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TYPES OF ROAD COURSES Road racing can be of two types. True road races are run over what are, in fact, actual public Road s that have been temporarily closed off to the public for the purpose of conducting a race. Notable examples of this include the Monaco Grand Prix which is conducted on the city streets of the small principality, and the Isle Of Man Tourist Trophy , probably the most famous motorcycle race of its type. Alternatively, road races can be conducted on purpose-built Racetrack s that, due to their irregular shapes and many turns and curves, resemble true road courses. Due to safety and insurance concerns, this style of racing has largely supplanted true road racing, particularly in Europe . In the USA , road racing is also occasionally conducted using the infield and oval portions of tracks (such as the 24 Hours Of Daytona ). GLOBAL ROAD COURSES Global road-racing series such as Formula One car racing and MotoGP motorcycle racing are almost always conducted on dedicated race tracks, with only a few exceptions. Several of these tracks are world-renowned, such as the circuits at Le Mans , Imola , and Silverstone . Recent expansion of these international series has resulted in dedicated tracks being built in Qatar , Shanghai and Sepang ( Malaysia ). UNITED STATES ROAD COURSES Although there was a long tradition of road racing on real streets in United States, now the most famous American road courses are all purpose-built, some where the original traditon evolved. They include: Watkins Glen International ( Watkins Glen, New York ), Road America ( Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin ), and Infineon Raceway ( Sonoma, California ) . Other less famous purpose-built road course include: in Cleveland, Ohio and a former military airport now known as Sebring Raceway ( Sebring, Florida ). EXTERNAL LINKS
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