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Road racing, the Glossary

Road racing is a North American term to describe motorsport racing held on a paved road surface.^[1]

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Albert Park Circuit

The Albert Park Circuit is a motorsport street circuit around Albert Park Lake in the suburb of Albert Park in Melbourne.

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The Auto-Cycle Union (ACU) is the governing body of motorcycle sport in the British Isles, including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, excluding Northern Ireland Retrieved 14 September 2015 and the Republic of Ireland.

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Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry

Autodrome de Montlhéry (established 4 October 1924) is a motor racing circuit, officially called L’autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, owned by Utac, located south-west of the small town of Montlhéry about south of Paris.

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Automobile Club of France

The Automobile Club of France (Automobile Club de France) (ACF) is a men's club founded on 12 November 1895 by Albert de Dion,, and its first president, the Dutch-born Baron Étienne van Zuylen van Nyevelt.

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Baku City Circuit

The Baku City Circuit (Bakı Şəhər Halqası) is a motor racing street circuit located in Baku, Azerbaijan constructed near Baku Boulevard.

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Brooklands

Brooklands was a motor racing circuit and aerodrome built near Weybridge in Surrey, England, United Kingdom.

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Buddy Baker

Elzie Wylie "Buddy" Baker Jr. (January 25, 1941 – August 10, 2015) was an American professional stock car racing driver and commentator.

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Chaîne des Puys

The Chaîne des Puys (literally Chain of the Puys) is a north-south oriented chain of cinder cones, lava domes, and maars in the Massif Central of France.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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Chicane

A chicane is a serpentine curve in a road, added by design rather than dictated by geography.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Circuit de Charade

The Circuit de Charade, also known as Circuit Louis Rosier and Circuit Clermont-Ferrand, is a motorsport race track in Saint-Genès-Champanelle near Clermont-Ferrand in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

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Circuit de la Sarthe

The Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, also known as Circuit de la Sarthe (after the 1906 French Grand Prix triangle circuit) located in Le Mans, Sarthe, France, is a semi-permanent motorsport race course, chiefly known as the venue for the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race.

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Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, informally referred to as Spa, is a motor-racing circuit located in Francorchamps, Stavelot, Wallonia, Belgium, about southeast of Spa.

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Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed.

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Dan Gurney

Daniel Sexton Gurney (April 13, 1931 – January 14, 2018) was an American racing driver, race car constructor, and team owner who reached racing's highest levels starting in 1958.

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Daytona 200

The Daytona 200 is an annual motorcycle road racing competition held in early spring at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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Daytona International Speedway

Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States, about north of Orlando.

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Detroit Grand Prix (IndyCar)

The Detroit Grand Prix (currently branded as the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear Corporation for sponsorship reasons) is an IndyCar Series race weekend held on a temporary circuit in Detroit, Michigan.

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Donington Park

Donington Park is a motorsport circuit located near Castle Donington in Derbyshire, England.

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Dourdan

Dourdan is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France.

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Drag racing

Drag racing is a type of motor racing in which automobiles or motorcycles compete, usually two at a time, to be first to cross a set finish line. Road racing and Drag racing are auto racing by type.

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Duke Road Racing Rankings

The Duke Road Race Rankings was established in 2002 to analyse and acknowledge the season-long performances of riders involved in a series of motorcycle road racing events held on public roads.

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Eifel

The Eifel (Äifel) is a low mountain range in western Germany, eastern Belgium and northern Luxembourg.

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Elgin Road Races

The Elgin Road Races were a series of automobile races that took place on closed public roads in Elgin, Illinois between 1910 and 1920.

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Elgin, Illinois

Elgin is a city in Cook and Kane counties in the U.S. state of Illinois.

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Endurance racing (motorsport)

Endurance racing is a form of motorsport racing which is meant to test the durability of equipment and endurance of participants. Road racing and endurance racing (motorsport) are auto racing by type.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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European Touring Car Championship

The European Touring Car Championship was an international touring car racing series organised by the FIA.

