I’ve heard several people ask rhetorically why racing matters. I haven’t conducted anything resembling a scientific survey, but it’s as if the emergence and proliferation of electrified automobiles, ongoing grandiose fantasies of autonomous driving, and even the anticipated rise of the machines (i.e., artificial intelligence) tells them motorsports’ days are numbered.
It’s an odd—ignorant, really—hot take when you consider interest in multiple racing series around the world is on the rise. IMSA’s season-opening Rolex 24 saw a record crowd of an estimated 50,000, much of which series officials attribute
