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speedway

A form of motorcycle racing on machines with no brakes and only one gear. The most popular form is on an oval track, and involving four riders at one time. Other forms include long track racing and ice speedway. The sport originated in the USA in 1902.

An alternative name for a dedicated oval track as distinct from a road circuit or street circuit, especially Motorcycle speedway, a form of Motorcycle sport Cycle speedway, a form of bicycle racing Speedway, Indiana, home of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway (band), a Scottish musical group who hit the UK charts in 2003 Speedway (film), a 1968 motion picture starring Elvis Presley and Nancy Sinatra Speedway SuperAmerica, a gas station chain. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

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