dirt track

Unpaved racing course

A dirt track is an unpaved racing circuit, typically oval-shaped and surfaced with packed earth or clay.

Stock cars, motorcycles, and horses compete on dirt tracks: Saturday night dirt track racing.

The term also applies to any rough unpaved road or path: The cabin was accessible only by a narrow dirt track.

motorsport

oval

Elongated rounded shape

motocross · enduro · ATV · quad · rally · off-road · racing · laps · jumps · berms

surface

gravel

Loose small rock fragments

  • clayMoldable earth for ceramics
  • loamFertile soil mixture
  • sandFine rock particles

dust · mud · ruts · potholes · washboard · corrugation · loose · compacted · groomed · graded

path

trail

Path through wilderness

byway · lane · country road · farm road · firebreak · access road · walking · cycling · jogging · ramble

rural

farmland

Agricultural terrain

outback · bush · backcountry · remote · isolated · homestead · ranch · paddock · field · boundary

Categories
Opposites
surface material

dirt trackpaved road

Hard-surfaced thoroughfare

tarmac · asphalt · blacktop · concrete · macadam

development/infrastructure level

dirt trackhighway

Major road for travel

motorway · freeway · interstate · autobahn · expressway

racing venue prestige

dirt trackIndianapolis Motor Speedway

Iconic American racing oval

Monaco Grand Prix · superspeedway · Silverstone · Le Mans · Monza

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G