While sports car racing is definitely exciting and thrilling to watch, the concept is not really anything new. Ever since the first fuel driven vehicle was invented, individuals have wanted to race them. Even before the time of the car, other vehicles were being raced, such as horse drawn buggies and chariots. It is no wonder then, with the amount of competition that our ancestors gave us, that there is a love for car auto racing.

The very first race that was held in the U.S. took place on November 28th, in the year 1895. The race was held in the city of Evanston Illinois and was only a little over 54 miles. The whole race took over ten hours to finish. This was just the start of what evolved into the car racing phenomenon of today. Since the time of the first car auto racing competition, fans have continued to flock to the car race track venues to show their support for their favorite driver and share in the thrill of the race.

While go kart racing may not be up there in the big leagues of car racing, it is definitely a sport where fun and competition exists. Many of the sports car racing drivers that have made it big in the industry today actually began their careers as children in go-kart races. Sports auto racing encompasses a whole array of different types of races and vehicles. Fans can enjoy Nascar style stock car races, Indy car racing, slot car races and even rc car racing. While these are not all of the different types of competitive auto car racing that exists, they are some of the most popular.

Sports car racing has been around for a long period of time and the fans have been around, of course, for just as long. Car racing fans seem to be a whole other breed from other sports fans. They love the excitement of the race and the thrill of not knowing what is going to happen next. While the fans of today are die hard competition lovers, the same could be said of the fans of races from bygone years. Think about the times of the Roman Empire and the excitement of the chariot races; such excitement might be compared to the Nascar or Indy car racing events of today.