| There are many types of motor sports and most | | | | on a dirt filled track, sometimes inside a |
| of them involve some type of race. Some of | | | | large arena, and the grounds the drivers must |
| the motor sports enjoyed by Americans include | | | | cover include hills, hair pin turns and steep |
| auto racing, truck racing, boat racing, | | | | inclines. All of this makes for quite an |
| motorcycle racing, as well as ATV racing. | | | | exciting spectacle for the motor sport fan. |
| Some other motor sports include tractor and | | | | |
| truck pulling, and while these events dont | | | | Boat racing is yet another motor sport |
| necessarily involve a race, some type of | | | | enjoyed by fans as well as by those who |
| competition always exists. | | | | engage in the fast paced, often dangerous |
| | | | motor sport. For those who enjoy boat racing, |
| Motor sport fans who just cant get enough of | | | | hydroplane boats are the watercraft of |
| automobile racing have a diversity of | | | | choice. This type of motor sport can be |
| different type of racing to choose from, all | | | | traced back to the early 1900s, when |
| of which include different types of cars and | | | | powerboats started becoming popular. Today, |
| different rules and regulations that govern | | | | these particular boats can reach speeds in |
| this particular motor sport. Each individual | | | | excess of 200 miles per hour, and every day a |
| type of automobile racing also has a specific | | | | new driver is trying to beat the odds at |
| type of track that the race is held one. Some | | | | breaking one of the water speed records. |
| types of automobile racing include NASCAR, | | | | |
| drag racing, endurance racing, Formula One, | | | | Truck racing is also a popular motor sport, |
| off road, mud racing, midget racing, modified | | | | and basically has four different categories; |
| car racing as well as rally races. Fans of | | | | the Craftsman Truck Series, monster trucks, |
| this motor sport are excited to see their | | | | mud racing and off-road racing. Truck races |
| favorite drivers reach top speeds, have their | | | | can be held on a straight track, on an oval |
| cars perform well and enter the winners | | | | track, across many miles during an off-road |
| circle at the end of the race. | | | | race, or in an arena or roped off area that |
| | | | contains mud pits. Truck pulls are very |
| Motorcycle racing is another motor sport | | | | exciting to watch, and is a motor sport with |
| enjoyed by many, and also includes various | | | | many fans. During a truck pull, two trucks |
| types of racing. There are races for speed | | | | back up against one another and a big, |
| bikes, drag bikes, dirt bikes and mini bikes. | | | | heavy-duty rope is tied between the bumpers. |
| Some motorcycles are raced on an oval track, | | | | The first truck to pull the other truck over |
| while others are run down a straight and | | | | a predetermined line in the center of the pit |
| narrow track. Dirt bike racing is often held | | | | is the winner. |