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Street racing. An illegal street race in Bogotá, Colombia. Street racing is typically an unsanctioned and illegal form of auto racing that occurs on a public road. Racing in the streets is considered an ancient hazard, as horse racing occurred on streets for centuries, and street racing in automobiles is likely as old as the automobile itself.
Auto racing. Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, [1] or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. In North America, the term is commonly used to describe all forms of automobile sport including non-racing disciplines. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile.
Sports car racing is a form of motorsport road racing which utilises sports cars that have two seats and enclosed wheels. They may be either purpose-built sports prototypes which are the highest level in sports car racing or grand tourers (GT cars) based on road-going models and therefore, in general, not as fast as sports prototypes.
Street racing is far too prevalent on our roads. In just a six-month period in 2022, Memphis police say they made more than 300 arrests for drag racing and reckless driving. Examples in recent ...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed four bills aimed at cracking down on street racing, including impounding the vehicles for up to 30 days.
Sanctioned street racing returns to the Motor City this weekend. The 2024 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix is back with a series of races in downtown Detroit. This is the second straight year the race ...
Superbike racing is the category of motorcycle road racing that employs modified production motorcycles, as with touring cars. Superbike racing motorcycles must have four stroke engines of between 800 cc and 1200 cc for twins, and between 750 cc and 1000 cc for four cylinder machines. The motorcycles must maintain the same profile as their ...
The Toronto Indy street circuit has run at Toronto ’s Exhibition Place since 1986. A street circuit is a motorsport racing circuit composed of temporarily closed-off public roads of a city, town or village, used in motor races. Airport runways and taxiways are also sometimes part of street circuits. Facilities such as the paddock, pit boxes ...