Attendees at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) 2017 trade show needed no introduction to Brad Keselowski, a seven-year veteran of Team Penske with two championships and dozens of victories. But they almost certainly learned something new about Keselowski: thanks to a lifetime spent in the racing industry, he has developed a real passion for manufacturing. And thanks to Team Penske’s technical sponsor, Mazak, the audience at PRI 2017 got a chance to share in Keselowski’s first-hand experience in the form of his talk, “Winning the Manufacturing Race.”
Keselowski began by emphasizing how quickly advanced manufacturing technologies have become the norm in the racing industry, as teams begin fabricating the majority of race car components and rely on manufacturing partners like Mazak to remain competitive. After a quick overview of his own experience with the industry, as well as his belief in the importance of manufacturing in the United States, he illustrated his point with a few key experiences.