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What are the Different Types of Motorcycle Racing?

There is in fact a wide variety of sports that involves motorcycle racing, including that of the following: road racing, circuit racing, classic racing, motocross, supermoto, motorcycle speedway racing, auto race, motorcycle enduro, motorcycle drag racing, and flat track racing.

Road racing is a form of motorcycle racing in which the objective is to be the first rider to cross the line. These types of races often include that of difficult feature sections including such things as tough climbs, fast descents, and sometimes extremely technical surfaces. There are single-day races, multi-stage races, and the main types of road races are: open road race, criterium, individual time trial, team time trial, and stage races.

In regards to circuit racing, this form of motorcycle racing in which participants race heavily modified bikes from an earlier era and these usually consist of pre mid 70s style bikes.

In regards to motocross motorcycle racing, this is a type of racing which is held on dirt courses. It is cross-country motorcycle race over a closed course of rough terrain with steep hills and sharp curves involved. This style of motorcycle racing is especially well-known, and has extremely popular riders who are known all over the world, such as Carey Hart for example.

Supermoto is a crossover form of motorcycle racing between that of road racing and motocross. The racetrack on which these races take place is usually a mix between road and dirt courses, and these courses are typically handcrafted. Then there is the motorcycle speedway racing, which is held typically on oval circuits where riders slide their machines around critical turns.

There is also the motorcycle endurance form of racing, which involves two participants who begin by lining up at a dragstrip at a signaled starting line; upon the designated starting signal, the riders then accelerate down a ¼ mile long, two lane, straight paved track where their elapsed time and terminal speed are then recorded. Quite obviously, the first rider to reach the finish line is the winner.

Flat track racing on the other hand is done on a ¼ mile, ½ mile, and 1 mile dirt ovals, and includes TT courses which include at least one hard right turn and a jump. Flat track racing is the world’s oldest form of motorcycle racing, and speeds of far over 100 miles per hour are common on the mile and half mile tracks.