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57-429: In cycling , for example, a time trial can be a single track cycling event, or an individual or team time trial on the road, and either or both of the latter may form components of multi-day stage races . In contrast to other types of races, athletes race alone since they are sent out in intervals (interval starts), as opposed to a mass start . Time trialist will often seek to maintain marginal aerodynamic gains as

114-518: A +3% adjustment to a vehicle's competition weight, while a lack of an operational Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) is a -2% adjustment. After the modifiers have been totaled, the vehicle will fall into a section of a table determining the allowed tire width for the car, based on its horsepower and competition weight. Most vehicles in GLTC weigh from 2300 lbs to 3400 lbs and make between 190 and 260 wheel horsepower. The GRIDLIFE Touring Cup schedule follows

171-513: A dirt course of jumps and banked and flat corners. Cycle speedway is bicycle racing on short outdoor dirt tracks, 70–90 m (230–300 ft) in length. Motor-paced racing and keirin use motorcycles for pacing, so cyclists achieve higher speeds. Gravel racing is one of the newest disciplines of bicycle racing, emerging in the 21st century. For example, one of the premiere gravel races, Unbound Gravel , started in 2006. Some precursors to gravel racing in its current form include road races like

228-560: A field of 30 drift drivers throughout the weekend. Music lineup for 2014 featured headliners WillyJoy , The Hood Internet and surprise set from Autobot of Flosstradamus . GRIDLIFE saw significant growth in 2015 with nearly 4000 attendees and over 300 Drivers on Track for HPDE . The time attack portion of GRIDLIFE was renamed to TrackBattle and featured a large entry field of over 80 cars. Music lineup featured an increased production and headliners RJD2 , Keys N Krates , Party Favor, and Pretty Lights Music artist Paul Basic . New for 2019

285-467: A fixed gear bicycle with no brakes or freewheel. The ball is controlled by the bike and the head, except when defending the goal. Cycle Polo is a team sports sport that combines elements of traditional horse polo with bicycling and is played on grass. Cycle Polo's was included in the 1908 London Olympics as a demonstration sport. The game has become particularly popular in India. Hardcourt Bike Polo

342-408: A game does not have a dedicated time attack or trial mode, a fast completion is frequently known as a speedrun . Usually the best results achieved in a time attack mode are stored in long-term memory by the game (on a hard disk or non-volatile memory ), so they can be shared with friends or improved upon at a later date. Racing games often feature "ghost cars" which are saved when the player sets

399-546: A limited number of laps, time trial has open sessions. Unlike other timed motorsport disciplines such as sprinting and hillclimbing , the car is required to start off under full rolling start conditions following a warm up lap in which they will have to accelerate out as fast as possible to determine how fast they enter their timed lap. Commonly, as the cars are modified road going cars, they are required to have tires authorized for road use. Time attack events began in Japan in

456-411: A record time. In subsequent races, the ghost car follows the path the player took when setting that record, allowing them to clearly gauge how they are performing against the previous achievement. Saved ghost cars can often be shared with other players. The inclusion of a time attack mode can often be an effective way of adding replay value to a game. Racing games may also include ghost cars recorded by

513-475: A row with Great Britain as well as because of other issues. Since the rise of the Olympic Movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics , cycling has been a contestant event in every Summer Olympic Games . Road bicycle racing involve both team and individual competition, and races are contested in various ways. They range from the one-day road race, criterium , and time trial to multi-stage events like

570-529: A specific distance. Criteriums are the most popular form of road racing in North America. In Belgium, kermesses are popular, single-day events of usually over 120 km (70 mi). As well as road races in which all riders start simultaneously, individual time trial and team time trial events are also held on road-based courses. Track cycling has been around since as early as 1870. The riders competed on wooden indoor tracks that closely resembled

627-493: A sport for road racers during the off season, to vary their training during the cold months. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter (the international or World Cup season is September–January) and consist of many laps of a 2–3 km (1–2 mi) course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills, and obstacles requiring the rider to dismount, carry the bike and remount in one motion. Races for senior categories are generally between 30 minutes and an hour long,

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684-493: Is a more popular, fast-paced, and physically demanding variation of Cycle Polo played on hard surfaces such as asphalt or concrete. In teams of three, players maneuver their bicycles while using mallets to strike a ball into the opposing team's goal. Originating in Seattle in the late 1990s, hardcourt bike polo has since gained a sharp spike in popularity worldwide, with organized leagues and tournaments held in urban centers across

