What’s more important in Fast and Furious: races or chases?

polygon.com:

As of Fast X, the latest installment in the Fast and Furious movie franchise, the series is primarily known for a few things. On screen, at least, its big signature elements are the characters’ dedication to found family, the directors’ love for big, explosive action with vehicular stunts, and the ever-expanding cast of movie stars. (Off-screen, they’re known more for personnel clashes with ongoing star Vin Diesel, from his feud with Dwayne Johnson to his reported clash with longtime director Justin Lin.)

But the series has Tokyo drifted a long way from its original grounding as a series of stories about a street-racing crew. These days, it’s much more about international intrigue, leading to elaborate car chases where the gang pursues or flees a series of international villains. But which is more high-octane and more important to the series? The races that gave the franchise its “Fast” label, or the chases that sum up the “Furious” half of the equation?

At Polygon, our Fast and Furious fans are divided. And with Fast X arriving in theaters on May 19, that division is important — we need to come together as a faaamily on this issue. So we’re here to present our evidence and decide which is more important to the Fast and Furious franchises: races or chases?

Polygon Court is now in session.

Pete Volk: It all started with racing.

More than two decades ago in The Fast and the Furious, undercover LAPD officer Brian O’Conner embedded in the world of street racing to investigate a series of truck thefts. This fateful assignment would see him meet friends, make family, and leave the force, all from a love of racing.

The Fast and Furious franchise has expanded in scope and budget since then, but the heart of the series remains