{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.race-car-prototype","code":"thing-q972011","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q972011/","name":"race car prototype","alternateNames":["Mirage GR8","Dino 206 S","Rondeau M379","WM P80","Ferrari 312 S","silhouette racing car","Renault Alpine A443","ADESS-03 Evo","Jaguar XJR-10","Jaguar XJR-5","Toyota 89C-V","Toyota 91C-V"],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.2.0-wave.2","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.OBJ"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"A race car prototype is a purpose-built racing car not intended for general production or use beyond motorsport, including open-wheel and closed-wheel designs for different racing disciplines; applicable technical regulations define its competition class.","purpose":"Let an agent explain race car prototypes and their classes and regulations, identify notable prototypes and races with sources, describe engineering and history, and support motorsport fans and researchers.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["The car is purpose-built for motorsport.","The wheels may be open or enclosed.","Its intended use can include endurance racing or other racing disciplines.","Applicable technical regulations define its competition class."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What prototypes are.","layers":[{"id":"concept","name":"Concept","description":"Concept and classes.","findings":[{"id":"concept-finding","name":"Concept","description":"Concept.","questions":[{"text":"What defines a race car prototype, and how have classes from sports prototypes to hypercars been regulated?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which era or class is meant?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"engineering","name":"Engineering","description":"Engineering.","findings":[{"id":"engineering-finding","name":"Engineering","description":"Engineering.","questions":[{"text":"How are prototypes engineered for aerodynamics, endurance and safety?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits racing car engineering?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"cars","name":"Cars","description":"Notable prototypes.","layers":[{"id":"notable","name":"Notable","description":"Notable cars.","findings":[{"id":"notable-finding","name":"Notable","description":"Notable.","questions":[{"text":"Which prototypes such as the Ferrari 312 S, Mirage GR8 and Rondeau M379 are notable, and what did they achieve?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits a specific car?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"silhouette","name":"Silhouette","description":"Silhouette cars.","findings":[{"id":"silhouette-finding","name":"Silhouette","description":"Silhouette.","questions":[{"text":"What are silhouette racing cars, and how do they differ from true prototypes?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits silhouette racing?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"races","name":"Races","description":"Races and championships.","layers":[{"id":"events","name":"Events","description":"Endurance racing.","findings":[{"id":"events-finding","name":"Events","description":"Events.","questions":[{"text":"In which races and championships do prototypes compete, and how can they be followed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the information current?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"teams","name":"Teams","description":"Manufacturers and teams.","findings":[{"id":"teams-finding","name":"Teams","description":"Teams.","questions":[{"text":"Which manufacturers and teams have built prototypes, and why do they compete?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits a specific manufacturer?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"learn","name":"Learn","description":"History and heritage.","layers":[{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History.","findings":[{"id":"history-finding","name":"History","description":"History.","questions":[{"text":"How did prototype racing develop from early sports cars to modern hypercars?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"heritage","name":"Heritage","description":"Heritage.","findings":[{"id":"heritage-finding","name":"Heritage","description":"Heritage.","questions":[{"text":"How are historic prototypes preserved and raced today?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which misconceptions arise?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe racing prototypes, their makers, classes and results from official race records.","Monitor telemetry for a team that has authorized it.","Report safety faults on a car it is authorized to inspect to the team."],"mustNot":["Drive, start or move a racing car without authorization and qualified supervision.","Help a car run in a race with an unsafe or illegal technical setup.","Encourage use of racing cars on public roads.","Present replicas or rebuilt cars as original chassis without evidence."],"requiresHuman":["Clearing a car to race after a crash or repair.","Confirming the provenance of a historic car for sale."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Endurance racing is dangerous to drivers, marshals and spectators.","False provenance of historic cars deceives buyers and distorts history."],"affectedParties":["Drivers","Marshals and spectators","Collectors"]},"owners":{"steward":"The team or private owner; the sporting authority homologates and licenses it.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Sporting authority technical records"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q124097666","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q207977","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"racing sports car","type":"related","note":"category"},{"target":"prototype","type":"related","note":"category"},{"target":"vehicle","type":"related","note":"the general category"},{"target":"Speedway Grand Prix","type":"related","note":"another motorsport entry"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.race-car-prototype","Wikidata: Q972011 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q972011)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vehicle mass:  kg - Mass is measured on calibrated scales with fuel, fluids and driver inclusion documented according to the applicable racing class.","Overall length:  m - Length is measured between the foremost and rearmost points in the specified vehicle configuration.","Overall width:  m - Width is measured across the widest points using the inclusions and exclusions specified by the applicable technical regulations.","Power output:  kW - Power is measured using a dynamometer with the measurement location and any hybrid contribution stated."]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Purpose-built racing cars can have open-wheel or closed-wheel bodywork.","Appearance alone cannot establish whether a car was purpose-built for motorsport.","A silhouette car qualifies when it is purpose-built for racing and not intended for general production or use beyond motorsport.","Low, enclosed-bodywork racing cars with covered wheels."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain classes and regulations","identify notable prototypes","describe engineering and history","support fans"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Racing accidents","Confusing prototypes with production-based classes","Outdated class regulations"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Technical regulations of racing sanctioning bodies","Safety standards for racing cars","Homologation rules"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Purpose-built sports racing cars.","sports prototypes of the 1960s and 1970s","Group C and later prototypes","Le Mans Prototypes and hypercars","silhouette racing cars","small-capacity and privateer prototypes"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q972011: race car prototype","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q972011","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Sports prototype","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_prototype","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should each prototype model be a separate entry?","How should race results databases be linked?","How should regulations be linked by era?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q972011/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q972011/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-12T04:21:31Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-07T12:16:35+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}