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A race is a competition
Competition

Competition is a rivalry between individuals, groups, nations, or animals, for territory, a niche, or allocation of resources. It arises whenever two or more parties strive for a goal which cannot be shared....
 of speed
Speed

Speed is the rate of Motion , or equivalently the rate of change of distance.Speed is a Scalar quantity with dimensions length/time; the equivalent Vector quantity to speed is velocity....
, against an objective criterion, usually a clock
Clock

A clock is an instrument used for indicating and maintaining the time and passage thereof. The word clock is derived ultimately from the Celtic languages words clagan and clocca meaning "bell"....
 or to a specific point.






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Racing
Aircraft
A race is a competition
Competition

Competition is a rivalry between individuals, groups, nations, or animals, for territory, a niche, or allocation of resources. It arises whenever two or more parties strive for a goal which cannot be shared....
 of speed
Speed

Speed is the rate of Motion , or equivalently the rate of change of distance.Speed is a Scalar quantity with dimensions length/time; the equivalent Vector quantity to speed is velocity....
, against an objective criterion, usually a clock
Clock

A clock is an instrument used for indicating and maintaining the time and passage thereof. The word clock is derived ultimately from the Celtic languages words clagan and clocca meaning "bell"....
 or to a specific point. The competitors in a race try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time
Time

Time is a component of the measurement used to sequence events, to compare the durations of events and the intervals between them, and to quantify the motions of objects....
. Typically this involves traversing some distance
Distance

Distance is a numerical description of how far apart objects are. In physics or everyday discussion, distance may refer to a physical length, a period of time, or an estimation based on other criteria ....
, but it can be any other task involving speed.

Running
Running

Running is a means for an Terrestrial locomotion in animals on foot. It is defined in sporting terms as a gait in which at some point all feet are off the ground at the same time....
 a distance is the most basic form of racing, but races are often conducted in vehicle
Vehicle

Vehicles, derived from the Latin word, vehiculum, are non-living means of transport. Most often they are manufactured , although some other means of transport which are not made by humans also may be called vehicles; examples include icebergs and floating tree trunks....
s, such as boat
Boat

A boat is a watercraft of modest size designed to float or plane on water, and provide transport over it. Usually this water will be inland or in protected coastal areas....
s, car
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
s and aircraft
Aircraft

An aircraft is a vehicle which is able to flight by being supported by the air, or in general, the atmosphere, of a planet. Examples include balloons, airplanes and helicopters....
, or with animal
Animal

Animals are a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the Kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life....
s such as horse
Horse

The horse is a hoofed mammal, a subspecies of one of seven extant species of the family Equidae. The horse has evolution of the horse over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, odd-toed ungulate animal of today....
s.

A race may be run continuously from start to finish or may be made of several segments called heats or stages (stages are also known as legs). A heat is usually run over the same course at different times. A stage is a shorter section of a much longer course or a time trial
Individual time trial

An individual time trial is a Road bicycle racing in which cycling race alone against the clock . There are also track time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials ....
. Many people (gangs) like to have what is called a "street race" when there is a street race often times it is held for money or for "pinks" or ownership of a car. This often times leads to fights and illegal actions.

Early records of races are evident on pottery
Pottery

Pottery is the ceramic ware made by potters. Major types of pottery include earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain. The places where such wares are made are called potteries....
 from ancient Greece
Ancient Greece

The term Ancient Greece refers to the period of History of Greece lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca. 1100 BC and the Dorian invasion, to 146 BC and the Roman Republic conquest of Greece after the Battle of Corinth ....
, which depicted running men vying for first place. A chariot race
Chariot racing

Chariot racing was one of the most popular Ancient Greece, Roman Empire and Byzantine empire sports. Chariot racing was often dangerous to both driver and horse?they frequently suffered serious injury and even death?but generated strong spectator enthusiasm....
 is described in Homer
Homer

Homer is traditionally held to be the author of the ancient Greek language epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey, as well as of the Homeric Hymns....
's Iliad
ILiad

The iLiad is an electronic handheld device, or e-book device, which can be used for document reading and editing. Like the Sony Reader or Amazon Kindle, the iLiad makes use of an electronic paper display....
.

