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His other great love was race car driving, a passion that began with racing go-karts at 11 and blossomed into a life-long love of all things motorized.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
Except these bikes are motorized, can reach speeds of up to 30 mph, have three wheels, and seat up to 6 people.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2026
Cleaner Heads: Since every home is bound to have some tight spaces and nooks that are hard to reach, most vacuums in this list have motorized brush rolls as well as rotating cleaner heads to thoroughly clean and navigate through your space.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
Complimentary access to non-motorized and motorized watersports includes water skiing, wakeboarding, tubing, snorkeling, paddleboarding, and kayaking.
—Kate Van Dyke, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
Except these bikes are motorized, can reach speeds of up to 30 mph, have three wheels, and seat up to 6 people.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2026
Cleaner Heads: Since every home is bound to have some tight spaces and nooks that are hard to reach, most vacuums in this list have motorized brush rolls as well as rotating cleaner heads to thoroughly clean and navigate through your space.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
Complimentary access to non-motorized and motorized watersports includes water skiing, wakeboarding, tubing, snorkeling, paddleboarding, and kayaking.
—Kate Van Dyke, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Motorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorize. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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motorize
verb
mo·tor·ize
ˈmōt-ə-ˌrīz 
motorized; motorizing
1
: to equip with a motor
2
: to equip with motor-driven vehicles for transportation
motorized troops
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