Racer or The Racer or Racers may refer to:

Snakes

* Any of several genera of colubrid snakes, such as '' Coluber''; '' Drymobius'', the neotropical racers; ''

Masticophis ''Masticophis'' is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly referred to as whip snakes or coachwhips, which are endemic to the Americas. Conant R (1975). ''A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition ...

'', the whip snakes or coachwhips; and ''

Alsophis ''Alsophis'' is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. Species in the genus ''Alsophis'' are among those snakes commonly called "racers". ''Alsophis'' species are endemic to the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. ...

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Galapagos racer The Galápagos racer (''Pseudalsophis biserialis'') is a colubrid snake in the genus '' Pseudalsophis'' that is endemic to the Galápagos Islands. It is a mildly venomous constrictor but it is not considered aggressive or harmful to humans. The tw ...

(''Pseudalsophis biserialis''), endemic to the Galapagos Islands

Entertainment

*''The Racer'', 1953 novel by

Hans Ruesch : ''This is about the racing driver, for the Norwegian geologist with a similarly spelled name go to Hans Reusch'' Hans Ruesch (17 May 1913 – 27 August 2007) was a Swiss racing driver, a novelist, and an internationally prominent activist again ...

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The Racers ''The Racers'' is a 1955 film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Kirk Douglas and Bella Darvi. The film is based on the book by Hans Ruesch entitled ''The Racer'', based on the life of Rudolf Caracciola.Automobile Quarterly 2005 "In 1953, 2 ...

'', 1955 film based on the Hans Ruesch novel *"The Racer", 1958 story by

Ib Melchior Ib Jørgen Melchior (September 17, 1917 – March 14, 2015) was a Danish-American novelist, short-story writer, film producer, film director, and screenwriter of low-budget American science fiction movies, most of them released by American Inter ...

, base of the 1975 film ''Death Race 2000'' * ''The Racer'' (film), 2020 film * '' Star Wars Episode I: Racer'', a video game *

Lego Racers Lego Racers was a Lego product line with the first wave of sets being released in 2001. The range was first introduced in 2001 named after the Lego Racers video game series with the first wave of sets being based on the Xalax segment of Lego Racer ...

, a product line of the Lego construction toy * ''Lego Racers'' (video game), a 1999 video game by Lego Software *''The Racers'', working title for the 1961 television series '' Straightaway'' * Racer (simulator), a free video game available online * The Racer family and Racer Motors, a fictional family and company in the ''

Speed Racer ''Speed Racer'', also known as , is a Japanese media franchise about Auto racing, automobile racing. ''Mach GoGoGo'' was originally serialized in print in Shueisha's 1966 ''Shōnen Book''. It was released in tankōbon book form by Sun W ...

'' universe *

West Coast Racers West Coast Racers is a dueling steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park in Valencia, California. Manufactured by Premier Rides, the ride is a collaboration between West Coast Customs and Six Flags that was promoted as ...

, roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain *

Racer (Kennywood) The Racer is a wooden racing roller coaster located at Kennywood amusement park near Pittsburgh in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. Built by Charlie Mach and designed by the legendary John A. Miller, the Racer opened to the public in 1927 and is one o ...

, a wooden racing roller coaster at Kennywood Park *

The Racer (Kings Island) The Racer is a wooden, racing roller coaster located at Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio. It was designed by John C. Allen, well-known for his contributions to roller coasters during the mid-twentieth century, and debuted at the park' ...

, a wooden racing roller coaster at Kings Island * The Racer, 82m water slide at

Big Banana The Big Banana is a tourist attraction and amusement park in the city of Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. The grounds of the park are set amongst a banana plantation, featuring a large walk-through banana. Built in 1964, it was one of ...

, Coff's Coast *Racer, a former wooden roller coaster that was one of Cedar Point's attractions, in Sandusky, Ohio

Aircraft

Hughes H-1 Racer The Hughes H-1 Racer is a racing aircraft built by Hughes Aircraft in 1935. It set a world airspeed record and a transcontinental speed record across the United States. The H-1 Racer was the last aircraft built by a private individual to set the ...

