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 Auto racing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The best-known variety of single-seater racing, except in North America, is the Formula One World Championship, which involves an annual championship of around 18 races a year featuring major international car and engine manufacturers such as Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz (McLaren), BMW (Sauber), Toyota, Honda, and Renault in an ongoing battle of technology and driver skill.
Studs on motorcycles for ice racing are very sharp and may be as long as 75[mm] (2.5 inches) with as many as 500 studs per tire in ice speedway.
Stock car racing, the North American equivalent to touring car racing, is the most-popular form of auto racing (in terms of viewership) on that continent.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Motor_racing   (2703 words)

  
 1910 Hudson River Yacht Racing Association Regatta
The second race was for boats under 70 rating for the same distance and six contestants finished as follows: Artful, 59:11; Comet III, 1:03:37; Alta, 1:12:35; Sea Robin, 1:24:46; Adroit, 1:47:20; and after deducting the handicaps it was found that Artful had won the first place.
At this time the regatta committee was acting on a protest filed against Gunfire II and Emerson in the race for speedboats, Class I, in which it was claimed that an error had been made in the measurement of the former, and that the Travers boat did not carry proper equipment.
Class X concluded the motorboat program, and the committee called a recess of one hour, after which the sailing events were started.
www.lesliefield.com /races/1910_hudson_river_yacht_racing_assn.htm   (1072 words)

  
 Jet sprint boat racing - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Jet Sprint Boat racing is a form of racing sport where trailerable speed boats, powered by water jet propulsion rather than by conventional propellers, race around shallow, artificial watercourses characterised by many tight turns.
The racing format is usually a sequence of time trials.
While the Jetboat was invented in New Zealand, this form of boat racing is becoming more popular in Australasia, and attracts large crowds to events.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Jet_sprint_boat_racing   (128 words)

  
 HOW IT ALL BEGAN
A year later the festival was again held in Gibraltar and The Gibraltar Motorboat Racing Association, were invited to take part in the basic race.
This combination proved to be efficient and workable, as the power to weight ratio worked extemely well, and the Team took a respectable 2nd place in that race, contrary to public opinion that the Phantoms with the 200HP, would leave the little sharp in their wake.
Racing ceased in Gibraltar during 2004, the fleet was depleating slowly, and it all came to an end.
www.webspawner.com /users/mandjracinggib/howitallbegan.html   (642 words)

  
 Sake Drenched Postcards - Japan's Motorboat Races: Peace Through Propeller
As a result, it is the money from these chain smoking racing enthusiasts at this track and each of the 23 others scattered across Japan that brings $300 million in domestic and international aid through the Nippon Foundation's programs.
Each of the 12 daily races begin with the 6 competing boats lined up in a staggered formation behind the starting line with the first boat on the inside slightly ahead of each boat in the succeeding outside lanes.
Over the race's 1,800 meters (3 laps around the 600-meter oval track with single turns at both ends), the wooden crafts can only be controlled by throttle and steering wheel.
www.bigempire.com /sake/boat.html   (1487 words)

  
 Auto racing :: Web Articles ::
Motor racing or motorsport may also mean motorcycle racing, and can include motorboat racing and air racing.
Fernand Gabriel driving a Mors in Paris-Madrid 1903With 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.
British Stock car racing is a form of Short Oval Racing This takes place on Shale or Tarmac tracks in either Clockwise or Anti-Clockwise direction, Depending on the class some of which are contact.
www.webarticles.com /Recreation/Autos/Auto-racing   (1944 words)

  
 ::: Seoul Olympic Sports Promotion Foundation ::: (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Motorboat racing is an exciting combination of water and motorboats.
Started in 1952 in Japan, motorboat racing has been loved by spectators as the most exciting form of aquatic competition.
Most of the proceeds from motorboat racing are returned to society.
www.sosfo.or.kr.cob-web.org:8888 /english/contents/fund/boat.asp   (136 words)

  
 A Short History of Car Racing and Auto Race Cars AutoRacing-Web.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles.
The announcement that the race was to be held caused considerable controversy in New York.
Vanderbilt prevailed and the inaugural race was run over a 30.24 mile course of winding dirt roads through Nassau County and area.
autoracing-web.com /history-1.htm   (441 words)

