There is no doubt about precisely when folks began racing each other in automobiles. It was the day they built the second automobile.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
As the son of a racing car designer and mechanical engineer, I was exposed to motorsports from day one.
I think cars encapsulate the history of innovation and style - it's the other side of the coin of the car being public enemy No.1.
Racing is a very selfish, self-centred, self-glorifying thing. My wife's life for 14 years was centered around me. It was all about me. It was all for my ego.
I don't remember my first race, but I do recall various school sports days where I became way too competitive. We were seven or eight years old, and I had a very stern conversation with my relay team-mates about how crucial it was for us to win.
In 1982 when I showed up, the average age of the drivers in the series was something like 40, 41. The crowds were small. There was not much prize money. The competition wasn't very tight.
I'm really looking forward to a time when generations after us look back and say how ridiculous it was that humans were driving cars.
I've always had a fascination with cars and racing, not that I've ever competed.
The first race is really just something that we will all need to get through. Until people see the cars in action I don't think they will understand how quick they will be, which means they are going to be tiring to drive.
My career in racing started at a very young age in California.
New York grew up before the automobile. And even though it's full of cars, its shape and form didn't get created around the automobile.