741-665: Is allowed, that is not forbidden explicitly. While in lower classes a distinction between 2WD and 4WD is made, this is neglected in the Extreme-class. The series is independent and not connected to any larger organization like the DMSB . Many computer and video games include a time trial (also known as time attack ) mode, in which the main goal is to complete levels —or, in some cases, the entire game—as quickly as possible. This mode prioritizes completion time ahead of other measures of success such as high scores . In cases in which

798-584: Is only driven by the five fastest starters from the Qualifying. Groups are split according to car specifications, mainly regarding severity of modifications and aerodynamics. With more powerful classes, safety regulations are also tighter. Classes range from Club -class, being close-to-production, via the Pro -class, with more allowed aerodynamics and allowed engine swaps, to the Extreme -class in which everything

855-405: Is set up to host drivers from the very entry level up to full blown racecars with according drivers, divided over 5 classes. National Auto Sport Association Time Trial (NASA TT) series is a national auto competition program, utilizing regional series based on a time trial style format, with rules that establish car classifications to provide a contest of driver skill. NASA TT is designed to bridge

912-491: Is similar to motorcycle trials . Points are awarded for bike handling skills. The first UCI Trials World Championships took place in 1986. Freestyle BMX is an extreme sport of stunt riding BMX bikes . Artistic cycling is a discipline where athletes perform tricks (called exercises) in a format similar to ballet or gymnastics. Cycle ball , also known as "radball" (from German), is a sport similar to association football played on bicycles. The two people on each team ride

969-525: Is stressed at every GRIDLIFE event, resulting in low incident rates. Races are designed to be run in 12-15 minutes, four times a weekend, with points accumulated in each race and summed for the weekend championship. Drivers can accumulate these points over several events in a season and compete for a season title. As of 2023, the championship is decided by totaling a driver's best five rounds (out of eight points-scoring events). GRIDLIFE Touring Cup typically runs with field sizes between 30 and 60 cars, depending on

1026-502: Is the world governing body for cycling and international competitive cycling events. The International Human Powered Vehicle Association is the governing body for human-powered vehicles that imposes far fewer restrictions on their design than does the UCI. The UltraMarathon Cycling Association is the governing body for many ultra-distance cycling races. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport . Bicycle races are popular all over

1083-577: Is used at GRIDLIFE Festival Tour events. This format is designed to provide a more entertaining experience for spectators both at the track and on GRIDLIFE's live broadcasts. It consists of two 20-minute practice sessions, where drivers go on track in large groups organized by their pace. These sessions are just for car shakedowns and for drivers to learn the course. Next are three qualifying sessions, where drivers go on track only with cars from their competition class. Drivers compete with their laptimes in each of these sessions. After all three qualifying sessions,

1140-661: The Tour de France and its sister events which make up cycling's Grand Tours . The races typically take place from spring through to autumn. Many riders from the Northern Hemisphere spend the winter in countries such as Australia to compete or train. Professional races range from the three-week "Grand Tour" stage races such as the Tour de France , Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España to multi-day stage races such as

1197-859: The Nürburgring Grand Prix course, the Lausitzring and the Hockenheimring . Additionally, for years, the TT Circuit Assen is used in cooperation with the Dutch Time Attack Masters . Formerly, races also took place on the German course Oschersleben . Each event consists of Warm Up, Qualifying and the Hotlap finals, with Qualifying rank and Hotlap rank counting for the overall championship. The Hotlap

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1254-434: The Tour de Suisse and Tour of California , to single day "Classics" such as the Tour of Flanders and Milan–San Remo . The longest one-day road race sanctioned by USA Cycling is LOTOJA which covers the 206 mi (332 km) from Logan, Utah , to Jackson, Wyoming . Criteriums are races based on circuits typically less than a mile in length and sometimes run for a set time (60 min, 90 min, etc.) rather than

1311-703: The Tour of the Battenkill and Boulder–Roubaix (named after Paris–Roubaix ) which are road races with gravel sections. The distinguishing features of gravel racing include long distances, often 100 to 200 mi (160 to 320 km), and mass starts that include all categories of racers, similar to Gran Fondo rides. The bicycles and courses in gravel racing vary widely, from road bicycles with wide tires used on smooth gravel roads to bicycles that are similar to mountain bike used on courses that include technical trails. Speeds achieved on indoor tracks are usually greater than those on roads. Other factors affecting speed are

1368-439: The 120 km (70 mi) Cootamundra Annual Classic it is 11.8 metres per second (42 km/h; 26 mph). In the 259 km (200 mi) 2010 Paris–Roubaix , Fabian Cancellara set a speed of 10.9 metres per second (39 km/h; 24 mph), while over the 818 km (500 mi) Furnace Creek 508 , the speed drops dramatically to 8.3 metres per second (30 km/h; 19 mph). For an extreme road distance such as