Types of racing


Unassisted human racing

Using only the human body
Human body

The human body is the entire physical and mental structure of a human organism, and consists of a head, neck, torso, two arms and two legs.By the time the human reaches adulthood, the body consists of close to 10 trillion Cell , the basic unit of life....
's own muscle
MUSCLE

MUSCLE is public domain, multiple sequence alignment software for protein and nucleotide sequences.MUSCLE is integrated into UGENE bioinformatics tool as a plugin....
s:
  • Running
    Running

    Running is a means for an Terrestrial locomotion in animals on foot. It is defined in sporting terms as a gait in which at some point all feet are off the ground at the same time....
    :
    • Cross country running
      Cross country running

      Cross Country running is a sport in which runners compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain. The courses used at these events may include Poaceae, mud, woodlands, and water....
    • Marathon
    • Road running
      Road running

      Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road . These events normally range from 5 km to long distance, such as half marathons and marathons, and may involve large numbers of runners or wheelchair entrants....
    • Track running in Athletics
      Athletics (track and field)

      Track and field athletics, commonly known as athletics or track and field, is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing and jumping....
    • Fell running
      Fell running

      Fell running, also known as mountain running and hill running, is the sport of running and racing, off road, over upland country where the gradient climbed is a significant component of the difficulty....
    • Relay Race
      Relay race

      During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action....
  • Amateur Radio Direction Finding
    Amateur Radio Direction Finding

    Amateur radio direction finding is an amateur racing sport that combines radio direction finding with the map and compass skills of orienteering....
  • Orienteering
    Orienteering

    Orienteering is a family of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain....
  • Rogaining
    Rogaining

    Rogaining is the sport of long distance cross-country navigation . Championship Rogaines are 24 hours long, however Rogaines can be as short as 2 hours....
  • Racewalking
  • Swimming
    Swimming

    Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through water, usually without artificial assistance. Swimming is an activity that can be both useful and recreational....


Cycle racing

Bicycle racing
Bicycle racing

Bicycle racing encompasses many forms in which bicycles are used for competition. Bicycle racing includes road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX racing and bike trials and cycle speedway....
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  • Track cycling
    Track cycling

    Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially-built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles.Track racing is also done on grass tracks marked out on flat sportsfields....
    , such as a Points race
    Points race

    A points race is a mass start track cycling event involving large numbers of riders simultaneously on track. It is an Olympic Games discipline....
  • Road bicycle racing
    Road bicycle racing

    Road bicycle racing is a popular bicycle racing sport held on Road cycling , using racing bicycles. The term 'road racing' is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first at the end of the course ....
    , such as the Tour de France
    Tour de France

    The Tour de France is a bicycle racing over more than . It is held every year. It is held in France and visits a bordering country every year. It usually lasts 23 days....
  • Mountain (offroad) cycling
    Mountain biking

    Mountain biking entails the sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, whether riding specially equipped mountain bikes or hybrid road bikes....
  • BMX
    BMX

    Bicycle Motocross or BMX is a name of a cycling sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in Motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles....
     (Bicycle Motocross)


Ski racing

Skiing with ski
Ski

A ski is a long, flat device worn on the feet designed to help the wearer slide smoothly over snow. Originally intended as an aid to travel in snowy regions, they are now primarily used for recreational and sporting purposes....
s, on snow
Snow

Snow is a type of precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. The process of this precipitation is called snowfall....
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  • Alpine skiing
    Alpine skiing

    Alpine skiing is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long skis attached to each foot. Alpine skiing takes place at specially developed ski resorts where trees are cut, slopes are manipulated, snow is groomed & avalanches controlled to facilitate the activity....
     such as Slalom skiing
    Slalom skiing

    Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom skiing, Super Giant Slalom skiing or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns....
     or Downhill skiing
  • Cross-country skiing
    Cross-country skiing

    Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles. It is popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily Northern Europe, Canada, Alaska and the Upper Midwest....


Animal racing

Animals alone, or with human riders on the animal's back or in a conveyance:
  • Camel racing
    Camel racing

    Camel racing is a popular sport in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Australia, and Mongolia. Professional camel racing, like horse racing, is an event for betting and tourism attraction....
  • Dog racing
    • Greyhound racing
      Greyhound racing

      Greyhound racing is the sport of racing greyhounds. The dogs chase a lure on a track until they arrive at the finish line. The one that arrives first is the winner....
    • Dogsled racing
      Dogsled racing

      Dogsled racing, more accurately referred to as sled dog racing, is a winter List of dog sports involving the timed competition of teams of sleddogs that pull a dog sled with the dog driver or musher standing on the runners....
      , such as the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
  • Horse-racing, see also United Kingdom horse-racing and Equestrianism
    Equestrianism

    Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving horses. This broad description includes both use of horses for practical, working animal purposes as well as recreational activities and animals in sport....
    • Chariot racing
      Chariot racing

      Chariot racing was one of the most popular Ancient Greece, Roman Empire and Byzantine empire sports. Chariot racing was often dangerous to both driver and horse?they frequently suffered serious injury and even death?but generated strong spectator enthusiasm....
    • Flat racing
      Flat racing

