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I don't get the racing analogy. It's not like you can buy a Formula One racing car. If Apple started making super computers to play chess then the analogy woul

• toyg 10y ago
  Author says in the comment that F1 is the only competition where you can't buy what is being raced - every other competition requires vehicles that are actually sold. Besides, you can't buy an F1, but you will buy fast cars from manufacturers based on their F1 results. Ferrari could ship a Jeep tomorrow and people would still buy it thinking it's the fastest Jeep ever.
  • stonogo 10y ago
    This is true in name only. NASCAR, despite its name, races cars nobody produces. And you can't buy a MotoGP-spec motorcycle without essentially ordering one custom-built. The same is true for rally car races.
  • mxfh 10y ago
    Production car racing is the exception, custom build race car series are the norm. Even though Touring car and Sports car racing exist, they would be more of an analog to the (hardware manufacturer supplied) overclocking scene, than what is actually required for daily use by professionals, who don't want to sit in cages void of any comfort for endurance races. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production_car_racing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production_car_racing