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I like cars and electronics. On what should I focus?

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AndyC_772:

--- Quote from: gussy on January 20, 2021, 06:00:54 am ---Real race shops will mostly want to use expensive but proven, name brand, off-the-shelf systems, but people who are taking their car to the track once a month are less particular about brand names.
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It's a pretty small community. Team engineers will call up their contacts at suppliers who have a good track record of reliability, and ask "can you make me a version of <thing> that does <new thing>?".

Usually followed by "...in time for the race in three weeks".


--- Quote ---So although volume is very low, margins are crazy high.
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There's some truth to this, though the actual unit production costs of anything made in very small numbers are high too, especially for anything that has to survive extreme temperature and vibration.

Syntax Error:
@mrburnzie A salient story on just how reliant the auto industry is on electronics:
"Computer chip shortage disrupts global car production"
https://www.dw.com/en/computer-chip-shortage-disrupts-global-car-production/a-56224486

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