Racing Wheels
Machines built to race themselves
Racing at Ofanim is not competition against others.
It is a closed experiment.
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Each racing wheel is built under the same fixed set of rules, defined before construction.
One circuit.
One machine at a time.
A recurring event.
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The objective is not victory.
It is coherence — an experience the machine must fulfill.
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The machine races its own limits:
design against consequence,
motion against constraint.
The same racing condition is explored through different constructions.
A Different Kind of Racing
No teams.
No seasons.
No escalation.
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The same race is repeated, frozen in time,
while machines are built in different ways to meet it.
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The result is not a record.
It is the opportunity to live the same race again, differently.
Why Racing Exists
Racing is not entertainment.
It is verification.
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A racing wheel proves that a machine does not rely on context, advantage, or comparison.
It stands alone.
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It is the fulfillment of a story written before the machine existed.
The Four Racing Wheels of 1923
In 1923, the same racing condition was explored through four distinct machines.
All were built to compete under the rules of the 1923 French Grand Prix.
Each machine was conceived independently.
Together, they form a single closed experiment.
1923 - L
Project Type: Racing Machine - Conventional
Date: June 1923
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The first racing Wheel built to meet the 1923 Grand Prix condition.
1923 - B
Project Type: Racing Machine - Conventional
Date: June 1923
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The second interpretation of the same racing rules,
explored through a different construction logic.
1923 - A
​Project Type: Racing Machine - Inverted
Date: June 1923
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The third racing wheel,
reversing fundamental assumptions of the conventional layout.
1923 - H
Project Type: Racing Machine - Inverted
Date: June 1923
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The fourth and final machine of the 1923 cycle,
completing the experiment.