Car Craze

Automobile racing began soon after the first cars were built. Although some cars used for racing are so specialized that they are quite useless on the streets, most differ only slightly from standard makes and thus can be used for ordinary driving as well as racing. Racing cars are usually single seaters built solely for racing. Sports cars that seat two people are true dual purpose cars which can be raced or used for street driving.

The kinds of races are typically differentiated by the courses on which they are run. One kind is the oval track while another is a run on public roads closed off for the race or on a special track designed to simulate the conditions of actual road racing. Still another is a run on a straight course which is actually a race against the clock rather than against other cars.