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Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs
and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities
where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or
primary determiner of the outcome winning or losing, but the term
is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor
sports where mental acuity or equipment quality are major factors.
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Automobile racing also known as auto racing, motor racing, or car
racing is a sport involving racing automobiles. The first auto race
in the United States took place in Evanston, Illinois on November
28, 1895 over a 87.48-km (54.36 mile) course, with Frank Duryea
winning in 10 hours and 23 minutes, beating three petrol-fueled
and two electric cars. The first trophy awarded was the Vanderbilt
Cup.
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Drag racing is a sport in which cars race down a track with a set
distance as fast as possible. While usually thought of as an American
and Canadian pastime, drag racing is also very popular in Australia,
New Zealand, Japan, the Caribbean in particular Aruba, Mexico, Greece,
Malta, South Africa and Scandinavian countries especially Finland
and Sweden. At any given time there are over 325 drag strips operating
world-wide.
> > Basic of the drag
Raccing: Drag races are an acceleration contest from a
standing start between two vehicles side by side over a measured
distance. The accepted standard for that distance is either a quarter-mile
(1,320 feet) or an eighth-mile (660 feet). A drag racing event is
a series of such two-vehicle, tournament-style eliminations. The
losing driver in each race is eliminated, and the winning drivers
progress until one driver remains.
> > Drag racing strategies
and methods: The various strategies used in drag racing
begin with the car itself. Performance enhancements must comply
both with NHRA/IHRA rules and restrictions based on the class the
car is running in. Some common enhancements include the use of slicks
(smooth, soft tires that grip the track), methods for introducing
more air into the motor such as turbochargers, superchargers, and
nitrous oxide (N2O), specialized fuels (higher octane gas, methanol,
etc...), improved suspensions, and a multitude of others.
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Racing> > > > > > > >
Bracket racing is a form of drag racing that allows for a handicap
between predicted speed of the two cars. Each car chooses a dial-in
time before the race, predicting the elapsed time the driver estimates
it will take his or her car to cross the finish line. This is generally
displayed on one or more windows so the starter can adjust the "Christmas
tree" starting lights accordingly; the slower car in the race
is given the green light before the faster car by a margin of the
difference between their two dial-in times, so that if both were
perfect, the cars would cross the line dead even. If either car
goes faster than its dial-in (called running out or breaking out),
it is disqualified regardless of who had the lower elapsed time;
if both cars break out, the one who breaks out by the smallest amount
wins. This eliminates any advantage from bending the rules by putting
a slow dial-in time on the windshield to get a head start. |
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