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Our friends at Ford Performance and Tasca Racing came by to get ready for the upcoming NHRA season. It's fitting that they will be starting their season just a few miles away at Lucas Oil Raceway in
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ARC and Indycar continue to study how downforce and drag are affected by following a car and how it impacts the overtaking strategies and possibilities. Next month Racecar engineering will have another
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HELYX, a general-purpose Computational Fluid Dynamics software solution for engineering design and optimisation based aroundthe proprietary open-source simulation engine HELYX-Core has been updated to
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Streamline Solutions is delighted to announce the release v2.2.0 of ELEMENTS, an open-source based CFD software suite for vehicle design applications. The product combines two tools: a dedicated wizard
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ARC is excited to host a CALSTART leadership circle meeting on June 16 at the ARC Indianapolis world headquarters. ARC joined CALSTART in the spring of 2016 because of CALSTART's dedication towards
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Mike Camosy, President and CEO of Auto Research Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, announced its recent membership into CALSTART. CALSTART and its 150 members are dedicated to expanding and supporting efforts
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Keeping its commitment of being fully involved in the commercial trucking industry, ARC will be attending the 2016 TMC show on February 29th to March 3rd. ARC will participating in many of the events and
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On January 27th, ARC is hosting a day for Bike Fitters by opening up the Aerodynamic Bicycle Test Facility for their use. This one day event is geared towards helping fitters increase aerodynamic knowledge
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On December 9th, ARC is hosting Trucking Efficiency Workshop being organized by NACFE (North American Council for Freight Efficiency). The workshop includes a tour of the ARC facilities and a chance to
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Streamline Solutions, a joint venture between ARC and ENGYS Inc, is proud to announce the release v2.1.0 of ELEMENTS, a groundbreaking CFD software suite for vehicle design applications. The product combines
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On July 30th, ARC unveiled their new Bicycle Testing Facility with a Grand Opening. With many bicycle teams, individual riders and bicycle manufactures in attendance throughout the day, it was an overwhelming
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Auto Research Center, Indianapolis, announced its new, Aerodynamic Bike Testing Facility to be unveiled at a Grand Opening on July 30th at the center’s location at 4012 Championship Drive. This
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With a demand from commercial trucking fleets, ARC has created a durability verification program. Aftermarket and OEM’s who have their aerodynamic fuel saving parts tested on the ARC durability test
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ARC is pleased to announce the Indycar Technical Membership package. This membership allows for one year’s use of all ARC services to help find the extra on track performance. Membership grants a
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The overwhelming interest in Pneumatic Tires for scale model wind tunnel testing, has lead ARC to continue to expand their development on them. Research and development is ongoing for 50% scale models
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ARC will be attending the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show in Indianapolis on Dec 11-13, 2014. With over 1100 exhibiting companies and 3000 booths, the trade show represents the core of motorsports
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Over the past eight months ARC has been awarded several aerodynamic projects from different companies in Asia, with a growing interest from several other OEM’s. In addition, ARC’s ELEMENTS CFD
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ARC is proud to add the Volvo VN670 to its library of rental scale wind tunnel models. The Volvo VN670 is the highest production volume truck in the Volvo lineup. The VN670 is available for wind tunnel
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The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has formally recognized ARC as an official member. The ATA is a federation of commercial carriers, manufactures and developers with the objective to educate the
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The Inside Track with ARC, a new monthly newsletter with the latest happenings, project and question and answer Tech Zone was launched on August 19th. The first newsletter features the core competencies
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ARC's efficient CFD cluster update using Advanced Clustering Technology (http://www.advancedclustering.com) was featured in a case study showcasing t
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EPA has approved testing methodologies using Wind Tunnels, including scale wind tunnels, and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for its SmartWay environmental program.
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The Auto Research Center announces the use of its in house developed scale model wind tunnel testing model motion balance system for all customers as well as for purchase. The model motion system allows
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Auto Research Center hosted the first annual Fleet Days this summer and the turn out was great. More than 70 participants spent two days learning from industry experts about truck and trailer aerodynamics,
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Auto Research Center will host its first annual Fleet Days on August 27 and 28 at our Headquarters located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The event will give fleets, OEM's, aftermarket aero manufacturers,
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Auto Research Center will be attending the SAE World Congress & Exhibition in Detroit, Michigan. The three-day event will be held April 16-18, 2013 at Cobo Center in downtown Detroit. ARC will be offering
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The Business Development Team at ARC, presented at the Technology and Maintainence Council's 2013 Annual Meeting. ARC co-chairs the S-11 Fuel conservation committee and chairs the Energy Consumption
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ARC will be attending the AUSA conference in FT. Lauderdale, Florida, February 19-22, 2013. ARC, a leader in research and development for the automotive and commercial truck industry, is engaging the
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Vehicle design groups find it challenging to link physical validation with software simulation for a successful outcome. Throw in trying to take advantage of the power offered through Open Source software
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ARC has concluded a comparison test between scale model rolling road testing and the currently accepted SAE Type II full scale testing of Class-8 trucks. This study brought into focus that scale model
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ARC is proud to announce being awarded a contract from another class-8 trucking manufacturer. Although contractual agreements prohibit ARC from naming this manufacturer, this contract establishes ARC's
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Falling victim to the World economic conditions, Indy Racing League teams are finding it difficult to cultivate the necessary sponsorship required to mount a championship run for the Indycar 2010 series.
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ARC was asked to address and educate the attendees on, "What is the effect of good and bad Aerodynamic's" ARC provided the group with the Federal Governments 2010 diesel fuel prediction along with what
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The National Academy of Science (NAS), has been selected by the Federal Government (NHTSA) to prepare a proposal recommending how to move forward with Federal trucking fuel economy standards. The NAS
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ARC has joined the SAE Heavy Duty Truck and Bus Standards Committee. This committee has been established to rewrite the standards used for all heavy duty truck and bus testing including full scale on
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The California Air Research Board (CARB) is in the process of finalizing regulations that will require most class 8 trucks and 53' trailers that travel the roads of California use fuel economy savings
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ARC has re-engineered its internal model motion system for automotive and truck wind tunnel testing. This new "Generation II" model has improved accuracy and holds tighter tolerances than compared to
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Following on from the first heavy duty truck open test held on April 14, 2009, ARC will hold a second wind tunnel test for the class-8 industry. This second open test will offer the test bed of a single
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ARC's 7-Post Rig that is mainly used for improving the vehicle dynamics for racing and production vehicles has now been adapted to handle the shaking of heavy duty trucking components for durability testing.
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On April 14, 2009, ARC will hold its first ever heavy duty truck and trailer open wind tunnel test. This test is open to all fleets and product developers for a small fee. This test is designed to offer
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Auto Research Center, LLC (ARC) is proud to announce an agreement with Utilimaster and Frito Lay, a division of PepsiCo Inc (NYSE: PEP). The program will involve major aerodynamic improvements and a re-design
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