I have mentioned this in the past, but my curiosity got the better of me again.
Here is what software I know (or suspect) is used in drag racing:
1. RacePak software on laptops used to get data off the car's RacePak recorder
2. For the shops that make their own parts, I have a feeling SolidWorks is used for part design, along with the MasterCam plug-in for generating CNC instructions
3. What about CFD (computational fluid dynamics) for simulating air flow
4. What about FEA (finite element analysis) for simulating what happens to parts during the course of a run?
5. The weather tracking software for getting humidity/grains of water in air, etc...
6. Not sure if there is fuel system flow software, for testing fuel systems even before running the car. Or is this still done manually with a flowbench?
Anyone in the know that shed some light on this?
Here is what software I know (or suspect) is used in drag racing:
1. RacePak software on laptops used to get data off the car's RacePak recorder
2. For the shops that make their own parts, I have a feeling SolidWorks is used for part design, along with the MasterCam plug-in for generating CNC instructions
3. What about CFD (computational fluid dynamics) for simulating air flow
4. What about FEA (finite element analysis) for simulating what happens to parts during the course of a run?
5. The weather tracking software for getting humidity/grains of water in air, etc...
6. Not sure if there is fuel system flow software, for testing fuel systems even before running the car. Or is this still done manually with a flowbench?
Anyone in the know that shed some light on this?