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European Truck Racing Championship

The FIA European Truck Racing Championship is a motorsport truck road racing series for semi-tractors which is sanctioned to the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and is organised by ETRA Promotion GmbH.

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Evanston, Illinois

Evanston is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, situated on the North Shore along Lake Michigan.

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Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; International Automobile Federation) is an association established on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users.

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Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme

The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM; International Motorcycling Federation) is the global governing/sanctioning body of motorcycle racing.

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Formula One

Formula One, commonly known as Formula 1 or F1, is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

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Formula racing

Formula racing (known as open-wheel racing in North America) is any of several forms of open-wheeled single-seater motorsport.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Giacomo Agostini

Giacomo Agostini (born 16 June 1942) is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

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Gilberto Parlotti

Gilberto Parlotti (17 September 1940 – 9 June 1972) was an Italian professional motorcycle racer competing in the FIM World Championship between 1969 and 1972.

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Gordon Bennett Cup (auto racing)

In automobile racing, the Gordon Bennett Cup was an annual competition which ran from 1900 to 1905.

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Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the highest class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM).

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Grand Prix of Long Beach

The Grand Prix of Long Beach (known as Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach since 2019 for naming rights reasons) is an IndyCar Series race held on a street circuit in downtown Long Beach, California.

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Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

The Firestone Grand Prix of St.

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Grand Prix of Toronto

The Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto is an annual Indy Car race, held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Guido Sala

Guido Sala (15 December 1928 – 13 April 1987) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and world champion kart racer.

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Hillclimbing

Hillclimbing, also known as hill climbing, speed hillclimbing, or speed hill climbing, is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course.

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a motor racing circuit located in Speedway, Indiana, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Isle of Man TT

The Isle of Man TT or Tourist Trophy races are an annual motorcycle racing event run on the Isle of Man in May and June of most years since its inaugural race in 1907.

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Italian motorcycle Grand Prix

The Italian motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

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Jackie Stewart

Sir John Young Stewart OBE (born 11 June 1939) is a British former Formula One racing driver from Scotland.

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Jarno Saarinen

Jarno Karl Keimo Saarinen (11 December 1945 – 20 May 1973) was a Finnish professional Motorcycle racer.

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Jochen Rindt

Karl Jochen Rindt (18 April 1942 – 5 September 1970) was a German-born racing driver who spent most of his life in Austria and competed as an Austrian.

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Kaiserpreis

The Kaiserpreis (Emperor's Prize) auto race, named after Emperor Wilhelm II, was held in 1907.

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Kart racing

Kart racing or karting is a motorsport discipline using open-wheel, four-wheeled vehicles known as go-karts or shifter karts. Road racing and kart racing are auto racing by type.

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Karting World Championship

The Karting World Championship is a kart racing competition organised by the CIK-FIA.

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Kop Hill Climb

The Kop Hill Climb is a hillclimb in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire.

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Laguna Seca

Laguna Seca Raceway (branded as WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, and previously Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for sponsorship reasons) is a paved road racing track in central California used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, built in 1957 near both Salinas and Monterey, California, United States.

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Le Mans

Le Mans is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne.

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Lewis Hamilton

Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton (born 7 January 1985) is a British racing driver competing in Formula One, driving for Mercedes.

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List of Formula One circuits

Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is currently the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body.

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List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions

Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body.

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List of Grand Prix motorcycle circuits

This is a list of circuits which have hosted a World Championship race from to.

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Lusail International Circuit

The Lusail International Circuit (حلبة لوسيل الدولية, sometimes rendered Losail International Circuit) is a motor racing circuit located just outside the city of Lusail, north of Doha, Qatar.

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Malaysia

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.

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Massif Central

The is a highland region in south-central France, consisting of mountains and plateaus.

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Middle East

The Middle East (term originally coined in English Translations of this term in some of the region's major languages include: translit; translit; translit; script; translit; اوْرتاشرق; Orta Doğu.) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.

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Mille Miglia

The Mille Miglia (Thousand Miles) was an open-road, motorsport endurance race established in 1927 by the young Counts Francesco Mazzotti and Aymo Maggi.

