Motorsport
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Motorsport or motorsports is the group of sports 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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[edit] Motor racing
Motor racing is the subset of motorsport/motosport activities which involve competitors racing against each other.
Forms of motor racing include:
- auto racing
- motorcycle racing
- air racing
- boat racing
- snowmobile racing
- hovercraft racing
- truck racing
- lawn mower racing
[edit] Non-racing motorsport
Forms of motorsport which do not involve racing include drifting, motorcycle trials, freestyle motocross and tractor pulling.
[edit] Olympics
Motorsport was a demonstration event at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
[edit] See also
- International Motorsports Hall of Fame
- Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame
- Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
- List of motorsport championships
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[edit] External links
- Formula 1 (F1)
- Motorsports Association (UK)
- World Rally Championship (WRC)
- Latest motorsport news on Motorsport.com
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