3rd Year Special Annual Double Issue Vol 4 Issue 1 & 2 Jan - Apr 2 3rd Year Special Annual Double Issue Vol 4 Issue | Page 80

ADVENTURE & WILDLIFE
Motorcycle Racing
M
otorcycle racing (also called moto racing
and motorbike racing) is the motorcycle
sport of racing motorcycles. Major genres
include motorcycle road racing and off-road
racing, both either on circuits or open courses,
and track racing. Other categories include hill
climbs, drag racing and land speed record trials.
Categories
Road Racing
Road racing is a form of motorcycle racing held
on a paved road surfaces. The races can be held
either on a purpose-built closed circuit or on a
street circuit utilizing temporarily closed public
roads
Traditional Road Racing
Historically, “road racing” meant a course on
closed public roads. This was once common-
place but currently only a few such circuits have
survived, mostly in Europe. Races take place
on publics roads which have been temporar-
ily closed to the public by legal orders from
the local legislature. Two championships exist,
the first is the International Road Racing
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Championship, the other is the Duke
Road Racing Rankings. The latter accounts
for the majority of road races that take
place each season, with an award for
the highest placed rider. Prominent road
races include the Isle of Man TT,
North West 200, and Ulster Grand Prix on long
circuits. Ireland has many road racing circuits
still in use. Other countries with road races are
the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Germany,
Great Britain (Oliver’s Mount), the Czech
Republic, Ukraine, New Zealand and Macau.
Road racing is a form of
motorcycle racing held on
a paved road surfaces. The
races can be held either on a
purpose-built closed circuit
or on a street circuit utilizing
temporarily closed public roads
Vol 4 | Issue 2 |Mar - Apr 2019