Building Race Cars

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Building Race Cars

Much has been said about the cars, the tracks, our favorite car makes... and in a smaller scale about the drivers. But how about honoring the car builders? Not the big constructors who buy parts and hire man-hours of assembling and tuning, but the floor guys.

Engineers of materials, electronics, machining, and the programmers & operators who effectively cut and weld the metal, turning dirty chunks in several different parts in a marvel of finish and precision. 

 
If you have 6 minutes, just sit back and relax. You are going to watch the history those guys BUILT (here from the point of view of Porsche at LeMans):
 
 
Or for a shorter version, check what we do with the machines they build:
 
 
And for a pure car-building porn (machining an engine's crankshaft):
 
 
 

 
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