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• Dirt track racing
  ...s article concerns auto racing; [[Track racing|motorcycles]], also race on dirt tracks.'' '''Dirt track racing''' is a type of [[auto racing]] performed on [[Oval racing|oval trac
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• Avalon Raceway
  ...]] track located in [[Lara, Victoria]], [[Australia]]. The track is [[Dirt track racing|clay]] based and oval shaped and is 390 metres in length. The outrig
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• Short track motor racing
  ...d regulated competition. Many traditional fans and purists still see short track racing as the "real" NASCAR, because the lower speeds make "paint swapping" ...e to larger venues having accommodations for more fans (although the short track in [[Bristol, Tennessee]], [[Bristol Motor Speedway]], now has over 160,000
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• Board track racing
  ...Oldfield]] beside racer [[Ralph Hepburn]] at Fulford-Miami Speedway board track on [[February 22]] [[1926]], courtesy of the Florida Photographic Collectio '''Board track racing''' was a type of racing where the track had a surface of wood boards. The genre was popular in the [[United States]
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• Motorcycle racing
  * [[Motocross]] and its cousin [[supercross]] are held on dirt courses, usually featuring large jumps in which motorcycles are launched ov ...types with road racing tires. The racetrack is also mixed between road and dirt courses, mostly handcrafted.
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• Supermoto
  ...on slick tyres is ridden on a circuit approximately 70% [[tarmac]] and 30% dirt. Commonly held on road racing tracks with the off road section in the infie ...le racer, back in 1979. It tried to draw on talent from the off-road, flat-track and road-racing world. The series ran until 1985; its ending also ended the
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• Sprint car racing
  ...designed primarily for the purpose of running on short [[dirt track racing|dirt]] or paved tracks. Sprint car racing is most popular in the United States, ...ivisions include the Silver Crown series which race on both paved and dirt track, and the National Sprints Series of sprint cars and midgets.
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• Sprint car
  ...h-powered race cars designed primarily for the purpose of running on short dirt or paved tracks. Sprint cars have a high power-to-weight ratio making sprin ...include the popular Silver Crown series which race on both paved and dirt track. Other USAC divisions include the National Sprints Series of sprint cars an
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• Ralph DePalma
  ...y-two, he began racing motorcycles before switching to the automobile dirt track racing circuit in 1909, the year that the [[American Automobile Association ...ing series that began with the Milwaukee Mile Championship Car Race over a dirt oval in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]. However, he is still remembered for the d
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• Kenny Roberts
  ...the bike (a technique known as "throttle steering", common among U.S. flat track racers). These techniques are used everywhere in the top levels of motorcyc ...ngsteen]] on the last lap for one of the most famous wins in American dirt track racing history. Afterwards, Roberts was famously quoted as saying, "They do
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• Hare and Hound
  ...[[off_road_racing |off-road racing]] event where the entrants compete on [[dirt bikes]] over a marked course of natural rugged terrain. Hare and Hounds eve ...d 6 miles although it does vary depending on the status and club which the track has been made for.
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• Track racing
  ...otorcycle sport]] where teams or individuals race opponents around an oval track. There are differing variants, with each variant racing on a different surf Track racing involves between 4 and 8 competitors riding around an oval track in an anti-clockwise direction over a set amount of laps (usually 4) with p
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• Dirt track racing
  ...s article concerns auto racing; [[Track racing|motorcycles]], also race on dirt tracks.'' '''Dirt track racing''' is a type of [[auto racing]] performed on [[Oval racing|oval trac
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• Twin Ring Motegi
  |Track shape || oval and road course |Track length || 1.549 miles (oval)<br>4.8 km (road course)
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• Daytona International Speedway
  |Track shape || Tri-oval, combined road course |Track length || 2.5 miles (oval)<br>3.56 miles (road course)<br>2.95 miles (road
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• Dirt speedway racing
  '''Dirt track racing''' is a type of [[auto racing]] performed on [[Oval racing|oval trac ...ar in Australia and Canada also. Many of the cars may also race on [[Short track motor racing|asphalt short tracks]] during the racing season.
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• Tommy Milton
  ...ames during a race at [[Uniontown]], [[Pennsylvania]]. He returned to the track the following year to win the Universal Trophy Race on June 19th en route t
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• Galbusera
  [[Image:galbusera3.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''1934 Galbusera 250 Rudge Dirt Track''']]
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• Milwaukee Mile
  |Track shape || Oval |Track length || 1.032 miles
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• Unsprung weight
  ...mass''') is the mass of the suspension, [[wheel]]s or [[Caterpillar track|track]]s (as applicable), and other components directly connected to them, rather ...e wheels execute some vibrations after each bump before coming to rest. On dirt roads and perhaps on some softly paved roads, these motions form small bump
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• Midget car
  ...Stadium]] in May 1934. It flourished at the track, and continued after the track closed in 1950. Midget car racing spread to many parts of the world. Other ...d on oval tracks. Ward used an advantageous power-to-weight ratio and dirt-track cornering abilities to steal the win.
