891:
1009:
1389:
412:
902:
38:
135:
420:
281:
182:
The machines used are customised motorcycles, these have no brakes and are fuelled with methanol. Speedway also uses motorcycles with no gears or rear suspension. The use of methanol means the engines can run high compression ratios, resulting in more power and higher speeds (approx 80 mph or
441:
In the studded tyre class there is no broadsiding around the bends due to the grip produced by the spikes digging into the ice. Instead, riders lean their bikes into the bends at an angle where the handlebars just skim the track surface. This riding style is different from that used in the other
383:
The sport is popular in
Germany, possibly more so than speedway. This means that the majority of tracks are to be found in that country, although tracks can also be found in the Czech Republic, Finland, and Norway. Occasionally, Longtrack meetings are held in Australia and the United States, but
304:
engines in amateur competition. Flat track bikes have front and rear suspension, and rear brakes. The brakes are what make it completely distinct from speedway, as the brakes allow for a different cornering technique. Four-stroke motorcycles dominate professional competition and depending on the
379:
is a variant of
Grasstrack and speedway, held on tracks up to 1200 meters in length and with speeds reaching 90–100 mph (140–160 km/h). The machinery and rules used are the same as for Grasstrack. Another difference, is that longtrack circuits are usually sand based, instead of grass.
175:
Track racing involves between four and six, sometimes eight competitors riding around an oval track in a counter-clockwise direction over a set number of laps—usually four to six, sometimes eight—with points being awarded to all but the last finisher on a sliding scale.
330:
Races usually take place over four laps from a standing start. Unlike
Speedway, which has four riders per race, Grasstrack racing can have many riders in each heat and the circuit is normally longer, allowing higher speeds.
430:
racing includes a motorcycle class which is the equivalent of
Speedway on ice. Bikes race anti-clockwise around oval tracks between 260 and 425 metres in length. The race structure and scoring is similar to Speedway.
247:. Competitors use this loose surface to slide their machines sideways into the bends using the rear wheel to scrub-off speed while still providing the drive to power the bike forward and around the bend.
183:
130 km/h when cornering) although the skill of Track Racing lies in the overall ability of the rider to control their motorcycle when cornering and thus avoid losing places through deceleration.
438:. The studded tyre category involves competitors riding on bikes with inch-long spikes screwed into each tread-less tyre, each bike has 90 spikes on the front tyre and 200 on the rear (or more).
445:
The majority of team and individual meetings are held in Russia, Sweden, and
Finland, but events are also held in the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, and occasionally other countries.
497:
399:, a Grand Prix style series, held throughout the season. The rider with the most points at the end of the series is crowned World Champion. The second is the
339:
580:
547:
470:
335:
164:
342:
as the top championship of the sport, due to a number of rounds of the World
Longtrack Championship taking place on Grasstrack circuits.
442:
track racing disciplines. This means riders from this discipline rarely participate in
Speedway or its other variants and vice versa.
396:
350:
179:
These points are accumulated over a number of heats, with the winner being the team or individual who has scored the most overall.
269:, Australia in the 1920s, there are now both domestic and international competitions in a number of countries including the
102:
74:
208:- a track with a top surface in granite, shale, brick granules or similar unbound material rolled in on the base ground
1637:
573:
400:
543:
462:
305:
venue, can be single or multi-cylinder. Racetracks vary in length from 1/4 mile (400 metres) to 1 mile (1600 metres).
781:
121:
308:
Successful riders will often move to road racing, which is considerably more lucrative. Many top
American riders in
81:
939:
346:
1154:
262:
and weigh a minimum of 78 kg. Races consist of between four and six riders competing over four to six laps.
59:
88:
630:
566:
323:
racing takes place on a flat oval track usually constructed in a field. The motorcycles have two gears, rear
55:
1550:
376:
309:
239:
racing takes place on a flat oval track measuring between 260 and 425 metres long, usually consisting of
70:
1139:
667:
1463:
1415:
702:
526:
1458:
998:
856:
622:
1611:
978:
324:
48:
876:
160:
which has many professional domestic and international competitions in a number of countries.
