Racing cars started soon after the launching of petrol-fuelled automobiles in the nineteenth century. The first race was organized by a Paris magazine Le Petit Journal in 1894, to ascertain the best performers. Chicago was the place for the first automobile race in the USA in 1895.
It was the French who dominated the automobile racing scene as well as the French automobile club ACF staged a number of major international races, usually from or to Paris, connecting with another major city in Europe or France.
There are numerous types of automobile racing the most well known being single-seater racing, where especially designed cars are used. In these cars, the wheels aren’t covered, and you will find aerofoil wings at front and rear to enhance the traction of the car on the racetrack. These races are held on specially designed closed circuits or on specific road circuits which are closed for the duration of the event.
The top series is the World Rally Championship (WRC), but there also regional championships and several nations have their own national championships.
The other sort of single-seater racing is kart racing. In this small but strong go-karts pick up speed fast on the little tracks. So many racing drivers of today began by driving karts since it’s the cheapest way to get into auto racing. It has made racing much more accessible. Today, it’s also a fully-fledged global game in its own right.
Touring car racing is a type of road racing that’s run with production-derived racecars. The American variant of touring car racing is known as stock car racing. In drag racing, mostly well known in america, the purpose is to complete a certain distance, traditionally a quarter of a mile, at the shortest possible time. Whatever the sort of auto racing, the thrill is in the speed.