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Greyhound racing is an organized, competitive sport in which greyhounds are raced around an oval track. The sport originates from coursing . [ 1 ] Track racing uses an artificial lure (usually a form of windsock) [ 2 ] that travels ahead of the greyhounds on a rail until the greyhounds cross the finish line .
Belle Vue Stadium was a greyhound racing track in Belle Vue, Manchester, England, [2] where the first race around an oval track in Britain was held on 24 July 1926. It has also been used for motorcycle speedway, as the home ground of Elite League team Belle Vue Aces from 1988 until 2015, and from 1999 until 2019 for stock car racing and banger racing.
GBGB Logo. Registered racing in Great Britain is regulated by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB), formerly the NGRC, and has been UKAS accredited since 2010. [12] All in the registered sector are subject to the GBGB Rules of Racing [13] and the Directions of the Stewards, who set the standards for greyhound welfare and racing integrity, from racecourse facilities and trainers' kennels ...
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A combined road course, colloquially referred to as a "roval" [8] [9] (a blend word combining "road course" and "oval") is an oval track racing facility that features a road course in the infield (and/or outfield), that is usually linked to the oval circuit. This type of course makes for a multi-purpose track, and allows the facility to be used ...
Owlerton owned by Sheffield Sports Stadium Ltd became the primary track in Sheffield and the set-up of the track consisted of a 472 yards circumference with distances of 300, 500, 525 and 700 yards. The grandstand and club were situated on the home straight and there was a parade ring to be found behind these which allowed the public to view ...
Australian rules football grounds, even at the highest level of the game, have no fixed dimensions. For senior football, the playing field is an oval between 135–185 metres (148–202 yd) long goal-to-goal and 110–155 metres (120–170 yd) wide wing-to-wing.
Alongside the oval track's opening in 1964, a 2.700 mi (4.345 km) road course layout that used both parts of the oval and specialized sections and a 0.250 mi (0.402 km) dragstrip was included. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Additionally, since 1992, a 11-turn infield road course measuring at 1.510 mi (2.430 km) was included in the facility's layouts.