| are many types of motor sports and most of | | | | inside a large arena, and the grounds the drivers |
| them involve some type of race. Some of the | | | | must cover include hills, hair pin turns and steep |
| motor sports enjoyed by Americans include auto | | | | inclines. All of this makes for quite an exciting |
| racing, truck racing, boat racing, motorcycle | | | | spectacle for the motor sport fan. |
| racing, as well as ATV racing. Some other motor | | | | Boat racing is yet another motor sport enjoyed |
| sports include tractor and truck pulling, and while | | | | by fans as well as by those who engage in the |
| these events don’t necessarily involve a | | | | fast paced, often dangerous motor sport. For |
| race, some type of competition always exists. | | | | those who enjoy boat racing, hydroplane boats |
| Motor sport fans who just can’t get | | | | are the watercraft of choice. This type of motor |
| enough of automobile racing have a diversity of | | | | sport can be traced back to the early |
| different type of racing to choose from, all of | | | | 1900’s, when powerboats started |
| which include different types of cars and different | | | | becoming popular. Today, these particular boats |
| rules and regulations that govern this particular | | | | can reach speeds in excess of 200 miles per |
| motor sport. Each individual type of automobile | | | | hour, and every day a new driver is trying to |
| racing also has a specific type of track that the | | | | beat the odds at breaking one of the water |
| race is held one. Some types of automobile racing | | | | speed records. |
| include NASCAR, drag racing, endurance racing, | | | | Truck racing is also a popular motor sport, and |
| Formula One, off road, mud racing, midget racing, | | | | basically has four different categories; the |
| modified car racing as well as rally races. Fans of | | | | Craftsman Truck Series, monster trucks, mud |
| this motor sport are excited to see their favorite | | | | racing and off-road racing. Truck races can be |
| drivers reach top speeds, have their cars perform | | | | held on a straight track, on an oval track, across |
| well and enter the winners circle at the end of the | | | | many miles during an off-road race, or in an arena |
| race. | | | | or roped off area that contains mud pits. Truck |
| Motorcycle racing is another motor sport enjoyed | | | | pulls are very exciting to watch, and is a motor |
| by many, and also includes various types of | | | | sport with many fans. During a truck pull, two |
| racing. There are races for speed bikes, drag | | | | trucks back up against one another and a big, |
| bikes, dirt bikes and mini bikes. Some motorcycles | | | | heavy-duty rope is tied between the bumpers. |
| are raced on an oval track, while others are run | | | | The first truck to pull the other truck over a |
| down a straight and narrow track. Dirt bike racing | | | | predetermined line in the center of the pit is the |
| is often held on a dirt filled track, sometimes | | | | winner. |