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The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is the premier circuit in the Champ Car World Series. It is the first event in the World Series each year, and is an open-wheel race held on a temporary road course. Nigel Mansell racing in a Champcar in 1993 Terminology Champcar, a shortened form of Championship Car, has been the name for a class of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. ...
Open-wheel racing refers to a type of motor racing in which the wheels of the cars are not housed inside fenders, as in stock car or touring car racing, but rather out in the open at the end of readily-visible axles and suspension systems. ...
Road racing can be a term involving foot races, bicycle races, or automobile races. ...
Events
Although the Champ Car World Series is the main event, a number of other races are also held including the popular Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race. Additionally, a week of fairs, music, and promotional activities is held. The Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race is an annual 10-lap auto race held each April since 1977 as part of Grand Prix weekend on the street course at Long Beach, California. ...
The Track The race circuit is a 1.968-mile temporary road course carved out of the city streets surrounding the Convention Center of Long Beach, California. It is particularly noted for its last section, which sees a hairpin turn followed by a long, slightly curved front straightaway which runs the length of Shoreline Drive. The circuit is situated on the Long Beach waterfront, and is lined with palm trees (especially along the front straightaway), making for an exceedingly beautiful and scenic track. County Los Angeles County, California Area - Total - Water 170. ...
A nearly 180-degree turn in a road, trail, or ramp is called a hairpin turn (also hairpin bend or, if in a trail, a switchback). ...
Genera Many; see list of Arecaceae genera Arecaceae (also known as Palmae or Palmaceae), the palm family, is a family of flowering plants, belonging to the monocot order Arecales. ...
Drifting Beginning in 2005 the event included a demonstration by the Formula D Drift racing team, in which participants engage in controlled slides, moving their cars sideways across the track. Formula D is both the name of the United States drifting series (the first drifting series of any kind, in fact), and the name of the G4 network show that covers it. ...
Drifting refers to the difference in slip angle between the front and rear tires of a car. ...
See Also Champcar has been the name for the class of cars used in the United States premier open wheel auto racing series for decades. ...
County Los Angeles County, California Area - Total - Water 170. ...
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