Racing Simulation

Object-oriented Java engine simulating vehicle physics and race mechanics. Encapsulation, inheritance, and state management demonstration.

Architecture

Each simulation tick runs three phases per car:

1. Acceleration — speed increases by a random factor (0-9 km/h).
2. Turbo check — 20% chance of a 1.4x speed multiplier.
3. Speed cap — speed clamped to the car's vMax.

F1Car extends Car with a DRS mechanic: an additional 5% top-end boost applied after the base speed update.

Prerequisites

• JDK 17+

Quickstart

javac src/RacingCars/*.java -d out/
java -cp out/ racingcars.Main

Example Output

=== Racing Simulation ===

--- Tick 1 ---

--- Car Telemetry ---
Driver: Joseph
Vehicle: McLaren P1 (Orange)
Current Speed: 10.50 km/h
Position: 10.50

--- Car Telemetry ---
Driver: Hamilton
Vehicle: Ferrari SF-24 (Red)
Current Speed: 14.00 km/h
Position: 14.00
...
=== Race Finished ===