1632:
1056:
983:
679:
1524:
1484:
1207:
932:
906:
895:
815:
766:
652:
607:
589:
392:
1435:
202:
Competitions take place on tracks which are defined by the FIM as being of the following:
95:
8:
1358:
1293:
1283:
1192:
642:
274:
236:
157:
1373:
1159:
1149:
871:
617:
514:
357:
270:
194:
being used as a technique in most variants of the sport to progress around the track.
153:. There are differing variants, with each variant racing on a different surface type.
1448:
1397:
1363:
1288:
1169:
1134:
830:
789:
725:
687:
637:
146:
24:
1581:
1443:
1368:
1275:
1250:
1237:
1174:
1144:
1107:
1102:
1061:
973:
846:
861:
1555:
1489:
1353:
1265:
965:
925:
866:
825:
266:
364:) and the pairing of William Mattihjssen and Sandra Mollema of The Netherlands (
19:
This article is about the type of motorcycle racing. For the bicycle sport, see
1343:
1311:
1227:
1008:
385:
1388:
1626:
1560:
1545:
1494:
1303:
1260:
1212:
1202:
1092:
1071:
1035:
1025:
411:
20:
647:
1519:
1514:
1405:
1378:
1255:
1245:
1126:
1066:
1017:
746:
474:
427:
187:
1529:
1348:
1338:
1330:
1197:
1184:
1097:
755:
301:
191:
213:- sand, shale or similar unbound material rolled in on the base ground
134:
1479:
1420:
1321:
1222:
1076:
988:
820:
612:
593:
558:
391:
The sport has two world championships, one for individuals and one for
320:
297:
293:
259:
150:
1596:
1586:
1453:
1410:
1164:
771:
715:
692:
37:
1591:
1565:
1030:
993:
761:
741:
662:
327:, no brakes, and are larger in length overall than speedway bikes.
255:
167:(FIM), the sport became popular in the 1920s and remains so today.
1112:
956:
799:
657:
1216:
1040:
948:
710:
552:
434:
The sport is divided into classes for full-rubber and studded
851:
794:
751:
419:
403:(the World Team championship), an annual one-off team event.
251:
250:
FIM regulations state that the motorcycles used must have no
244:
345:
The sport does run its own
European Championships. Both the
334:
Grasstrack, controversially, does not have its own official
280:
149:
where teams or individuals race opponents around an unpaved
435:
240:
917:
273:
whilst the highest overall scoring individual in the
62:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
312:began their racing careers as flat track racers.
277:events is pronounced the Speedway world champion.
1624:
463:"Appendix 070: General Rules for Track Racing"
933:
574:
223:- ice with a minimum thickness of 10 cm
395:, which are held annually. The first is the
138:Speedway riders powersliding around a corner
940:
926:
581:
567:
495:
353:take place annually across the continent.
218:- firm, level turf with minor undulations
548:Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
471:Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
165:Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
122:Learn how and when to remove this message
588:
418:
410:
279:
226:
197:
133:
1625:
170:
921:
562:
455:
163:Administered internationally by the
60:adding citations to reliable sources
31:
356:The current European Champions are
13:
384:these generally take place around
14:
1649:
537:
473:. 2007. p. 5. Archived from
388:arenas during their off-seasons.
338:World Championship. Many see the
1387:
1007:
901:
900:
890:
889:
36:
23:. For the automobile sport, see
406:
284:Flattrackers entering a corner.
47:needs additional citations for
16:Motorcycle racing on oval track
499:Wayne Rainey's road to stardom
489:
423:Ice racing using studded tyres
1:
631:Universal Japanese Motorcycle
448:
351:European Sidecar Championship
315:
288:
397:World Longtrack Championship
371:
340:World Longtrack Championship
310:Grand Prix motorcycle racing
296:motorcycles can have either
7:
1485:Radio-controlled car racing
231:
156:The most common variant is
10:
1654:
1140:Mountain bike orienteering
947:
496:Wood, Bill (August 1983).
