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Also known as a racing special, a homologation special is a road-legal car built with motorsport specifications purely so a manufacturer can use it for racing.

Some cars are so great they inspire entire competitions around them whilst others are either too good to last or so bad that they managed to end championships.

A precise gearbox is a vital part of even getting a racing car going, but one of the best to ever do it managed to nearly win a race whilst stuck in one gear.

When one motorsport team makes the best car with the best gears, handling and engine, either other teams try their hardest to keep up or they get it banned.

The world of motorsport demands perfection and a lot of money, but despite this, some teams manage to find unusual reasons to lose, fail or fall apart entirely.

The story of Perry McCarthy’s determined drive into Formula One should have been a tale of triumph against the odds. Unfortunately, he joined the worst team.

There is one unofficial accolade that has become seen as the ultimate test of a driver’s overall skill, one achieved by one driver but is it impossible now?

Unlike other, heavily regimented motorsports, the world of rally allows for the most unusual cars to not only race but win as well. Others are far less lucky.

Explore the role of precision in machinery across industries. Discover how accuracy drives safety, efficiency and innovation in order to pioneer engineering.

Over the course of history we have seen some incredibly fast and brilliant cars grace the ground, but these are some of the fastest in history.