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  Auto racing - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles.
With auto construction and racing dominated by France, the French automobile club ACF staged a number of major international races, usually from or to Paris, connecting with another major city in Europe or France.
Drag racing was organised as a sport by Wally Parks in the early 1950s through the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) which is the largest sanctioning motor sports body in the world.
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 Auto racing
The 1930s saw the radical differentiation of racing vehicles from high-priced road cars, with Delage, Auto Union, Mercedes-Benz, Delahaye and Bugatti constructing streamlined vehicles with engines producing up to 450 kW with the aid of multiple superchargers.
Many single-seater races in North America are held on "oval" circuits and the Indy Racing League races exclusively on ovals.
There are other categories of such racing, including kart racing which employs a small, low-cost machine on small tracks.
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 Auto racing - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The first auto race in the United States, over a 54.36 mile (87.48 km) course, took place in Chicago, Illinois on November 2, 1895, Frank Duryea winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric.
The best-known variety of single-seater racing is Formula One, which involves an annual world championship featuring major international car and engine manufacturers in an ongoing battle of technology and driver skill.
There are other categories of single-seater racing, including kart racing, which employs a small, low-cost machine on small tracks.
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 Auto racing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Many single-seater races in North America are held on "oval" circuits and the Indy Racing League races mostly on ovals.
Races are organised by local promoters and all drivers are registered with BRISCA and have their own race number.
In open-wheel, stock-car and other types of circuit auto races, flags are displayed to indicate the general status of a race and to communicate instructions to competitors in a race.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/A/Auto-racing.htm   (1949 words)

  
 Auto Racing
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Vegas.com presents photos, news and video coverage of auto racing in Las Vegas and around the world.
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