Sports-Car Racing Like stock cars, some sports cars appear to be street cars, commonly carrying manufacturer names such as Porsche, Ferrari, and Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW). But, as in stock-car racing, the resemblance to the street cars that are commercially available ends with the appearance. ... American sports-car racing is generally a slower and less sophisticated form of racing than European sports-car racing. ... These competitions receive less attention in the United States, where the most important race series are those for Indy cars and for National Association for Stock Car Au...

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Racing comes in many forms today with rules and cars far surpassing its humble beginnings. ... Any new development in car technology also had a huge impact on the sport of racing. ... She successfully achieved top- ten starting positions in Indy car Championship racing and NASCAR cup racing. ... In 1979 she placed fifth in Milwaukee in Indy-car racing. ... St James had issues racing money in 2000 and needed a sponsor to participate in the Indy 500. ...

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Imagine yourself sitting in the driver's seat of your car. Now imagine that your dream machine has a supercharged, nitrous oxide injected engine with more horsepower than an Indy car. ... The man standing between your cars raises his arms up into the air. ... "This summer four teenagers and a twenty-one year old have died in three separate incidents from Salem, NH, to Haverhill, MA, which police suspect were related to kids racing cars." ... And car owners often get cited for modifications made to their car engines and exhaust systems." ...

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There are many kinds of automobile racing throughout the world, Nascar racing, Indy car racing, rally racing, and many others. ... The Cars Due to the many Movies and shows that have come out in the last few years, such as the movie The Fast and the Furious, illegal import street racing has found itself in the spotlight, not just for its dangers, but the cars. These cars, most of which are imports(thus the name import racing) are mostly little Japanese compact cars. ... The latest fad in racing has been the import street racing scene. ... This does not happen often, granted there are...

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If Nascar racing, which is high horse powered cars racing in circles and Indy car racing, which is also high formula cars racing in more of a street enviornment are considered sports, then why isn't Drifting considered one? ... In Nascar and Indy car racing, the drivers may not necessarily be considered athletes, but what they do for pleasure is considered a sport. ... One example is rally car racing; in this type of racing the basic drifting style is one of the most efficient ways to maneuver the car through tough ,tight- knit corners. ... In Nascar and other types of racing, special ca...

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The same principles that let air planes fly is used in racing cars. ... The shape of an Indy car has the same principles. ... The air that moves underneath the car moves faster than the air over the car. ... An Indy ground effect racecar can reach speeds in excess of 230 mph using down force. ... Drag that comes from down force will slow the car down. ...

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Did you ever think that we would have women driving stock cars or even thinking about playing in any male dominated sports? ... Danica Patrick was one of the females that came into the racing business and took a lot of criticism from the racing world. ... Danica has competed in the Indy 500. ... In 2008 at the Indy Japan 300 she won the Twin Ring Motegi (SportsManagementDegree). ...

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This thesis will therefore look at the advantage that a car company receives from participating in car racing. ... Today, car racing is still a sport that offers entertainment to people all around the world in many forms and ways such as circuit racing, rallying, off road racing and drag racing. ... In Europe, for example, Formula 1 and Rallying is popular, whereas in the United States NASCAR and Indy car racing together with drag racing seem to have the upper hand. ... Currently however, Ford, which was one of the top three Detroit car manufacturers, for example, is pulling out of most of the...

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Behold the history of NASCAR, the NHRA, drag racing, muscle cars, and the Muscle Car Era. The idea of racing cars as a spectator sport was an advertising idea of Henry Ford's. ... The racing of stock automobiles became known as stock car racing and some financiers started funding stock car racing events. ... Red Vogt suggested National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. NASCAR was adopted as the name of the new stock car racing organization. ...

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The introduction of the car at the World's Fair of 1964, to the use of the Mustang on a number of occasions as a pace car for the Indy 500(pic 2), Ford has continuously displayed the Mustang in high profile situations. ... The car has the ability to be used for almost any type of automotive racing yet will still work as a daily commuting car. ... Many people tailor their cars to fit their own taste of parts from newer cars by putting them on older cars. ... The Ford Mustang on the other hand is designed to share a platform with multiple cars that are not all intended for racing. This...

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When the American car gets 8mpg and the foreign car gets 35mpg. ... Thus was the end of the "muscle cars". ... Automobile racing has been very much alive just as long as the car itself. With hundreds of different shapes and sizes, racing can produce a crowd of millions. Stock car, Indy car, rally, drag, funny car, F1, off road, sprint, and midget. ...

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The car came had a 102-inch wheelbase and a slightly improved Chevrolet passenger car chassis. ... From 1957 to 1961 the V-8 Corvettes came with the option of three different carbureted cars or two fuel-injected cars. ... In 1969 the ZL-1 racing engine was added to the lineup of engine options. ... Corvette was selected to be the official Indy 500 pace car in 1978 and Chevrolet produced 6,200 Corvette pace car replicas. ... Car and Driver magazine gave the ZR-1 the title of the quickest U.S.- legal production car on the market. ...

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