
There are other
categories of single-seater racing, including kart racing, which
employs a small, low-cost machine on small tracks. Many of the
current top drivers began their careers in karts. Formula Ford
once represented a popular first open-wheel category for
up-and-coming drivers stepping up from karts and now the Formula
BMW series is the preferred option as it has introduced an areo
package and slicks, allowing the junior drivers to gain
experience in a race car with dynamics closer F1. The Star Mazda
Series is another entry level series.
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Sports
car racing is a form of circuit auto racing with
automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels.
They may be purpose-built or related to road-going
sports cars.
A kind
of hybrid between the purism of open-wheelers and the
familiarity of touring car racing, this racing is often
associated with the annual Le Mans 24 Hours endurance
race. First run, it is one of the oldest motor races
still in existence. Other classic but now defunct sports
car races include the Targa Florio and Mille
Miglia. Most top class sports car races emphasise
endurance reliability and strategy over pure speed.
Longer races usually involve complex pit strategy and
regular driver changes - sports car racing is seen more
as a team sport than a gladiatorial individual sport and
team managers like John Wyer, Tom Walkinshaw,
driver-turned-constructor Henri Pescarolo, Peter Sauber
and Reinhold Joest have become almost as famous as many
of their drivers.
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