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Spending a fortune to arrive somewhere a few seconds before everyone else.
means The activity of competing to be fastest, whether on foot, on wheels, on water, or anywhere speed can be measured against a rival.
from From "race" plus the "-ing" that turns deeds into ongoing action. The noun "race" — meaning a contest of speed — arrived in English from Old Norse "rás," a running or a rush of water, and it's a cousin of the verb "to run." For centuries a "race" could simply mean a strong current or channel before it settled into the sense of two parties hurtling toward a finish line.
- Heart rate
- F1 drivers hit 190 bpm for the full race
- Weight loss
- Drivers can sweat off 3 kilograms per race
- Neck strain
- Cornering forces equal five times body weight
- Old origins
- Chariot racing thrilled Rome's 250,000-seat Circus Maximus
- Pit stops
- Top crews change four tires under two seconds
formula 1 world championship — annual motorsport series with 24 races across continents since 1950
kentucky derby — thoroughbred horse race at churchill downs since 1875, first leg of triple crown
tour de france — 3,500 km cycling race across france since 1903, 21 stages
indianapolis 500 — open-wheel auto race at indianapolis motor speedway since 1911