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Motor sports in the UK
     
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Motor racing
  Rally racing
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INTRODUCTION

A brief guide to motor sports in the UK.

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MOTOR RACING


British Grand Prix, Silverstone

Racing driver

The annual international Formula 1 competition is popular in the UK. Most of the grand prix races take place in other countries, so they are normally watched on television.

The British Grand Prix usually takes place in the summer at Silverstone race track (in Northamptonshire, about 1 hour from London by car). The location is shown on this map. For details of the race calendar at Silverstone this year, see: http://www.silverstone-circuit.co.uk.
To buy tickets for this event: click here.

For up-to-date grand prix news, see: http://www.itv-f1.com

Lewis Hamilton: My Story
(British Formula 1 driver)
Author: Lewis Hamilton
Publisher: HarperSport
Date: November 2007
Lewis Hamilton - Life In The Fast Lane (DVD)
Studio: Warner Music Entertainment
Date: October 2007

Vocabulary

If English is not your first language, here is some vocabulary which may help you to understand a grand prix race on television:

general: formula one (F1), drivers' championship, constructors' championship, track, straight, turn, corner, lap number
the race: front row of the grid, to be in pole position, to have a good/bad getaway, to go through, to let through, to pass, to overtake, to make a move, to impede, to be on someone's tail, to close the gap, to catch, to cut across, to lead, to be back in contention, to run wide, to be in someone's slipstream, to fall back, to spin, to crash, to retire from the race, to lap someone, to pass the chequered flag, to stand on the podium
the car: pit crew, to make a pit stop, mechanics, engineers, garage, nose, back, rear, wing, inside, outside, cockpit, gearbox, gears, hydaulics, engine, throttle, tyres
problems: a lock-up, engine cut-out, burst tyre, collision, suspension failure, safety car, debris

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RALLY RACING

See: http://www.britishrallying.com
(c) Wales Tourist Board. All rights reserved
Network Q Rally

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LINKS

London-Brighton veteran car run: Ideas/Album/VeteranCarRun
Sport in the UK: Life/Sport
Monthly guide to events in the UK: Ideas/Events

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