Racing

A race is a competition of speed. The competitors in a race try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time. Typically this involves traversing some distance, but it can be any other task involving speed.

Related Topics:
Competition - Speed - Time - Traversing - Distance

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A race to cover a certain distance may be any length, and using any means stipulated by the rules. Running a distance is the most basic form of racing, but races are often conducted in vehicles, such as boats and cars, on or with animals such as horses and in aircraft.

Related Topics:
Running - Vehicle - Boat - Car - Animals - Horse - Aircraft

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A race may be run continuously from start to finish or may be made of several segments called heats or stages. A heat is usually run over the same course at different times. A stage is a shorter section of a much longer course or a time trial.

Related Topics:
Heats - Stage - Time trial

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Early records of races are evident on pottery from ancient Greece, which depicted running men vying for first place. A chariot race is described in Homer's Iliad.

Related Topics:
Pottery - Ancient Greece - Chariot race - Homer - Iliad

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