What would you define as "action?" Races aren't just passing. It isn't that either cars are passing or nothing is going on. Even simply increasing or decreasing the gap between you and a competitor is an accomplishment for one or the other.
A friend was doing multiplayer races with me in FM5 and he had trouble making the pass because it's a road course and requires effort and skill. Another friend famously ridiculed that as "follow the leader" or something like that, criticizing drivers for staying behind rather than passing. In reality, passing is a feat requiring time, effort, and skill... on a road course. Had it been an oval, he need only pull along beside me.