| Racing has taken a number of different
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| | Automobile racing began in 1894 and has
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| forms, including foot, dog, horse,
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| | continued in various forms until the
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| airplane, boat, car, motorcycle and
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| | present. The races usually depend on the
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| bicycle. The object in any form of racing
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| | distance travelled in particular types of
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| is to win. Being the fastest is what
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| | cars. There is stock car, drag, rally,
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| makes a champion. Coming in second rarely
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| | off road, sports car racing, Formula One
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| counts.
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| | (NASCAR) and other forms of racing. While
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| We know from painted pottery that the
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| | distance is a factor in racing, speed is
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| foot race was a popular event with the
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| | usually still the most important factor.
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| ancient Greeks. Today there are both
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| | The fastest speed recorded at the
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| indoor and outdoor forms of foot racing.
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| | Indianapolis 500 was achieved by Eddie
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| The most common forms of racing are
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| | Cheever in 1996 when his race car reached
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| sprints, hurdles and relays. Distances of
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| | 236.103 miles per hour.
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| the races vary. The first marathon race
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| | Motorcycle racing is an enormously
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| in modern times was organized in 1896. It
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| | popular sport, and, like automobile
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| was approximately 22 miles in distance.
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| | racing, it comes in a variety of forms,
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| Today, the marathon is around 24 miles.
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| | including drag, sidecar, and supercross.
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| The first Olympic marathon for women was
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| | There is also motocross racing, an
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| held in 1928. Today, there are many
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| | amateur level sport. WERA is the national
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| different marathons, usually organized by
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| | organization for the advancement,
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| a specific charity, such as breast
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| | operation and sanctioning of motorcycle
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| cancer, within a city.
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| | road racing. WERA sponsors sprint and
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| Horse racing has also been around for
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| | distance races.
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| centuries. The ancient Romans and
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| | The first aircraft race was held in 1909,
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| Egyptians had a fascination for chariot
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| | six years after the Wright Brothers flew
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| racing. It continues to this day,
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| | the first airplane. It was held in Reims,
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| although it is referred to as horse and
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| | France, and covered the distance from
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| buggy racing. There is also thoroughbred
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| | France to England. A race from England to
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| racing, with a trained rider (jockey) on
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| | Australia was instituted later, with most
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| a saddle on the horse's back. One of the
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| | of the entrants being commercial
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| most popular forms of horse racing in the
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| | airliners. It was discontinued after the
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| United States is the Triple Crown, made
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| | outbreak of World War Two. In the United
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| up of three separate races in different
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| | States, the National and Cleveland Air
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| locations: The Kentucky Derby, Preakness
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| | Races were initiated in the 1920s. In
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| and Belmont Stakes. There are also races
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| | 1929, the Women's Air Derby was created
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| in which the horse must jump over
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| | as part of the National Air Races. Today
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| obstacles set up on a measured track.
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| | the Red Bull Air Race World Series is
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| Bicycle racing is an Olympic sport today.
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| | held annually. It features 11 pilots who
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| The first known race was held in Paris in
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| | compete against time on two passes over
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| 1865. There are many forms of bicycle
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| | the designated course.
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| racing today, including on and off road,
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| | Ships and boats have long been used as
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| mountain bike, track, BMX and cycle
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| | racing vehicles. There have been some
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| speedway. One of the best known races is
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| | unusual races as well. Even bathtubs have
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| the Tour de France. American cyclist
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| | been used in racing events. Depending on
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| Lance Armstrong has won this event seven
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| | the type of propulsion used, aquatic
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| times.
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| | races vary in time and speed.
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