseppe Montano 1973–1978 – Headed by Cristiano de Eccher 1978–1985 – VM Group 1985–1996 – Cagiva Group 1996–2005 – Texas-Pacific Group (US-based)...
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pressures and heat produced within the engine. These problems were solved by VM Motori and the engines were apparently so good that Rover, Ford and Jeep bought...
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had good results during dyno-tests. The project ended in late 1982, when then-owners VM Motori decided not to build the bike for which the motor was intended...
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prototype, they designed it to be a road car with racing potential, one that could win on the track and also be driven on the road by enthusiasts. When Ferruccio...
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De Tomaso (category Italian auto racing teams)
the De Tomaso name." De Tomaso's first road-going production model was the Vallelunga (named after the racing circuit) introduced in 1963; a spider competition...
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Range Rover Classic (category Group 4 (racing) cars)
the factory. The more efficient 2,393 cc (2.4 L; 146.0 cu in) inline-four VM Motori diesel from Italy was made available as an option for the heavily taxed...
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Donington Park (redirect from Donington Park motor racing circuit)
extensive roads on his land for racing. The original track was 2.186 mi (3.518 km) in length, and based on normal width unsealed estate roads. The first...
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marketing name- the Diesel Turbo, a name given to differentiate it from the VM Motori-built turbodiesel then being used in the Range Rover, which was sold...
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the engine to be designed purely for road use, in contrast to the modified racing engines used by Ferrari in its road cars. Autostar was led by Giotto Bizzarrini...
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turbodiesel version with an engine sourced from the Italian engine maker VM Motori. Rated at 92 kW (125 PS; 123 hp), with this engine, the 164 had a top...
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Karting European Championship (category European auto racing series)
com FIA Karting European Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a kart racing competition organised by the CIK-FIA. Alongside the Karting World Championship...
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Ford Falcon (Argentina) (section 1982)
of 1988, a rare 2.4-litre diesel. The diesel, a 70 hp (52 kW) Italian-made VM HR492 were produced by Borgward Argentina, but as they proved unable to provide...
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Additionally, the 4.1 block was used unsuccessfully at Indianapolis for racing. Its only weakness was the intake valve seals. This was the first naturally...
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letsrun.com. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-17. "Cheptegei fick stryk på VM i halvmaraton". SVT Sport (in Swedish). 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2020-10-17....
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Citroën (section Racing the 2CV)
discovered that while racing the uniquely slow 2CV against other cars made little sense, they could be interesting to watch racing against each other. Citroën...
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Rover V8 engine (section Racing)
Rover Group successor) bought in 2.5-litre 4-cylinder turbodiesel units from VM Motori to use in the SD1 and Range Rover. Land Rover used a 3,946 cc (3.9 L;...
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Lancia (category Italian auto racing teams)
C. Fabbrica Automobili was founded on 27 November 1906 in Turin by Fiat racing drivers, Vincenzo Lancia and his friend, Claudio Fogolin. The first car...
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Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit in England, near the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. It is the home of the British...
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Tatuus (category Italian auto racing teams)
3264173 Tatuus is an Italian chassis manufacturer for a series of formula racing series, being first founded in 1980. The company is known for its association...
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the Royal and Imperial and gained isolated rubber body mounts to remove road vibrations. In 1938, the Chrysler Royal received the new 95 HP Gold Seal...
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