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ADVENTURE & WILDLIFE
Other Categories Drag
Racing/Sprints
Drag
racing
or
sprints is a
r a c i n g
event
Grasstrack
Grasstrack is
outdoor
speed-
way. The track are
longer (400 m+, hence it is
often also referred to as Long
Track at world level), often on
grass (although other surfaces exist)
and even feature elevation changes.
Machinery is very similar to a speedway
bike (still no brakes, but normally two gears, rear
suspension, etc.).
Ice Speedway
Ice racing includes a motorcycle class which is
the equivalent of Speedway on ice. Bikes race
anti-clockwise around oval tracks between 260
and 425 metres in length. Metal tire spikes or
screws are often allowed to improve traction. The
race structure and scoring are similar to Speed-
way.
Board Track
Board track racing was a type of track racing
popular in the United States between the second
and third decades of the 20th century, where
competition was conducted on oval race
courses with surfaces composed of wood-
en planks. By the early 1930s, board track rac-
ing had fallen out of favor, and into eventual
obsolescence.
Auto Race
Auto Race is a Japanese version of track racing
held on an asphalt oval course and seen as a
gambling sport.
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where two
participants
line up at a drag-
strip with a signaled
starting line. Upon the
starting signal, the riders
accelerate down a straight,
quarter-mile long paved track where
their elapsed time and terminal speed are
recorded.
The
rider
to
reach
the
finish line first is the winner. This can occur
upon purpose built venues (e.g., Santa Pod),
temporary venues (e.g., runways or drives of
country houses). In addition to “regular”
motorcycles,
top
fuel
motorcycles
using Nitrous Oxide also compete in this category.
UK Sprinting
The UK National Sprint Association was formed
in 1958. The president was Donald Campbell
until his death in 1967, succeeded by former
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