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This article documents the events that occurred in motorsports in the 1960s. ==United States== *The Grand National continues to see popularity as muscle cars come into popularity. *Due to the rise of pony cars, a new series is created known as the Trans Am Series, featuring all pony cars with a maximum 5 liter (302ci) displacement limit. *Also established is a prototype-based Can Am Series. *The Indianapolis 500 becomes an independent race, separating from Formula One. The United States Grand Prix replaces it, being held at Watkins Glen. *The United States is heavily competitive in the World Sports Car Championship due to the innovative Corvette Stingray, Shelby Cobra, and Ford GT40. The GT40 would prove to be a major success in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, winning it four consecutive times.〔http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/lemans.html〕 *Jim Hall establishes Chaparral Cars, a highly innovative team in the Can Am Series. *Caroll Shelby establishes Shelby Motors, bringing to racing the famous Cobra and Daytona. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1960s in motorsport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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