The Targa Florio (“Florio Plate”) was an open road endurance automobile race held in the mountains of Sicily near the island’s capital of Palermo. Founded in 1906, it was the oldest sports car racing event, part of the World Sportscar Championship between 1955 and 1973. While the first races consisted of a whole tour of the island, the track length in the…
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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona v1.1
The Ferrari Daytona, officially designated the Ferrari 365 GTB/4, is a two-seat grand tourer by Ferrari from 1968 to 1973. It was introduced at the Paris Auto Salon in 1968 to replace the 275 GTB/4, and featured the 275’s Colombo V12 bored out to 4,390 cc (4.4 L; 267.9 cu in). It was offered in berlinetta and spyder forms.
Read MoreCheetah GT V8 1964 v2.01
Bill Thomas of Anaheim, California originally made racing cars. In 1963 an agreement was reached with Chevrolet to supply parts for a sports and racing car with the brand name Cheetah. 100 vehicles were planned to meet the minimum quantity set by a sports authority for sports car racing.
Read MorePaul Ricard WEC 2016 v1.0
The Circuit Paul Ricard is a motorsport race track built in 1969 at Le Castellet, near Marseille, in France, with finance from the eccentric pastis magnate Paul Ricard. Ricard wanted to experience the challenge of building a racetrack.
Read MoreMazda RX-7 SA/FB 1985 v1.01
The Mazda RX-7 is a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, rotary engine-powered sports car that was manufactured and marketed by Mazda from 1978 until 2002 across three generations, all of which made use of a compact, lightweight Wankel rotary engine. The first generation of the RX-7, SA (early) and FB (late), was a two-seater 2 door hatchback coupé.
Read MoreCadwell Park SB v1.0
Cadwell Park is a motor racing circuit in Lincolnshire, England, 5 mi (8.0 km) south of Louth, owned and operated by MotorSport Vision, a business associated with former racing driver Jonathan Palmer. Sited on former parkland across a steep-sided valley with dips and crests, the circuit features sharp changes in gradient, including one…
Read MoreLe Mans Bugatti 2019 v1.0
The Circuit Bugatti is a motorsport racetrack in the south of Le Mans, in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in France. The permanent, clockwise additional course of the 13.626 km long traditional Circuit des 24 Heures was opened in 1965 with a length of 4.422 km.
Read MoreImola 2021 v1.0
The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, better known as Imola, is a 4.909 km (3.050 mi) motor racing circuit in the town of Imola, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, 40 km (25 mi) east of Bologna. It is one of the few major international circuits to run in an anti-clockwise direction. The circuit is named after Ferrari’s late founder…
Read MoreLamborghini Veneno LP750-4 2013 v1.01
The Lamborghini Veneno (Spanish pronunciation: [beˈneno]) is a limited production high performance sports car manufactured by Italian automobile manufacturer Lamborghini. Based on the Lamborghini Aventador, the Veneno was developed to celebrate Lamborghini’s 50th anniversary. It was introduced at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show.
Read MoreNordschleife 2007 final v2.21.104.8
The Nürburgring is a 150,000 person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It features a Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a much longer Nordschleife “North loop” track which was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. The north loop is 20.8 km (12.9 mi)…
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