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Motorsport (or motorsports) is the collection of sport
Sport

Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of regulation of sport or traditions and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome , but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor...
s which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles. It was a demonstration
Olympic sports

The Olympic sports comprise all the sports contested in the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games Olympic Games. As of 2008, the Summer Olympics include 26 sports with 36 disciplines and about 300 events, and the Winter Olympics include 7 sports with 15 disciplines and about 80 events....
 event in the 1900 olympics.

Motorsport includes all forms of motor racing as well as non-racing motorized sports.

otor racing is the subset of motorsport activities which involve competitors racing
Racing

A race is a competition of speed, against an objective criterion, usually a clock or to a specific point. The competitors in a race try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time....
 against each other.

Forms of motor racing include auto racing
Auto racing

Auto racing is a motorsport involving racing cars. It is one of the world's most watched television sports....
, motorcycle racing
Motorcycle racing

Motorcycle sport is a broad field that encompasses all sporting aspects of motorcycling. The disciplines are not all "races" or timed-speed events, as several disciplines test a competitor's various riding skills....
, truck racing
Truck Racing

Truck racing is a form of Motorsport#Motor racing which involves modified versions of heavy tractor units on List of auto racing tracks. This type of racing is popular in Europe....
, air racing
Air racing

Air racing is a sport that involves small fixed-wing aircraft....
, motorboat racing
Motorboat racing

Motorboat racing takes several forms:*Drag boat racing*Hydroplane racing*Jet sprint boat racing*Offshore powerboat racing*F1 Powerboat Racing...
, snowmobile
Snowmobile

A snowmobile, also known in some places as a snowmachine, is a land vehicle for travel on snow that is commonly propelled by a continuous track or tracks at the rear and steered by skis at the front....
 racing and lawn mower racing
Lawn mower racing

Lawnmower racing is a form of motorsport in which competitors race modified lawnmowers, usually of the Lawnmower#Riding mowers or self-propelled variety....
.

ddition to motor racing, there are many other forms of motorsport which don't involve racing.






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Motorsport (or motorsports) is the collection of sport
Sport

Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of regulation of sport or traditions and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome , but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor...
s which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles. It was a demonstration
Olympic sports

The Olympic sports comprise all the sports contested in the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games Olympic Games. As of 2008, the Summer Olympics include 26 sports with 36 disciplines and about 300 events, and the Winter Olympics include 7 sports with 15 disciplines and about 80 events....
 event in the 1900 olympics.

Motorsport includes all forms of motor racing as well as non-racing motorized sports.

Motor racing

Motor racing is the subset of motorsport activities which involve competitors racing
Racing

A race is a competition of speed, against an objective criterion, usually a clock or to a specific point. The competitors in a race try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time....
 against each other.

Forms of motor racing include auto racing
Auto racing

Auto racing is a motorsport involving racing cars. It is one of the world's most watched television sports....
, motorcycle racing
Motorcycle racing

Motorcycle sport is a broad field that encompasses all sporting aspects of motorcycling. The disciplines are not all "races" or timed-speed events, as several disciplines test a competitor's various riding skills....
, truck racing
Truck Racing

Truck racing is a form of Motorsport#Motor racing which involves modified versions of heavy tractor units on List of auto racing tracks. This type of racing is popular in Europe....
, air racing
Air racing

Air racing is a sport that involves small fixed-wing aircraft....
, motorboat racing
Motorboat racing

Motorboat racing takes several forms:*Drag boat racing*Hydroplane racing*Jet sprint boat racing*Offshore powerboat racing*F1 Powerboat Racing...
, snowmobile
Snowmobile

A snowmobile, also known in some places as a snowmachine, is a land vehicle for travel on snow that is commonly propelled by a continuous track or tracks at the rear and steered by skis at the front....
 racing and lawn mower racing
Lawn mower racing

Lawnmower racing is a form of motorsport in which competitors race modified lawnmowers, usually of the Lawnmower#Riding mowers or self-propelled variety....
.

Non-racing motorsport

In addition to motor racing, there are many other forms of motorsport which don't involve racing. Examples include motorcycle trials
Motorcycle Trials

Motorcycle trials, also termed observed trials, is a non-speed event on specialized motorcycles. The sport is most popular in the United Kingdom and Spain, though there are participants around the globe....
, freestyle motocross
Freestyle Motocross

Freestyle Motocross is a variation on the sport of motocross in which motorcycle riders attempt to impress judges with jumps and stunts.The two main types of freestyle events are:...
, drifting
Drifting (motorsport)

refers to a driving technique and to a motor sport where the driver intentionally oversteers, causing loss of traction in the rear wheels through turns, while preserving vehicle control and a high exit speed....
 and tractor pulling
Tractor pulling

Truck and tractor pulling, also known as power pulling, is a competition using tractors and large trucks to pull a heavy drag along a 'track' and is very popular in rural areas....
.