BMW 320 TC, the Glossary
The BMW 320 TC is a racing car built under Super 2000 specifications, which competed in the FIA World Touring Car Championship from 2011 to 2014. The car came into use as a customer car, after BMW ended their WTCC factory program at the end of the 2010 season.[1]
Table of Contents
43 relations: Andy Priaulx, Axle, BMW, BMW 3 Series (E90), Camber angle, Car suspension, Charles Ng (racing driver), Darryl O'Young, Engstler Motorsport, Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, Franz Engstler, Fredy Barth, Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, Gear train, Horsepower, Jean-Philippe Dayraut, Mehdi Bennani, Norbert Michelisz, Prince engine, Proteam Motorsport, Regensburg, ROAL Motorsport, Roll center, Sequential manual transmission, Stefano D'Aste, Straight-four engine, Super 2000, Tom Coronel, Turbocharger, Wiechers-Sport, World Touring Car Championship, Yokohama, 2006 World Touring Car Championship, 2007 World Touring Car Championship, 2010 World Touring Car Championship, 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil, 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Germany, 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Japan, 2011 World Touring Car Championship, 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Austria, 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary, 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan, 2013 World Touring Car Championship.
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Andy Priaulx
Andrew Graham Priaulx, MBE (born 7 August 1974) is a British racing driver from Guernsey.
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Axle
An axle or axletree is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear.
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, commonly abbreviated to BMW, is a German multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
BMW 3 Series (E90)
The fifth generation of the BMW 3 Series range of compact executive cars is designated under the model codes E90 (saloon), E91 (estate, marketed as 'Touring'), E92 (coupé) and E93 (convertible). BMW 320 TC and BMW 3 Series (E90) are touring cars.
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Camber angle
Camber angle is one of the angles made by the wheels of a vehicle; specifically, it is the angle between the vertical axis of a wheel and the vertical axis of the vehicle when viewed from the front or rear.
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Car suspension
Suspension is the system of tires, tire air, springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels and allows relative motion between the two.
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Charles Ng (racing driver)
Charles Ka-Ki Ng (born August 1, 1984) is a professional racing driver from Hong Kong.
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Darryl O'Young
Darryl Hayden O'Young is a Canadian-born Hong Kong racing driver.
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Engstler Motorsport
Engstler Motorsport is a private German auto racing team based in Wiggensbach, run by driver Franz Engstler.
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Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; International Automobile Federation) is an association established on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users.
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Franz Engstler
Franz Engstler (born 25 July 1961) is a German auto racing driver.
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Fredy Barth
Frédéric Nicolas "Fredy" Barth (born 5 December 1979 in Lucerne) is an auto racing driver from Switzerland.
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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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Gear train
A gear train or gear set is a machine element of a mechanical system formed by mounting two or more gears on a frame such that the teeth of the gears engage.
Horsepower
Horsepower (hp) is a unit of measurement of power, or the rate at which work is done, usually in reference to the output of engines or motors.
Jean-Philippe Dayraut
Jean-Philippe Dayraut (born 14 April 1969) is a French auto racing driver.
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Mehdi Bennani
Mehdi Bennani (مهدي بناني, born 25 August 1983) is a Moroccan racing driver who currently competes in the TCR Europe with Sébastien Loeb Racing.
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Norbert Michelisz
Norbert Michelisz (born 8 August 1984) is a Hungarian auto racing driver.
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Prince engine
Prince is the codename for a family of straight-four 16-valve all-aluminium gasoline engines with variable valve lift and variable valve timing developed by BMW and PSA Peugeot Citroën.
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Proteam Motorsport
Proteam Motorsport is an Italian auto racing team based in Arezzo that was set up by former driver Valmiro Presenzini in 1997.
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Regensburg
Regensburg (historically known in English as Ratisbon) is a city in eastern Bavaria, at the confluence of the Danube, Naab and Regen rivers, Danube's northernmost point.
ROAL Motorsport
ROAL Motorsport (previously known as Ravaglia Motorsport) is an Italian auto racing team, which operated the BMW Team Italy-Spain team in the World Touring Car Championship, and currently competes as BMW Team Italia in the Italian GT Championship.
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Roll center
The roll center of a vehicle is the notional point at which the cornering forces in the suspension are reacted to the vehicle body.
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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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Stefano D'Aste
Stefano D'Aste (born 26 February 1974 in Genoa) is an Italian auto racing driver.
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Straight-four engine
A straight-four engine (also referred to as an inline-four engine) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft.
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Super 2000
Super 2000 is an FIA powertrain specification used in the World Rally Championship, the British Touring Car Championship, the World Touring Car Championship, and other touring car championships.
Tom Coronel
Tom Romeo Coronel (born 5 April 1972) is a Dutch professional racing driver.
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Turbocharger
In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (also known as a turbo or a turbosupercharger) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases.
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Wiechers-Sport
Wiechers-Sport is a German auto racing team which is based in Nienburg.
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World Touring Car Championship
The FIA World Touring Car Championship was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
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Yokohama
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and by area, and the country's most populous municipality.
2006 World Touring Car Championship
The 2006 World Touring Car Championship season was the third season of FIA World Touring Car Championship motor racing.
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2007 World Touring Car Championship
The 2007 World Touring Car Championship season was the 4th season of FIA World Touring Car Championship motor racing.
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2010 World Touring Car Championship
The 2010 World Touring Car Championship season was the seventh season of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, and the sixth since its 2005 return.
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2011 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil
The 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil was the opening round of the 2011 World Touring Car Championship season and the sixth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Brazil.
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2011 FIA WTCC Race of Germany
The 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Germany was the eighth round of the 2011 World Touring Car Championship season and the seventh running of the FIA WTCC Race of Germany.
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2011 FIA WTCC Race of Japan
The 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Japan was the tenth round of the 2011 World Touring Car Championship season and the fourth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Japan.
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2011 World Touring Car Championship
The 2011 World Touring Car Championship season was the eighth season of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, and the seventh since its 2005 return.
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2012 FIA WTCC Race of Austria
The 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Austria was the sixth round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the inaugural running of the FIA WTCC Race of Austria.
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2012 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary
The 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary was the fifth round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the second running of the FIA WTCC Race of Hungary.
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2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan
The 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan was the tenth round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the fifth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Japan.
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2013 World Touring Car Championship
The 2013 World Touring Car Championship season was the tenth season of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, and the ninth since the series was revived in 2005.
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See also
BMW racing cars
- BMW 269
- BMW 270
- BMW 320 TC
- BMW GTP
- BMW HH
- BMW M Hybrid V8
- BMW M3 DTM (E92)
- BMW M4 DTM
- BMW M6 GTLM
- BMW M8 GTE
- BMW Sauber F1.06
- BMW Sauber F1.07
- BMW Sauber F1.08
- BMW Sauber F1.09
- BMW Z4 GTE
- Lola T102
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