Encyclopedia - Races: Encyclopedia - Races
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Encyclopedia - Race: Encyclopedia - Race
A race is a population of humans distinguished from other populations. The most widely used racial categories are based on visible trait...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racing: Encyclopedia - Racing
A race is a competition of speed. The competitors in a race try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time. Typically this i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Formula One Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Formula One Racing - Race
See Formula One regulations for detailed information on the race start procedure. The race itself is held on Sunday afternoon. Thirty min...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auto Racing: Encyclopedia - Auto Racing
Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, autosport or motorsport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. Motor racing or motorspor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bicycle Racing: Encyclopedia - Bicycle Racing
Bicycle | Cycling Bike trials riding Bicycle racing encompasses many forms in which bicycles are used for competition. Bicycle racing in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bam Racing: Encyclopedia - Bam Racing
BAM Racing is a NASCAR racing team based in Charlotte, North Carolina owned by Beth Ann and Tony Morganthau. The team's primary car (#49 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot Racing: Encyclopedia - Chariot Racing
Chariot racing was one of the most popular ancient Greek and Roman sports. Chariot racing - Early chariot racing. It is unknown exactly ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canoe Racing: Encyclopedia - Canoe Racing
Flatwater racing takes place on a straight course divided in lanes, on calm water. The distances recognised by the ICF for international ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar Race: Encyclopedia - Solar Race
Solar Race were a three-piece indie-rock band formed in Salford, Greater Manchester in the mid-1990s. Having initially chosen the name Sk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tyrrell Racing: Encyclopedia - Tyrrell Racing
Tyrrell was an auto racing team and Formula One constructor founded by Ken Tyrrell. It first came into being in 1958, running Formula Thr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yacht Racing: Encyclopedia - Yacht Racing
Yacht racing is the sport of competitive sailing. There is a broad variety of kinds of races and sailboats used for racing. Much racing i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bmx Racing: Encyclopedia - Bmx Racing
Bicycle | Cycling Bike trials riding BMX Racing is a type of off-road bicycle racing. The format of BMX was derived from motocross racin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barrel Racing: Encyclopedia - Barrel Racing
Barrel racing is a rodeo event that features a horse or barrel racer and one rider, also called a barrel racer, running a cloverleaf patt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air Racing: Encyclopedia - Air Racing
Air racing is a sport that involves small airplanes and is practiced around the world each year. It is somewhat similar to auto racing; m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cape Race: Encyclopedia - Cape Race
Cape Race (46°39′35″N, 53°04′20″W NST) is a point of land located at the southeastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adventure Racing: Encyclopedia - Adventure Racing
Adventure racing is a combination of two or more disciplines, including orienteering and navigation, cross-country running, mountain biki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Camel Racing: Encyclopedia - Camel Racing
Camel racing is a popular sport in Australia, the Middle East, and Africa. Professional camel racing, like horse racing, is an event for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aryan Race: Encyclopedia - Aryan Race
The term Aryan race refers to a model of racial identity that was prevelant in Europe from around the 1880s through to 1945, most notably...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Racing - List Of Types Of Race
Racing - Unassisted human racing. Using only the human body's own muscles: Amateur Radio Direction Finding Cross country running Marat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Races In The Warcraft Universe: Encyclopedia - Races In The Warcraft Universe
This is an alphabetical list with the major and minor races in the Warcraft universe — a fictional universe in which a series of games ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blue Book Racing: Encyclopedia - Blue Book Racing
The Blue Book is a publication of The Jockey Club (U.S.) which lists the highest standard of thoroughbred horseraces in the world, which ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Contemporary Views On Race: Encyclopedia - Contemporary Views On Race
Contemporary views on race vary considerably between and within academic disciplines. Contemporary views differ from historical ones. Man...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Amazing Race: Encyclopedia Ii - The Amazing Race - The Race
The Amazing Race - Money. At the beginning of each leg of the race, each team receives an allowance of cash with their first clue. This...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Amazing Race: Encyclopedia Ii - The Amazing Race - The Race
The Amazing Race - Money. At the beginning of each leg of the race, each team receives an allowance of cash with their first clue. This...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Racing - Etymology
The word race comes from a Viking word. This Viking word arrived in France during the invading of Normandy and gave the word raz which me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kart Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Kart Racing - Racing
Along with its motorcycle equivalent pocketbike racing, Kart racing is generally accepted as the most economic form of motorsport availab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minor Race: Encyclopedia Ii - Minor Race - Minor Human Races
