Racer, The Racer or Racers may refer to:

Snakes

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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. ...

'', endemic to the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean * '' Arrhyton'', found in the Caribbean, known as island racers or racerlets * Eastern racer, ''Coluber constrictor'', endemic to North America and Central America * '' Borikenophis'', found on the Puerto Rican archipelago and the Virgin Islands * ''

Cubophis ''Cubophis'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.. www.reptile-database.org. They are found in the northwestern Caribbean. Species The following six species are recognized as being valid. *'' Cubophis brooksi'' ( Barbour, 1914) - Littl ...

'', found in the northwestern Caribbean * '' Drymobius'', neotropical racers, endemic to the Americas *

Hispaniola racer The Hispaniola racer or Hispaniolan brown racer (''Haitiophis anomalus'') is a snake that is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti). It is monotypic in the genus ''Haitiophis''. Description ...

(''Haitiophis anomalus''), endemic to Hispaniola * '' Hypsirhynchus'', found on Jamaica, Hispaniola, and the Bahamas * ''

Philodryas ''Philodryas'' is a genus of colubrid snakes endemic to South America, commonly called green snakes. Description Species in the genus ''Philodryas'' share the following characters: Head distinct from neck, with distinct ''canthus rostralis''. ...

'', green racers, found in South America * '' Ialtris'', endemic to Hispaniola * '' Masticophis'', whip snakes or coachwhips, endemic to the Americas *

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 two ...

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

Arts and entertainment

Fictional entities

* The Racer family and Racer Motors, a fictional family and company in the '' Speed Racer'' universe

Film and television

* ''Racers'' (film), a 1972 Soviet drama *''

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'' (film), a 2022 sports drama *''The Racers'', working title for the 1961 TV series '' Straightaway'' by Racer Productions * ''Race Gurram'', 2014 Indian film, released in Hindi as ''Main Hoon Lucky: The Racer''

Gaming and toys

* '' Star Wars Episode I: Racer'', a 1999 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), 1999 *

Racer (simulator) Racer, fully named ''Racer Free Car Simulation,'' is a freeware and source available video game simulator that runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. Although ''Racer'' started out as a driving simulator, it also has features that are ...

, a freeware video game simulator

Literature

*''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 ...

*"The Racer", 1958 story by Ib Melchior, basis of the 1975 film ''Death Race 2000'' * ''Racer'' (magazine), an automobile racing magazine

Roller coasters and slides

* West Coast Racers, roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain, U.S. *

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, U.S. * The Racer (Kings Island), a wooden racing roller coaster at Kings Island , U.S. * 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, Australia * Racer, a former Cedar Point attraction, U.S.

Transportation

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 ...

, 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, 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 De ...

, a 1920s racing aircraft * Verville-Packard R-1, a military racing aircraft first flown in 1919 * Verville-Sperry R-3, a racing monoplane first flown in 1922 * Westland Racer, a British racing monoplane first flown in 1926 * Air Creation Racer, a French ultralight trike design 1986–2010 *

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 The Corvus Racer 540 is a single-seat, low wing, high performance aerobatic aircraft produced by Corvus Aircraft Ltd in Hungary. Design and development The Corvus Racer 540 design was started in 2007 when Corvus Aircraft signed a contract wit ...

, 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 2017 experimental high-speed compound helicopter

Ships

* , the name of several Royal Navy ships ** Racer-class sloop * , the name of two US Navy ships * ''Racer'', later

Other transportation

* Daewoo Racer, a variant of the Daewoo LeMans compact car * ''Racer'', original name of

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 ...

locomotive ''Glenside''

Sports

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 ...

, an American car racing team *

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). ...

, an American women's softball club * Elgin Racers, an American basketball team *

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 *

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. From 1 ...

, an English motorcycle speedway team 1947–1954 * Indianapolis Racers, an American hockey team 1974–1978 * London Racers, 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, U.S. *

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 **

Murrayfield Racers (2018) The Murrayfield Racers were an ice hockey team founded in 2018 and based in Edinburgh, Scotland who played in the Scottish National League (SNL). History The original Murrayfield Racers were founded in 1952 as the Murrayfield Royals, becomi ...

* Reading Racers, an English motorcycle speedway team * Tri-City Racers, a former American Basketball Association team

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 Speedo swimsuits * ZTE Racer, a mobile phone *

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 for ...

, to dispose of General Motors' abandoned real estate