▁forms ▁of ▁motor cycle ▁sports , ▁with ▁notable ▁rid ers ▁such ▁as ▁Kurt ▁Nic oll , ▁David ▁Thor pe , ▁Jeff ▁Smith , ▁Dave ▁B ick ers , ▁David ▁Knight , ▁Sam my ▁Miller , ▁Arthur ▁L amp kin , ▁Martin ▁L amp kin ▁and ▁Doug ie ▁L amp kin . ▁ ▁Speed way ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁is ▁also ▁popular , ▁with ▁events ▁like ▁the ▁El ite ▁League , ▁Speed way ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁British ▁Speed way ▁Championship . ▁ ▁In ▁r ally ▁ra iding , ▁Sam ▁S under land ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁Dak ar ▁R ally ▁when ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁motor cycle ▁classification ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Drag ▁Racing ▁Drag ▁Racing ▁has ▁its ▁orig ins ▁in ▁the ▁USA ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁ ▁During ▁prohib ition ▁the ▁sell ers ▁of ▁illegal ▁alco hol , ▁the ▁Mo ons h ine ▁Boys ▁out ran ▁the ▁authorities ▁by ▁making ▁their ▁innoc uous ▁run about ▁cars ▁fast ▁and ▁powerful ▁by ▁hiding ▁bigger ▁and ▁more ▁highly ▁tun ed ▁engines ▁inside ▁- ▁the ▁Hot ▁Rod ▁was ▁born ! ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁prohib ition ▁the ▁Hot ▁Rod ders ▁continued ▁and ▁all ▁over ▁America ▁roads ▁were ▁being ▁used ▁to ▁sett le ▁the ▁' mine ▁is ▁faster ▁than ▁yours ▁argument '. ▁ ▁Most ▁towns ▁had ▁a ▁main ▁road ▁running ▁down ▁the ▁middle ▁and ▁j unction s ▁controlled ▁by ▁traffic ▁lights , ▁the ▁Hot ▁Rod ders ▁would ▁race ▁down ▁the ▁main ▁drag ▁from