I produce a tech segment for the NBC Sports and Peacock Indy 500 pre-show, taking viewers inside an IndyCar to explain some of the features of these incredible machines. Working with former drivers and now pundits  James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell, I visualised the entire car while focusing on the weight jacker and rear anti-roll bar, how they affect the car's handling, and how drivers use these "tools" to fine-tune their cars at 230 mph.

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With just two weeks from the green light to delivery, it was a frantic period of 16-hour days to pull everything together. For the project, I repurposed CAD models from several previous projects, using Dallara and other OEMs' original CAD as a base. All the assets in Blender, rigged the pushrod suspension and weight jacker, and rendered everything in EEVEE for speed. James and Townsend then expertly explained the visuals as part of NBC's commentary team on race day.
 

The piece featured during the rain delay and was sponsored by the upcoming Beverly Hills Cop 4: Axel F movie.

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The second animation looked at how a driver can tune the cars handling using the adjustable anti-roll bars at both the front and rear of the car.

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Outcomes

• Viewed by between 4-5 million people in the pre race show and on the "Carb Day" warm up on the Friday leading up to the Sunday race.
   

• Provided Indycar and the Indy 500 with its first meaningful 3D animated explainer in over a decade.
   

• Complete technical asset for use in future projects, whether with NBC, or FOX Sports who are taking over broadcast duties in 2025.

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