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Aston Martin DBR9, the Glossary

The Aston Martin DBR9 is a racing car built by Aston Martin Racing, debuting in 2005 and racing actively in international sportscar racing until the end of GT1 category in 2011.^[1]

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American Le Mans Series

The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) was a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada.

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Aston Martin

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers.

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Aston Martin DB9

The Aston Martin DB9 is a two-door grand touring car that was produced by the British carmaker Aston Martin.

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The Aston Martin DBR1 is a sports racing car built by Aston Martin starting in 1956, intended for the World Sportscar Championship as well as non-championship sportscar races at the time. Aston Martin DBR9 and Aston Martin DBR1 are 24 Hours of Le Mans race cars and Aston Martin racing cars.

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Aston Martin DBS (2007)

The Aston Martin DBS is a grand tourer based on the DB9 and manufactured by the British luxury automobile manufacturer Aston Martin.

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Aston Martin Racing

Aston Martin Racing is a British auto racing team established in 2004 as a partnership between automobile manufacturer Aston Martin and engineering group Prodrive.

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Auto racing

Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition.

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BMS Scuderia Italia

BMS Scuderia Italia SpA (sometimes referred to as simply Scuderia Italia) is an auto racing team founded in 1983 in Brescia by Italian businessman and motorsports enthusiast Giuseppe Lucchini.

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Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (formerly Mosport Park and Mosport International Raceway) is a multi-track motorsport venue located north of Bowmanville, in Ontario, Canada, approximately 75 kilometers (47 miles) east of Toronto.

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Carbon-fiber reinforced polymer

Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (American English), carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers (Commonwealth English), carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, carbon-fiber reinforced-thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP), also known as carbon fiber, carbon composite, or just carbon, are extremely strong and light fiber-reinforced plastics that contain carbon fibers.

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Casino Royale (2006 film)

Casino Royale is a 2006 spy film, the twenty-first in the Eon Productions ''James Bond'' series, and the third screen adaptation of Ian Fleming's 1953 novel of the same name.

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Chassis

A chassis (plural chassis from French châssis) is the load-bearing framework of a manufactured object, which structurally supports the object in its construction and function.

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Chevrolet Corvette

The Chevrolet Corvette is a line of American two-door, two-seater sports cars manufactured and marketed by General Motors under the Chevrolet marque since 1953.

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Darren Turner

Darren Turner (born 13 April 1974) is a British racing driver and owner of Base Performance Simulators.

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David Brabham

David Philip Brabham (born 5 September 1965) is an Australian racing driver and one of the most successful and experienced specialists in sports car racing.

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Diffuser (automotive)

A diffuser, in an automotive context, is a shaped section of the car rear which improves the car's aerodynamic properties by enhancing the transition between the high-velocity airflow underneath the car and the much slower freestream airflow of the ambient atmosphere.

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Double wishbone suspension

A double wishbone suspension is an independent suspension design for automobiles using two (occasionally parallel) wishbone-shaped arms to locate the wheel.

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European Le Mans Series

The European Le Mans Series (abbreviated as ELMS) is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO).

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FFSA GT Championship

The FFSA GT Championship (Championnat de France FFSA GT) is a French Grand Touring-style sports car racing series that began in 1997.

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FIA GT Championship

The FIA GT Championship was a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

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FIA GT1 World Championship

The FIA GT1 World Championship was a world championship sports car racing series, developed by the SRO Group and regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), that was held from 2010 to 2012.

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Fischer Racing

Fischer Racing GmbH is an auto racing team founded by Erhard Fischer in 2006 and based in Paderborn, Germany.

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Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout

A front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout (FR) is an automotive design with an engine in front and rear-wheel-drive, connected via a drive shaft.

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Group GT1

Group GT1, also known simply as GT1, was a set of regulations maintained formerly by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), for Grand Tourer racing.

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Gulf Oil

Gulf Oil was a major global oil company in operation from 1901 to 1985.

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Hexis Racing

Hexis Racing is an auto racing team based in Lédenon, France.

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James Bond

The James Bond series focuses on the titular character, a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections.

