A strange little side quest
If Kendel 7 Days 7 Styles sends you down a curiosity rabbit hole, start here. Atari's Gran Trak 10 from 1974 is recognized as the first arcade racing video game, decades before modern 3D racers. It also connects to a different milestone: In 18th-century America, upper-class men as well as women wore make-up, a reminder that beauty customs have never been as fixed as they can seem. That long chain of experiments is part of why racing still feels fresh when a game finds the right twist.
