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- adjective motor racing, of a team Wholly or substantially supported by
financial ortechnical backing from a car manufacturer, but not necessarilycontracted to it.
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Examples
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In 2010, Chad Reed was a veteran, factory-backed playboy who was losing favor with critics and fans alike.
Bayo Olukotun: Anaheim I: Game On Bayo Olukotun 2012
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In 2010, Chad Reed was a veteran, factory-backed playboy who was losing favor with critics and fans alike.
Bayo Olukotun: Anaheim I: Game On Bayo Olukotun 2012
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An exclusionary warranty that provides factory-backed coverage on components, systems, and operations .
Volvo offers free maintenance on certified pre-owned cars 2010
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Today, though, both Chrysler and General Motors are putting out confusing messages about their own factory-backed warranties.
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Sure, NASCAR's King holds a lot of records, but this one's a rare exception: a 1965 boycott by Petty's factory-backed Plymouth brand left him out of that year's 500, leaving his best streak at 27 1966-92.
SI.com 2011
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On paper, the Lime Rock Park circuit certainly suits the factory-backed Honda Performance
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Long, one of the factory-backed drivers for the Flying Lizard teams in the American Le Mans
Autoblog Green 2010
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Supercar racing, but has ruled out any factory-backed outfit similar to those at Holden and Ford.
The Roar - Your Sports Opinion Guy Hand 2010
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It helped that the rules in the Le Mans GT2 class emphasize production-based vehicles like the factory-backed Corvettes, which will do battle with entries from
International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions 2010
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It helped that the rules in the Le Mans GT2 class emphasize production-based vehicles like the factory-backed Corvettes, which will do battle with entries from
NYT > Home Page 2010
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