Race Explained

Race, RACE or The Race may refer to:

• Race (biology), an informal taxonomic classification within a species, generally within a sub-species
• Race (human categorization), classification of humans into groups based on physical traits, and/or social relations
• Racing, a competition of speed

Rapid movement

• The Race (yachting race)
• Mill race, millrace, or millrun, the current of water that turns a water wheel, or the channel (sluice) conducting water to or from a water wheel
• Tidal race, a fast-moving tide passing through a constriction

Acronyms

• RACE encoding, a syntax for encoding non-ASCII characters in ASCII
• Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service, in the US, established in 1952 for wartime use
• Rapid amplification of cDNA ends, a technique in molecular biology
• RACE (Remote Applications in Challenging Environments), a robotics development center in the UK
• RACE Racing Academy and Centre of Education, a jockey and horse-racing industry training centre in Kildare town in the Republic of Ireland
• RACE (automobile association), an automobile association in Spain
• RACE (container) or Railways of Australia Container Express, a slightly wider version of the standard ISO shipping container
• Royal Automobile Club of Spain

Arts, entertainment, and media

Books

• Race (fantasy), classification of fictional species in the fantasy genre
• Race (play), a 2009 play by David Mamet
• The Race (Patterson novel), a 2007 novel by Richard North Patterson
• The Race (Allan novel), a 2014 novel by Nina Allan
• The Race, a 2011 novel by Clive Cussler
• The Race (Worldwar), fictional alien invaders in the works of Harry Turtledove
• Colonel Race, an Agatha Christie character

Film

• Race film, early films produced for an all-black audience
• Race (film series)
  • Race (2008 film), a Bollywood thriller
  • Race 2, a 2013 Bollywood action-thriller film sequel to the 2008 film
  • Race 3, a 2018 Bollywood action-thriller film sequel to Race 2
• The Race (1916 film), a silent film directed by George Melford
• The Race (2002 film) (Le raid), a French film starring Josiane Balasko
• Race (2007 film), an animated sci-fi film
• The Race, a 2009 film starring Colm Meaney
• Race (2011 film), a Malayalam thriller
• Race (2013 film), a Telugu film
• Race (2016 film), a film about African American athlete Jesse Owens
• Melting Pot (film), also known as Race, a 1998 feature film

Television

• The Amazing Race, a US reality television game show franchise
• The Race (TV series), a 2006 UK reality programme
• "The Race" (Joe 90)
• "The Race" (Seinfeld)
• "The Race" (The Goodies)
• Race Bannon, a character in Jonny Quest

Games

• Race – The Official WTCC Game (2006), a computer game
• Race for the Galaxy (2007), a card game

Music

• The Race (band), a UK indie rock band
• Race (album), a 1988 album by Pseudo Echo

Songs

• "The Race" (Tay-K song)
• "The Race" (Wiz Khalifa song)
• "The Race" (Yello song)
• "The Race", a song by 30 Seconds To Mars from LOVE LUST FAITH + DREAMS
• "The Race", a song by Cajun Dance Party from The Colourful Life
• "The Race", an unreleased song by Coldplay
• "Race", a song by Tiger
• "Race", a song by Prince from Come

Other uses

• Race (bearing), a part of a mechanical device
• Race (surname)
• Race condition, a computer programming error
• Race Street station, a light rail station in San Jose, California
• Space Race, the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union for dominance in spaceflight capability
• Race, alternative term for an election, especially in the US

See also

• Raceland (disambiguation)