As well as the three recognised human sub-species that are recognised as Major Races, there are at least 22 others classified as minor ra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canoe Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Canoe Racing - Flatwater Racing Sprint
Flatwater racing takes place on a straight course divided in lanes, on calm water. The distances recognised by the ICF for international ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariot Racing - Byzantine Chariot Racing
Like many other aspects of the Roman world, chariot racing continued in the Byzantine Empire, although the Byzantines did not keep as man...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariot Racing - Roman Chariot Racing
The Romans probably borrowed chariot racing from the Etruscans, who themselves borrowed it from the Greeks, but the Romans were also infl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auto Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Auto Racing - Categories
There are many categories of auto racing. Auto racing - Single-seater racing. Main article: Open wheel racing Single-seater (open-whe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Boat Race: Encyclopedia Ii - The Boat Race - Results
The 2006 race is due to start at 4.35 pm (GMT) on Sunday 2 April. The Boat Race - Unofficial Wartime Races. ... See also:The Boat Rac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auto Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Auto Racing - History
Auto racing - The Start. Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first successful petrol-fuelled autos. In 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drag Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Drag Racing - Racing Organization
Most (although not all) drag racing involves two cars racing each other to the end of the measured distance. The elapsed time from the li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drag Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Drag Racing - An Amateur Day At The Races
While the professional and other faster classes get all the attention on tv and in the press, there are far more casual and weekend racer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racing Flags: Encyclopedia Ii - Racing Flags - Flags In Auto Racing
There is no universal system of racing flags; prior to the race, each race administrator must determine which flags are to be used and wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racing Bicycle: Encyclopedia Ii - Racing Bicycle - Racing Components
Race bike components (excluding frameset, fork, wheelset, bars, stem, pedals, saddle and seatpost) is collectively referred to as the gro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racing Bicycle: Encyclopedia Ii - Racing Bicycle - Racing Wheels And Tires
The wheelset greatly affects the performance of a racing bike. The wheels rotate at high speeds; consequently their moment of inertia mat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bumps Race: Encyclopedia Ii - Bumps Race - Racing Practice And Procedures
Bumps races are typically raced over several days. Each day the boats line up bow to stern, usually along the bank of the river, with a s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minor Race: Encyclopedia Ii - Minor Race - Ithklur
The Ithklur are the most feared warriors known to man. To an Ithklur, Vargr plunder is a walk in the park; Aslan warrior spirit is the ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wacky Races: Encyclopedia Ii - Wacky Races - Race Results
The show gave the results of each race at the end but never indicated a particular scoring system or way to determine who won the Wacky R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canoe Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Canoe Racing - Equipment
The boats are referred to as K-1, K-2, K-4, C-1, C-2 and C-4, where “K” stands for kayak, “C” for Canada, in recognition of the b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auto Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Auto Racing - Use Of Flags
Main article: Racing flags In open-wheel, stock-car and other types of circuit auto races, flags are displayed to indicate the general st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greyhound Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Greyhound Racing - Greyhound Racing Today
Today greyhound racing continues in many countries around the world. The main greyhound racing and gambling countries are: Australia Ire...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adventure Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Adventure Racing - Race Types
Adventure racing - Lengths. Sprint: typically a two to four hour race, featuring minimal navigation and occasionally involving games o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adventure Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Adventure Racing - Why We Race
Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body -- G. Fusil Adventure Racing Does Not Build Character...It Reveals It -- Yukon Davies - Team Hellbound ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adventure Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Adventure Racing - Preparing For An Adventure Race
“You train for adventure racing by doing adventure races” -– Bob, Team Firebolt Because adventure racing is a multi-discipline even...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racing Flags: Encyclopedia Ii - Racing Flags - Practicality Of Racing Flags
In practice, most drivers in professional oval racing series do not bother to look at the flag as they pass the flagstand because their c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drag Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Drag Racing - History
The origins of the sport lie in illegal street racing in the United States. The format of the sport shows these origins: two cars line up...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Boat Race: Encyclopedia Ii - The Boat Race - The Course
The course is 4 miles and 374 yards (6,779 m) from Putney to Mortlake, passing Barnes and Hammersmith. The race is for heavyweight eights...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Penske Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Penske Racing - Endurance Racing
