"I recently attended the Vehicle Dynamics and Data Acquisition seminar taught by Claude Rouelle in Houston. I have to say it was far more than I ever expected. I was taught not only how a racecar behaves but more importantly why a racecar behaves the way it does. I found the information to be absolutely invaluable and cannot wait to take the 12 day seminar. If I had classes in college taught with the type of enthusiasm that Claude teaches with I would be a college student for life. I have NEVER enjoyed a class more than I did the class with Claude. Finally, somebody has revealed the magic to me and I am very grateful. Thank you very much Claude Rouelle!!!"
- David Money, FSAE Alumni / Vintage Racecar Trackside Support Engineer, San Antonio, Texas

"The seminar was worthwhile and enjoyable. The logically approached presentation helps to gain a new perspective on ways that you view vehicle dynamics and data acquisition. It was refreshing to have Claude explaining things clearly and precisely whilst being able to relate this to actual cases from his 'databank' of experience. Although the seminar is intensive, the interaction between the people attending helped a lot in clearing many things up and also made the seminar more interesting.

"One thought that was in my head after the course......when I was starting off, where was somebody like Claude to explain things so clearly rather than having to learn the hard way?"
- Owen Hayes, Porsche Motorsport, Weissach, Germany

"Claude Rouelle's Vehicle Engineering seminar was well laid out and very time effective. I am a senior aerospace engineer with a masters degree in aerospace engineering having worked in stability & control, flying qualities and flight controls for various companies such as Boeing-Vertol, Grumman, Lockheed and McDonnell-Douglas now The Boeing Company. My passion for race cars has run deep for many years in both aerodynamic consulting and, now, race car set-up. This seminar brought together all the terminology, input and criticality of each of the separate components of a total race car: suspensions, tires, shocks, chassis rigidity, aerodynamics, weight transfers, roll centers and more. All of this besides tertiary items to make your input very effective as a race car engineer such as questionnaire templates to exploit that very important driver-engineer line of communication.

"Claude's experience and endless stories of competition are at the nth degree of suspenseful if you like auto racing and their set-up. This seminar jump-started my hands on engineering interest wholeheartedly."
- Paul T. Glessner

"A complete guide to the practical application of vehicle dynamics in the motor racing environment. Comprehensive notes which tackle the rigorous maths head on, with worked examples. Claude doesn't gloss over any of the hard issues, but will happily digress to answer even the most difficult questions. Thoroughly worthwhile for any serious race engineer."
- Ross Holder, Racing Consulting Engineer, Deep Thought Pty Ltd, Australia

"As a new participant in auto racing, this class has brought me up to speed in a way no text book is capable of doing. The explanation of vehicle kinematics how to apply data acquisition is excellent. I highly recommend this class to anyone wanting to get the most of data acquisition."
- Garrett Drysdale, Engineer/Driver Formula Mazda, Drysdale Motorsports

"My fascination of how to make any car work better has been with me since I was a young man.

"Like most teenagers, I did a lot of stupid things unknowingly because I didn't know better. Later, after getting a degree in engineering, I started to apply that knowledge and the results continued to improve, if for no other reason than I kept track of what I was doing and tried to quantify the results.

"Decades went by and I plugged away at trying to better understand what the cars were doing, only now I was focusing 100% on their just before, during and just after corners. I studied every book on the subject I could get my hands on, but still all the pieces didn't quite make sense. some important issues remained un-addressed or not clearly enough defined.

"When I saw Claude Rouelle's Vehicle Dynamics Seminar advertised and read what could be learned, I was thrilled that maybe this was the force that would put it all together in my mind. I took the course and was blown away at the comprehension of Claude's knowledge and understanding, but equally so by his incredible patience with my ceaseless questions - I just didn't want to move on until I fully understood the subject. By the second day, it was clear that I wasn't going to get it all and that I would just have to take the class again a year or so later, but what I did get was quantum leaps in my baseline knowledge, and most importantly, how to look at and evaluate in logical steps what a race car is doing."
- Craig Watkins, Team Engineer for Johannes van Overbeek and Justin Marks
- Porsche 996 Cup cars Speedvision World Challenge GT series G&W Motorsports

"The course effectively starts at the basics, and carries to the more complex use of data acquisition for optimizing race car performance. The seminar utilizes all aspects of vehicle dynamics, which is imperative for achieving peak performance. A definite must for anyone involved in race car set-up!"
- Phil Reia, Damper Technician, DYNAMIC Suspensions

"I was pleasantly surprised to find much more information on race car dynamics than I ever imagined could be available in one place ... I would highly recommend the seminar to anyone in the racing industry that I do not have to race against."
- Chris Harrison, Phoenix AZ

"You took an immensely complex subject and broke it down into components that could be assimilated by audience members of various levels of experience. The graphics were well done and easily understood, and the supporting text and real-life examples helped with the comprehension. I find I apply the knowledge more in my SCCA Formula racing than my professional Vintage Racing, but at every event, I seem to find one or more applications of the information."
- Ian Macpherson, Technical Director, Vintage Racing Services, Stratford, CT, USA

"I found the subject matter covered fascinating. The practical examples you were able to give us added a valuable new dimension to the work I felt I already understood. I have been able to make use of a lot of the work with my own students and I am sure they have benefited from the course as well! The extra information you sent after the course was also very welcome."
- Roger Dowden, Director of Studies Automotive Engineering, Swansea Institute, UK

"The presentation of concepts in a visual format in addition to examples truly aids in the understanding of vehicle dynamics and helps one to think even further along into complex problems.

