Road racing can be a term involving road running, road bicycle races, or automobile races. As contemplated in this article, the term will be treated as it relates to motorsport, specifically car and motorcycle racing. Road running or road racing is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road (as opposed to track and cross country running). ... Road bicycle racing is a popular bicycle racing sport held on the road (following the geography of the area), using racing bicycles. ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... Start of a Motocross race Motorcycle Racing A Motor Cross Bike A Speedway Bike There are a variety of sports involving racing motorcycles. ...

Road racing can be of two types. True road races are run over what are, in fact, actual public roads that have been temporarily closed off to the public for the purpose of conducting a race. Notable examples of this include the Monaco Grand Prix which is conducted on the city streets of the small principality, and the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy, probably the most famous motorcycle race of its type. Alternatively, road races can be conducted on purpose-built racetracks that, due to their irregular shapes and many turns and curves, resemble true road courses. Due to safety and insurance concerns, this style of racing has largely supplanted true road racing, particularly in Europe. In the USA, road racing is also conducted on oval tracks, such as in the NASCAR series. A typical rural county road in Indiana, USA, where traffic drives on the right. ... The Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy), or Manx TT, is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man. ... Alternative use: Race track Racetrack is a pencil and paper game, nominally for two players. ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ...

Global road-racing series such as Formula One car racing and MotoGP motorcycle racing are almost always conducted on dedicated race tracks, with only a few exceptions. Several of these tracks are world-renowned, such as the circuits at Le Mans, Imola, and Silverstone. Recent expansion of these international series has resulted in dedicated tracks being built in Qatar, Shanghai and Sepang (Malaysia). Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Grand Prix motorcycle racing refers to the premier categories of motorcycle road racing. ... Le Mans is a city in France, located at the Sarthe River. ... Imola (1991 pop. ... Silverstone Circuit is a racing circuit at Silverstone, England. ... Shanghai (Chinese: 上海 pinyin: (help· info); Shanghainese: Zanhe ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta, is Chinas largest city. ... Sepang is a district located in the southern part of the state of Selangor in Malaysia. ...

The most famous U.S. road courses include the tracks at Watkins Glen, New York, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin (Road America) and Sebring, Florida; others include the road course built at Daytona International Speedway and Infineon Raceway in California. Additionally, Grand Prix-style road course racing over public streets is making something of a comeback; the most famous race of this sort currently held is the one hosted annually in Long Beach, California. Other famous street circuits in North America include events held in St. Petersburg, FL, Vancouver, Canada, and Toronto, Canada. Watkins Glen is a village located in Schuyler County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,149. ... Sebring is a city located in Highlands County, Florida. ... Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip in the golden hills of northern California, near Sonoma, north of San Francisco. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... Georges Boillot winning the 1912 French Grand Prix in Dieppe, France Grand Prix motor racing has its roots in organized automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894. ... County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 170. ...