[Tagging] What sport=* for automobile racing?

Steve Doerr doerr.stephen at gmail.com
Mon Sep 2 15:40:14 UTC 2019


On 01/09/2019 13:20, Richard Welty wrote:
> On 9/1/19 12:12 AM, Warin wrote:

>> Speedway is a oval dirt course that is usually used by cars and motorcycles.
> in some national contexts, sure. the definition in the US is not that
> restrictive.
>

In British English, as a sport, 'speedway' definitely refers to 
motorcycles on a rough track. OED: 'A sport in which motorcyclists race 
several laps about a short oval dirt track'.

-- 
Steve

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