off road racing yesterday next door
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… if only the subject would be sharper. 
Absolutely.
The really is no pleasing some people 
I also find dragged photos nicer, but the subject car should still be sharp (enough) – as long it’s not a particularly “expressionist” photo.
So today blurred backgound and sharp car - at least the part in and around which we see the drivers (maybe the car is rotating on itself) - but not the wheels ! .
agree 100% my first ever go at this type of photography. Other tricky thing for me some cars doing 60kmh some doing 80 etc etc
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and sadly only happens once a year so no time to practice
“expressionist” good gosh im still only a beginner let alone a expressionist have to google that
just a bushwacker farmer whos taken up photography late in life who loves it and trying learn and who chose DXO and trying to learn
Do not worry. I love the fresh, unused way you approach things. Just keep trying and stay open to ‘corrections’ (experience comes from trying) and new ideas.
Just have fun!
Wolfgang
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Absolutely thanks for help. I feel a bit out of place and lost in this group amongst experts. Gosh i get lost in a telephone box.
But learn where i can Fine contrast for instance. Global softness correction use it wisely if at all. Make use of spot weighted lightning. etc etc. Negative control points still struggling with that one.
Have a top day. Germany been to hamburg gottengien and waldshut/tiengen
Are you “panning” with the car? You should easily be able to get the car body sharp, with thoroughly blurred wheels. What shutter speed are you using typically?
all different shutter speeds tried many and cars different speeds as well and i was in a wooded area couldnt get further back 20 metres maximum maybe only 15. yard metres roughly the same
In my racing car days, I liked the blurred wheels, etc., but I wanted the car/motorcycle sharp - panning helped. Nowadays I would do that in “burst mode” for lots of choice for the best image. Focus was in continuous focus mode. I got to enjoy using a monopod too, which helped. For me, shutter speed was “trial and error” until I captured what I wanted.
I love your photos just as they are, as one can “feel” the speed.
My favorite tool was blurring the background just the right amount because of the speed.
Everything is a compromise - there is no single universal setting.