In reply to GameboyRMH :
Huh... I haven't run across many of these at my local track.
GameboyRMH said:QuikMcshifterson said:
I understand the charging infrastructure doesn't exist yetIt does, check your house for one of these:
He was referring to large scale charging at a track. I suspect most track pits are not set up to have a large number of EVs all charging at the same time - 2 or 3, perhaps, but not a few grids worth of EVs.
Probably mostly the same ICE cars we are now. Newer cars are more and more problematic. Locked ECUs, electronics that will be a nightmare to keep running once parts start drying up.
However equally as likely is EVs. Provided tracks start putting in level 3 chargers. Model 3s are starting to get pretty cheap. In 20 years they should be cheaper than now relative to income anyways.
In reply to theruleslawyer :
Absolutely. I fully expect some kind of crazy wild mods to exist for electric cars too. Especially as the older cars fall way out of warranty and the hacking scene for them improves. There's a world where these are opened up, hardware replaced with open and standardized pieces.
Unfortunately, the challenges of *actually* fixing hardware like this goes in a way different direction than ICE cars.
So, recently had a related thought about this.
Most people seem to prefer racing something that looks like a street car.
Cars will continue to get more and more complex, making them hard to turn into race cars.
People like racing cars that can easily be repaired.
Could this lead to growth for SCCA GT classes? Pick your favorite body and engine and then mix with a tube chassis?
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