Article ID: CBB013576987

Motorsports and Motoring Public at Full Song (1950 to 1965): Measuring Men, Creatively Destructive, or Stimulating Technology? (2015)

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As car owners and enthusiasts became more interested in automobiles, growing numbers were drawn to motorsports for its demonstration of men harnessing speed while pushing physical limitations with technological innovation. Racing, as a spectacle and a professional entertainment needed to deliver something of value to the consumers of this sport. Thus a reinforcing dynamic emereged: spectators and enthusiasts demanded close and exciting competition, race teams spent more time, labor, and money to innovate technologically in order to meet that demand, and drivers used those technologies to push the boundaries of speed and control ever further.

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Authors & Contributors
Reutter, Mark
Stimmel, Carol L.
Holdsworth, Deryck
Claire Pelgrims
Alison Kreitzer
Garber, Ken
Concepts
Technology
Velocity; speed
Inventors and invention
Railroads
Land transportation
Cities and towns
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
21st century
18th century
17th century
Places
United States
Canada
Midwestern states (U.S.)
Ohio (U.S.)
Belgium
Brussels (Belgium)
Institutions
New York Central Railroad Company
Amtrak
United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development
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