Talk:Auto racing

I note that autosport redirects here. I would say that to British motorsport fans, and probably to European enthusiasts in general, the word Autosport overwhelmingly means the weekly motorsport-related magazine of that title rather than the sport itself, and since there is an article for F1 Racing magazine, I'd say there should be one for the much more widely read Autosport. Possibly it could go Autosport (magazine), with a disambiguation page at autosport, or at least a note about this other usage of the word? There's also a Motor Sport magazine in the UK, but this is less important. Autosport, however, has considerable influence, and surely deserves an article. Loganberry 23:00, 16 Oct 2004 (UTC)

My opinion is that when an article for the magazine is created it should be at Autosport with a disambig note to the auto racing article. SamH 10:22, 17 Oct 2004 (UTC)

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Some of the facts are a little mixed up as it is now written. A better writer than me will need to fix it. There was an exhibition race on November 2, 1896, from Jackson Park in Chicago to Waukegan and back (about 90 miles) but there were only two cars--the Duryea car and a German-built Benz. The Duryea crashed near Evanston and left only the Benz to finish. The actual race was on November 28 and scheduled for the same length but because of heavy snow was shortened from Jackson Park to Evanston and back (about 50 miles). Six cars started the race, two electric, three gasoline powered Benzs, and the gasoline powered Duryea. Only one of the German cars finished the race, and neither of the electrics. Duryea won the race, an hour and a half or so ahead of the remaining Benz. Of course all of this ignores the Great Steam Car Race of 1878.12.74.168.251 04:43, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Where is the evidence that drivers experience 4.5 lateral g? That suggests that the suspension would support an extra 3.5 tonnes on the roof. Further, the tyres don't appear to deform enough at high speed to indicate that amount of down force. Maybe this article can demonstrate how 4.5g is achieved. Zsdead (talk) 10:19, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

It's not necessary to provide evidence, only the source. At the end of the sentence is reference 28 which is https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorsport/7681665/Formula-One-drivers-feel-the-G-force.html

The text is behind a paywall, but on '4.5g' it includes: Paul Monaghan, head of car engineering for F1 team Red Bull Racing, says: "The predominant accelerative forces experienced by a driver are lateral and longitudinal, with the peaks exceeding 4.5g. The driver's body will experience forces four and a half times his or her own weight, albeit for short periods of time." Fighter and aerobatic pilots withstand higher levels of g, but only on a vertical axis, and driving can create tougher g pressures for the body. "Military pilots experience greater g loads," Monaghan says, "but these are typically aligned with the spine, whereas an F1 driver endures these loads almost at right angles to the spine."

I don't think it's necessary to further explain in this article, there's not enough space and there are specific articles on Formula One for that. Rally Wonk (talk) 14:07, 3 January 2026 (UTC)