Sure, a race car is a high-performance automobile that is designed to reach it’s maximum capabilities as quickly as possible.  But is that the full story?

The industry and sport have done a poor job of explaining itself over its 100+ year history.  What is the actual purpose of motor racing?  Why do we race around “wasting” vast amounts of fuel, rubber and other materials and fluids just to beat a bunch of other people doing the same thing?  What benefit to human civilization do motorsports provide?

We will start with the car and try to elaborate and simplify what’s going on to the best of our ability.

A racecar is a series of [...]