1425-527: The 4,800 km (3,000 mi) Race Across America , the average speed of the record holder is 5.7 metres per second (21 km/h; 13 mph), while the 2,350 km (1,000 mi) Freedom Trail over mountainous terrain in South Africa is at a record speed of 1.9 metres per second (6.8 km/h; 4.3 mph). Mountain bike trials is a sport where riders navigate natural and human-made obstacles without putting down their foot, or "dabbing". It

1482-741: The GRIDLIFE Festival Tour, with two additional special events for 2023 - the season opener at Circuit of the Americas in conjunction with Super Lap Battle , and at Road America in support of the NASCAR Xfinity Series . GRIDLIFE Time Attack is the longest-running form of competition in GRIDLIFE, starting in 2014. Time Attack is a driving competition where the goal is to be the fastest car and driver in one of several vehicle classes. GRIDLIFE's Time Attack series, called

1539-646: The NOS Energy TrackBattle Championship, HPDE, and occasionally Drift. These events are driver-focused with an emphasis on track-time per dollar. In contrast to the Festival Tour events, these events are priced lower and include less for spectators to see and do at the event. These events are not livestreamed. GRIDLIFE continues to explore venues around the country to host both Festival Tour events and Club Weekends. Venues at which GRIDLIFE has hosted events, but are not currently on

1596-406: The NOS Energy TrackBattle Championship, features eight vehicle classes, though only seven are regularly attended. The NOS Energy TrackBattle Championship has two event formats, one used in the GRIDLIFE Festival Tour, and one used at GRIDLIFE Club Weekends. Both formats share the same points format, meaning drivers can accumulate season points at either style of event. Championships are determined by

1653-702: The Parc de Saint-Cloud , Paris , France. It was won by expatriate Englishman James Moore who rode a wooden bicycle with solid rubber tires . The machine is now on display at the museum in Ely , Cambridgeshire , England. The Union Cycliste Internationale was founded on 14 April 1900 by Belgium, the United States, France, Italy, and Switzerland to replace the International Cycling Association , which had been formed in 1892, over

1710-526: The action provides a lighthearted and entertaining atmosphere as drivers can focus on entertaining spectators rather than focusing on the heat of competition. Festival Tour events feature GRIDLIFE Touring Cup (GLTC), NOS Energy TrackBattle Time Attack, Drift, HPDE, a Car Concours, and occasionally music (South Carolina, Midwest Festival, GRIDLIFE Laguna) and are designed to be spectator-focused events. Festival Tour events are broadcast live to GRIDLIFE YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook channels. Club Weekends feature

1767-410: The clock or time attack is often part of racing video games . Time attack is a type of motorsport in which the racers compete for the best lap time. Each vehicle is timed through numerous circuits of the track. The racers make a preliminary circuit, then run the timed laps, and then finish with a cool-down lap. Time attack and time trial events differ by competition format and rules. Time attack has

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1824-506: The clock where the crew or rower completing the course in the shortest time in their age, ability and boat-class category is deemed the winner. In many forms of motorsport , a similar format is used in qualifying to determine the starting order for the main event, though multiple attempts to set the fastest time are often allowed. In rallying , the special stages are run in a time-trial format. Other forms of time trials in motorsport include hill-climbing and qualifying. A similar race against

1881-413: The development staff—attempting to beat their times can provide a final challenge to players who have mastered the rest of the game. Often the game provides other incentives to use the time attack feature; GoldenEye 007 and Tomb Raider Anniversary encouraged players to revisit levels more than once by offering unlockable cheat options as a reward for completing them within target times. Sometimes,

1938-536: The distance varying depending on the conditions. The sport is strongest in traditional road cycling countries such as Belgium (Flanders in particular) and France. Mountain bike races are held off-road and involve moderate to high degree of technical riding. There are several varieties; the main categories are cross-country , enduro and downhill but also 4X or four-cross racing. BMX takes place off-road. BMX races are sprints on purpose-built off-road single-lap tracks, typically on single-gear bicycles. Riders navigate

1995-608: The evenings. GRIDLIFE Festivals started as HPDE events, but in recent years have shifted focus to time Attack and drifting as a part of its on track activities, in addition to its wheel-to-wheel racing series, GRIDLIFE Touring Cup (GLTC). GRIDLIFE regularly features pro Formula Drift drivers. GRIDLIFE was founded in 2013 with its first event taking place in May 2014 at Gingerman Raceway. The 2014 edition saw an attendance of over 1500 spectators with 220 drivers in HPDE and Time Attack and

