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The F50 is powered by a 4.7 L naturally aspirated Tipo F130B 60-valve V12 engine that was developed from the 3.5 L V12 used in the 1990 Ferrari 641 Formula One car. The car's design is an evolution of the 1989 Ferrari Mythos concept car. [7] A total of 349 cars were made, with the last car rolling off the production line in July 1997. [1]
Ralph Alphonso Moody (September 10, 1917 – June 9, 2004) was an American racing driver and team owner. After a brief career racing, including in NASCAR and USAC sanctioned stock car competition, he retired to become a team co-owner of Holman-Moody.
1955 Kurtis 500S 1953 Kurtis 500S, Chrysler-powered 1955 Kurtis 500B Championship Car driven by Jimmy Davies to third place in the 1955 Indianapolis 500. Kurtis Kraft was an American designer and builder of race cars. The company built midget cars, quartermidgets, sports cars, sprint cars, Bonneville cars, and USAC Championship cars.
Ford had approached Miller and arranged for him to use a factory-stock 406 FE V8 engine. The car won again at Pikes Peak that year. The following year it would win again, this time with a Ford 427 engine. After the 1963 race, the car was retired and converted for street use. For 1964 a new car was built using an AC Bristol chassis and a 289 CID ...
He has, for instance, competed in Rolex classics racing at Monterey in cars like his 1966 Ford GT and 1978 Lola T298, which I saw him drive at Laguna Seca, among other purpose-built race cars ...
The debut of racing legend Stirling Moss. [3] The establishment of the World Sports Car Championship, composed mainly of endurance races such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The beginnings of the British Saloon Car Championship, now the British Touring Car Championship. The Mille Miglia is last held after thirty years. The Portuguese Grand Prix ...
Circuit Florida, set between warehouses and Interstate 4 off of State Road 559 in Auburndale, is billed as a luxury racetrack resort. It will contain a private racetrack with 75 townhome-style ...
The first race car to ever bear the Dino marque badge was the 1957 Dino 156 F2 single seater intended for the Formula 2 series. It was powered by an all-new, front-mounted, 65° Dino V6 co-designed by Vittorio Jano and named in memory of Enzo Ferrari's late son, Alfredo "Dino" Ferrari .