In Holland backward-races with the Vaiomatic-DAF-cars (they can drive backwards as fast as forward) were very popular, annoyingly still nowadays as it seems - one video is from 2013.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aauRlIuPpSo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoh8i0jfpTo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO-insDVzDE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JtONx58v1Y