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Motor Sports:

Motorsports ia a game of speed. Motorsports is a sport in which participants race over tracks of different length and construction with specially designed automobiles. The basic concept of racing has remained the same -- get from starting point to destination before anybody else does.Automobile racing is a popular international sport on both amateur and professional levels. Automobile racing originated in France in 1894.
formula one raceEarly races took two forms: pure speed races and trials of engine reliability, which later became known as rallies. In the latter, cars attempt to achieve and maintain a set speed between points. The first races were generally held on public roads, but with increasing concern for spectator safety, special closed-circuit tracks came into use, particularly in the U.S. The most common form of racing track is a paved oval with banked corners, from 200 m to 4000 m in length.
Of many different types of competition, the most prestigious involve Formula One (Grand Prix) or Indy-type automobiles, both cars with low-slung bodies capable of speeds greater than 230 mph (370 kph). A number of countries sponsor Grand Prix races, which contribute to the designation of a world champion driver. The Grands Prix of Monaco, France, Great Britain, Canada, and Australia are among the best known. America is famous Indianapolis 500 (begun 1911) is the best known of a series of races in which drivers compete for a series championship.

Race types:

Four basic race types are:

Rally:

car rallyUnlike many types of auto racing, rallying takes place on a point-to-point track. Goal is to get from the starting line to the finish line in the shortest time. only one rally racer is on the track at any one time, and the racer with the best time at the end is the winner.

Ice Racing:

In an Ice Race, you compete wheel-to-wheel against your opponents as you complete several laps around a slick, treacherous course. Careful braking, accelerating, and car balancing are key to keeping your fender out of the trackside snow banks.

Rallycross:

rallycrossRallycross racing combines the thrill and skill of driving on mixed terrain with lap-based, wheel-to-wheel racing. Instead of staggered starts and best overall times, you pit your machine and abilities against three other racers at the same time.

Hill Climb:

When you're in a Hill Climb, you face the standard array of rough terrain and unpredictable weather. The point to note is that one wrong move could send you screaming over a cliff.

Vintage Racing is frenzied wheel to wheel racing and contact between cars is rare.vintage racing There are many organizations host Vintage races including SCCA (Sports Car Club of America), VARA (Vintage Automobile Racing Association), and HSR (Historic Sportscar Racing, Ltd).VARAC, the Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada, was formed in 1976 to provide a central organizing body through which Vintage Race enthusiasts could communicate and organize race meetings for eligible Vintage and Historic racing and sports cars.
Open Track Events are a unique event because it allows participants the opportunity to use their performance cars they have built in a safe, controlled environment.