A Lola T70 Mk IIIb entered by Penske was the surprise winner of the 1969 24 Hours of Daytona. During the 1970 season the competition betw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Race In Biomedicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Race In Biomedicine - Concept Of Race
In biomedical research conducted in the U.S., the 2000 US census definition of race is often applied. This grouping recognizes five races...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Boat Race: Encyclopedia Ii - The Boat Race - History
The tradition was started by Charles Merivale, a student at Cambridge, and his schoolfriend Charles Wordsworth who was at Oxford. Cambrid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greyhound Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Greyhound Racing - Treatment Of Racing Dogs
Greyhound racing - Living Conditions. In many of the countries where there are large greyhound race tracks with gambling, the dogs live...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Amazing Race: Encyclopedia Ii - The Amazing Race - Teams
Each of the eleven teams (twelve in Seasons 3 and 4, ten in Season 8) on The Amazing Race is composed of two individuals who have some ty...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Amazing Race: Encyclopedia Ii - The Amazing Race - Teams
Each of the eleven teams (twelve in Seasons 3 and 4, ten in Season 8) on The Amazing Race is composed of two individuals who have some ty...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racing Bicycle: Encyclopedia Ii - Racing Bicycle - Maintenance
For recreational cycling, the racing bicycle is less popular than the mountain bike. Mountain bikes, through mass production and populari...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space Race: Encyclopedia Ii - Space Race - The End Of The Space Race
While the Sputnik 1 launch can clearly be called the start of the Space Race, its end is more debatable. Most hotly contested during the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space Race: Encyclopedia Ii - Space Race - Legacy Of The Space Race
Space Race - Advances in technology and education. Technology, especially in aerospace engineering and electronic communication, advanc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drag Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Drag Racing - Drag Racing Strategies And Methods
The various strategies used in drag racing begin with the car itself. Performance enhancements must comply both with NHRA/IHRA rules and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kart Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Kart Racing - Components
Kart racing - Chassis. The chassis is an extremely important element of the kart, as it must provide, via flex, the equivalent of suspe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kart Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Kart Racing - Components
Kart racing - Chassis. The chassis is an extremely important element of the kart, as it must provide, via flex, the equivalent of suspe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adventure Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Adventure Racing - Overview
Adventure racing - Rules. The rules of adventure racing vary by race. However, virtually all races include the three cardinal rules of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Superbike Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Superbike Racing - Overview
Superbike motorcycles are generally 1000 cc four-stroke machines with either two or four cylinders. 900 cc triples are also permitted, bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racing Bicycle: Encyclopedia Ii - Racing Bicycle - Distinction Between Road Racing Bicycles And Others
Bicycles for racing indoors are track bicycles; bicycles for racing offroad are mountain bicycles, cyclo-cross bicycles or cycle speedway...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adventure Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Adventure Racing - History
The roots of adventure racing are deep and people debate the origin of the modern adventure race. Some point to the two-day Karrimor Inte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kart Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Kart Racing - Categories
There are many different classes or formulae in karting. The FIA sanctions international championships in JICA, Intercontinental A, Formu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kart Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Kart Racing - Categories
There are many different classes or formulae in karting. The FIA sanctions international championships in JICA, Intercontinental A, Formu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sim Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Sim Racing - Community
Many sim racing leagues exist and are a great way to get to experience close wheel to wheel racing online. A number of on line forums pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greyhound Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Greyhound Racing - History
Modern greyhound racing has its origins in coursing. The first recorded attempt at racing greyhounds on a straight track was made beside ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idle Race: Encyclopedia Ii - Idle Race - Discography
Idle Race - Albums. The Birthday Party (1968) Idle Race (1969) Time Is (1971) Idle Race - Singles. "(Here We Go 'Round) The Lemon ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariot Racing - The Olympic Games
In the Olympics, as well as the other Panhellenic Games, there were both four-horse (tethrippon) and two-horse (synoris) chariot races, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Races In The Belgariad: Encyclopedia Ii - Races In The Belgariad - Humans
Races in The Belgariad - Alorns. Alorns are the people of Belar, occupying the north of the western continent. Once the people of Alori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drag Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Drag Racing - Drag Racing Performance Facts
The fastest top fuelers can attain terminal speeds of over 330 mph (530 km/h) while covering the quarter mile (402 m) distance in roughly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sprint Race: Encyclopedia Ii - Sprint Race - Sprinters
