What modern Spain still doesn't understand about motor culture

There are days when I start thinking, after watching car content from other countries, and I realize something: in Spain, car culture is growing, yes... but not in quality . I don't know if I'm making myself clear.

If you ask most people who attend meetups or events about motorsports history or culture, many wouldn't know how to answer. They wouldn't even know what you're talking about. And mind you, that's not a bad thing per se. But let's be clear: what's being created here isn't culture; it's more of a passing fad, and envy often prevails.

Of course, there are also people who work hard and defend motorsports culture like no one else. A clear example: @kierounjapotrasera , a guy who prepares to record any video as if it were an exam or an interview at HKS. If you're not following him, you're already late.

When I was in LA or Miami , it was a different story. At any meetup, track day, or car event, it doesn't matter if you're driving a GT3, a Ferrari, a Subaru, or a humble Boxster 986. No one looks down on you. No one thinks they're better than you just because you have a more expensive, newer, or faster car. On the contrary: they approach you, talk to you, are amazed by your car, and a community is created. And that's cool. It's really cool.

In Spain, unfortunately, the opposite still happens. Many people—not all, but many—believe themselves to be gods for driving a certain car. They look down on you, don't even deign to speak to you because, in their minds, you're "inferior." And the saddest thing is that in many cases, they didn't even get that car with their own effort or work. (I don't know if I'm making myself clear.)

And don't mistake my words for envy, because that's not what I'm trying to say. What I'm trying to say is that at an event, a meetup, or a track day, the important thing isn't seeing who has the biggest one , but sharing culture, history, and passion. It doesn't matter what car you drive.

Because in the end, those who act “WORTHY” with an expensive car and a Balmain T-shirt are usually the same old ones: those with key rings dangling from their necks who only know how to rev up the paddock to show off, while the car does everything for them.

On the other hand...well no, I'll leave that thought for another reflection.

A Luftgekhült is needed in Spain.