International competitiveness, testing the capabilities of specially designed automobiles and the skill of their drivers, over tracks and courses of differing lengths and construction, this is automobile racing. The first car race considered is the one held in France in July 1894, in which the winner averaged 24 kilometers per hour, when 100 automobiles set out from Paris to Rouen. The first race in North America was held in Chicago, Illinois, in the year 1895. The excitement generated by …showed first 75 words of 1027 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1027 total… all drivers who are on track at the same time. As the popularity of automobile racing continues to rise, the quality of all people involved in racing will follow suit. Developments and competition in recent years have led to revolution in the racing world as competing leagues strive to become the world's racing authority. The technology in racing becomes updated and remodeled each year which will ultimately see its way into the consumer world.