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Milwaukee Mile

The Milwaukee Mile is a oval race track in the central United States, located on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisconsin, a suburb west of Milwaukee.

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Monaco Grand Prix

The Monaco Grand Prix (Grand Prix de Monaco) is a Formula One motor racing event held annually on the Circuit de Monaco, in late May or early June. Run since 1929, it is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world, and is one of the races—along with the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans—that form the Triple Crown of Motorsport.

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Montjuïc circuit

The Montjuïc circuit was a street circuit located on the Montjuïc mountain in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

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Monza Circuit

The Monza Circuit (Italian: Autodromo Nazionale Monza) is a race track near the city of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy.

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Motion sickness

Motion sickness occurs due to a difference between actual and expected motion.

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Motorsport

Motorsport(s) or motor sport(s) are sporting events, competitions and related activities that primarily involve the use of automobiles, motorcycles, motorboats and powered aircraft.

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Mount Panorama Circuit

Mount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.

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NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing.

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Nürburgring

The Nürburgring is a 150,000-person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

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North America

North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.

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North West 200

The International North West 200 is a motorcycle road race first held in 1929 on a street circuit known as the Triangle between the towns of Portstewart, Coleraine and Portrush in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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Opatija Circuit

Opatija Circuit, also known as Preluk Circuit and the Kvarner Circuit, was a motorsport street circuit in Opatija, Croatia.

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Oval track racing

Oval track racing is a form of motorsport that is contested on an oval-shaped race track. Road racing and oval track racing are auto racing by type.

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Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city of France.

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Pau Grand Prix

The Pau Grand Prix (Grand Prix de Pau) is a motor race held in Pau, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of southwestern France.

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Phil Hill

Philip Toll Hill Jr. (April 20, 1927 – August 28, 2008) was an American racing driver.

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Race track

A race track (racetrack, racing track or racing circuit) is a facility built for racing of vehicles, athletes, or animals (e.g. horse racing or greyhound racing).

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Racing

In sports, racing is a competition of speed, in which competitors try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time.

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Renzo Pasolini

Renzo Pasolini (18 July 1938 – 20 May 1973), nicknamed "Paso", was an Italian professional motorcycle road racer.

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Riverside International Raceway

Riverside International Raceway (sometimes known as Riverside, RIR, or Riverside Raceway) was a motorsports race track and road course established in the Edgemont area of Riverside County, California, just east of the city limits of Riverside and east of Los Angeles, in 1957.

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Road

A road is a thoroughfare for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians.

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Road America

Road America is a motorsport road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 67.

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Road surface

A road surface (British English) or pavement (North American English) is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain vehicular or foot traffic, such as a road or walkway.

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Rolf Stommelen

Rolf Johann Stommelen (11 July 1943 – 24 April 1983) was a racing driver from Siegen, Germany.

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Rouen

Rouen is a city on the River Seine in northern France.

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Royal Automobile Club

The Royal Automobile Club is a British private social and athletic club.

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Run-off area

A run-off area is an area on a motorsport race track used for racer safety.

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Scuderia Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari is the racing division of luxury Italian auto manufacturer Ferrari and the racing team that competes in Formula One racing.

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Sepang International Circuit

Sepang International Circuit (Litar Antarabangsa Sepang) (known as Petronas Sepang International Circuit for commercial reasons), is a motorsport race track in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia.

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Shanghai International Circuit

The Shanghai International Circuit, also called the SAIC Shanghai International Circuit for sponsorship purposes, is a motorsport race track, situated in the Jiading District, Shanghai, China.

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Spa 24 Hours

The 24 Hours of Spa is an endurance racing event for cars held annually since 1924 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium.

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Sponsoring something (or someone) is the act of supporting an event, activity, person, or organization financially or through the provision of products or services.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_racing

Also known as Permanent road courses, Road Course, Road Courses, Road Race, Road course racing, Road racer, Road races, Roadracer, Roadracers.

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Road racing, the Glossary

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Auto racing by type

Motorcycle road racing

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