A strange little side quest
Put Infinite Dirt Bike next to the history of racing and a few unexpected connections appear. A top Formula 1 tyre stop can happen in under two seconds; McLaren set a 1.80-second pit-stop record. Another piece of context lands nicely beside it: Nintendo's Donkey Kong arrived in 1981 and introduced the character first known as Jumpman, who later became Mario. That gives Infinite Dirt Bike a little more company than it first appears to have.