415:Ice Road Racing in Finland
347:European Solo Championship
18:
1638:Motorcycle racing by type
1607:
1574:
1538:
1507:
1472:
1464:Offshore powerboat racing
1434:
1416:Motorcycle chariot racing
1396:
1385:
1329:
1320:
1302:
1274:
1236:
1183:
1125:
1085:
1049:
1016:
1005:
964:
955:
885:
839:
808:
780:
734:
701:
678:
600:
1459:Inshore powerboat racing
1612:List of forms of racing
979:Middle-distance running
467:Track Racing Appendices
1454:Jet sprint boat racing
424:
416:
285:
139:
1057:Cross country running
984:Long-distance running
422:
414:
283:
227:Variants of the sport
198:Track characteristics
186:This has resulted in
137:
1551:Cross-country skiing
1525:Slalom skateboarding
1208:Mountain bike racing
401:Longtrack of Nations
56:improve this article
1359:Pickup truck racing
1294:Paralympic swimming
1284:Open water swimming
1193:Road bicycle racing
477:on 31 December 2006
275:Speedway Grand Prix
171:Nature of the sport
1575:Multi-sport racing
1374:Touring car racing
1160:Canoe orienteering
1155:Radio orienteering
1150:Trail orienteering
809:Emergency services
800:TT Zero race class
555:- speedway-faq.org
544:Track Racing rules
425:
417:
358:Mathieu Tresarrieu
286:
271:Speedway World Cup
243:or loosely packed
140:
1620:
1619:
1503:
1502:
1449:Hydroplane racing
1398:Motorcycle racing
1364:Sports car racing
1289:Marathon swimming
1170:Mountain marathon
1135:Foot orienteering
1121:
1120:
915:
914:
862:Motorcycle hearse
790:Electric dragbike
688:Adventure touring
147:motorcycle racing
132:
131:
124:
106:
25:Dirt track racing
1645:
1582:Adventure racing
1444:Drag boat racing
1436:Motorboat racing
1391:
1369:Stock car racing
1327:
1326:
1251:Greyhound racing
1175:Car orienteering
1145:Ski orienteering
1108:Snowshoe running
1103:Backward running
1062:Mountain running
1050:Off-road running
1011:
962:
961:
942:
935:
928:
919:
918:
904:
903:
893:
892:
847:Cabin motorcycle
795:TTXGP race class
583:
576:
569:
560:
559:
531:
530:
524:
520:
518:
510:
508:
506:
493:
487:
486:
484:
482:
459:
127:
120:
116:
113:
107:
105:
64:
40:
32:
1653:
1652:
1648:
1647:
1646:
1644:
1643:
1642:
1623:
1622:
1621:
1616:
1603:
1570:
1556:Snowboard cross
1534:
1499:
1490:Slot car racing
1468:
1430:
1392:
1383:
1354:Off-road racing
1316:
1298:
1270:
1266:Sled dog racing
1232:
1179:
1117:
1081:
1045:
1012:
1003:
951:
946:
916:
911:
881:
835:
804:
776:
730:
697:
674:
596:
587:
540:
535:
534:
522:
521:
512:
511:
504:
502:
494:
490:
480:
478:
461:
460:
456:
451:
409:
374:
318:
291:
267:New South Wales
265:Originating in
258:, use only one
234:
229:
219:
214:
209:
200:
173:
128:
117:
111:
108:
65:
63:
53:
41:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1651:
1641:
1640:
1635:
1618:
1617:
1615:
1614:
1608:
1605:
1604:
1602:
1601:
1600:
1599:
1594:
1584:
1578:
1576:
1572:
1571:
1569:
1568:
1563:
1558:
1553:
1548:
1542:
1540:
1536:
1535:
1533:
1532:
1527:
1522:
1517:
1511:
1509:
1505:
1504:
1501:
1500:
1498:
1497:
1492:
1487:
1482:
1476:
1474:
1470:
1469:
1467:
1466:
1461:
1456:
1451:
1446:
1440:
1438:
1432:
1431:
1429:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1402:
1400:
1394:
1393:
1386:
1384:
1382:
1381:
1376:
1371:
1366:
1361:
1356:
1351:
1346:
1344:Formula racing
1341:
1335:
1333:
1324:
1318:
1317:
1315:
1314:
1312:Speed climbing
1308:
1306:
1300:
1299:
1297:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1280:
1278:
1272:
1271:
1269:
1268:
1263:
1258:
1253:
1248:
1242:
1240:
1234:
1233:
1231:
1230:
1228:Cycle speedway
1225:
1220:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1189:
1187:
