Sentence examples for racing setting from inspiring English sources

In the late 1950s he specialised in the arcane field of tricycle racing, setting records for 100 miles and the Land's End to John O'Groats distance, the latter in a time of three days, 12 hours and 15 minutes.

The prizes he won in five years of racing set him up for life in the lumber business.

But they could not find the score they needed as Goosen's penalty saw Racing set up a crunch clash with Northampton next month.

The Lewis Hamilton factor has boosted sales of Scalextric slot car racing sets.

With Christmas approaching, new products including Scalextric James Bond Spectre slot car racing sets are selling well in Britain, Hornby said.

Hornby is hoping that James Bond can boost sales of its Scalextric car racing sets, after the firm struggled to satisfy demand for model trains in Europe last year.

Tyco produced remote-controlled Mach 5s and racing sets.

It is considered the Kentucky Derby of the pigeon racing set.

There are 43 hours of horse racing set for national television in 2011, compared with 175 hours in 2003.

The bid drew Avis into the race, setting off a heated competition.

Barnum had also billed the elephant as the "Towering Monarch of His Mighty Race," setting off Jumbomania.