"I really enjoyed my time at the seminar and would recommend to anyone from the top on down to the club racer looking for that slight edge."
-Matt Beckman

"I have appreciated this seminar because it allows for rapid growth in the execution of tasks assigned to the engineer since he can understand what is being looked for almost before it is asked of him.

"This seminar presents perfectly the tasks of one responsible for the acquisition of data for a large team."
- Pierre-Alexis TETAZ, Data acquisition engineer Oreca Team Viper

"Practical and direct advice to efficiently put vehicle dynamics knowledge into action. A useful formation for a learner who wants to discover new principles of analysis or for a theoretician who wants to know how to verify his hypotheses during a test."
- Eric Fenaux, Test and development engineer PSA Peugeot Citroen France

"Those of us at Michelin would like to think that all racecar performance depends on the way our products work. Claude has forced us to consider that other vehicle parameters may have some major influence too. What a disappointment! But what an opportunity!

"It would be incomplete to speak about Claude Rouelle's seminar in just a simple word. The very concrete, rigorous and exhaustive content makes this educational opportunity invaluable for those in the racing car business."
- Pascal Vasselon, Michelin's F1 Project Manager

Formula SAE Testimonials

"Claude is an incredible professor. His knowledge is unparalleled, and he has the experience to back everything up. I could not have asked for a more informative session than what was given, and I will surely be back the next three years of my college career. During those three years, I hope to possibly intern for OptimumG, and someday work in racing in Germany or Argentina. Nevertheless, Claude Rouelle's seminar contained an incredible amount of information that has proved to be an invaluable resource in the time line of my career as a racing engineer."
Eric E. Jensen, Washington University in St. Louis

" I am part of a research group that conducts research into stamping structures for Ford and Volvo. Some of my research students help supervise the FSAE team at Deakin. Knowing a lot about modeling and materials, but not a lot about vehicle dynamics, my students suggested that I attend Claude's Race Car Engineering seminar.

" It was one of the best workshops I have attended. I learnt so much about race car dynamics, but I also learnt that greater racing understanding comes only from rigorous analysis. Claude's passion for his topic drove us through two and a bit days of tires, kinematics and weight transfer.

" I would recommend this course for any FSAE student, or racing enthusiasts. May be next year I'll be helping Deakin to victory in the Aussie FSAE. "
Dr. Bernard Rolfe, Lecturer, School of Engineering and Technology, Deakin University , Australia

"On the way back home all we could talk about was what we learned and trying to get better organized as a group. All of us were impressed and really glad we took the time to come to the seminar.  The Q&A session was awesome as well.  It gave us a chance to ask the "pros" about the FSAE competition.  Everyone was professional and the seminar was organized very well.  This seminar that every FSAE team should attend, because there is more to a Formula car then just horsepower and engine size."
Joshua Straka, Wichita State University

"I would like to send my personal thanks for the seminar over the week end. In all my time as a student I have never been so interested and excited about a subject. The seminar was absolutely brilliant; the timing, the content and simply the way you put the theory across; no book can compete! Our racing team will benefit hugely at Formula Student."
Lee Comerford

"I would highly recommend Claude's seminars to everyone.  I found the topics very informative and presented in an amazing way.  Claude does an excellent job of making the topics fun and interesting to learn. The seminar was enjoyable, and I looked forward to going back each day. I feel he did a better job then any professor I have had in college. I enjoyed the FSAE seminar so much that I am looking into attending the 12-day seminar in the future.
Wayne Gross, Ohio State Formula Buckeyes, Suspension Leader and Data Acquisition

"I learned more in those two days with Claude than I have in the past year. It was a non-stop schooling on vehicle dynamics. I now consider a lot of the ideas learned at the seminar in designing the suspension for the upcoming car. The illustrations were excellent."
Marcus Shen, Suspension Team Leader, University of Florida Formula SAE

"All in all it was the best class, dollar for dollar and word for word, that I've yet taken in my collegiate career."
Scott Race, UMR FSAE, Team Secretary, Drivetrain Design Leader

"The seminar was great!  I've read all the books out there, but Claude goes deeper, giving you some highlights, techniques, and tricks that everyone else leaves out. I'd recommend it to any racer at any level with any background."
Jeremy S. Neubauer, Graduate Student, Washington University in St. Louis

"The seminar was amazing. I learned more about how to build a winning racecar in the 25 hours spent with Claude Rouelle than ever before.  It is hard to find a speaker that can capture your interest for more than 12 hours a day, especially talking to an engine/electronics person like me."
Martin Raska, Electronics Leader, University of British Columbia (UBC)