car racing
Laps for speed
Car racing is competitive motorsport where drivers race automobiles around tracks or courses.
The term covers everything from Formula 1 and NASCAR to drag racing and rallies.
As a compound noun, it describes the sport generally: Car racing has been in his blood since childhood.
The activity combines speed, strategy, and mechanical engineering.
- NASCARStock car sanctioning body
- lapOne complete circuit
- motorsportMotorized vehicle racing
- starting gridPre-race vehicle arrangement
- green flagSignal meaning proceed
overtake · pedal to the metal · pit crew · speed · pit stop · rally · chicane · checkered flag · drifting · pole position · CART · track · hairpin turn · Formula One · gear shift · throttle · burnout · finish line
- racing typesrally, circuit, oval, time trial, off-road
- vehicle gamesdriving simulator, truck simulator, flight simulator, Need for Speed, Gran Turismo
- car movieschase scenes, road movies, demolition derby
- racingracetrack, lap, accelerate, qualifying lap, brake
- thrillsroller coasters, thrill, adrenaline, skydiving, bungee jump
- sportssports, basketball, tennis, athletics, golf
car racingSunday drive
Leisurely recreational motoring
cruising · traffic jam · gridlock · parking · idling
car racingroad trip
Extended pleasure drive
commuting · joy riding · joy ride · running errands · carpooling
race, car, racing, cars, races, racer, raced, rallying, racers