Electric race cars are a joke. No deafening roar ( V8 to V12) or deafening howl/whine (turbo4-flat6). No smell of burnt aircraft fuel or burn methanol (Indycar). No smell of toasted brakes (E car regen). No flames out the exhausts associated with advanced ignition in full power. No twang of the turbo or supercharger on overrun.
If I’m ever forced to go to a E car race I’ll take a pillow and get a good nap.
Imagine a BEV vehicle in the Le Mans 24. It’d take about 10 days to run 24 hours on the track. 24 hours racing and another 9 days in the pits charging. Fun eh. At least an E car race wouldn’t bother the neighbors.
While I do agree that the visceral experience is very different . EV and EV Racing IS the future
I Raced 2 stroke dirt and Street bikes, Vintage bikes running Castrol R (Ahhhh that smell !) . worked on F1 cars in the late 70s (Ahhhhh that sound)... Am a DE instructor still today and also instruct with AFM motorcycles.
It IS different but this is the up coming technology. Think how may race tracks we have lost just because of noise. Heck Laguna Seca is now 90 db.
I restore Air Cooled cars.
So I get what you are saying ..
I will compete in the electric Super Motard class this year and the Racing is close/ fierce/ exciting and FAST.
If you don't look at that PPHC EV run as Motoring History.
EV performance (all aspects of that) will quickly override the lost ancillary portions of what you mention.
Look out Le Mans ... It will happen
