auto racing
motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition
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Auto racing is a sport where drivers compete against each other by racing cars, typically on tracks or closed courses. It matters as a popular form of entertainment and competition that showcases driving skill and automotive engineering.
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Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. In North America, the term is commonly used to describe all forms of automobile sport including non-racing disciplines.
Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various types were organized, 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 automobile makers to demonstrate their machines. By the 1930s, specialist racing cars had developed.