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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