      Flat racing is a term commonly used to denote a form of horse racing which is run over a level track at a predetermined distance. It differs from steeplechase racing over hurdles....
    • Thoroughbred horse race
      Thoroughbred horse race

      Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies....
      s, such as Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
      Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

      The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. Winning all three of these thoroughbred horse races is considered the greatest accomplishment of a thoroughbred racehorse....
       or a Derby
      Derby (horse race)

      A derby is a type of Horse-racing, named after the Epsom Derby, still run at Epsom racecourse in England. It was in turn named for Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, who inaugurated the race in 1780....
      .
    • Trotting
    • Steeplechase
      Steeplechase (horse racing)

      The steeplechase is a form of horse racing and derives its name from early races in which orientation of the course was by reference to a Church steeple , jumping fences and ditches and generally traversing the many intervening obstacles in the countryside....
  • Pigeon racing
    Pigeon racing

    Pigeon racing is a sport involving the release of specially trained racing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance....
  • Pig racing
    Pig racing

    http://www.skunkrace.com/Piggate2web.JPGPig racing is a sport in which juvenile pigs race around a small enclosed dirt or gravel track. This racing is usually purely for entertainment, and betting is not part of it....
  • Ostrich racing
    Ostrich

    The ostrich Struthio camelus is a large flightless bird native to Africa . It is the only living species of its family , Struthionidae, and its genus, Struthio....
  • Snail racing
    Snail racing

    Snail racing is a sport that involves the racing of two or more snails. There are numerous events that take place around the world, though the majority take place in the United Kingdom....


Aircraft racing

  • Air racing
    Air racing

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


Motor racing

Vehicle
Vehicle

Vehicles, derived from the Latin word, vehiculum, are non-living means of transport. Most often they are manufactured , although some other means of transport which are not made by humans also may be called vehicles; examples include icebergs and floating tree trunks....
s powered by motor
Motor

Motor may refer to:*An engine:**Servo motor, it uses in robots it also haveing a inbuilt rotation sensor***Electric motor, a machine that converts electricity into a mechanical motion...
s, on land
Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System in diameter, mass and density. It is also referred to as the World and Wiktionary:Terra.Note that by International Astronomical Union convention, the term "Terra" is used for naming extensive land masses, rather...
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  • Auto racing
    Auto racing

    Auto racing is a motorsport involving racing cars. It is one of the world's most watched television sports....
     (also known as automobile racing or autosport)
    • Board track racing
      Board track racing

      Board track, or motordrome, racing was a type of motorsport, popular in the United States between the 1910s and 1920s decades of the 20th century, where competition was conducted on oval track racing race courses with surfaces composed of lumber....
    • Drag racing
      Drag racing

      Drag racing is a competition in which vehicles compete to be the first to cross a set finish line, usually from a dead stop, and in a straight line....
    • Dirt track racing
      Dirt track racing

      ----Dirt track racing is a type of auto racing performed on Oval racing. It began in the United States before World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 30s....
    • Ice racing
      Ice racing

      Ice racing is a form of motor racing. It utilizes automobile, motorcycles, snowmobiles, All-terrain vehicles, or other motorized vehicles. Ice racing takes place on freezing lakes or rivers, or on carefully groomed frozen lots....
    • Open wheel racing
      • Formula racing
        Formula racing

        Formula racing is a term that refers to various forms of Open wheel car single seater Auto racing. Its origin lies in the nomenclature that was adopted by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile for all of its post-World War II single seater regulations, or wikt:formulae....
      • Midget car racing
        Midget car racing

        Midget cars, also Speedcars in Australia, are very small race cars with a very high power-to-weight ratios and typically using four-cylinder engines....
      • Sprint car racing
        Sprint car racing

        Sprint cars are high-powered race cars designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval or circular dirt track racing or paved tracks....
    • Offroad racing
    • Production car racing
      Production car racing

      Production car racing includes all categories of auto racing where unmodified automobiles race each other, outright and also in classes. All cars usually have a protective roll cage and run race tires ....
    • Rally racing
    • Rallycross
      Rallycross

      Rallycross is a form of Sprint style Auto racing, held on a closed mixed-surface circuit , with modified production or specially built road automobiles, similar to the World Rally Cars, although usually with about stronger engines, due to eg....
    • Road racing
      Road racing

      In motorsport, road racing is racing held on public roads, as opposed to at a race track or off-road racing. Different types of event exist, in both automobile racing and motorcycle racing....
    • Sports car racing
      Sports car racing

      Sports car racing is a form of circuit auto racing with automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels. They may be purpose-built or related to road-going sports cars....
    • Stock car racing
      Stock car racing

      Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain and Brazil. Traditionally, races are run on oval track racing measuring approximately ? mile to 2.66 miles length, but are also raced on road courses....
    • Touring car racing
      Touring car racing

      Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct auto racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars. It is notably popular in United Kingdom, Germany, Scandinavia, and Australia....
    • 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....
  • Kart racing
    Kart racing

    Kart racing or karting is a variant of open-wheel motor sport with simple, small four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design....
  • Lawnmower racing
  • Motorcycle racing
    • Grand Prix motorcycle racing
      Grand Prix motorcycle racing

      * In 2005, fuel tank capacity was reduced by 2 litres to 24 litres* In 2006, fuel tank capacity was reduced by a further 2 litres to 22 litres* From 2007 onwards and for a minimum period of five years, FIM has regulated in MotoGP class that two-stroke bikes will no longer be allowed, and engines will be limited to 800cc four-strokes....
    • Pocketbike racing
      Pocketbike racing

      Pocketbike racing, also known as Minimoto or Mini GP racing, is a category of racing where Minibikes are raced around Kart racing tracks....
    • Production Bike Racing
      Production Bike Racing

      Production Bike Racing is a form of Motorcycle racing that involves racing motorcycles virtually unmodified from those that can be bought in shops and then ridden on public highways....
    • Superbike racing
      Superbike racing

      Superbike racing is a category of motorcycle racing that employs modified production motorcycles. Superbike World Championship is the international superbike championship, and national superbike championships are held in many countries as well, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, and Canada....
    • Track racing
      Track racing

      Track racing is a motorcycle sport where teams or individuals race opponents around an oval track. There are differing variants, with each variant racing on a different surface type....
      • Flat Track
      • Speedway
        Motorcycle speedway

        Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four clockwise laps of an oval circuit....
      • Grasstrack
        Grasstrack

        Motorcycle Grasstrack racing takes place on a flat track consisting of two straights and two bends usually constructed in a field. It is one of the oldest types of motorcycle sports in the UK with the first meetings having taken place in the 1920s....
         (aka Long Track)
    • Motocross
      Motocross

      Motocross is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off road circuits. Motocross is derived from the French language, and traces its origins to uk Motocross#History competitions....
      • Supercross
        Supercross

        Supercross is a cycle racing sport involving racing specialized high performance off-road motorcycles on an artificially made dirt tracks consisting of steep jumps and obstacles....
      • Beachcross
    • Supermoto
      Supermoto

      Supermoto is a cross-over or evolution of motocross and road racing. Races are commonly held on road racing or medium sized go-kart tracks with an off-road section in the infield....
       (aka Supermotard)
  • All-terrain vehicle
    All-terrain vehicle

    An all-terrain vehicle is defined by the American National Standards Institute as a vehicle that travels on low pressure tires, with a seat that is straddled by the operator, along with handlebars for steering control....
  • Snowmobile racing


Boat racing

Boat
Boat

A boat is a watercraft of modest size designed to float or plane on water, and provide transport over it. Usually this water will be inland or in protected coastal areas....
s on water
Water

Water is a common chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of life. In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or States of matter, but the substance also has a solid state, ice, and a gaseous state, water vapor or steam....
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  • Drag boat racing
    Drag boat racing

    As the name suggests, drag boat racing is a form of drag racing which takes place on water rather than land. As in drag racing, contests take place between two vehicles over a straight quarter mile course but unlike drag racing on land the boats begin from a short rolling start rather than a standing start....
  • Dragon boat racing
  • Hydroplane racing
    Hydroplane racing

    Hydroplane racing is a sport involving racing hydroplanes on lakes and rivers. It is a popular spectator sport in several countries....
  • Jet sprint boat racing
    Jet sprint boat racing

    Jet Sprint Boat racing is a form of racing sport in which speed boats, usually carrying a crew of two, powered by Jetboat rather than by conventional propellers, race around watercourses consisting of a number of interconnected channels 3 to 5 meters wide with a water depth of 1 meter....
  • Offshore powerboat racing
    Offshore powerboat racing

    Offshore powerboat racing is racing by large, ocean-going powerboats, typically point-to-point racing.Probably the largest, most dangerous, and most powerful racing machines of all, the extreme expense of the boats and the fuel required to participate make it an expensive and elite sport....
  • Outrigger Canoe racing
    Outrigger canoe racing

    Outrigger canoeing is a sport in which an outrigger canoe is propelled by means of paddles. Its umbrella organisation is the International Va?a Federation ....
  • Rowing
    Sport rowing

