> To me it feels like going to a 5k charity run, taking a motorcycle to the finish line, and parading your gold medal around.

Almost. But the crucial difference is — imagine an alternative universe, where humanity didn't have horses or any other animals or devices, even rickshas or wheels, to help moving around the world, and suddenly the first primitive cars were being invented just a couple of years ago.

Wouldn't you feel enthusiastic to use those new devices and test them everywhere?