Motorsport
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"Motor Sport" redirects here. For the magazine, see Motor Sport (magazine).
"Motorsport engineering" redirects here. For the field of car engineering, see Automotive engineering.
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A modern-day Formula One car
Motorsport or motorsports is the group of competitive events which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles, whether for racing or non-racing competition. MotoSport refers to motorcycle racing specifically and includes off-road racing such as motocross.
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Motor racing [edit]
Motor racing is the subset of motorsport/motosport activities which involve competitors racing against each other.
Forms of motor racing include:
- Auto (car) racing
- Motor rallying
- Motorcycle racing
- Air racing
- Kart racing
- Boat racing
- Hovercraft racing
- Lawn mower racing
- Snowmobile racing
- Truck racing
Non-racing motorsport [edit]
Forms of motorsport which do not involve racing include drifting, regularity rally, motorcycle trials, gymkhanas, Freestyle Motocross and tractor pulling.
Olympics [edit]
Motorsport was a demonstration event at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
See also [edit]
- List of motorsport championships
- International Motorsports Hall of Fame
- Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame
- Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
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