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BMW was officially founded as a public company in 1922. Karl Rapp and Gustav Otto are credited by BMW as the founding fathers. However it was actually founded by Josep Popp, Max Friz, and Camillo Castigilioni. These men discovered and carried on BMW in its early life.
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Mercedes-Benz was established in 1871 by Karl Benz. By 1886 Benz already had a 4 stroke engine which was ahead of its times. Benz was credited to have made the “first” real automobile which was a horse carriage with a motor. | |
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Ferrari was found in 1929 by Enzo Ferrari. The company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before producing street legal cars in 1947. Ferrari has had a great success in F1. Most of Ferrari’s cars sell for very high prices and have lots of horsepower.
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Rallying is a form of racing competition on public or private roads. It is not run in a circuit but in a point-to-point battle. Drivers have an assistant who tells the driver how sharp and what the next turn is. They drive through check points along the way to get their times. | |
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Formula 1 or F1 racing is the highest class of racing. The formula part of the name refers to the special set of rules. These cars can reach speeds of up to 200 miles per hour. Generally Formula 1 tracks are very smooth with long straights that go into very sharp corners.
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Drag racing is all about acceleration between two cars going down a straight strip of asphalt. Some tracks are ¼ mile, 1/8 mile, and ½ mile. These races are started by something called a Christmas Tree because of the multi-colored lights that start the race. Sometimes these races are measured in time and sometimes they are measured in highest speed. Usually it’s the first one across the finish line, but sometimes it’s scored by speed instead. |
