Rally racingRallying (International) or Rally racing (US) is a form of automobile racing that takes place on normal roads with modified production or specially built road cars. There are several categories of rally cars. In the FIA World Rally Championship, the cars:
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Drag racingDrag racing is a form of auto racing in which cars attempt to complete a fairly short, straight and level course in the shortest amount of time. Drag racing originated in the United States and is still most popular there. The most common distance is one q - June 19June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. Events 1306 Forces of Earl of Pembroke defeat Bruce's Scottish army at the Battle of Methven 1846 First baseball game under recognizable modern: The first commercial drag strip, the Santa Ana Drags, begins at Orange County Airport (now John Wayne AirportJohn Wayne Airport ( IATA Airport Code SNA is located in southern Orange County, California, between the cities of Santa Ana, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, and Irvine. It serves both general and commercial aviation for Orange County and the Los Angeles metro) in Santa AnaSanta Ana is the largest city and the county seat of Orange County, California. It lies approximately 10 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, on the largely seasonal Santa Ana River. The Santa Ana Freeway runs through the city, and the Costa Mesa Freeway, in Southern CaliforniaCalifornia is a state located in the western United States, bordering the Pacific Ocean. The most populous and third largest state in the U. California is both physically and demographically diverse. The state's official nickname is "The Golden State", wh. Admission is 50 cents -- or 75 cents if the ticket holder wanted to watch the mechanics work.