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Definition of speedway in English: speedwaynounˈspiːdweɪˈspidˌweɪ mass noun1British A form of motorcycle racing in which the riders race several laps around an oval dirt track, typically in a stadium. Example sentencesExamples - I shall miss taking my son to speedway at Odsal, something I myself did from the age of 11.
- York-born speedster Andy Smith has again qualified for the ultimate competition in speedway - and has again justified his Houdini tag.
- When I used to race for Southampton in speedway my number was always seven.
- For us, speedway may be the sport of hard nuts, but for the ice-racers of Sweden, Finland and Russia it is the sport of chickens.
- Inside Out also follows the Workington Comets, a second division speedway team that has one of the highest followings in speedway despite not even being top of their league.
- Did you know that Burnley and Whalley were once hotbeds of speedway?
- 1.1count noun A stadium or track used for speedway racing.
Example sentencesExamples - Earlier this year, residents in Kearsley protested over off-road bikers using towpaths as a speedway.
2North American A road or track used for motor-car racing. Example sentencesExamples - His father, Lynn, is a dirt-track legend in the Steel City with more than 200 feature victories and track titles at four different local speedways.
- And often they are selling to end users who are merely tying into a racing theme while not actually having anything to do with a race, speedway or driver.
- The city itself is home to one of NASCAR's classic speedways that plays host to one of its most famous races, the Coke 600.
- But forget NASCAR for a minute and think about your local speedway.
- The speedway added an additional twenty thousand seats last summer and it is still standing room only.
- I had intended to go out to the speedway merely to observe.
- His father died, of course, in that famous crash on the last turn at that speedway February 18 of 2001.
- Several drivers in the American Speed Association ranks earned their stripes racing on short-track speedways in Wisconsin, as well.
- He built a high-performance motor speedway, but the Formula One event he lobbied for never arrived.
- A service station worker in Georgia, he began racing against local bootleggers across fields, on ragged dirt tracks, and on asphalt speedways.
- I think all three big speedways are completely different even though they're big speedways.
- The speedway will also be hosting a visit by the $250,000 racing monster truck, Outback Thunda.
- Open year-round is Daytona USA, an interactive motorsports attraction and museum next to the speedway.
- There are various types of venues: super speedways, long and short ovals, road courses.
- Exciting racing was the rule, not the exception, last year and that trend should continue to grow in 2001 with the addition of six new speedways.
- I have a lot of confidence in my team at the speedways and would like nothing more than to get Toyota's first win at Charlotte.
- She also sponsors a racecar at the local speedway.
- It has seating for about 45,000 fans, and it has one thing that sets it apart from other speedways.
- The TRAC - and by extension the lesser-used speedways - will also benefit from jealous television networks.
- Grenville wowed the crowds at many speedways nationwide, including his home stomping ground, the Lismore Speedway.
- 2.1 A highway for fast motor traffic.
Example sentencesExamples - After a few phone calls in Spanish (I did not understand a word), we finally made it to the right speedway, called a freeway in LA, with great help from our small map.
- So as you would expect, nobody obeys this law, like nobody goes 65 MPH on our six lane interstate speedways.
Definition of speedway in US English: speedwaynounˈspidˌweɪˈspēdˌwā 1A stadium or track used for automobile or motorcycle racing. Example sentencesExamples - Earlier this year, residents in Kearsley protested over off-road bikers using towpaths as a speedway.
- 1.1 A highway for fast motor traffic.
Example sentencesExamples - After a few phone calls in Spanish (I did not understand a word), we finally made it to the right speedway, called a freeway in LA, with great help from our small map.
- So as you would expect, nobody obeys this law, like nobody goes 65 MPH on our six lane interstate speedways.
- 1.2British A form of motorcycle racing on an oval dirt track, typically in a stadium.
Example sentencesExamples - Inside Out also follows the Workington Comets, a second division speedway team that has one of the highest followings in speedway despite not even being top of their league.
- Did you know that Burnley and Whalley were once hotbeds of speedway?
- For us, speedway may be the sport of hard nuts, but for the ice-racers of Sweden, Finland and Russia it is the sport of chickens.
- I shall miss taking my son to speedway at Odsal, something I myself did from the age of 11.
- When I used to race for Southampton in speedway my number was always seven.
- York-born speedster Andy Smith has again qualified for the ultimate competition in speedway - and has again justified his Houdini tag.
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