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A circle built so humans can lose money in under two minutes.
means A track—oval or circuit—built for racing horses, cars, dogs, or other things that go fast while people watch.
from A simple compound of 'race' (from Old Norse 'rás,' meaning a running or rush) plus 'track' (from Old French 'trac,' a trail or mark left behind). The word itself does nothing to hide what it is — it emerged in the 1800s as organized racing, especially horse racing, needed a plain name for the dedicated ground laid out to run it on.
- origin
- ancient chariot circuits in Greece and Rome
- shape secret
- ovals favor left turns to reduce crash angles
- banking physics
- steep turns let cars corner faster via gravity
- economic engine
- betting windows outearn ticket sales at most tracks