  
 Auto racing
The best-known variety of single-seater racing is the Formula One World Championship, which involves an annual championship featuring major international car and engine manufacturers in an ongoing battle of technology and driver skill.
Other single-seater racing series are GP2 (formerly known as Formula 3000 and Formula Two), Formula Nippon, Formula Renault 3.5 (also known as the World Series by Renault, succession series of World Series by Nissan), Formula Three, Formula Atlantic, and A1 Grand Prix.
The main stock car racing series is NASCAR and among the most famous races in the series are the Daytona 500 and Allstate 400 at The Brickyard.
www.autos.adreviews.net /Auto_racing.html   (2348 words)

  
 Motorboat Racing - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Motorboat Racing - Search Results - MSN Encarta
The two leading events in North American power-boat racing produced very unsatisfactory competition.
The best-of-three contest for the Harmsworth Trophy, at the Bay of Quinte on the Canadian side of Lake Ontario, may have been the year's biggest boating mismatch.
encarta.msn.com /Motorboat_Racing.html   (162 words)

  
 History
Shortly after the turn of the century on Whit-Monday 1904, offshore motorboat racing was inaugurated off Lowestoft under the auspices of the Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club.
All racing was terminated on the outbreak of WW1, and it was not until 1929 that offshore racing was resumed at Lowestoft with the first running of the Daily Mirror Trophy, but due to rough conditions the event was postponed for several years.
C. Largefeuille racing his C class hydroplane circa 1950.
www.lobmbc.co.uk /history_club.html   (272 words)

  
 yacht - Search Results - MSN Encarta
America’s Cup Race, competitions and rules, yacht racing activities of Harald V, king of Norway
- sailboat: a sailboat, often one that has living quarters and is used for cruising or racing
- motorboat for cruising: a large motorboat used for cruising
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 motorboat racing
Auto Racing office pool manager includes 2004 racing schedules.
RagingRacing features virtually unlimited racing tracks through a city of the 30’s.Speeding through streets with real traffic and interactive objects, hitting pedestrians,driving anywhere in the city, find the fatest route to win and get a new car..
Race driver and race car management for auto racing, karting and 4WD.
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 Ac Delco Auto Parts
Baja races and the Paris-Dakar Rally are called Cross-Country Rallies, which isn't the same as rallying either.
Moriori 03:13, 1 Nov 2003 (UTC) In early racing they were also steam powered automobile and the first car to break the 100 km/h bareer was electic powered thus I tweak the beginning.
Ericd 07:07, 16 Sep 2004 (UTC) :I agree with eliminating distinction regarding the vehicle's power source, especially as a couple of the cars racing at Le Mans this year were powered by fuels other than the typical "petrol" (diesel and bio-diesel).
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 Chesapake Bay Racing
The Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association is an organization of over 75 member clubs that helps organize and manage races in more than 50 different classes of boats.
The Chesapeake Bay Log Sailing Canoe Association hosts a series of races throughout the summer season.
The Chesapeake 20s are a racing and recreational class of traditional one designs that are large enough for family and friends to sail.
www.baydreaming.com /racing.htm   (226 words)

  
 Seoul, South Korea, October 29, 2004
The area is smaller than the usual circuits chosen for the Formula One Powerboat races so organisers decided to premiere the ‘Match Race’ Format for this F1 Powerboat Grand Prix.
We fully intend to host two formats during the race season next year as part of our continued efforts to build awareness of our exciting sport among a new and different type of audience,” commented F1 Powerboat Promoter Nicolo di San Germano.
As this is the first Match Race for many of the drivers there was a mixture of excitement and anxiety.
www.f1boat.com /04/press_release/seoul_oct29.htm   (632 words)

  
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Incidentally he had explained that their visit would be at the time when the boat races occurred, which he had no question they all would greatly enjoy.
And yet Fred became more positive with the passing minutes that among his rivals in the race in which his own swift motor-boat was already entered, would be found the boat whose pursuit he had found it so difficult to shake off.
They have entered her in the motor-boat races and as she belongs to the same class that your tub does you will have a fine chance to see her win the cup.
www.catawba.k12.nc.us /books/gabrm10.txt   (23508 words)

  
 onthewater   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
If motorboat racing was the big deal last weekend in the Long Beach Sea Festival, sailboat racing takes center stage this weekend with two major events on the water.
The race is started by Seal Beach Yacht Club and finishes are taken in Dana Point Harbor by Dana Point Yacht Club.
It is raced by mono-hull keelboats that compete under the Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF) handicap rule, and is the first of SlBYC’s 2006 Ocean Racing Series.
www.gazettes.com /grunionotw07132006.html   (641 words)

