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Drivers race on the apron at Chicagoland Speedway (the area between the white and yellow lines). aero cover See wheel shroud. air jacks Pneumatic cylinders strategically mounted to the frame near the wheels of a racing car, which project downwards to lift the car off the ground during a pit stop to allow for quick tire changes or provide mechanics access to the underside of the car for repairs.
An aerial view of the Killarney motorsport race track in Cape Town, South Africa Touring Car race at Brands Hatch circuit. A race track (racetrack, racing track or racing circuit) is a facility built for racing of vehicles, athletes, or animals (e.g. horse racing or greyhound racing). A race track also may feature grandstands or concourses.
The great majority of road races were run over a lengthy circuit of closed public roads, not purpose-built racing circuits. [15] This was true of the Le Mans circuit of the 1906 French Grand Prix, as well as the Targa Florio (run on 93 miles (150 km) of Sicilian roads), the 75 miles (121 km) German Kaiserpreis circuit in the Taunus mountains, the 48 miles (77 km) French circuit at Dieppe, used ...
Venice, Italy Peering out from the top of the 325-foot bell tower of St. Mark's Basilica affords visitors a breathtaking view of Venice's domes, red roofs, twisting alleys, and iconic canals with ...
The word race comes from a Norse word. [1] This Norse word arrived in France during the invading of Normandy and gave the word raz which means "swift water" in Brittany, as in a mill race; it can be found in "Pointe du Raz" (the most western point of France, in Brittany), and "raz-de-marée" . The word race to mean a "contest of speed" was ...
Sports car racing is a form of motorsport road racing which utilises sports cars that have two seats and enclosed wheels. They may be either purpose-built sports prototypes which are the highest level in sports car racing or grand tourers (GT cars) based on road-going models and therefore, in general, not as fast as sports prototypes.
Another Formula 1 race. The three-time defending champion won the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday starting from pole, his fourth victory in five races this season and his 23rd in the last 27 ...
The empty road allows the peaceful sounds of wind rustling through the trees to fill the air. Sitting on the grassy edge of one of the scenic pull offs feels like being everywhere and nowhere at ...