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Air Restrictor
A restrictor plate or air restrictor is a device installed at the intake of an engine to limit its power. This kind of system is occasionally used in road vehicles (e.g., motorcycles) for insurance purposes, but mainly in automobile racing, to limit top speed to provide equal level of competition, and to lower costs; insurance purposes have also factored in for motorsports. Racing series A few top classes like Formula One limit only the displacement and air intake mouth dimension. However, in 2006 air restrictors (as well as rev limiters) were used by Scuderia Toro Rosso to facilitate the transition to a new engine formula. Many other racing series use additional air restrictors. * Formula 3, 2000cc, 215 hp * Formula SAE, 710cc, 20 mm restrictor. * Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, 4000cc, 470 hp * FIA GT Championship (now FIA GT1 World Championship) and other series using FIA GT regulations * Le Mans Prototypes used in American Le Mans Series and Le Mans Series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Petit Le Mans
Petit Le Mans (French language, French for ''Little Le Mans'') is a sports car racing, sports car Endurance racing (motorsport), endurance race held annually at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, United States. The race has been held for a duration of 10 hours since 2014, having previously been held for either or 10 hours, whichever came first. In addition to the overall race, teams compete for class victories in different categories, divided into Sports prototype, prototypes and grand tourers. The race was founded by Road Atlanta owner Don Panoz to bring the rules and spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans to North America. The success of the 1998 Petit Le Mans, inaugural event in 1998, held as part of the IMSA GT Championship, IMSA season with a special one-off format, led to the creation of the American Le Mans Series in 1999 with a similar formula. Petit Le Mans was a flagship event for the ALMS, which became the most prominent top-class sports car racing series during the 2000s. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |