Auto racing Auto racing (American Championship Car Racing) Retroactively Awarded AAA Titles ...more on Wikipedia about "American Championship Car Racing"
The Auto Racing Club of America (ARCA) is an auto racing sanctioning body in the United States. Similar to NASCAR, ARCA races stock cars, although the equipment is often more elderly and smaller than the stock cars used in NASCAR. ARCA's competitors contain a mix of both professional racers as well as hobby racers alike, in addition to younger competitors trying to make name for themselves, sometimes driving as part of a driver development program in the NASCAR series. The current President of ARCA is Ron Drager. ...more on Wikipedia about "ARCA"
Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, autosport or motorsport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. Motor racing or motorsport may also mean motorcycle racing, and can include motorboat racing and air racing. It is one of the world's most popular spectator sports and perhaps the most thoroughly commercialized. ...more on Wikipedia about "Auto racing"
Autocross (also known as Solo2 by the Sports Car Club of America and AutoSolo in the UK ** ) is a popular form of motorsports competition. Rather than racing wheel-to-wheel, as in road racing, drag racing, or oval racing, an autocross is a timed handling competition similar to rally racing, although on smaller facilities. National organizations such as the Sports Car Club of America ("SCCA") and National Autosports Association sponsor autocross events throughout the United States, and many areas have independent autocross clubs. Similar autocross and sports car clubs and events can be found worldwide. Automobile manufacturers and their associated clubs (e.g. the BMW Car Club of America) sometimes hold marque autocross events. ...more on Wikipedia about "Autocross"
Autograss racing is Britain’s most popular form of amateur motor racing. It takes place at venues throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Autograss"
Autosport is the title of a weekly magazine covering motorsport, published in the United Kingdom by Haymarket Publishing. It was first published in 1950 by Gregor Grant. It is often referred to as the 'Bible' of motorsport. ...more on Wikipedia about "Autosport"
Banger racing is a type of motorsport event popularised in Europe and especially Great Britain, in which drivers of old vehicles race against one another around a race track and the race is won in terms of the first car to the chequered flag, all the while attempting to deliberately wreck the opposing vehicles. It is sometimes referred to as "enduro racing" in the USA. The race tracks are usually oval but on occasion are constructed in a figure eight design. ...more on Wikipedia about "Banger racing"
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The Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame was founded in 1993 by Lee Abrahamson and Gary Magwood to fill a need in the Canadian motorsport community. ...more on Wikipedia about "Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame"
Crosskart is a version of kart racing that takes place on autocross, speedway, dirt, or snow tracks instead of on pure paved tracks., ...more on Wikipedia about "Crosskart"
The D1GP short for D1 Grand Prix is a production car drifting series from Japan. Formed in 2000 by the Option magazine and Tokyo Auto Salon founder Daijiro Inada (稲田大二郎) ...more on Wikipedia about "D1 Grand Prix"
Properly spelled dB drag racing, with "dB" meaning deciBels of sound pressure level (SPL). These competitions reward the person who can produce the loudest sound inside a vehicle. ...more on Wikipedia about "DB drag racing"
Demolition derby is a motorsport usually presented at county fairs and festivals in the USA. ...more on Wikipedia about "Demolition derby"
DTM is the initials for the current Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, formerly known as Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (German Touringcar Championship), a motorsport series based in Germany, but with rounds held all over Europe. The championship is organized by ITR. ...more on Wikipedia about "Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters"
DTM was the initials for the former Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (German Touringcar Championship), held from 1984 to 1996, a motorsport series based in Germany, with additional rounds elsewhere in Europe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft" Please inform your friends about shortopedia shortopedia
Dirt track racing is a type of auto racing performed on oval tracks. It began in the United States before World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 30s. Two different types of racecars predominated— open wheel racers in the Northeast and West and stock cars in the South. The open wheel racers were built purposefully for racing and the stock cars were ordinary automobiles modified to varying degrees for racing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dirt track racing"
The term downforce describes the downward pressure created by the aerodynamic characteristics of a racing car that allow it to travel faster through a corner by holding the car to the track or road surface. ...more on Wikipedia about "Downforce"
Drifting refers to the difference in slip angle between the front and rear tires of a car. When the rear wheels are slipping at a greater angle than the front wheels, the car is drifting, or oversteering. The rear end of the car appears to chase the front end around a turn, the driver utilizes both front tires and the rear tires to control the actual direction of the car. More throttle induces more rear wheel slip angle and the rear of the car wants to overtake the front. The goal is for the driver to achieve steering lock and use the throttle to fine tune the car's angle and direction. ...more on Wikipedia about "Drifting (motorsport)"
Endurance racing can refer to races involving persons running in events such as marathons or triathlons, long cross-country skiing events, the racing of horses or other animals, or motorsport. The discussion in this article is focused on automobile motorsport. There are also motorcycle endurance races. ...more on Wikipedia about "Endurance racing"
Folkrace is a quite popular Swedish inexpensive entry level type of rallycross that originally came from Finland. In Norway there is a similar motor sport called bilcross. ...more on Wikipedia about "Folkrace"
Formula K Raceways, Inc. began as the third Grand Prix type facility in the United States in 1975. Within the first month of business it became apparent that a successful facility would require rides for all ages and not just 16 and up. Unsatisfied with the karts and Grand Prix cars that were available at the time, Formula K began manufacturing Grand Prix cars and go-Karts in 1976. To date, Formula K have owned and operated nine different facilities in various parts of the country and continue to run their original Fun Park facility. 30 years later, manufacturing has become Formula K's primary business. ...more on Wikipedia about "Formula K"
Formula Lightning is an electric type of single-seat open-wheel formula auto racing. This is a form of racing that is rather unknown to the public. It is held for Colleges of Engineering student teams whom build and design these vehicles which are able to reach speeds up to 143 MPH and compete on normal racing tracks. ...more on Wikipedia about "Formula lightning"
Starting in 2006, the Verein Deutscher Ingenieure will be holding the "Formula Student Germany" competition. Students from all over the world will meet every August for three days at Hockenheimring to measure their construction and performance with each other in a Formula One atmosphere and to demonstrate industry their capability. ...more on Wikipedia about "Formula Student Germany"
Since it was founded in 2003, the Formula Three Euroseries quickly became Europe's most important junior racing series. Since 2003 the world's most talented young drivers have competed for the coveted title. Whoever makes his mark in the Formula 3 Euro Series also gains a strong recommendation for the highest levels of motor racing. In fact, Formula 3 Euro Series has managed to get more of it's drivers into Formula 1 or DTM than any other junior series worldwide . ...more on Wikipedia about "Formula Three Euroseries"
Formula Two is a type of formula racing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Formula Two"
Grand Prix motor racing has its roots in organized automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894. It quickly evolved from a simple road race from one town to the next, to endurance tests for car and driver. Innovation and the drive of competition soon saw speeds exceeding 100 mph, but because the races were held on open roads there were frequent accidents with the resulting fatalities of both drivers and spectators. ...more on Wikipedia about "Grand Prix motor racing"
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