I think I should give Daytona USA another try. I don't remember exactly how it mechanically differs from Virtua Racing, but I suspect not very much. Yet I quite enjoyed the latter.

In this version you get 3 car types, and they all handle very differently and there's a surprising amount of depth to it. It's a very skill-driven game, and I can see someone getting good enough to actually win these races, but it wouldn't be me.

One thing it definitely does better than Daytona is the music. And I like how environments actually feel like real places. For a game from 1994 it has surprisingly few compromises compared to modern racers.

Regarding 32X, it keeps impressing me with its technical capabilities and smooth performance (on an emulator). This game has more camera modes than most proper 3D racers, with one of them being a cabin view, and one zooming out so far that you can see the entire width of the 3D map. It's a good thing several classic Sega arcade games were ported to 32X, as it seems to be the easiest way to play them nowadays.

Still, I have the same issues with this game that I have with most arcade games: it's too short and too difficult. Also, like any old racing game, it has horrendous collision physics, but that's to be expected. While it is fun to spend an hour or two here, by today's standards there's little to really keep you in the game beyond educational purposes (studying the history of the medium).