2052-467: The fastest five drivers from each class advance to the Podium Sprint . Each driver, running slowest to fastest from qualifying, runs two flying, solo laps to set their weekend result. The fastest lap in this session is the winner for each class. Drivers that do not qualify for the Podium Sprint are classified by their best qualifying time; these drivers get one additional session on the last day of

2109-550: The fastest time attack teams from around the globe to compete. Europe hosts several Time Attack championships with Dutch Time Attack as one of the first starting in June 2008. As to date this championship runs 4-6 races per year on CM.com Circuit Zandvoort , TT-circuit Assen , Nürburgring GP-Strecke (together with German Time Attack Masters ) and occasional additional racetracks in Germany, Belgium or France. Dutch Time Attack

2166-670: The fastest times possible, with one popular website being Speedrun.com .. Amongst the community there are many speedrunning competitions, some held annually or otherwise inaugurally, such as Games Done Quick (GDQ) . Cycle sport Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles . There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing , cyclo-cross , mountain bike racing , track cycling , BMX , and cycle speedway . Non-racing cycling sports include artistic cycling , cycle polo , freestyle BMX , mountain bike trials , hardcourt bike polo and cycleball . The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)

2223-409: The gap between NASA HPDE (High Performance Driving Events), and wheel-to-wheel racing. NASA TT provides a venue for spirited on-track competition with a high degree of both safety and convenience. NASA TT competition will take place during NASA HPDE-4 sessions or in separate TT run groups, depending on the event schedule and number of participants. In addition to having a set of National NASA TT Rules,

2280-727: The globe. Gridlife (festival) GRIDLIFE is a motorsports sanctioning body that hosts a series of music and motorsports festivals at racetracks across the United States. Racetrack venues that currently host Gridlife festivals include Carolina Motorsports Park, Watkins Glen International , GingerMan Raceway , Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course , Lime Rock Park , and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca . Non-festival events are held at Autobahn Country Club , Road America , Heartland Motorsports Park , New Jersey Motorsports Park & more. GRIDLIFE events feature daytime events such as road racing , time attack , drifting , car shows and concerts with contemporary EDM , Hip Hop and Alternative music in

2337-468: The higher class one goes the less regulations one is faced with. The top 12 competitors regardless of class will participate in the Final grid event in which the driver is allowed one warm up lap, one hot lap, and one cool down lap. The hot lap, however, will not count towards the overall trackbattle event. There is also a seasonal championship with every class having a champion based on points earned throughout

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2394-702: The mid-1960s. They have since spread around the world. In the United States, the Super Lap Battle is held at Buttonwillow Raceway Park since 2004. In February 2019 a new event called Superlap Battle USA was run at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas . The outright winner was Cole Powelson in the Lyfe Nissan GTR. An international event known as World Time Attack Challenge has been held at Sydney Motorsport Park , Australia since 2010 attracting

2451-471: The modern velodromes of today. Unlike road racing, which is dependent on environmental factors, indoor tracks ensure the sport can be competed all year round. It encompasses races that take place on banked tracks or velodromes . Events are quite diverse and can range from individual and team pursuits , two-man sprints, to various group and mass start races. Competitors use track bicycles which do not have brakes or freewheels. Cyclo-cross originated as

2508-524: The races are often won or lost by a couple of seconds. In cross-country skiing and biathlon competitions, skiers are sent out in 30 to 60 second intervals. In rowing , time trial races, where the boats are sent out at 10 to 20 second intervals, are usually called " head races " A head race is a time-trial competition in the sport of rowing . Head races are typically held in the fall, winter and spring seasons. These events draw many athletes as well as observers. In this form of racing, rowers race against

2565-427: The remainder of the schedule transitioning to a Club Weekend format that would feature more track time for its participants in HPDE and the NOS Energy TrackBattle Championship. GRIDLIFE Touring Cup was only to be featured at the live broadcast rounds on the Festival Tour. GRIDLIFE created its GRIDLIFE Touring Cup (GLTC) wheel-to-wheel racing series in 2019, organized by Motorsports Director Adam Jabaay. The intention of

2622-558: The route profile (flats and hills), wind conditions, temperatures and elevation. At a 2013 event in Mexico, François Pervis achieved an average of 21.40 metres per second (77.0 km/h; 47.9 mph) with a flying start over 200 m (660 ft). The top average speed over the men's 1 km (0.6 mi) time trial at the 2004 Summer Olympics was 16.4 metres per second (59 km/h; 37 mph) recorded by Chris Hoy . Average speeds clearly drop with increasing distance, so that over