1185:Bicycle racing
1181:
1180:
1178:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1131:
1129:
1123:
1122:
1119:
1118:
1116:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1089:
1087:
1083:
1082:
1080:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1053:
1051:
1047:
1046:
1044:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1022:
1020:
1014:
1013:
1006:
1004:
1002:
1001:
996:
991:
986:
981:
976:
970:
968:
959:
953:
952:
945:
944:
937:
930:
922:
913:
912:
910:
909:
898:
886:
883:
882:
880:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
843:
841:
837:
836:
834:
833:
828:
823:
818:
812:
810:
806:
805:
803:
802:
797:
792:
786:
784:
778:
777:
775:
774:
769:
764:
759:
749:
744:
738:
736:
732:
731:
729:
728:
723:
718:
713:
707:
705:
699:
698:
696:
695:
690:
684:
682:
676:
675:
673:
672:
671:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
645:
635:
634:
633:
625:
620:
615:
610:
604:
602:
598:
597:
586:
585:
578:
571:
563:
557:
556:
550:
539:
538:External links
536:
533:
532:
488:
453:
452:
450:
447:
408:
405:
393:national teams
386:horse trotting
373:
370:
317:
314:
290:
287:
254:, run on pure
233:
230:
228:
225:
199:
196:
172:
169:
130:
129:
71:"Track racing"
44:
42:
35:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1650:
1639:
1636:
1634:
1631:
1630:
1628:
1613:
1610:
1609:
1606:
1598:
1595:
1593:
1590:
1589:
1588:
1585:
1583:
1580:
1579:
1577:
1573:
1567:
1564:
1562:
1561:Speed skating
1559:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1549:
1547:
1546:Alpine skiing
1544:
1543:
1541:
1539:Winter racing
1537:
1531:
1528:
1526:
1523:
1521:
1518:
1516:
1513:
1512:
1510:
1506:
1496:
1495:Street racing
1493:
1491:
1488:
1486:
1483:
1481:
1478:
1477:
1475:
1471:
1465:
1462:
1460:
1457:
1455:
1452:
1450:
1447:
1445:
1442:
1441:
1439:
1437:
1433:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1403:
1401:
1399:
1395:
1390:
1380:
1377:
1375:
1372:
1370:
1367:
1365:
1362:
1360:
1357:
1355:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1336:
1334:
1332:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1319:
1313:
1310:
1309:
1307:
1305:
1301:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1281:
1279:
1277:
1273:
1267:
1264:
1262:
1261:Pigeon racing
1259:
1257:
1254:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1243:
1241:
1239:
1238:Animal racing
1235:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1218:
1214:
1213:Track cycling
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1203:Gravel racing
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1190:
1188:
1186:
1182:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1132:
1130:
1128:
1124:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1093:Tower running
1091:
1090:
1088:
1084:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1072:Trail running
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1054:
1052:
1048:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1036:Ultramarathon
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1026:Half marathon
1024:
1023:
1021:
1019:
1015:
1010:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
971:
969:
967:
966:Track running
963:
960:
958:
954:
950:
943:
938:
936:
931:
929:
924:
923:
920:
908:
899:
897:
888:
887:
884:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
857:Feet forwards
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
844:
842:
838:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
813:
811:
807:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
787:
785:
783:
779:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
757:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
739:
737:
733:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
708:
706:
704:
700:
694:
691:
689:
686:
685:
683:
681:
677:
669:
668:Streetfighter
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
644:
641:
640:
639:
636:
632:
629:
628:
626:
624:
623:Sport touring
621:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
605:
603:
599:
595:
591:
584:
579:
577:
572:
570:
565:
564:
561:
554:
551:
549:
545:
542:
541:
528:
516:
501:
500:
492:
476:
472:
468:
464:
458:
454:
446:
443:
439:
437:
432:
429:
421:
413:
404:
402:
398:
394:
389:
387:
381:
378:
369:
367:
363:
359:
354:
352:
348:
343:
341:
337:
332:
328:
326:
322:
313:
311:
306:
303:
299:
295:
282:
278:
276:
272:
268:
263:
261:
257:
253:
248:
246:
242:
238:
224:
222:
217:
212:
207:
203:
195:
193:
189:
184:
180:
177:
168:
166:
161:
159:
154:
152:
148:
145:is a form of
144:
136:
126:
123:
115:
112:February 2009
104:
101:
97:
94:
90:
87:
83:
80:
76:
73: –
72:
68:
67:Find sources:
61:
57:
51:
50:
45:This article
43:
39:
34:
33:
30:
26:
22:
21:Track cycling
1633:Track racing
1520:Sandboarding
1515:Longboarding
1508:Board racing
1426:Track racing
1425:
1406:Beach racing
1379:Truck racing
1322:Motor racing
1256:Horse racing
1246:Camel racing
1127:Orienteering
1067:Fell running
1018:Road running
999:Steeplechase
747:Mini chopper
721:Track racing
720:
553:Speedway FAQ
503:. Retrieved
498:
491:
479:. Retrieved
475:the original
466:
457:
444:
440:
433:
428:Ice speedway
426:
407:Ice speedway
390:
382:
375:
365:
361:
355:
344:
333:
329:
319:
307:
292:
264:
249:
235:
221:Ice Speedway
220:
215:
210:
205:
204:
201:
188:powersliding
185:
181:
178:
174:
162:
155:
143:Track racing
142:
141:
118:
109:
99:
92:
85:
78:
66:
54:Please help
49:verification
46:
29:
1530:Street luge
1349:Kart racing
1339:Drag racing
1331:Auto racing
1198:Cyclo-cross
1098:Racewalking
877:Streamliner
756:Sport moped
594:motorcycles
523:|work=
505:16 December
360:of France (
302:four-stroke
192:broadsiding
1627:Categories
1480:Air racing
1421:Rally raid
1223:BMX racing
1077:Skyrunning
989:Relay race
680:Dual-sport
648:Café racer
481:3 February
449:References
325:suspension
321:Grasstrack
316:Grasstrack
298:two-stroke
294:Flat track
289:Flat track
216:Grasstrack
151:oval track
82:newspapers
1597:Aquathlon
1587:Triathlon
1411:Motocross
1165:Rogaining
974:Sprinting
816:Ambulance
772:Underbone
716:Motocross
693:Supermoto
627:Standard
525:ignored (
515:cite book
377:Longtrack
372:Longtrack
211:Longtrack
1592:Duathlon
1566:Sledding
1304:Climbing
1276:Swimming
1031:Marathon
994:Hurdling
907:category
896:template
782:Electric
762:Pit bike
742:Minibike
703:Off-road
663:Rat bike
366:Sidecars
256:methanol
237:Speedway
232:Speedway
206:Speedway
158:Speedway
1113:Parkour
957:Running
905:
894:
767:Scooter
658:Cutdown
653:Chopper
618:Touring
608:Cruiser
96:scholar
1217:Keirin
1041:Ekiden
949:Racing
831:Police
726:Trials
711:Enduro
643:Bobber
638:Custom
601:Street
252:brakes
98:
91:
84:
77:
69:
1473:Other
1086:Other
872:Trike
852:Derny
840:Other
821:Blood
752:Moped
735:Small
613:Sport
590:Types
436:tyres
362:Solos
245:shale
103:JSTOR
89:books
867:Taxi
826:Fire
527:help
507:2011
483:2007
349:and
260:gear
241:dirt
75:news
592:of
336:FIM
300:or
190:or
58:by
1629::
546:-
519::
517:}}
513:{{
469:.
465:.
368:)
1219:)
1215:(
941:e
934:t
927:v
758:)
754:(
582:e
575:t
568:v
529:)
509:.
485:.
125:)
119:(
114:)
110:(
100:·
93:·
86:·
79:·
52:.
27:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
