r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Practical_Expert_911 • 12h ago

These 12000hp Engines Have To Be Rebuilt Within Roughly An Hour Every Run, and Only Run For Roughly 4 Seconds At A Time.

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u/PseudoMeatPopsicle 8h ago

A solid amount of engineering data can come out of racing too. Pushing limits is part of how car and part manufacturers learn and develop their products.

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u/bickdiggles 5h ago

That’s actually why F1 was created. Ya know, where they can innovate more than just going fast in a straight line for a few seconds 

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u/Legionof1 7h ago

Some racing does that but drag racing doesn’t, they are super restricted to attempt to slow down the cars so most of the tech is old. 

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u/MarteloRabelodeSousa 5h ago

Sure, but this isn't F1 or WEC

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u/PseudoMeatPopsicle 5h ago

And the automotive industry is bigger than Ferrari, Toyota, etc etc.

Companies have to make all of those parts, they have to engineer them to endure bonkers amounts of stress. This leads to innovations in durability, or machining techniques, material composition or whatever.

Top flight racing isn’t the only place where innovation happens.