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Tilke is one of four designers recognised by the FIA but has, with the exception of the Silverstone redesign in 2010, been the only one to be commissioned to design Formula One tracks. [1] One of his first minor tasks was to design and build a short access road at the Nürburgring , [ 1 ] earned due to contacts made by his racing efforts there.
A combination race is a race run between multiple series that operate under compatible rules packages. During NASCAR's combination races (currently the ARCA Menards Series East and West , and formerly the Winston Cup Series / Winston West Series and Busch Series / Busch North Series ), there is one race, but points are scored for both series.
This system works similarly to KERS, with drivers getting a full-time boost of about 160 bhp from electric motors used in conjunction with the internal combustion engine (generating around 1,000 bhp in total) instead of a 6-second bank of extra power per lap. The combination of these systems led to the term power unit being used in lieu of engine.
Scoring system for standard race, 1 additional bonus point for pole position between 2007 and 2019 2021: 2022: ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship: Scoring system for qualy race 2022: 2023: FIA Formula 2 Championship: Scoring system for sprint race 2004: 2007: Champ Car World Series: 1 additional bonus point for fastest driver in every ...
One design refers to a racing class that consists of just one model or design of a sailboat. In one-design racing, the first boat to finish wins the race. This is contrasted with handicap racing, [11] where time is added or subtracted from the finishing times based on design factors and mathematical formulas to determine the winner. [9]
The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) is an independent regional stock car racing series based in the northeastern United States, and Eastern Canada.The American-Canadian Tour was founded in 1979 and conducts professionally-run stock car racing events across New England and Quebec.
The DeltaWing is a racing car designed by British race car designer and engineer Ben Bowlby and debuted at the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans.The entry was run under the Project 56 name, composed of Ben Bowlby (design), Dan Gurney's All American Racers (constructor), Duncan Dayton's Highcroft Racing (racing team) and International Motor Sports Association owner Don Panoz (managing partner).
Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF) is a handicapping system used for yacht racing in North America. It allows dissimilar classes of sailboats to be raced against each other. The aim is to cancel out the inherent advantages and disadvantages of each class of boats, so that results reflect crew skill rather than equipment superiority.