This article is about the speed competition. For the sport commonly referred to in the United Kingdom, as "racing", see horse racing. For the football clubs starting with Racing, see Racing Club
Offshore inflatable racing (Thundercat class) at Ilfracombe, north Devon, England.These boats can reach 60 mph |
 Air racing:Hungarian aerobatics pilot Peter Besenyei at speed in his Extra 300 at an air race in England | A race is a competition of speed. The competitors in a race try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time. Typically this involves traversing some distance, but it can be any other task involving speed. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ...
Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ...
Racing Club de Avellaneda is a football team based in the Avellaneda barrio (neighbourhood), of the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...
Offshore inflatable racing (Thundercat class) at Ilfracombe, north Devon, England. ...
Offshore inflatable racing (Thundercat class) at Ilfracombe, north Devon, England. ...
Download high resolution version (1500x1064, 75 KB) Hungarian aerobatics pilot Peter Besenyei racing his Extra 300 (HA-PET) at a Red Bull Air Race in England. ...
Download high resolution version (1500x1064, 75 KB) Hungarian aerobatics pilot Peter Besenyei racing his Extra 300 (HA-PET) at a Red Bull Air Race in England. ...
Competition is the act of striving against others for the purpose of achieving gain, such as income, pride, amusement, or dominance. ...
This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Look up time in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
For other article subjects named transport see transport (disambiguation). ...
Distance is a numerical description of how far apart objects are at any given moment in time. ...
Running a distance is the most basic form of racing, but races are often conducted in vehicles, such as boats, cars and aircraft, or with animals such as horses. For other uses, see Running (disambiguation). ...
The Trikke is a Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) Automobiles are among the most commonly used engine powered vehicles. ...
For other uses, see Boat (disambiguation). ...
“Car†and “Cars†redirect here. ...
Flying machine redirects here. ...
For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ...
Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ...
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. A stage in road bicycle racing is a part of a multi-day event, such as the Tour de France or the Giro dItalia. ...
An Individual Time Trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: contre la montre - literally against the watch). There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials (TTT). ...
Early records of races are evident on pottery from ancient Greece, which depicted running men vying for first place. A chariot race is described in Homer's Iliad. Unfired green ware pottery on a traditional drying rack at Conner Prairie living history museum. ...
The term ancient Greece refers to the periods of Greek history in Classical Antiquity, lasting ca. ...
Chariot racing was one of the most popular ancient Greek and Roman sports. ...
For other uses, see Homer (disambiguation). ...
title page of the Rihel edition of ca. ...
Types of racing
Unassisted human racing Using only the human body's own muscles: Physical Features of the Human Body The human body is the entire physical structure of a human organism. ...
A top-down view of skeletal muscle Muscle (from Latin musculus little mouse [1]) is contractile tissue of the body and is derived from the mesodermal layer of embryonic germ cells. ...
For other uses, see Running (disambiguation). ...
The Minnesota State Highschool Cross Country Meet A cross country race in Seaside, Oregon. ...
Modern day marathon runners The word marathon refers to a long-distance road running event of 42. ...
Road running in a U.S. Air Force marathon Fun runners taking part in the Bristol Half Marathon Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road (as opposed to track and cross country running). ...
Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ...
A womens 400 m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland. ...
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. ...
During a relay race, members of a team take turns swimming or running (usually with a baton) parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. ...
A German competitor on a two-meter ARDF course. ...
The international orienteering symbol. ...
Mens 20 km walk during the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland. ...
Swimmer redirects here. ...
Cycle racing Bicycle racing: For the Queen song, see Bicycle Race. ...
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially-built banked tracks or velodromes (but many events are held at older velodromes where the track banking is relatively shallow) using track bicycles. ...
The points race is a mass start track cycling event involving large numbers of riders simultaneously on track. ...
Bicycle racers at the 2005 Rund um den Henninger-Turm in Germany Road bicycle racing is a popular bicycle racing sport held on roads (following the geography of the area), using racing bicycles. ...
For other uses, see Tour de France (disambiguation). ...
Mountain biker riding in the Arizona desert. ...
Ski racing Skiing with skis, on snow: A shaped, twin-tip alpine ski. ...
Snow is a type of precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. ...
Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ...
Slalom from the Morgedal dialect of Norwegian slalåm: sla, meaning slightly inclining hillside, and låm, meaning track after skis. ...
Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ...
Cross-Country trails are often less crowded than Alpine ski slopes. ...
Animal racing Animals alone, or with human riders on the animal's back or in a conveyance: Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1088x678, 290 KB) Ostrich drawn cart, Jacksonville, Florida Background notes: Struthio camelus Edit Info:Struthio camelus Scanned from a period postcard. ...
Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1088x678, 290 KB) Ostrich drawn cart, Jacksonville, Florida Background notes: Struthio camelus Edit Info:Struthio camelus Scanned from a period postcard. ...
// Binomial name Carolus Linnaeus, 1758 The present-day distribution of Ostriches. ...
