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Andrew asked:

Off-Road racing undoubtedly is an extremely exciting and attractive sport. The trucks that compete in the races are of diverse sizes, forms, names, and a number of very exclusive characteristics. Some trucks that compete in these races in fact have the engines located in the vehicles rear. It is made in order the cars weight be more equally distributed all through the frontage and rear of some vehicle. Moreover, the participation of different kinds of tracks as well as trails makes the racing much more exciting. The trails that frame the cliffs are possibly the most attractive. This kind of trail would take an extremely high skilled person to have the ability to keep the vehicle on the trail and not over some cliffs. It is perhaps also the most risky of all the trails that can be employed for these competitions. A number of other trails that are not such hazardous are held in Baja, Mexico. It is the track the most well-liked Off-Road races take place. The majority of the trails in Baja are for the most part tracks designated off someplace in the suburbs of city where there are many muck holes, mounts, cliffs and some more muck. Most people can not comprehend what goes into such Off-Road racing. Most people believe that everything you do is place yorself in a truck and get it over hills and muck holes. However, in point of fact off-road racing is certainly an extremely technical sport. It is a very difficult sport and it is not just expensive but may be very physically challenging. Racers drive 1000 miles, all ray round without sleep, for instance, in the Baja 1000. Besides, off-Road Racing cant be something that is suitable for everybody, however, if you feel like eating, sleeping, and drinking muck and pounds of huge rocks, then Off-Road Racing is positively for you.

Joe Goertz asked:

Racing has taken a number of different forms, including foot, dog, horse, airplane, boat, car, motorcycle and bicycle. The object in any form of racing is to win. Being the fastest is what makes a champion. Coming in second rarely counts.

We know from painted pottery that the foot race was a popular event with the ancient Greeks. Today there are both indoor and outdoor forms of foot racing. The most common forms of racing are sprints, hurdles and relays. Distances of the races vary. The first marathon race in modern times was organized in 1896. It was approximately 22 miles in distance. Today, the marathon is around 24 miles. The first Olympic marathon for women was held in 1928. Today, there are many different marathons, usually organized by a specific charity, such as ****** cancer, within a city.

Horse racing has also been around for centuries. The ancient Romans and Egyptians had a fascination for chariot racing. It continues to this day, although it is referred to as horse and buggy racing. There is also thoroughbred racing, with a trained rider (jockey) on a saddle on the horses back. One of the most popular forms of horse racing in the United States is the Triple Crown, made up of three separate races in different locations: The Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes. There are also races in which the horse must jump over obstacles set up on a measured track.

Bicycle racing is an Olympic sport today. The first known race was held in Paris in 1865. There are many forms of bicycle racing today, including on and off road, mountain bike, track, BMX and cycle speedway. One of the best known races is the Tour de France. American cyclist Lance Armstrong has won this event seven times.

Automobile racing began in 1894 and has continued in various forms until the present. The races usually depend on the distance travelled in particular types of cars. There is stock car, drag, rally, off road, sports car racing, Formula One (NASCAR) and other forms of racing. While distance is a factor in racing, speed is usually still the most important factor. The fastest speed recorded at the Indianapolis 500 was achieved by Eddie Cheever in 1996 when his race car reached 236.103 miles per hour.

Motorcycle racing is an enormously popular sport, and, like automobile racing, it comes in a variety of forms, including drag, sidecar, and supercross. There is also motocross racing, an amateur level sport. WERA is the national organization for the advancement, operation and sanctioning of motorcycle road racing. WERA sponsors sprint and distance races.

The first aircraft race was held in 1909, six years after the Wright Brothers flew the first airplane. It was held in Reims, France, and covered the distance from France to England. A race from England to Australia was instituted later, with most of the entrants being commercial airliners. It was discontinued after the outbreak of World War Two. In the United States, the National and Cleveland Air Races were initiated in the 1920s. In 1929, the Womens Air Derby was created as part of the National Air Races. Today the Red Bull Air Race World Series is held annually. It features 11 pilots who compete against time on two passes over the designated course.

Ships and boats have long been used as racing vehicles. There have been some unusual races as well. Even bathtubs have been used in racing events. Depending on the type of propulsion used, aquatic races vary in time and speed.

Jonny Hart asked:

One of the major forms of entertainment for the small kids these days is playing with the games on their computer. The games are mostly loved by the small children and they are really interested to play and have fun. When it comes to games, you can find different kind of gaming, and among them the racing car games and the shooting games are the most popular ones mostly. Both the racing car games and the shooting games are liked by the kids and there are some of the games combined with the shooting game and the racing car games too. In this kind of game, you have to shoot the opposite people, who are obstacles in the race and overcome the forces and finally win the race. You can play the shooting games and the racing car games online, and also you can join in the online groups to enjoy the ultimate fun and excitement.

There are some free online games which you can play instantly and you can play the games by clicking on it. The games are also played by visiting the game world and play the games for a particular amount of time by paying the money. The game called Freedom Fighter is full of shooting. You have to shoot the opposite army forces, where you have to destroy the enemy teams and their gang with powerful guns and rocket launchers by traveling in cars and tanks. Mostly all the games have three or five chances of lives for your character and within the given target of life you must finish the stages of the games. There are many kinds of shooting games, there are some games which are very simple and for beginners like small kids. The games like Duck Hunt and the Wild Gun Man are such beginner games for children wherein the objectives are simple like just aiming at the target and gaining points by shooting it right.

