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by marklubi 1109 days ago
> They told him they only wanted the part to last for 2 hours and the one he designed was too heavy. He had to do it again…

As someone in the racing industry, the ideal engine/parts/etc are what will get you across the finish line (and meet the other requirements like how long engine components have to last) as fast as possible, and no more.

There is a lot of money put into the sport, and extracting much of the money comes from the win/place, not whether or not the car will last 40k miles.

If something blows up/breaks after crossing the finish line, it doesn't matter much... just rebuild it for the next race.

Everyone is looking for every advantage they can find.