road racing
noun
: racing over public roads
especially
: automobile racing over roads or over a closed course designed to simulate public roads
road race
noun
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The track has been going since 1953 and has hosted NASCAR races, one of the first motorcycle endurance races, and early kart road racing.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
Persuaded by racing team owner Vasek Polak, McGee became the first woman to compete in motorcycle road racing and motocross events in the United States.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Nineteen cars and 19 distinguished drivers — some of the most prominent in the very popular motor sport of road racing — were set to tackle the hilly and harrowing Point Loma racecourse.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Bilicki also competes in dirt sprint cars, dirt midgets, and road racing cars, often returning to his roots in shifter karts.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
Persuaded by racing team owner Vasek Polak, McGee became the first woman to compete in motorcycle road racing and motocross events in the United States.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Nineteen cars and 19 distinguished drivers — some of the most prominent in the very popular motor sport of road racing — were set to tackle the hilly and harrowing Point Loma racecourse.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Bilicki also competes in dirt sprint cars, dirt midgets, and road racing cars, often returning to his roots in shifter karts.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Road racing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20racing. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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