  
 Hydroplane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A hydroplane (or hydro, or thunderboat) is a very specific type of motorboat used exclusively for racing.
One of the unique things about these boats is that they only use the water they're on for propulsion and steering (not for flotation)—when going at full speed they are primarily held aloft by a principle of fluid dynamics known as "planing", with only a tiny fraction of their hull actually touching the water.
The "limited" classes of inboard hydroplane racing are organized under the name Inboard Powerboat Circuit.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Hydroplane   (654 words)

  
 Powerboat Superleague   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
  Ty and the Kratochwill Racing team were poised to start the 2003 season with the intention of a repeat performance.
, the final race of the year, when he became the Powerboat Superleague F3 Champion.
  His remarkable 325 points, 50 more than his closest competitor, placed him among the elite in the motorboat racing industry, and allowed him to be inducted into the Hall for a second time.
www.aprsuperleague.com /press/2006/tyler.htm   (307 words)

  
 Motorboat Racing, Motorsport Directory, Racing Sport Information and Resource - Motorboat Racing
MotorSportInfo.com is a web directory which offer links to websites related to auto, racing, automotive information, auto services, car dealer, motor sport industry infomation and more.
Host club to all offshore powerboat racing in the Central US and the Great Lakes.
Directory and searchable database of auto racing resources on the web including best racing, racing tech, ATV Racing, boat racing, chats and forums, lawn mower racing, news and media and motorcycle racing.
www.motorsportinfo.com /motorboat-racing   (146 words)

  
 Green Lake: Hydro races on Green Lake banned for good   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
After hearing testimony three-to-one in favor of motorboat racing, theSeattle park commission last month voted to lift a 1984 moratorium on hydroracing.
Hydro fans had argued motorboat racing should be allowed to return to Green Lake because speedboats now are equipped with quieter motors.
Girtch said he believes hydro racing promotes algae growth by stirring up the sediments from the lake's bottom.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /neighbors/greenlake/bg7.html   (664 words)

  
 Swimming and Boat Racing on Loch Ness - Nessie's Grotto
John Rhodes Cobb raced both cars and motorboats.
On Sept. 29, 1952, John broke world speed records for a motorboat while racing on Loch Ness.
His record didn't count because the standards for setting motorboat speed records require the boat to break previous records going opposite directions.
www.simegen.com /writers/nessie/swimmer.htm   (341 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Motorboat: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The diesel engine is the main propulsion source for most motorboats and power vessels.
True motorboats have inboard engines, V-driven by a shaft linked to a...
Motorboats;: Their care and handling, by Winthrop P Moore (Unknown Binding - 1946)
www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&index=books&field-keywords=Motorboat&page=1   (280 words)

  
 Amazon.com: A Century of Outboard Racing: Books: Kevin Desmond   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
I finally got to race as a teenager in 1959-60, on many different lakes from Knoxville to Nashville, and then had to put racing out of my mind for 16 years in order to study and get an academic position.
I raced as if it were my profession and did academic research on the side.
V-bottom racing peaked with Mod-VP, and was set on a downhill course when, at Lake Havasu in Nov. 1981, nonstock water pickups were allowed.
www.amazon.com /Century-Outboard-Racing-Kevin-Desmond/dp/0760310475   (1929 words)

  
 Lancashire Powerboat Racing Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
As the racing season draws towards its close with the Club Championships being decided by the end of October and the National Championships by the end of September, so attention turns to the Club's Social Calendar.
Competing for the 'George Lenegan Trophy', the meeting features the club's Junior drivers racing in the J250 class and the Senior drivers in action in the Superclubman class.
The final round of the National Powerboat Racing Championship was held at Stewartby over the weekend of 16/17th September.
www.lprc.info   (557 words)

  
 OSMB - Oregon Boating Laws   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Speed limits, motor restrictions and other regulations are in place on all Oregon waterways.
It pays to know the regulations before you go - some small lakes are managed for manually powered craft only, and certain rivers allow motorboats only on certain days.
Operation of motorboat by person 16 years of age or older
www.marinebd.osmb.state.or.us /Laws   (372 words)

  
 Off Shore Remote Control Motorboat Racing - motor boats, remote control boats, Absolute Amusements
Test your skill as you maneuver these replica Offshore Racing Boats around buoy's placed in a body of water.
Two boats can race around the course or just "play".
AARC staff will organize races in a single elimination format to determine the most skilled racer.
www.absoluteamusements.com /off_shore_boatracing.htm   (95 words)

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