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Jetalliance Racing

Jetalliance Racing is an Austrian racing team which currently competes in the FIA GT Championship.

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Laguna Seca

Laguna Seca Raceway (branded as WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, and previously Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for sponsorship reasons) is a paved road racing track in central California used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, built in 1957 near both Salinas and Monterey, California, United States.

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Larbre Compétition

Larbre Compétition is a French auto racing team founded in 1988 by Jack Leconte.

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Lime Rock Park

Lime Rock Park is a natural-terrain motorsport road racing venue located in Lakeville, Connecticut, United States, a hamlet in the town of Salisbury, in the state's northwest corner.

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Longitudinal engine

In automotive engineering, a longitudinal engine is an internal combustion engine in which the crankshaft is oriented along the long axis of the vehicle, from front to back.

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Mil Milhas Brasil

The Mil Milhas Brasil (also known as the Mil Milhas Brasileiras or 1000 Miles of Brazil in Portuguese) is a sports car endurance race held annually in Brazil since 1956.

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Naturally aspirated engine

A naturally aspirated engine, also known as a normally aspirated engine, and abbreviated to N/A or NA, is an internal combustion engine in which air intake depends solely on atmospheric pressure and does not have forced induction through a turbocharger or a supercharger.

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Nissan GT-R

The Nissan GT-R (Gran Turismo–Racing; model code: R35; Japanese: 日産・GT-R; Nissan GT-R) is a car built by Japanese marque Nissan since 2007.

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Petit Le Mans

The Petit Le Mans (French for little Le Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, United States.

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Pirelli

Pirelli & C. S.p.A. is an Italian multinational tyre manufacturer based in the city of Milan, Italy.

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Prodrive

Prodrive is a British motorsport and advanced engineering group based in Banbury, United Kingdom.

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Restrictor plate

A restrictor plate or air restrictor is a device installed at the intake of an engine to limit its power.

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Sequential manual transmission

A sequential manual transmission, also known as a sequential gearbox, or a sequential transmission, is a type of non-synchronous manual transmission used mostly for motorcycles and racing cars.

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Shock absorber

A shock absorber or damper is a mechanical or hydraulic device designed to absorb and damp shock impulses.

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Super GT

Super GT (stylized as SUPER GT) is a sports car racing series that began in 1993.

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Utah Motorsports Campus

Utah Motorsports Campus is a race track facility located in Grantsville near Tooele, Utah, United States.

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V12 engine

A V12 engine is a twelve-cylinder piston engine where two banks of six cylinders are arranged in a V configuration around a common crankshaft.

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Vitaphone Racing

Vitaphone Racing, or Vita4One, was a German racing team who participate in the FIA GT Championship.

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World Sportscar Championship

The World Sportscar Championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the FIA from 1953 to 1992.

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Xtrac Limited

Xtrac Limited, also known as Xtrac Transmission Technology, is a British engineering company founded in 1984 by the former Hewland engineer Mike Endean to make 4WD systems and gearboxes for rallycross and later rally and racing cars.

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12 Hours of Sebring

The 12 Hours of Sebring is an annual motorsport endurance race for sports cars held at Sebring International Raceway, on the site of the former Hendricks Army Airfield World War II air base in Sebring, Florida, US.

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2005 12 Hours of Sebring

The 2005 12 Hours of Sebring was the 53rd running of this event, and took place on March 19, 2005.

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2005 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans (73e 24 Heures du Mans) was a non-championship 24-hour automobile endurance race held from 18 to 19 June 2005, at the Circuit de la Sarthe near Le Mans, France, for teams of three drivers each entering Le Mans Prototype and Grand Touring cars.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Martin_DBR9

Also known as Aston Martin DBR9 GT1, DBR9.

, 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans, 2006 American Le Mans Series, 2006 FIA GT Championship, 2006 Le Mans Series, 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans, 2007 FIA GT Championship, 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans, 2008 American Le Mans Series, 2008 FIA GT Championship, 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans, 2009 Super GT Series, 2010 1000 km of Spa, 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship, 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship, 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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Aston Martin racing cars

LM GTE cars

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