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Production car racing includes all categories of auto racing where unmodified (or very lightly modified) cars race each other, outright and also in classes. “Racing cars†redirects here. ... Karl Benzs Velo model (1894) - entered into the first automobile race An automobile or motor (usually shortened to just car) is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. ...
Many production racing categories are based around particular makes of cars - for instance, there are many Porsche racing series around the world. These are also called "One Make Series". Some series use a handicapped start, where the smaller cars are released up to 45 seconds ahead of the larger cars, and are slowly caught. The idea being that all the cars are together at the finish of the race, making wondeful televison and action for the crowd. This article is about the auto company. ...
Major races include the Nurburgring 24 Hour, Bathurst 12 Hour, Bahrain 24 Hour, Dubai 24 Hour & Malaysian 12 hour and sactioned by organisations such as the FIA and SSCA. Normally used an entry level formula, it has grown into a stand alone series, with National, State and Club events and Championships.
Stock carracing is a form of automobileracing found mainly in the United States held largely on banked, asphalt or concrete oval tracks of between approximately 1/2 mile and 2.66 miles (about 0.8 to 4.2 kilometres) in length, but also raced occasionally on conventional racing circuits, also known as road courses.
Modern stock cars superficially resemble standard American family sedans, but are in fact purpose-built racing machines built to a strict set of regulations governing the car design ensuring that the chassis, suspension, engine, etc. are architecturally identical on all vehicles.
Whilst it is true that stock carracing is less technically sophisticated than many other forms of motorsport, the relative equality of the machinery makes the racing closer and results in more of a test of driver and pit crew ability than technological advancement.
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