This camel is driven by a child jockey. ...
Several dogs prior to a race Dog racing is both a gambling event as well as a fund-raising event, depending on the breed and location. ...
Several greyhounds before a race. ...
Dogsled racing is a winter dog sport involving the timed competition of teams of sleddogs that pull a sled, on the runners of which the dog driver or musher stands. ...
For the current race, see 2007 Iditarod The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, usually called the Iditarod, is an annual dog sled race in Alaska, where mushers and teams of dogs cover about 1,150 miles (1,852 km) in eight to fifteen days. ...
Monmouth Racetrack in New Jersey in May 2005. ...
Horse racing in the United Kingdom is generally of three types, and is a major contributor to the UK economy. ...
A young rider at a horse show in Australia. ...
Chariot racing was one of the most popular ancient Greek and Roman sports. ...
Flat racing is a term commonly used in the United Kingdom to denote a form of horse-racing which is run over a predetermined distance and in which the horses are not required to jump over obstacles such as hurdles or fences as in National Hunt racing. ...
Thoroughbred horse racing in the United Kingdom is governed by the Horseracing Regulatory Authority (the HRA) which makes and enforces the rules, issues licences or permits to trainers and jockeys, and runs the races through their race course officials. ...
The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (Triple Crown for short, but the term is also used in other sports, and thus the full name should be used when it could cause confusion) consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. ...
A derby (pronounced dar-bee /dÉ‘Ëbɪ/ in most of the English-speaking world and dur-bee /dÉšbɪ/ in North American English) is a type of horse race, named after the Epsom Derby, still run at Epsom racecourse in England. ...
Horse gaits are the different methods by which a horse, either naturally or through human training, moves itself. ...
A steeplechase race The steeplechase is a form of horse racing (primarily conducted in the United Kingdom, United States, and Ireland) 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...
A champion Racing pigeon. ...
Pig racing is a sport in which juvenile pigs race around a small track. ...
// Binomial name Carolus Linnaeus, 1758 The present-day distribution of Ostriches. ...
Snail racing is a sport that involves the racing of two or more snails. ...
Aircraft racing A pair of Sport Class racers passing the finish pylon at the Reno Air Races. ...
Motorized racing (motorsport) Machines powered by motors, on land: This article is about devices that perform tasks. ...
The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of fuel and an oxidizer (typically air) occurs in a confined space called a combustion chamber. ...
This article is about Earth as a planet. ...
Motor racing and Motorsports redirect here. ...
Official starter Barney Oldfield beside racer Ralph Hepburn at Fulford-Miami Speedway board track on February 22, 1926, courtesy of the Florida Photographic Collection Board track racing was a type of racing where the track had a surface of wood boards. ...
Drag racing is a sport in which cars race down a track with a set distance as fast as possible. ...
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) is a drag racing governing body, which sets rules in drag racing and host events all over the United States and Canada. ...
Drag racing is a form of auto racing in which any two vehicles (most often two cars or motorcycles) attempt to complete a fairly short, straight and level course in the shortest amount of time, starting from a dead stop. ...
Dirt track racing is a type of auto racing performed on oval tracks. ...
Drifting in technical racing terms refers to a cars slip angle. ...
Grand Prix motor racing has its roots in organised automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894. ...
Ice racing, with cars, motorcycles or snowmobiles, takes place on frozen lakes or rivers, or on carefully groomed frozen lots. ...
Open-wheel racing refers to a type of motor racing in which the wheels of the cars are not housed inside fenders, as in stock car or touring car racing, but rather out in the open at the end of readily-visible axles and suspension systems. ...
A1GP (formerly A1 Grand Prix) is an open-wheel auto racing series. ...
“CART†redirects here. ...
F1 redirects here. ...
Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. ...
For the article about the Asian version of the GP2 series, see GP2 Asia Series The GP2 Series, GP2 for short, is a form of motor racing introduced in 2005 following the discontinuation of the long-term Formula One feeder sport, Formula 3000. ...
Formula 3000 is a type of formula racing. ...
The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel racing series. ...
Midget cars are very small race cars with a very high power-to-weight ratio. ...
World of Outlaws drivers make a Four Abreast lap at the Knoxville Raceway Sprint cars, high-powered race cars designed primarily for the purpose of running on short dirt or paved tracks. ...
In offroad racing, various classes of specially modified vehicles, including cars, compete in races through off-road environments. ...
Motocross traditionally took place (and still does) in wet weather, leading to muddy scenes like this and hence the term Scrambling. Photo from New Zealand. ...
Supercross riders from the 2006 series in Anaheim Supercross is a cycle racing sport involving racing specialized high performance off-road motorcycles on man made dirt tracks consisting of steep jumps and obstacles. ...
The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...
Rallying (international) or rally racing (US) is a form of automobile racing that takes place on normal roads with modified production or specially built road cars. ...
