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Auto racing. Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, [1] or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. In North America, the term is commonly used to describe all forms of automobile sport including non-racing disciplines. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile.
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.
2. Josep Maria Carreras Coll ( Catalan: [ʒuˈzɛb məˈɾi.ə kəˈreɾəs ˈkɔʎ]; [a] born 5 December 1946), better known as José Carreras ( / kəˈrɛərəs /, Spanish: [xoˈse kaˈreɾas] ), is a Catalan operatic tenor from Spain who is particularly known for his performances in the operas of Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini. [1]
The Porsche 911 (pronounced Nine Eleven or in German: Neunelf) is a two-door 2+2 high performance rear-engined sports car introduced in September 1964 by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a rear-mounted flat-six engine and originally a torsion bar suspension. The car has been continuously enhanced through the years but the basic concept ...
Carreras (surname) Carreras is a surname of Spanish origin. Notable people with the surname include: Amanda Carreras (born 1990), Gibraltarian tennis player. Dionisio Carreras (1890–1949), Spanish long-distance runner. Enrique Carreras (1925–1995), Peruvian-Argentine filmmaker. Francesc de Carreras (born 1943), Spanish jurist and political ...
UTC-6 ( Central Standard Time) • Summer ( DST) UTC-5 ( Central Daylight Time) Rayón is a municipality located in Toluca Region, the northeastern part of the state of Mexico in Mexico, the municipal seat is Santa María Rayón, formerly named Cuauhtenco. The municipality is located at a southern pass leading out of the Toluca Valley.
Rayón is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí in central Mexico.. History. Spanish settlement in the area that became the municipality began in 1617 with the founding of a Franciscan mission by Fr. Juan Bautista Mollinedo and Fr. Juan de Cárdenas, The mission was called "San Felipe de los Gamotes".
José Miguel Carrera. José Miguel Carrera Verdugo ( Latin American Spanish: [xoˈse miˈɣel kaˈreɾa]; October 15, 1785 – September 4, 1821) [1] was a Chilean general, formerly Spanish military, member of the prominent Carrera family, and considered one of the founders of independent Chile. Carrera was the most important leader of the ...