Production Bike Racing is a form of Motorcycle racing that involves racing motorcycles virtually unmodified from those that can be bought in shops and then ridden on public highways.

" He had been interested in motorcycles but in 1954 he saw an advertisement for the Universal Motor Racing Club at Brands Hatch offering laps for 5 shillings.

He is a biochemist at Jounan University, who also races motorcycles as part of the Tachibana Racing team.

The AMA Road Racing Series includes the AMA American Superbike Championship, the AMA Daytona Sportbike Championship ( which incorporates the former AMA Supersport Championship and the now inactive AMA Formula Xtreme ), and the new AMA Supersport Championship, which is limited to riders of age 16-21 on near stock 600cc motorcycles.

The home of TM UK, the importer for Italian boutique brand of motorcycles from TM Racing, a small manufacturer based in the coastal town of Pesaro, Italy.

Other events annually hosted here are World Superbike Championship, the World Endurance Race and the Johor Racing Series for motorcycles and cars.

* Erik Buell Racing, a company that makes racing motorcycles that is based in East Troy, Wisconsin

Racing engines burning methanol and ethanol fuel often incorporate a CR of 14. 5-16: 1.

Racing boats ( often called shells ) are long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular in cross-section in order to reduce drag to a minimum.

Some entry level classes are called Street Stock, and are similar to what is often called Banger Racing in England.

When depicted in movies and cartoons, zebras are most often miscellaneous characters, but have had some starring roles, notably in Madagascar and Racing Stripes.

Her habits were often parodied ( with relative affection ) by the satirical 1980s television programme Spitting Image – which portrayed her with a Birmingham accent ( modelled on actress Beryl Reid ) and an ever-present copy of the Racing Post.

Team Racing regattas are often held amongst universities and secondary schools that field teams in the Intercollegiate Sailing Association and the Interscholastic Sailing Association.

Given the self-interest of each state forming the Australian Racing Board, progress in properly grading races has been slow and controversy is often found in the decisions taken by the Pattern Racing Committee.

* SpeedStar Racing ( SSR )-Japanese performance wheel manufacturer, often on cars used for Drifting ( motorsport ) and old school Japanese cars, such as the AE86 and bosozoku styled cars

The Racing Rules of Sailing ( often abbreviated to RRS ) govern the conduct of yacht racing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, model boat racing, dinghy racing and virtually any other form of racing around a course with more than one vessel while powered by the wind.

Racing often takes participants out of their comfort zone by challenging competitors with unfamiliar surroundings, often while sleep deprived and physically exhausted.

The airstrip at the Motueka Aerdrome is often used by the Nelson Drag Racing Association for drag racing events.

Racing bicycles are built for casual recreational use, often labelled as " sportif " bicycles or " dropped-bar fitness bikes ".

Racing drivers in those days being isolated from the outside, they often did not know their position in a race.

The car which is most often credited as the start of the sleeper car trend is the Lotus Carlton / Omega ; a car which started out as an Opel Omega / Vauxhall Carlton ( which by public opinion, are considered to be non-high performance brands ) but was handed over to Lotus engineers to create a 177 + mph 4-door saloon ( at its time of release it was the fastest 4-door saloon available to the public and it remained in that position ten years later ) with the exact body of the car it was created from despite its Imperial Green colour ( British Racing colours ), discreet Lotus badging, and flared body pieces.

Midland F1 Racing ( often shortened to MF1 Racing ) was a Formula One constructor and racing team.

007 Racing is often compared to the 1983 video game Spy Hunter because of the weapons, gadgets, and the goal of destroying your enemies on the road.

He often raced for the North American Racing Team ( NART ) with his brother Pedro, although he would also enter cars under his father's name.

Sandbagging in BMX Racing is often practiced to ensure the rider stays at a lower proficiency long enough to compete in the NBL or ABA Grand National ( held each year in September and November, respectively ).

Due to the Arden's strong business connections and sponsorship, and because Horner is team principal at Red Bull Racing, the team often signs Red Bull Junior Team drivers as a way to pave forward future F1 drivers.

Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing ( often simply referred to as Big Rigs ) is a 2003 third-person racing video game developed by Stellar Stone and published by GameMill Publishing for Microsoft Windows PC systems.

Jérôme d ' Ambrosio got his Virgin Racing drive a few days before Christmas 2010, the Yorkshire team deposed Lucas di Grassi for the driver who often drove in Friday Practice sessions throughout the season's second half.

To meet that aim, Brabham and Tauranac set up Motor Racing Developments Ltd. ( MRD ), deliberately avoiding the use of either man ’ s name.

Other Indiana businesses use Hoosier in the name of their companies: 1 ) Hoosier Racing Tire, manufacturer of racing tires ; and 2 ) Hoosier Bat Company, manufacturer of wood baseball bats.

For Bruce decided to use a British Racing Motors ( BRM ) V12 engine, but due to delays with the engine, was forced initially to use a modified Formula Two car called the M4B powered by a 2. 1 litre BRM V8, later building a similar but slightly larger car called the M5A for the V12.

Racing boats also have sliding seats to allow the use of the legs in addition to the body to apply power to the oar.

Racing sailors use their body weight to bring the boat to a more upright position, but are not allowed to use " movable ballast " during a race.

Racing pads with high iron content designed for use with cast iron brake discs reach. 55 to. 60 which gives a very significant increase in braking power and high-temperature performance.

Starting in 1991, Acura reached an agreement with Comptech Racing to use the V6 motor of the all-new Acura NSX in Comptech's Camel Lights Spice prototype.

Jaguar pulled out of F1 at the end of 2004, but the team ( renamed Red Bull Racing ) continued to use Cosworth V10 engines until switching to a Ferrari V8 for 2006.

Rocket Racing League debuted a racing league that plans to use rocket-powered aircraft to race a closed-circuit air racetrack.

Jumping on to this new craze for surrealism, Spare released a set of what he described as " SURREALIST Racing Forecast Cards " for use in divination.

Champ Car was the name for a class and specification of open wheel cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race.

In the Australian decision of Victoria Park Racing and Recreation Grounds Company Limited v. Taylor ( 1937 ) 58 CLR 479 at 498, Latham CJ used the analogy of reporting a person's fall from a bus: the first person to do so could not use the law of copyright to stop other people from announcing this fact.

As a result all cars competing in international rallies were forced to use the Vauxhall head, and Blydenstein Racing, the company running the rally team, improved it to a point where it performed better than the Lotus head.

Nabisco began a marketing program in 2008, advertising the use of Oreo cookies in a game called DSRL, which stands for " Double Stuf Racing League.

In May 2007, it was reported that the International Centre of Advanced Racing had signed a 25-year lease with Aéroports de Montréal to use part of the airport as a race track.

Dryland Dog Sled Racing is a variant where competitors use a rig ( 3 – 4-wheeled cart with a locking brake and handle / steering wheel ) or a scooter, a bicycle ( Bikejoring ), and on foot ( Canicross ) usually on packed dirt trails instead of a sled on snow.

An umpire is also used in fleet racing to enforce Racing Rule 42 which limits the use of kinetics to drive the boat rather than the wind.

However, Williams had intended to use Button only until they could exercise their option to buy the highly rated Juan Pablo Montoya out of his contract at Ganassi Racing.

The advertising campaign that accompanied the start of thoroughbred racing at the Meadowlands in 1977 was highly sophisticated and well-received, and was chiefly noted for its use of the song " Racing With The Moon ," originally popularized in 1941 by bandleader Vaughn Monroe ( alluding to the fact that the racing was to be conducted at night-a circumstance that still pertains, although afternoon programs during long holiday weekends are occasionally put on ).

Racing Club de France obtained exclusive use of the stadium for athletic sports such as athletics, rugby and football in particular.

Following a handful of Formula One appearances from 1961 to 1963, De Tomaso built a Formula One chassis ( designed by Gian Paolo Dallara ) for Frank Williams Racing Cars to use in the 1970 Formula One season.