There are many racing car games like Ultimate Formula Racing, Deadly Driver, Rally Wix, Scania Driver, 3D Car Racing, Micro Racers 2, Need For Speed, Speed Racer, Crazy Jeep, Road Racing, Car and Ufo, Reach the Goal, Web Trading Car Racing, Mafia Driver, Super Racer and many more games. In the car racing games, you must win the race and reach your goals by gaining the points. In some races the difficulty is raised by putting in obstacles or by difficult tracks which are hard to manipulate. The racing car games and the shooting games are available in many DVDs and CDs, and you can buy the disks from the shopping centers and game centers or you can directly buy the games online by adding the selected games to the shopping cart. There are many free online games available on the internet; you can join freely in the games. The games can be played immediately by clicking on it.

One of the popular games which involves both the racing car games and the shooting games is the Grand Theft Auto game. This game is really very interesting to play by finishing the theft deals and complete the stages of the game. Such games satisfy followers of both these genres of gaming.

Effectively, its hard to conclude which of these genres of gaming is more popular, as both have their huge share of fan following! So take your pick, follow your interests, either push the pedal or pull the trigger!

Michael Talbert asked:

As the popularity of Extreme Sports continues its rise, the concept of Motorcycle Racing has taken on new meaning. From road racing to Grand Prix, to motocross, supercross, and freestyle competition, one thing is for sure: if you race, you are going to fall off your bike on one or more occasions.

That being said, todays motorcycle racing jackets and apparel are designed taking this into consideration, and they compensate by giving you the best possible protection in the most likely places prone to injury. The basic principal is to design garments that will pad the most vulnerable body parts, and allow for a clean slide on asphalt or dirt without bunching up or tearing to shreds.

Racing jackets will and should come with some kind of body armor either fixed inside the jacket, or removable. Armor comes in different forms, from thick foams, to plastic covered compounds, to hard, shock absorbing rubbers.

When considering the purchase of a racing jacket and/or suit, make sure the armor is CE approved. Certifique Europe is a European standard of certification that grades armor on three levels, level 1 being the least protective, level 3 the most.

At the very least, a racing jacket should have protective armor at the shoulders and elbows, and pants should have extra protection at the knee and hip. In the case of a two piece racing suit, the bottom will often be zipped to the jacket, to allow the garment to act as one piece during a slide.

Back protectors are not often found in racing jackets, but there is in some jackets a place to insert one. Since most spinal injuries are caused by blows to the extremities as opposed to direct impact to the back, the back protector is better suited for protection from flying projectiles, and thus is often made from hard plastics.

Another major consideration for a racing jacket is the comfort factor.

Motorcycle jackets are usually made from a combination of materials, the basis of which is leather. Kevlar stitching can be used to insure the strength of the seams, and patches of Kevlar or other high stress synthetic materials are used on particularly vulnerable areas like the shoulders, elbows and knees. Stretch panels of various materials are often employed at strategic locations such as under the arms and at the knee to promote ease of movement in extreme conditions.

Because black leather has a natural tendency to be hot, racing jackets tend to be more colorful than your typical black leather jacket, using combinations of colors, obviously to attract attention to a particular racer, but also in part to reflect the heat of the suns rays. Some racing jackets employ perforated leather to allow the air to penetrate the jacket, and air vents are often used to provide circulation.

With modern synthetics gaining in popularity, many racers are choosing these tough and durable materials over leather because of their coolness, light weight, and waterproof characteristics. It is not uncommon to find legitimate racing gear that forego the use of leather altogether.

Whereas todays modern day motorcycle racing apparel employ all the technological know how to keep the racer safe and comfortable, racing jackets are also popular within the traditional biker community. A little bit of extra armor never hurts, and because many jackets use removable armor, you dont have to look so robotic at your local biker bar.

Additionally, you dont have to be stick with basic black, the colorful styles often found in the racing jacket genre add another layer of coolness for the biker to choose from!

JeffriAlisan asked:

After you have enough experience competing with many other electric rc car and familiar on driving on circuit, now is the time for you to go further to the next level of electric rc car driving skill. This is because most of electric rc car community always assume that every electric rc car driver who has enter any electric rc car tournament or race is classified into skilled driver group.

Participate in fast electric rc car tournament or competition is very exciting, succeed in the race or tournament you entered is one thing, another thing is you can feel that difference between competing with your friend and competing with your true rivals. From this valuable experience you can learn and improve your driving skill and your electric rc car set to suit the track lay out and surface.

In every electric rc car race, number of participant usually comprise from 10 or more electric rc car racer in a time. As in previous article, If you want familiar with race environment, most effective way is by practice a training with a group of your friend. Its very important for you to familiar with electric rc car race environment, this is because in actual electric rc car race, the circuit will become narrow because there are many others electric rc car on the and this will let you in difficulty during driving. Experience as such immensely helpful you when you are in actual electric rc car race.

Below are few tips to guide you to enter a tournament.

Race categories.

There are various categories of electric rc car tournament such as:

a) On-road racing.

b) Off-road racing

c) Drag racing.

d) Endurance racing.

Race qualified

Normally racer needed to go through 2 or 3 pre race ( heat ) as for qualification to enter final electric rc car race. Best lap for each racer will be count to determine which group and number of position where to start during final race. For example the best lap driver ( top qualify )will be in group A and position no.1, the best 2 until 10 driver also will start in group A and position 2 to 10 depend on their best lap, the best 11 until 20 driver will start in group B. This such format will count to determine until last qualified driver. For example group C,D depend on race orginizer.

Starting line until first corner of race.

In the electric rc car race, the result always depend on how you start at starting point until first corner, however fast or good starting wouldnt give an advantage to you to win the race. Most probability an accidents will occurred during this stage, because all of electric rc cars move very close to each other to lead other rivals. If this to happen you, it will reducing your opportunity to lead your competitor. You are advised very careful at stage.

Dominate inside line of corner.

Trying to dominate a corner because every electric rc car race having many corner route compared straight road. Any racer which possess high efficiency at the corner will have an advantages to win the race.