Thursday, June 19, 2008

Truck Racing


Racing has become a popular sport among all categories of vehicles, ranging from F1, sports cars, bikes to even trucks. These races pull large amount of crowds and are also followed by auto enthusiasts from all over the world.

Truck racing is another form where modified versions of heavy trucks battle it out on racing circuits. Started over 20 years ago, this type of racing is mainly popular in Europe, UK and America. Some of the popular truck makes involved in this truck racing are MAN AG, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Renault Trucks and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series held in America is one among the well known truck racing series, where race modified production pickup trucks race against each other. Some other top truck racing series include ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series (held mainly in Indiana and Ohio, this series runs on numerous short tracks throughout the Midwest), Fórmula Truck (it’s a Brazilian truck racing series), Pickup Truck Racing and Thunder Nationals.

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