A Brief History of Early Racing

For years, racing cars has been a beloved sport around the world. Practiced in many countries, both professional and amateur automobile races come in a variety of formats on roads, oval tracks and closed circuits. Racing types vary from Grand Prix racing, speedway racing, sports car racing, drag racing, karting and many more.

Racing got its start shortly after the invention of the automobile in the 1880s. Racing began in France in 1894 with the first organized automobile competition, a reliability test from Paris to Rouen, with a distance of 80 km. In 1895, the first actual race was held between Paris and Bordeaux and back with an overall length of 1,178 km.

The United States held the first organized race on Thanksgiving Day 1895 in Illinois, with an 87-km race from Chicago to Evanston and back.

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