Green victory?

The motorsports community contemplates winning races while leaving behind the smallest environmental footprint.

Not long after cars were invented, drivers began to race them. Winning races meant that builders competed to develop faster, more reliable cars that featured the best-available propulsion systems as well as innovative handling technology and related equipment.

Automakers in time realized that race victories boosted sales, engendering the adage: “Race on Sunday; sell on Monday,” The rest is history. Honed to a keen edge on the ultimate proving ground, the car has since undergone the most intensive long-term engineering effort ever seen, leading in large part to the incredibly sophisticated vehicles on roads today.