, "The Racer", a racing aircraft first flown in 1935 *

AMSOIL Racer The AMSOIL Racer, also known as the Rutan Biplane Racer and the Rutan Model 68 Racer, was a race tandem wing plane which was designed by Burt Rutan's Rutan Aircraft Factory, and built and flown by Dan Mortensen. It set several speed records, but c ...

, a 1980s racing aircraft *

Bristol Racer The Bristol Type 72 Racer was a British Air racing, racing monoplane designed by Wilfrid Thomas Reid and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company at Filton, England.Jackson 1973, page 307 Background The Bristol Racer was built to demonstrate the ...

, a British racing monoplane, first flown in 1922 *

Brown B-1 Racer The Brown B-1 Racer was an American-built small monoplane racing aircraft of the 1930s. Design and development The B-1 Racer was built in 1933 by the Brown Aircraft Co. of Montebello, California, which had been founded by Lawrence W. Brown, previ ...

, an American 1930s racing monoplane *

Brown B-2 Racer The Brown B-2 Racer was an American-built small monoplane racing aircraft built in 1934. Design and development The B-2 Racer was built in 1934 by the Brown Aircraft Co. of Montebello, California, which had been founded by Lawrence W. Brown, pre ...

, an American racing monoplane built in 1934 *

Dayton-Wright RB-1 Racer The Dayton-Wright RB-1 (Rinehart Howard Max Rinehart, flight instructor and later, aeronautical engineer.Baumann Milton C. Baumann, a US Army officer who was an aeronautical engineer during WW1. model one), also known simply as the Dayton-Wright ...

, an American racing monoplane first flown in 1920 *

Graham-Perren Racer The Graham-Perren Racer, or Graham-Perren Monoplane, was a racing aircraft built to compete in the 1934 National Air Races, including the Greve Trophy. Design and development The racer was a short-coupled, wire braced, mid-winged aircraft with ...

, a racing aircraft built to compete in the 1934 National Air Races *

Napier-Heston Racer The Napier-Heston Racer, also referred to as the Heston Type 5 Racer or Heston High Speed Aircraft J.5, Clare 1976, p. 426. was a 1940s British single-seat racing monoplane first conceived by D. Napier and Son Ltd., and built by the Heston Airc ...

, a 1940s British racing monoplane *

Powell PH Racer The Powell PH Racer was a 1920s air racer which held the distinction of having won all the races it entered. Design and development The aircraft was designed by Professor C.H. Powell, teacher at the Aeronautics Department of the University of D ...

, a 1920s racing aircraft *

Verville-Packard R-1 Racer The Verville-Packard R-1 Racer was a military racing aircraft that was modified from Alfred V. Verville's previous Verville VCP-1 design. The R-1 is sometimes known also as the Verville-Packard VCP-R or the Verville-Packard 600. The R-1 was ...

, the first racing aircraft built for the United States Army Air Corps, first flown in 1919 *

Verville-Sperry R-3 Racer __NOTOC__ The Verville-Sperry R-3 Racer was a cantilever wing monoplane with a streamlined fuselage and the second aircraft with fully retractable landing gear, the first being the Dayton-Wright RB-1 Racer. In 1961, the R-3 racer was identified a ...

, a racing monoplane first flown in 1922 * Westland Racer, a British racing monoplane first flown in 1926 *

Air Creation Racer The Air Creation Racer is a French single-seat, weight-shift control ultralight trike that was built by Air Creation of Aubenas between 1986 and 2010. It was available in kit form for Homebuilt aircraft, amateur construction or as a completed ...

, a French ultralight trike design *

Apollo Racer GT The Apollo Racer GT is a Hungary, Hungarian ultralight trike, designed and produced by Apollo Ultralight Aircraft of Eger. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for Homebuilt aircraft, amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Ba ...

, a Hungarian ultralight trike design * Corvus Racer 540, a Hungarian high performance aerobatic aircraft *

Airbus RACER The Airbus RACER (Rapid and Cost-Effective Rotorcraft) is an experimental high-speed compound helicopter developed by Airbus Helicopters from the Eurocopter X³. Revealed at the June 2017 Paris air show, final assembly will start in mid-2020 fo ...