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• Miller Motorsports Park
  == The Track == ...ing speeds of {{convert|200|mph|1|abbr=on}}. Smaller configurations of the track can be made from the full course, including a {{convert|3.048|mi|km|3}} out
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• Rodger Ward
  ...d in [[Wichita Falls, Texas]] when a quarter mile [[dirt track racing|dirt track]] was built. ...e Rock Park]]. Midget cars were normally considered competitive for [[oval track]]s only before that time.
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• Freddie Spencer
  ...as a racing prodigy who began racing at the age of four, competing in dirt track events near his hometown of Shreveport. ...weden]] when the two riders collided on the last lap. Roberts ran off the track leaving Spencer to sprint to the finish line and victory. Roberts won the
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• Ducati Multistrada
  ...e|Italian]] for "many roads" as the bike is designed to handle asphalt and dirt road riding with equal agility. Its upright riding position gives it a stro ...the Suzuki V-Strom 1000 and KTM Adventure due to many of the Ducati's race-track components such as the Brembo Brakes and extremely light wheels. In 2007 Tr
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• Racing
  * [[Track running]] in [[Athletics]] * [[Track cycling]], such as a [[Points race]]
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• Motorcycle Racing
  === Board Track === ''Main article'' [[Board track racing]]
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• Motocross
  ...p entirely of hills and turns with no jumps at all. Due to the size of the track, motocross races often include more than 40 racers whereas Supercross races See also [[Motorcycle]] - especially the "Construction", "Dirt bike/Trail bike" and "Farm bike" sections
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• Wayne Rainey
  ...Grand National Championship, a series that encompassed four distinct dirt track disciplines plus road races. Following his success in the Novice 250cc road
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• Motorsport
  ...foil wings front and rear to produce downforce and enhance adhesion to the track. ...to production vehicles; the car to be raced was often driven from track to track.
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• Auto racing
  ...foil wings front and rear to produce downforce and enhance adhesion to the track. ...to production vehicles; the car to be raced was often driven from track to track.
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• Oran Park Raceway
  ...t is visible from the main grandstand or the grassed banks surrounding the track. Oran Park Raceway has several track layouts. It was established on [[1 January]] [[1963]] with what was mostly
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• Brands Hatch
  ==The Track== ...llenge and quality of the spectacle. Located in a natural ampitheatre, the track swoops through undulations and shifting cambers, whilst all spectators are
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• Mountain biking
  ...es: cross country, [[Downhill cycling|downhill]], [[Freeride|freeriding]], dirt jumping and trials/street riding. However, most [[mountain bike]]s have a ...hikers, particularly in forested areas. There is also some concern single-track biking leads to erosion. Because of these conflicts, the interpretation of
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• Slick tire
  ...are used on all four wheels for [[road racing|road]] or [[oval racing|oval track]] racing, where steering and braking require maximum traction from each whe ...they are designed for often find themselves used off pavement as well, in dirt, gravel, or sand where the tread provides significantly improved traction.
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• Racing flags
  [[Image:Auto_Racing_Green.png|thumb|100px|The green flag signals a clear track to race on.]] ...ion flag, universally requires drivers to slow down due to a hazard on the track. However, the procedures for displaying the yellow flag vary for different
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• Freestyle Motocross
  ...gets three jumps &mdash; usually covering more than 60 feet &mdash; from a dirt-covered ramp. A panel of 10 judges evaluates the style, trick difficulty, a ...tempted the first ever backflip on full size motocross bike off a modified dirt landing ramp. The landing was less than perfect with Carey crashing immedia
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• Eddie Lawson
  Lawson began his motorcycle racing career in the Southern California dirt track circuit. When it became increasingly difficult to find machinery able to co
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• Kart racing
  ...ge:Kart Racing 1.jpg|thumb|301px|Kart racers race each other on an outdoor track]] ...ning being that at this level drivers should be good enough to stay on the track during the race and hence not need to restart their karts. Unclutched engin
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• Autocrossing
  ...gh a temporary course marked by [[traffic cone]]s, rather than racing on a track with multiple other cars, as in [[road racing]] or [[oval racing]]. Autocro ...ormula Atlantic]]s, [[Formula 500]]s and vehicles similar to American oval-track [[stock cars]]) but most autocross cars are based on production cars.
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• Autocross
  ...gh a temporary course marked by [[traffic cone]]s, rather than racing on a track with multiple other cars, as in [[road racing]] or [[oval racing]]. Autocro ...ormula Atlantic]]s, [[Formula 500]]s and vehicles similar to American oval-track [[stock cars]]) but most autocross cars are based on production cars.
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• Automobile racing
  ...foil wings front and rear to produce downforce and enhance adhesion to the track. ...to production vehicles; the car to be raced was often driven from track to track.