Sprint race - Versatile Athletes. Most athletes will not be able to compete exclusively in one sprint event. Reasons for this could be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Penske Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Penske Racing - Nascar
With his long history in Indy Cars and owning a transportation service, it is no surprise that Roger Penske should have success in NASCAR...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Race Of Champions: Encyclopedia Ii - Race Of Champions - 2004
The 2004 event took place on December 6 at the Stade de France in Paris. The individual event was won by Heikki Kovalainen, and the team ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Major Race: Encyclopedia Ii - Major Race - Commonly Accepted Major Races
Seven of the eight Classic Traveller Alien modules (those produced by GDW) focused on this commonly accepted list of Major Races. The eig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sim Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Sim Racing - History
Sim racing - Early years. The very first racinggame with simulation pretensions was probably REVS, released in 1986. REVS was a Formula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space Race: Encyclopedia Ii - Space Race - Deaths
When America's Apollo 15 left the moon, the astronauts left behind a memorial to astronauts from both nations who had perished during the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Great Race Of Yith: Encyclopedia Ii - Great Race Of Yith - The Great Race In The Mythos
[T]he Great Race ... waxed well-nigh omniscient, and turned to the task of setting up exchanges with the minds of other planets, and of e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Race Track: Encyclopedia Ii - Race Track - History
There is some evidence of racetracks being developed in the several ancient civilisations, but the most impressive ancient racetracks wer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Race Of Champions: Encyclopedia Ii - Race Of Champions - 2005
The 2005 event took place on December 3 again at the Stade de France in Paris. The individual event was won by Sébastien Loeb after Tom ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Air Racing - History
The first event in air racing history was held in 1909; the Reims Air Race from Reims, France to England lasted a week, drawing the most ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wacky Races: Encyclopedia Ii - Wacky Races - Spinoffs And Similar Series
The Penelope Pitstop character was spun off into another cartoon series in 1969, The Perils of Penelope Pitstop. Also in 1969, Dick Dasta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yacht Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Yacht Racing - Single Handed Yacht Racing
One challenging feature of yacht racing is the opportunity to race in single handed yacht races. Perhaps the first and most famous is the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Race, Races: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Race, Races
Race, Races During evolution on each of the globes of the earth-chain, the human life-wave passes through seven evolutionary stages ca...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpreation Race, Racing: Dream Interpretations Dictionary - Race, Racing
  Dream Interpretation Race, racing Watching a horse race: if you use your strength in a sensible way, you will be able to over...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sixth Race, Sixth Root-race: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sixth Race, Sixth Root-race
Sixth Race, Sixth Root-race.   See ROOT-RACE, SIXTH ROOT-RACE   (See also: Sixth Race, Sixth Root-race , Mysticism, Mysti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Race Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Race
Race Dream Symbols: Measuring yourself against other people instead of getting your values from inner sources.   (Source: Myths -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Race: Encyclopedia Ii - Race - Practical Uses Of Race
Race - Race in politics and ethics. Racial classifications were used during the Enlightenment to justify enslavement of those deemed to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Race: Encyclopedia Ii - Race - Historical Origins Of Race
Race - History of the term. Given our visual acuity and complex social relationships, humans presumably have always observed and specul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Race: Encyclopedia Ii - Race - Practical Uses Of Race
Race - Race in politics and ethics. Michel Foucault showed the popular historical and political use of a non-essentialist notion of "ra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Race: Encyclopedia Ii - Race - Historical Origins Of Race
Race - History of the term. Further information: Race (historical definitions) Given our visual acuity and complex social relationships...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Race: Encyclopedia Ii - Race - Case Studies In The Social Construction Of Race
Race - Race in the United States. In the United States since its early history, Native Americans, African-Americans and European-Americ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Race: Encyclopedia Ii - Race - Case Studies In The Social Construction Of Race
Race - Race in the United States. In the United States since its early history, Native Americans, African-Americans and European-Americ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Race: Encyclopedia Ii - Race - 20th- And 21st-century Debates Over Race
Race - Scale of race research. Discussions of race are complicated because race research has taken place on at least two scales (globa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Race: Encyclopedia Ii - Race - 20th- And 21st-century Debates Over Race
Race - Scale of race research. Discussions of race are complicated because race research has taken place on at least two scales (globa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Race: Encyclopedia Ii - Race - 20th- And 21st-century Debates Over Race
With the advent of the modern synthesis in the early 20th century, biologists developed a new, more rigorous model of race as subspecies...   » Read the article