The thought occurred to my while watching a documentary on the early competition of LSR.
It is all about competitive engineering, faster cars will set a faster speed, but the driver still has alot to worry about. The LSR is normally on fairly uneven ground (like salt flats or beaches), the tyres being made for speed will not be that grippy, and the cars can be very heavy (1000s of kg). No down force, sometimes even lift, is generated to make the car more stable. Those drivers need to be very skilled, and several have lost their lives over it.
However they never actually race anyone and there’s only an attempt every now and then, and there are so many different categories it’s quite difficult to keep track of it all.
What does everyone here think? Is it a motorsport?
Here are some nice pictures of insanely fast cars for you to look at…
http://community.evo.co.uk/users/Stephen-Dobie/blogs/images/863EC799-AB02-70F3-8205539A575B656A.jpg
http://www.wolverhamptonhistory.org.uk/assets/userfiles/wolverhampton_history/industry/002439.jpg
http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-2006/2006-JCB-Dieselmax-Rear-And-Side-1280×960.jpg
http://jsr75.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/thrust-ssc_1525655c.jpg