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• Tony Stewart
  ...9th. He won a pair of pole positions at [[Short track motor racing|short track]]s, and tied a rookie record with three victories. He finished his first y ...on the Cup championship. Tony also began to get some bad press for his on-track incidents. The best known of these came at [[Watkins Glen International|Wa
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• Demolition Derby
  ...ntrasting color for visibility. Most demolition derbies are held on [[dirt track]]s or open fields that are usually soaked to become muddy to further slow t ...on a race track, while also trying to knock the other competitors off the track. The events often climax with an American style derby, with the last drive
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• Motor racing
  ...foil wings front and rear to produce downforce and enhance adhesion to the track. ...to production vehicles; the car to be raced was often driven from track to track.
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• American Championship Car Racing
  ...his race was not supported by many CART teams, and even included some dirt-track cars. After this, USAC withdrew from sanctioning, except for the Indianapol ...[[Tony Hulman]]'s grandson, [[Tony George]], the owner of the Indianapolis track and the '500', created the Indy Racing League ([[Indy Racing League|IRL]]),
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• Motorcycle speedway
  A variant of [[Track racing]], Speedway is administered internationally by the [[Fédération In ...[soil|dirt]] or loosely packed [[shale]], the official definition being "a track with a top surface in granite, shale, brick granules or similar unbound mat
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• Race car
  ...foil wings front and rear to produce downforce and enhance adhesion to the track. ...to production vehicles; the car to be raced was often driven from track to track.
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• Supercross
  ...cialized high performance off-road [[motorcycles]] on an artificially made dirt tracks consisting of steep jumps and obstacles. [[Professional]] Supercros ...ork of [[Clear Channel]], who in 2004 contributed expertise in filming on-track gate event competition for ''[[Supercross (film)|Supercross: The Movie]]''.
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• Oversteer
  ...empting to turn. The car is said to oversteer when the rear wheels do not track behind the front wheels but instead slide out toward the outside of the tur ...ave a bit of understeer. Note that this applies only to pavement racing. Dirt racing is a different matter.
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• Drifting (motorsport)
  ...people have intentionally used [[oversteer]] in motorsports such as [[dirt track racing]], [[motorcycle speedway]], and [[rallying]]. Early [[Grand Prix]] ...ders the road, to maintain or gain drift angle. Also colloquially called "Dirt Turbo".
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• Hillclimbing
  In [[Sweden]], hillclimb events are run along different lines, with dirt bikes and [[four-wheel drive]] machines literally driving up the side of a ...f-camber corners, and steep grades; a nice Sunday drive, but hardly a race track. It is 2.2 miles (3.5km) long, and climbs approximately 800 feet (245 meter
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• Casey Stoner
  ...rced to miss much of the latter half of the pre-season testing when an old dirt bike shoulder injury flared up. However, after surgery he was cleared for a ...limit, as Rossi retired after a front tyre failure, and Stoner ran off the track to rejoin in tenth. Amazingly, Stoner fought back from this position to fin
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• Suspension (vehicle)
  ..., Formula-1 etc. teams set up their car's in the shop and take them to the track and wonder why they have a noticeable Understeer. Many teams only discover ...rce times the front unsprung center of gravity height divided by the front track width. Likewise for the rear.
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• Mario Andretti
  ...racing|road courses]], paved [[oval track|oval]]s, and [[dirt track racing|dirt tracks]] in one season, a feat that he accomplished four times. With his fi ...garage in 1959. They took turns racing the car on oval [[dirt track racing|dirt tracks]] near Nazareth in 1959 in the old [[Hudson Motor Car|Hudson]]. They
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• Cagiva
  In the early 80's Cagiva began to manufacture dirt bikes and started a massive public relations program with the opening of th ===Track Competition===
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• Lancia Stratos
  ...[[Group 5 (racing)|Group 5]] turbocharged 'silhouette' Stratos for closed-track endurance racing. Theses cars failed against the [[Porsche 935]]s on closed ...lin McRae Rally]], [[Gran Turismo 4]], [[Rally Trophy]] and [[Colin McRae: DiRT]].
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• Disc brake
  ...plain faced rotor) may crack at the holes under severe use, such as on the track. Other designs include "slots" - shallow channels machined into the disc t ...ton) designs are subject to failure due to sticking. This can occur due to dirt or corrosion if the vehicle is not operated. This can cause the pad attache
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• Husqvarna
  ...inning recipe for many American champion riders, whether competing in dirt track, enduro or desert races. As a result, in the US Husqvarna becomse a classic
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• All wheel drive
  ...ht|224px|A [[Subaru Impreza]] [[rally car]] uses 4WD for traction on loose dirt.]] ...revious cars (so the driver ends up attempting to carve out his or her own track). As in other countries, four-wheel drives have become popular with city-dw
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• Motorcycle
  ...rt course) using the rear brake is called "backing it in" (or "turning" on dirt). Racers while hard on the front brake will feather the rear brake just eno ...subject to being thrown off the fast-moving chain and results in grime and dirt buildup. Chains do deteriorate, and excessive wear on the front and rear sp
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• Bicycle
  Fixed-gear track racing bikes have transmission efficiencies of over 99% (nearly all the ene ...open to the outside, mechanical disc brakes tend to pick up small bits of dirt and grit in the cable lines when ridden in harsh terrain. Hydraulic disc b
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