What is "auto racing"

n. (context auto racing English) Any of various sports in which automobiles (motor cars) are raced, either around a track, on roads or across country

n. the sport of racing automobiles [syn: car racing]

Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing or automobile racing) is a sport involving the racing of automobiles for competition.

Almost as soon as automobiles had been invented, races of various sorts were organised, with the first recorded as early as 1867. Many of the earliest events were effectively reliability trials, aimed at proving these new machines were a practical mode of transport, but soon became an important way for competing makers to demonstrate their machines. By the 1930s specialist racing cars had developed.

There are now numerous different categories, each with different rules and regulations.

Auto Racing is a cartridge racing video game released by Mattel for its Intellivision video game console in 1979. Auto Racing pits two players against each other (or a single player against the clock) using a top-down perspective on one of five different race courses.