Lightweight Performance
A race car driver has one objective: Win the race. Besides the skills and capabilities of the driver, the structure and competence of a high-performance race car might make all the difference between winning and losing for a racing team. Because of carbon fiber’s weight-to-strength ratio, it has become an ideal material for the manufacturing of lightweight race car parts. Racing puts race car parts under an enormous amount of pressure and stress. Racing teams need a reliable and strong—but lightweight and economically friendly—material to make their vehicles light, powerful, and fast.
Winning race cars have one thing in common, and that’s speed. Racing teams are always experimenting and exploring innovative ways to make vehicles lighter, while increasing performance. Carbon fiber is perfect for cars because its weight and strength provide the edge an automotive team needs to make their vehicle powerful, while still allowing it to be nimble enough to maneuver quickly through the turns and corners. In a straight line, lighter cars that have power under the hood will leave their competitors far behind. Steel and aluminum might give the strength a car needs, but carbon fiber gives it the advancement to blow away the competition.
What else does a race car need besides performance? It needs staying power. A driver needs to know their car will make it through the race without breaking down. Mechanical breakdowns can be costly and in some cases, dangerous. Because racing puts extreme pressure on cars and their parts, strong, resistant materials are the ideal components for race car parts. Carbon fiber car parts are light, easily handled, and comparatively more budget friendly than their traditional counterparts. Carbon fiber is also moldable and can be made into any part a car needs. Versatility coupled with durability increases a racing team’s chances of making it to the finish line first. Carbon fiber for race cars can be the difference between finishing the race and leading the pack.
