Comprehension
Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
Types of car racing!
Crazy Racing facts!
100
When do professional race car drivers start training?
Some professionals start training in their preschool years.
100
To be good a playing sports.
athletic
100
A full run around a track or course.
lap
100
This is the most popular motor sport in the world, featuring races in world wide locations with a group of international drivers.
F1 or Formula 1
100
An F1 car's exhaust is so hot it reaches this temperature: 1000, 2000, or 3000 degrees Celcius
1000 c
200
Why are most race car drivers young?
Race car drivers have a short career. They must be very fit.
200
To not be tired, have a lot of energy
energetic
200
A usual or normal amount.
average
200
This type of racing you do only in a straight line over a quarter mile distance (approx 400m). The cars that race this are built to go very fast very quickly.
drag racing or top fuel drag racing
200
A pit stop in F1 takes how long?
15 seconds, 3 seconds or 1 minute?
on average, less than 3 seconds
300
What is G-force?
G-force is the force of gravity
300
This is a feeling of being worried or under pressure to do or achieve something
stress
300
A job you do most of your life.
career
300
This type of racing is often for beginners. Even Mario has a racing game using these cars.
Go-Kart
300
A top fuel dragster is one of the fastest vehicles on earth. How fast can it go in just 3 seconds?
100 mph, 200 mph, or 300 mph
300mph (thats nearly 500 km/h)
400
How are race car drivers like long-distance runners?
Race car drivers and long-distance runners have a lot of energy.
400
To direct how someone or something behaves
control
400
The opposite of stress. To feel at ease and comfortable.
relaxed
400
This type of car racing takes a long time, often 12 to 24 hours!
Endurance Racing or Le Mans Racing
400
An F1 car pulls more G's in a turn than what?
A roller coaster, an airplane, or a rocket?
All of the above!
most impressively it out does a rocket!
500
How do race car drivers feel at work?
Race car drivers feel very stressed at work.
500
A person who gets paid for a job.
professional
500
The force one experiences when falling or going around a curve. The "G" in G-force.
Gravity
500
This type of car racing is more about seeing great sights and getting to "checkpoints" in a timely fashion, but in not too big of a rush.
Rally Racing.
500
Top Fuel Dragster is powerful, but how powerful?
500 bhp (that's break horse power), 1000 bhp or 10,000 bhp
10,000 bhp, that's more powerful than 20 Ferraris put together!