| What defines the term sports car and why are | | | | and this drove these brave and quite often |
| we so fascinated with them. Is it simply the | | | | reckless early pioneers to design better and |
| flowing curves of the body design, the | | | | more powerful machines and this began the |
| massive power output of the high revving | | | | start of the new age of the modern motor car. |
| engines or could it even be the distinctive | | | | Safety was usually an after thought if it |
| throaty musical note of the exhaust pipes. | | | | came up at all, the main focus was pushing |
| Everyone will have a different opinion on | | | | the machines and drivers to their limits and |
| what they think makes sports cars special and | | | | beyond if possible. The engines power output |
| for the reasons why we love them so much. | | | | quickly out grew the motor cars ability to |
| Even people who say they are impractical or | | | | handle these increases and the designers had |
| unnecessary cannot help but to turn and look | | | | to rethink the chassis and suspensions |
| when one drives past displaying its beautiful | | | | limitations. As with in the aircraft industry |
| contours hinting at the power hidden under | | | | the designs of planes and engines regularly |
| the perfectly painted panels.Since the | | | | changed along with the abilities and |
| development of motorised vehicles a small | | | | reliability of the aircraft, the motor cars |
| select group of individuals have always had | | | | began to evolve along the same lines with new |
| the undying fascination of designing and | | | | ideas and breakthroughs in technologies |
| building them bigger, more powerful and | | | | incorporating aerodynamics to help reduce |
| faster than they either needed to be or | | | | drag and stronger building materials for |
| really should be with any regard to safety. | | | | chassis and bodywork.Developing test vehicles |
| This was no different with the motor car | | | | purely for racing was the beginning of what |
| industry, from its relative simple and | | | | we now class as the sports car. After the |
| sluggish beginnings the car quickly developed | | | | Second World War a new breed of sports car |
| into a very useful mode of transport and | | | | began to emerge. The once very high-priced |
| working tool. For some this new way to | | | | and hard to obtain race bred cars that only |
| transport us around turned into an obsession | | | | the most wealthy and enthusiastic owners |
| of power and speed and welcomed the age of | | | | could secure began to evolve into a more |
| the racing cars and sports cars.To begin with | | | | accessible vehicle with the additional |
| motor vehicles were built for more functional | | | | comforts and road functionalities, and what |
| than aesthetically pleasing reasons and their | | | | was even more important, a more affordable |
| ability to carry both people and heavy loads | | | | price tag making them more accessible to the |
| is what drove the designers and manufacturers | | | | average owner and driver. The sports cars had |
| forward. Humans though have an eye for beauty | | | | taken their first steps from the exclusive |
| and a thirst for power and speed, combining | | | | domain to main stream availability. Over the |
| these attributes the birth of the sports cars | | | | next few years as advancements were made on |
| was inevitable.As new developments occurred | | | | and off the racing circuit designs began |
| in the early motor industry a small number of | | | | their slow transformation into the popular |
| designers, builders and drivers pushed the | | | | modern shapes of today's models. Many famous |
| motor car to its limits on race tracks to | | | | names have added their own distinctions to |
| test its abilities against other | | | | the sports car moulds and most can be easily |
| manufacturers vehicles. These races fuelled | | | | identified by pure shape alone even |
| the next generation of cars and drivers. As | | | | today.John is a director of numerous Internet |
| engines became more powerful the ability to | | | | companies and is a published author. Many |
| race these machines began to push the designs | | | | articles have been produced on a variety of |
| and needs to new levels this quite often was | | | | subjects with excellent content and depth. |
| at the expense of someone's life.Big powerful | | | | All his articles may be reproduced provided |
| engines were placed into fragile frames and | | | | that an active link is included to the |
| pushed to the limit often with dire | | | | essential information on where and how to |
| consequences to drivers and spectators. But | | | | learn a new or second language at Sports Cars |
| humans have a need to go faster and faster | | | | History. |