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When it comes to racing, the new push into e-sports is really exciting to me because it adds a huge element of accessibility. It could also break down gender b

When it comes to racing, the new push into e-sports is really exciting to me because it adds a huge element of accessibility. It could also break down gender barriers where either rules or physical intensity of a sport results in segregation (e.g. soccer) or a lack of female participation (e.g. F1).

maxxxxx 9y ago
The lack of female participation already starts at karts although the physical demands there are not high enough to give males an advantage. They may even have an advantage due to lower weight. Either girls are just not interested in motorsports or it's something else.
- greglindahl 9y ago
  Jeri Ellsworth encountered active discouragement back when she was racing dirt track cars.
dynamoa 9y ago
Why do you have to bring gender into this. If you really want to talk about females, I'll tell you where it really matters - there are many female engineers and mechanics in every team already contributing to the sport.
- rurban 9y ago
  Some of the leading teams actually are led by a female engine director.
- DC-3 9y ago
  F1 is about the most meritocratic environment in the world because of the single-minded focus on winning. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/may/16/f1-formula-one-women-ruth-buscombe-sauber https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/may/16/f1-formula-one...
alexanderstears 9y ago
A lot of racing leagues have rules that favor female drivers, I'm sure that there's something that could make the sport more accommodating but I don't think that any motorsport is ever going to appeal to a majority of women. Most racing leagues specific minimum weights for the cars, the lighter the driver the better. The average man weighs something like 50 lbs more than the average woman, that's a huge penalty in sub-2000 lb cars. Even with that advantage though, there's never been a woman motorsports champion.

maxxxxx 9y ago

The lack of female participation already starts at karts although the physical demands there are not high enough to give males an advantage. They may even have an advantage due to lower weight. Either girls are just not interested in motorsports or it's something else.

greglindahl 9y ago
Jeri Ellsworth encountered active discouragement back when she was racing dirt track cars.

dynamoa 9y ago

Why do you have to bring gender into this. If you really want to talk about females, I'll tell you where it really matters - there are many female engineers and mechanics in every team already contributing to the sport.

rurban 9y ago
Some of the leading teams actually are led by a female engine director.
DC-3 9y ago
F1 is about the most meritocratic environment in the world because of the single-minded focus on winning. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/may/16/f1-formula-one-women-ruth-buscombe-sauber https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/may/16/f1-formula-one...

alexanderstears 9y ago

A lot of racing leagues have rules that favor female drivers, I'm sure that there's something that could make the sport more accommodating but I don't think that any motorsport is ever going to appeal to a majority of women. Most racing leagues specific minimum weights for the cars, the lighter the driver the better. The average man weighs something like 50 lbs more than the average woman, that's a huge penalty in sub-2000 lb cars. Even with that advantage though, there's never been a woman motorsports champion.