Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/new-tire-model-debuts-on-new-chevrolet-impala-b/
Friday, June 24, 2011
New Tire Model Debuts on New Chevrolet Impala B
The wait is over.� After 18 months of crunching numbers and pounding computer keyboards into submission, Dave Kaemmer and his guys have pronounced their new, state-of-the-art tire model ready for prime time.� The product of their labor of love may well be the most significant development in iRacing’s online racing service since the company opened its virtual doors for business in the summer of 2008. ?Previous tire models for race simulations have been based on measuring real tires and fitting performance curves to data generated on test machines,? says Kaemmer.� ?But without understanding why tires generate the forces they do, it?s hard to predict what?s going to happen outside of the performance envelope where tires are tested.� It also is very time consuming to determine the many numbers needed to [...]
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