The phrase "dirty race" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a competition or contest that is characterized by unethical behavior or unfair practices.
Example: "The recent election was marred by accusations of a dirty race, with candidates resorting to mudslinging and misinformation."
Alternatives: "corrupt competition" or "unethical contest".
Hardly any were there out of devotion to the EU; few even out of love for Mr Yushchenko, who may have been a clean candidate in a dirty race but was hardly a magnetic personality.
When his father was turned out of office in what historians regard as a particularly dirty race in 1970, Al Gore not only walked away, he walked away mad.
The vice president was inclined to stick by Mr. Clinton not only because of his role, friends said, but because he, like the first lady, felt that Mr. Clinton had in part suffered at the hands of Republican bloodhounds -- some of the same people, in fact, who had worked so hard to defeat his father, Senator Albert Gore, in a legendarily dirty race in 1970.
"Everyone is in a dirty race to get products out quick, and they are getting their feet held to it on quality," says cofounder Seth Hallem.
It features all of the playful and direct driver responsiveness you'd expect from a real sports car, but without the nervousness you might get from a down and dirty racing machine.
I get Linda McCartney and the Dirtiest Race In History.
4) Ben Johnson v Carl Lewis in the Dirtiest Race in History 5) What next for boxer Timothy Bradley?
He was one of the subjects of 9.79*, an excellent recent documentary about what has become known as "the dirtiest race in history".
Ben Johnson won what became known as The Dirtiest Race in History in 1988 only to test positive for the steroid stanozolol immediately afterwards.
It has been nearly 25 years since the "dirtiest race in history," the Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson's gold-medal-winning, and steroid-infused, 100-meter dash at the Seoul Olympics.
We now know, from a more recent book, "The Dirtiest Race in History," by Richard Moore that people from the camp of Johnson's great rival, Carl Lewis, were "accompanying" Johnson when he was giving his sample.