This article refers to the European autosport of Rallycross. ...
RallyCross is a type of car competition in the U.S., sponsored by the Sports Car Club of America. ...
Road racing can be a term involving road running, road bicycle races, or automobile races. ...
IMSA GTP sports cars racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 1991 Sports car racing is a form of circuit auto racing with automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels. ...
NEXTEL Cup drivers practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States and Great Britain held largely on oval rings of between approximately a quarter-mile and 2. ...
Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ...
Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct auto racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars. ...
Grand Prix Truck Racing is form of motor racing that runs race modified versions of heavy trucks on racing circuits. ...
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ...
Karting, go-kart, go carting and similar terms redirect here. ...
Lawn mower racing began amongst enthusiasts in the U.S.A. where it has grown to have its own national organization called the U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association. ...
// Classic Road Racing Road Racing on (temporary closed) public roads Motorcycle sport is a broad field that encompasses all sporting aspects of motorcycling. ...
Grand Prix motorcycle racing refers to the premier category of motorcycle grand prix currently divided into three distinct classes: 125 cc, 250 cc and MotoGP. Grand prix motorcycles are purpose-built racing machines that are neither available for general purchase nor can be legitimately ridden on public roads; this contrasts...
Minibike race at Lelystad (NL) Pocketbike racing, also known as Minimoto or Mini GP racing, is a category of racing where miniature racing motorcycles (known as pocketbikes or minimoto) are raced around kart tracks. ...
Production Bike Racing is a form of motor sport that involves racing motorcycles virtually unmodified from those that can be bought in shops and then ridden on public highways. ...
Superbike racing is a category of motorcycle racing that employs modified production motorcycles. ...
Motorcycle speedway, normally referred to as Speedway, is a motorcycle sport that involves usually 4 and sometimes up to 6 riders competing over 4 laps of an oval circuit. ...
Motorcycle Grasstrack racing takes place on a flat oval track usually constructed in a field. ...
Backing it in A Supermoto rider hits the road Through the dirt A KTM Supermoto Supermoto (also called Supermotard due to its strong foothold in France) is a cross-over or evolution of motocross and road racing. ...
The term All-Terrain Vehicle or ATV is used in a general sense to describe any of a number of small open motorized buggies and tricycles designed for off-road use. ...
Boat racing Boats on water: For other uses, see Boat (disambiguation). ...
Impact from a water drop causes an upward rebound jet surrounded by circular capillary waves. ...
As the name suggests, Drag boat racing is a form of drag racing which takes place on water rather than land. ...
A more specific term for dragon boat as a sport is dragon boat race, which is a team paddling sport on water, using very long and very narrow painted boats to which are attached decorative dragon heads and tails. ...
European Motorboat Championship in Żnin (Poland) Hydroplane racing (also known as hydro racing) is a sport involving racing hydroplanes on lakes and rivers. ...
Jet Sprint Boat racing is a form of racing sport in which speed boats, usually carrying a crew of two, powered by water jet propulsion 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...
Offshore powerboat racing is racing by large, ocean-going powerboats, typically point-to-point racing. ...
Outrigger Canoe Racing is a team paddling sport which utilises the outrigger canoe. ...
A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ...
For either of the songs named Sailing, see Sailing (song). ...
Inshore yacht racing on Sydney Harbour, Australia Yacht racing is the sport of competitive sailing. ...
A match race is a regatta for two sailing boats, racing each other around a course. ...
This article is about the yachting competition. ...
Team racing, also known as teams racing, is a popular form of yacht racing. ...
Other types Some races involve multiple modes of transport: Not to be confused with Rogaining. ...
A kinetic sculpture makes the bay crossing Ferndale, California 1969 --- The first Kinetic Sculpture Race happened when local sculptor Hobart Brown improved the appearance of his sons tricycle. ...
Etymology The word race comes from a Viking word. This Viking word arrived in France during the invading of Normandy and gave the word raz which means "swift water" in Brittany, as in a mill race; it can be found in "Pointe du Raz" (the most western point of France, in Brittany), and "raz-de-marée" (tsunami). Viking, also called Norseman or Northman, refers to a member of the Scandinavian seafaring traders, warriors and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas of Europe from the 8th to the 11th century[1] and reached east to Russia and Constantinople, referred to as Varangians by the Byzantine sources and...
For other uses, see Normandy (disambiguation). ...
Historical province of Brittany, showing the main areas with their name in Breton language The traditional flag of Brittany (the Gwenn-ha-du), formerly a Breton nationalist symbol but today used as a general civic flag in the region. ...
A channel of a stream, esp. ...
lighthouses near Pointe du Raz The Pointe du Raz is a promontory that extends into the Atlantic from western Brittany. ...
For other uses, see Tsunami (disambiguation). ...
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 or the Athens marathon. For information about the 2007 Dakar Rally, see 2007 Dakar Rally. ...
See also |
Feeds |
Contact