Saturday, September 20, 2014

The Future of Racing

Have you ever wondered what that future of motor racing will be? Well,I am currently working on a project that is going to attempt to answer that question. Being a student at the College for Creative Studies each semester I am given an opportunity to design a conceptual vehicle through one of the many sponsored studio classes. The sponsors for these studios are always one of the giants in the auto industry who help us in several ways to develop some of the most innovative vehicles that the world has ever seen!

This semester I am participating in a Volkswagen sponsored studio. Volkswagens design brief was simply to design a car for yourself in the year 2050. So NATURALLY I chose to do a  race car!

So now I’m faced with the question of, What will motor racing be like in 35 years? Right out of the gate I decided that fossil fuels will be a thing of the past. I truly enjoy todays forms of racing that utilize internal combustion engines but with all the HIPPIES complaining about the effects on the environment I just can't see them still being around. So from there I gave myself the question of how can we still keep racing COOL while becoming eco-friendly.

I have already came up with several solutions but before I give you guys my thoughts I would like to hear yours! So feel free to comment and let me know what YOU think the future of motor racing will hold!



5 comments:

  1. I think it will definitely use some sort of turbine propulsion, I Would like to think nuclear and have some sore of mag-lev technologies. Very cool idea

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  2. I'm with DesignSchool on the whole mag-lev tech because it allows vehicle to travel at extremely high speeds. It would also be something really cool to see because the cars would be floating above the track with the use of the magnets.

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  3. What a great opportunity to work with Volkswagen!

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