On Wednesday, for the first time a NASCAR racing car was tested on Reynard Motorsport’s new seven-post shaker test rig in its recently-opened Auto Research Center here in Indianapolis. Race teams can now rent the use of either the seven-post “vehicle dynamics rig” or the rolling road-wind tunnel at the Auto Research Center (ARC). The “shaker” simulates the chassis movements that the race car undergoes on the track — but in the controlled environment of the test facility. With essentially all the variables under control, the test procedure can produce consistent and reproducible results. On Wednesday, one of Steve Park’s Dale Earnhardt Inc. #1 cars was placed on the rig for a demonstration run for the media. See full story(a lot more than I could post here) at goRacing: Reynard Brings New Technology to NASCAR Teams by George Webster
