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I've channelled my inner Luke Littler and Lando Norris on nights out – and discovered a market racing must try to tap into

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National Horseracing Museum by Marc Atkins / Art Fund 2017
Activities like racing simulators can really enhance a day out for racegoers, and the sport needs more of thisCredit: Marc Atkins

Racing’s bigger picture can seem so bleak these days that it isn’t often you end up stumbling upon an area of untapped potential. 

However, a handful of recent experiences have made me feel the sport is missing a trick for not looking more into the entertainment sphere.

In the last few months I have spent several hugely enjoyable evenings out in London by embracing different forms of virtual reality gaming.

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