    Rowing is a sport in which athletes racing against each other on rivers, lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline....
  • Sailing
    Sailing

    Sailing is the art of controlling a boat with large pieces of canvas cloth called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and dagger or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to change the direction and speed of a boat....
     or yacht racing
    Yacht racing

    Yacht racing is the sport of competitive yachting. There is a broad variety of kinds of races and sailboats used for racing. Much racing is done around buoys or similar marks in protected waters, while some longer offshore races cross open water....
     also match race
    Match race

    A match race is a race between two competitors, going head-to-head.The term may be best known as a regatta for two sailing boats racing around a course....
     such as America's Cup
    America's Cup

    The America?s Cup is the most prestigious regatta and match race in the sport of sailing, and the oldest active trophy in international sport, predating the Summer Olympics by 45 years....
     races or team racing
    Team racing

    Team racing, also known as teams racing, is a popular form of yacht racing. As opposed to fleet racing where boats are scored on an individual basis, in team racing teams consisting of 2, 3 or 4 boats compete together....
    .


Other types

Some races involve multiple modes of transport:
  • Adventure racing
    Adventure racing

    Adventure racing is a combination of two or more disciplines, including orienteering and navigation, cross-country running, mountain biking, paddling and climbing and related rope skills....
  • Kinetic sculpture racing
    Kinetic sculpture race

    A Kinetic sculpture race is an organized contest of human-powered amphibious all-terrain works of art. The original event, the Kinetic Grand Championship in Humboldt County, California, is also called the "Triathlon of the Art World" because art and engineering are combined with physical endurance during a three day cross country race tha...


Etymology


The word race comes from a Viking
Viking

A Viking is one of the Norsemen explorers, warriors, merchants, and Piracy who raided and colonized wide areas of Europe from the late eighth to the early eleventh century....
 word. This Viking word arrived in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 during the invading of Normandy
Normandy

Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is situated along the coast of France south of the English Channel between Brittany and Picardy and comprises territory in northern France and the Channel Islands....
 and gave the word raz which means "swift water" in Brittany
Brittany

Brittany is a former independent Celtic nations monarchy and duchy, now incorporated into France. It is also, more generally, the name of the cultural area whose limits correspond to the historic province and independent duchy....
, as in a mill race
Mill race

A mill race or raceway is the current or channel of a stream, esp. one for conducting water to or from a water wheel or other device for utilizing its energy....
; it can be found in "Pointe du Raz
Pointe du Raz

The Pointe du Raz is a Headlands and bays that extends into the Atlantic from western Brittany, in France. The local Breton language name is Beg ar Raz....
" (the most western point of France, in Brittany), and "raz-de-marée" (tsunami
Tsunami

A is a series of ocean surface wave that is created when a large volume of a body of water, such as an ocean, is rapidly displaced. The Japanese term is literally translated into " harbor wave."...
).

A race and its name are often associated with the place of origin, the means of transport and the distance of the race. As a couple of examples, see the Dakar Rally
Dakar Rally

The Dakar Rally is an annual rally raid type of Off-road racing, organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation. Most events since the inception in 1978 were from Paris in France to Dakar in Senegal, but due to political instability in Africa, the 2009 Dakar Rally was run in South America, the first time the race took place outside of Europe...
 or the Athens marathon.

Motor racing as a spectator sport is enthralling to watch. However once one makes the decision to be evolved in racing in any capacity other than a driver it slowly degrades ones quality of life. Amazing amounts of douche-baggery take place and you will eventually not want to be involved any more. Returning to motor racing as a spectator will correct this problem, and you can stroll through the pits and laugh at the miserable slaves working for rich douches.

See also

  • Pace race
    Pace race

    A competitive pace race is a timed race in which the objective is not to finish in the least time, but to finish within the prescribed time and in the best physical condition....
  • 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...
  • Gambling
    Gambling

    Gambling is the wikt:wager#Verb of money or something of material Value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods....
  • Totalisator
  • Pacemaker
    Pacemaker (track)

    A pacemaker is a runner who leads a middle distance track event or long distance running event for the first section to ensure a fast time and avoid excessive tactical racing....
  • Nuclear arms race
    Nuclear arms race

    The nuclear arms race was a competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United States, the Soviet Union, and their respective allies during the Cold War....
  • Space Race
    Space Race

    File:Space race1.jpgThe Space Race was a competition of space exploration between the Soviet Union and the United States, which lasted roughly from 1957 to 1975....
  • Racing game
    Racing game

    A racing game is a genre of Video games. Racing games are either in the first or third person perspective. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to entirely fantastical settings, and feature any type of land, air, or sea vehicles....
  • Surf lifesaving