ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Land speed racing

Land speed racing is like a really big car race on a really long straight road!

Imagine you're playing with toy cars and you have a really long and straight track. Now, imagine you have a super fast toy car and you want to see how fast it can go!

That's what land speed racing is all about - seeing how fast a car can go on a long, straight track called a "salt flat." A salt flat is a special kind of flat land that is covered in salt.

People who love cars and fast speeds get together and bring their souped-up cars to the salt flat. They put on special tires and make adjustments to their engines to make their cars go as fast as possible.

Then, they take turns driving their cars down the salt flat as fast as they can go! The one who goes the fastest gets a prize and a whole bunch of bragging rights!

So, land speed racing is all about speed and pushing cars to their limits on a long, straight track. It's like playing with toy cars but with really big and super fast cars!
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