Orbits and racetracks have something fundamental in common.
Yes, one’s celestial and the other’s terrestrial, populated by spaceships and satellites versus race cars. But both environments are also wildly unforgiving places: On racetracks, cars must withstand heat, collisions, and relentless mechanical stress. Meanwhile, satellites in orbit face radiation exposure and an airless landscape—hardware must stand alone against temperature and time, with no help on the way. For both satellites and race cars, tiny miscalculations become calamitous.
