For motorized vehicles, such as automobiles, aircraft, and watercraft, vehicle dynamics is the study of vehicle motion, e.g., how a vehicle's forward movement changes in response to driver inputs, propulsion system outputs, ambient conditions, air/surface/water conditions, etc.
Formula SAE is a student design competition organized by SAE International. The competition was started in 1980 by the SAE student branch at the University of Texas at Austin after a prior asphalt racing competition proved to be unsustainable.
Henry "Smokey" Yunick was an American professional stock car racing crew chief, owner, driver, engineer, engine builder, and car designer as well as being a pilot in the United States Army Air Corps in World War II. Yunick was deeply involved in the early years of NASCAR, and he is probably most associated with that racing genre. He participated in nearly every Avenue of the sport as a driver, designer, and held other jobs related to the sport, but was best known as a mechanic, engine builder, and crew chief.
The Saleen S7 is an American hand-built, high-performance sports car designed and built by American automobile manufacturer Saleen Automotive Inc. Developed jointly by Steve Saleen for the initial concept, direction and engine, Hidden Creek Industries for resources and initial funding, Ray Mallock Ltd. (RML) for chassis, suspension and aerodynamics, and Phil Frank for the body and interior CAD design and development.
Lake Underwood was an American entrepreneur who competed as a champion in the racing of prototype automobiles and motorcycles. He was a master mechanic who, although high performance fuel delivery and carburetor design and mechanics were his specialties, also invented automobile improvements, especially in electronics for German automobiles.
Frank William Dernie to James Harold Dernie and Monica Dernie is a veteran British Formula One engineer with extensive Formula One motorsport experience.
In car design, ground effect is a series of effects which have been exploited in automotive aerodynamics to create downforce, particularly in racing cars. This has been the successor to the earlier dominant aerodynamic focus on streamlining. The international Formula One series and American racing IndyCars employ ground effects in their engineering and designs. Similarly, they are also employed in other racing series to some extent; however, across Europe, many series employ regulations to limit its effectiveness on safety grounds.
Ford Performance is the high-performance division of the Ford Motor Company and the multinational name used for its motorsport and racing activity.
Chris Dyer is the head of Vehicle Performance Group at Renault Sport Formula 1 Team and the former race engineer of Michael Schumacher and Kimi Räikkönen at the Ferrari Formula One team.
Rob Smedley is a British automotive engineer who works for the organizers of Formula One motor racing after several years working within the Williams, Ferrari and Jordan Formula One teams.
The Cornell 100+ MPG Team was the first officially registered university team competing in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize Competition. The group was made up of over 70 undergraduate and graduate students from six of Cornell University’s seven colleges including the College of Engineering, the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, the College of Human Ecology, and the Johnson Graduate School of Management.
The motorsport industry is the range of engineering and service businesses that support the sporting discipline of motorsports.
Giorgio Stirano is an Italian racing car engineer, who worked for Forti and Osella in Formula One.
Ulrich W. Schiefer Ulrich W. Schiefer is a graduated engineer and Master of Business Administration. He is managing director of the AtTrack GmbH – Gesellschaft für Mobilität. He is an expert in setting up and managing companies, technology, innovation, product management, complete vehicle integration, composites, aerodynamics and engine development.
Tyler Allen is an American NASCAR race engineer. He is employed at Joe Gibbs Racing as the lead race engineer for the No. 20 NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Camry driven by Christopher Bell. Allen has worked in NASCAR since 2012. In 2019 Allen and the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 Toyota Camry Team won the NASCAR Cup Series Championship with crew chief Adam Stevens and driver Kyle Busch. Allen started his career with Venturini Motorsports in the ARCA Racing Series where he spent two years working as car chief on the No. 25 car driven by Brennan Poole and Alex Bowman. Allen moved to RAB Racing where he was the race engineer for No. 99 Nationwide Series Toyota Camry driven by James Buescher. Allen is a graduate of the University of Washington where he achieved a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and was part of the UW Formula SAE team for 4 years.
Jerry Titus was an American race car driver, mechanic, and journalist.
Diane Holl is a British engineer who has worked in Formula One, Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART), and NASCAR. She is employed at the Hendrick Motorsports NASCAR team as director of vehicle engineering.
Andrea Stella is an Italian engineer, currently employed by McLaren Racing Limited as Executive Racing Director. He was previously Performance Engineer and Race Engineer at Scuderia Ferrari.
Tom McCullough is a British Formula One engineer. He is currently the performance director at the Aston Martin Formula One team.
Ben Waterhouse is a British Formula One engineer. He is currently the head of performance engineering at the Red Bull Racing Formula One team.