, an experimental aircraft revealed in 2017 by

Airbus Helicopters Airbus Helicopters SAS (formerly Eurocopter Group) is the helicopter manufacturer, helicopter manufacturing division of Airbus. It is the largest in the industry in terms of revenues and turbine helicopter deliveries. Its head office is located ...

Ships

* , various Royal Navy ships * Racer-class sloop, a class of five ships built for the Royal Navy between 1855 and 1860 * , two US Navy ships

Sports

* ''Racer'' (magazine), an automobile racing magazine

Sports teams

The Racer's Group The Racer's Group, or TRG, is a WeatherTech SportsCar Championship racing team located in Petaluma, California, owned by Kevin Buckler and his wife Debra. TRG has competed professionally in road racing since 1995. The team formerly competed in NA ...

, a Rolex Sports Car Series racing team located in Petaluma, California *

Akron Racers The Akron Racers were a women's softball team based in Akron, Ohio. They have moved to Cleveland and been renamed the Cleveland Comets in 2018. The team was started by Joey Arietta in 1999 to participate in the Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL). ...

, a women's softball club * Elgin Racers, a franchise of the International Basketball League *

Harringay Racers (speedway) The Harringay Racers were a motorcycle speedway team who raced at the Harringay Stadium from 1947 until 1954 in the National League Division One. History The Racers were the third of three speedway teams to be based at Harringay Stadium. Fro ...

, a motorcycle speedway team from 1947 to 1954 *

Harringay Racers Harringay Racers refers to multiple British ice hockey teams based in Harringay, London, United Kingdom. Harringay Racers The first team to use the Harringay Racers moniker was founded in 1936 and initially played alongside Harringay Greyhou ...

, various British ice hockey clubs from the 1930s to the present *

Indianapolis Racers The Indianapolis Racers were a major league hockey team in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1974 to 1978. They competed in four full seasons before folding 25 games into the 1978–79 season. They played at Market Square Arena. They are o ...

, a World Hockey Association team from 1974 to 1978 *

London Racers The London Racers was a British ice hockey club based in London, England formerly members of the Elite Ice Hockey League. Although founded in 2003, it claimed to be a successor of the Harringay Racers club established in 1936. Due to a lack of ...

, a British ice hockey club *

Murray State Racers The Murray State Racers are the athletic teams that represent Murray State University (MSU), located in Murray, Kentucky, United States, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division I ranks (for football, the Football Championship Su ...

, the sports teams of Murray State University *

Murrayfield Racers The Murrayfield Racers were an ice hockey team based in Edinburgh, Scotland who were founded in 1952 as the Murrayfield Royals before changing their name to the Murrayfield Racers in 1966. The team won the British Championship four times in ...

, a former Scottish ice hockey team based in Edinburgh (1952-1958, 1966-1994 and 1995-1996); also named the Edinburgh Racers in 1994-1995 *

Reading Racers Reading Racers are a British motorcycle speedway team. Formed in 1968, they won four British League titles during their history. The club closed in October 2008 after the lease on Smallmead Stadium was sold and the site was demolished. In 2016 a ...

, an English motorcycle speedway team * Red Mountain Racers, a ski racing club * Tri-City Racers, a member of the American Basketball Association

Other uses

LZR Racer The LZR Racer (pronounced as "laser") is a line of competition swimsuits manufactured by Speedo using a high-technology swimwear fabric composed of woven elastane-nylon and polyurethane. The swimsuits are made in body-length; they compress th ...

, a line of high-end Speedo swimsuits * ZTE Racer, a mobile phone manufactured by China's ZTE Corporation *

Daewoo LeMans The Daewoo LeMans is a compact car, first manufactured by Daewoo in South Korea between 1986 and 1994, and between 1994 and 1997 as Daewoo Cielo — a car mechanically identical to the LeMans, differentiated only by its modified styling cues. Li ...

, a compact car sold as the Daewoo Racer in some markets *

RACER Trust Revitalizing Auto Communities Environmental Response Trust ("RACER") Trust was created in March 2011 by a consent decree in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. RACER's mission is to clean up and position fo ...

, created as part of the General Motors bankruptcy proceedings to dispose of the company's abandoned real estate * ''Racer'', original name of one of the

GWR 3031 Class The Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the British Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work. The first 30 members of the class were built ...

locomotives that were built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915, renamed ''Glenside'' in 1911