2679-616: The rules, safety guidelines, and driving requirements of the HPDE-4 program apply to NASA TT. These rules can be found in the NASA CCR (Club Codes and Regs). Other events such as Gridlife offer a time attack event taking place in various locations across North America. The competition is divided into various groups based on car specification. The level varies from everyday driven vehicles to non road legal race cars. Each class also has its own set of rules and regulations on car specifications as

2736-721: The schedule, include: GRIDLIFE Festival Tour events are broadcast live to the GRIDLIFE YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook channels, featuring TV-like production with live commentary, supporting on-screen graphics, operated trackside cameras, and aerial coverage provided by drones. Notable guest announcers providing commentary for GRIDLIFE Touring Cup (GLTC), the NOS Energy TrackBattle Championship, and Drift, include Greg Creamer, longtime announcer of SPEED World Challenge , GT World Challenge America and Ferrari Challenge , and Jarod DeAnda, announcer of Formula D and Nitro Rallycross . A core piece of GRIDLIFE's Festival events includes

2793-545: The season. In Germany, the German Timeattack Masters is a time attack championship, held since 2013. It started being limited to Japanese cars only and opened up to vehicles of all makes in 2016. From 2013 to 2017 the championship consisted of four events, in 2018 that number increased to five for the overall championship. Events are held on various racing tracks, most of them located in Germany , like

2850-592: The series was to create a spectator-focused racing series designed around a simple set of rules governing vehicle power, weight, and tire width, in short, single-class, sprint races run multiple times in an event weekend. A core principal in GRIDLIFE Touring Cup is the idea of "race for the racing, not for the result", with staff heavily emphasizing respect on and off the racetrack, with a low tolerance for car-to-car contact, blocking, dive-bombs, or other unsportsmanlike conduct. The importance of this concept

2907-487: The settings of a time attack mode are "locked" in order to standardize competition between players. For example, Soul Calibur features a time attack mode automatically set to two rounds for a win, the normal difficulty setting and a default time limit; but it also features an alternative Arcade mode, which allows any option settings to be used and saves record times separately. Both speedrunning and time attacking have extensive online communities dedicated to achieving

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2964-481: The size of the venue. Common vehicles include the Chevrolet Corvette , Honda S2000 , Mazda MX-5 Miata , Honda Civic , and BMW M3 . Competitors build cars for GLTC by selecting a chassis, weighing the car, placing the car on a dyno , and then selecting a series of modifiers that add or remove weight to the vehicle's competition weight. For example, adding a rear wing of a particular surface area will add

3021-435: The summation of a driver's best four weekend points totals. The TrackBattle Classic format is the style used from 2014-2022. Drivers go out on track in a mixed-class environment in groups A-D (where A is the fastest group of cars, D is the slowest). Drivers have 6-8 sessions on track throughout a two-day event. Class results are set by each driver's fastest lap, run in any of the on-track sessions. The Podium Sprint format

3078-577: The weekend to improve this time if they choose. Points are awarded on a 25 point scale from Fastest to 19th place in class. GRIDLIFE events include non-competitive drifting as part of its spectator-focused on track programming. Some events, like GRIDLIFE's annual Midwest Festival at GingerMan Raceway, feature drivers from Formula Drift such as Vaughn Gittin, Jr. , Chelsea DeNofa, Chris Forsberg , Ryan Tuerck , Matt Field, and more. Some drivers bring their Formula D builds, while others build or bring cars just for GRIDLIFE Drift. The non-competitive nature of

3135-524: The world, especially in Europe. The countries most devoted to bicycle racing include Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland. Other countries with international standing include Australia, Luxembourg, Slovenia, United Kingdom, United States and Colombia. The first bicycle race is popularly held to have been a 1,200 m (3,900 ft) race on the 31 May 1868 at

3192-502: Was able to continue operations with social distancing and the competition season was largely unaffected. However, the popular Midwest Festival moved to October to allow more response time to the pandemic. This October date remained until 2022, when it was moved back to its traditional June weekend. GRIDLIFE announced in the fall of 2022 that its 2023 season would feature large shifts to its schedule planning strategy, splitting its 10-15 annual event season into six Festival Tour events, with

3249-637: Was the introduction of GRIDLIFE's new wheel-to-wheel racing series, GRIDLIFE Touring Cup (GLTC). The new series ran five races at the opening round of the season at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. 2019 was the final year of the GRIDLIFE South Festival at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta . The arrival of the global COVID-19 pandemic in the United States stopped public gatherings at motorsports events while plans were made to continue operations. Because of its outdoor nature, GRIDLIFE

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