Racing types
Sports car
The run classes in this discipline feature various car models with differing performance characteristics in competition against each other. Many sports car races are endurance-type events lasting multiple hours, testing not only the performance and reliability of the machines and drivers, but differing pit strategies as well. Examples of sports car racing include FIA GT and Trans Am.
Touring car
This style of road racing features production cars stripped of their comforts and built up into racing machines. Because touring car events feature vehicles of identical performance characteristics (Race2Play's definition of 'Touring car'), the differences are shown in drivers and setups in close-quarter racing. Examples of touring car racing include V8 Supercars and Porsche Challenge.
Open wheel
So named because the vehicles do not sport fenders, but have exposed wheels jutting from the chassis. These purpose-built racing machines are aerodynamic wonders, generating huge amounts of downforce with the body as well as adjustable front and rear wings. Open wheel cars are among the fastest and most nimble of racing machines. Examples of open wheel racing include Formula 1 and Champ Car.
Stock car
Originally created for production cars straight off the showroom floor, this discipline today features nearly identical cars and trucks running on oval circuits. The courses range from half-mile short tracks to 1.5-mile speedways to 2.5-mile superspeedways. The racing is door-to-door and a finely honed setup is crucial. Examples of stock car racing include the various NASCAR series.
Off road
Features both two-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive vehicles running 'off road' in closed-circuit arenas, as well as traditional rally racing with highly modified production cars running over closed public roads and off-road areas. Examples of this include Championship Off Road Racing and World Rally Championship.
