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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRUCK RACING

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Truck racing is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TRUCK RACING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Truck racing

Truck racing is a form of motor racing which involves modified versions of heavy tractor units on racing circuits. The sport started in the United States at the Atlanta Motor Speedway on June 17, 1979 and was the opening scene in the movie Smokey and the Bandit II. As a sanctioned sport it began as ATRA in 1979 then was sold to N. Linn Henndershott in 1982 and it became the Great American Truck Racing circuit. The races were run on dirt and paved ovals mostly in the Eastern United States. The trucks used in the beginning were actually working trucks with tandem rear axles and used street tires yet still attained speeds of 150 mph on the front straight at Pocono Raceway and set the closed course record of 132 mph in qualifying at Texas World Speedway by Charlie Baker on March 21, 1982. Most of its popularity early on came from the movie Smokey and the Bandit After 1986 when the series was bought by Glenn Donnelly of DIRT the GATR trucks became highly modified with the bodies being cut and lowered, losing the tag axle and shedding more than 2,000 pounds in weight. The last sanctioned GATR race in the US was in July 1993 at Rolling Wheels NY.

Definition of truck racing in the English dictionary

The definition of truck racing in the dictionary is a motor sport in which powerful trucks, without their containers, are raced around a circuit.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRUCK RACING

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truck driver
truck farm
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truck farming
truck garden
truck system
truckable
truckage
trucker
truckful
truckie
trucking
trucking company
truckle
truckle bed
truckler
truckline
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truckman

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRUCK RACING

bracing
dancing
dirt track racing
drag racing
facing
horse racing
interfacing
lacing
menacing
motor racing
motorcycle racing
north-facing
placing
racing
road racing
self-effacing
south-facing
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terracing
tracing
west-facing

Synonyms and antonyms of truck racing in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «truck racing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRUCK RACING

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Translator English - Chinese

卡车赛车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

carreras de camiones
570 millions of speakers

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truck racing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ट्रक रेसिंग
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

سباق الشاحنات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Truck Racing
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

corridas de caminhão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ট্রাক রেসিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

courses de camions
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perlumbaan trak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Truck-Racing
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トラックレース
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

트럭 경주
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Balap mobil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đua xe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிரக் ரேசிங்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रक रेसिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kamyon yarışı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

truck Racing
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ciężarówka wyścigowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Truck Racing
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

camion de curse
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

αγωνιστικά φορτηγό
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

truck racing
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

truck racing
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Truck Racing
5 millions of speakers

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The term «truck racing» is regularly used and occupies the 91.447 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about truck racing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRUCK RACING»

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1
Truck Racing
"Describes NASCAR truck racing, monster truck racing, and super truck racing, including safety features and rules governing truck racing"--Provided by publisher.
Tracy Nelson Maurer, 2013
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Encyclopedia of Stock Car Racing [2 Volumes]
NASCAR has sponsored truck racing since 1995; previously the series was sponsored by Craftsman. The idea to race modified pickup trucks was advanced in 1993, and initially the series was called the NASCAR Super— Truck Series.
Lew Freedman, 2013
3
Off-road Truck Racing
An introduction to off-road truck racing, including its history, different varieties, and safety aspects.
Bill McAuliffe, 2000
4
American Auto Racing: The Milestones and Personalities of a ...
Racing with pickup trucks had been tried before. Pickups have been central to off road races since the 1970s. In the mid-1980s the SCCA had tried a semi- pro series with compact pickups on road courses. GATR, Great American Truck Racing ...
J.A. Martin, Thomas F. Saal, 2004
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Mud Truck Racing: Tearing It Up
Do you like fast trucks and loud engines? How about buckets of mud flying in all directions? If yes, then mud truck racing is for you! Big trucks tear through mud bogs on their way to glory.
Brian Howell, 2014
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Texas Monthly
Tom "T. C." Chaney of Ventura, California, the only trucker who came from west of College Station, brought with him his Black Widow Diesel Truck Racing Team, all with long black hair, elaborate beards and moustaches, and the look of bikers ...
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Monster Truck Racing
Outlines the basics of monster trucks, and describes different types of monster truck racing.
Lee-Anne T. Spalding, 2008
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Monster Truck Racing
Monster truck rallies are described and explained in this book. Readers learn how the trucks are made, who makes them, and why people love this sport.
Leeanne Trimble Spalding, 2008
9
God's New Plan for the Holy Nation and the Past
... Racing Touring Car Racing Auto Cross Racing Land Speed Racing Professional Go Cart Racing Bus Racing Truck Racing Truck Mud Racing Trailer Racing ATV Racing and Jumping Downhill Loge Racing Vehicle Roll Over Contests Truck ...
King David, 2011
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DAF Trucks Since 1949
During the 1980s DAF was also involved in the emerging sport of truck racing, although unlike the Paris-Dakar event there were no official factory teams. One of the first truck races in the UK was held in 1984 at Donnington Park race ...
Colin Peck, 2010

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Truck racing [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/truck-racing>. May 2024 ».
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