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Welcome to the Inside Track with ARC. The Auto Research Center is a specialized research facility serving the motorsport, production, commercial, government and bicycle industries. The ARC global headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana which hosts their 50% scale wind tunnel, 7-post, drivetrain test rig, bicycle test facility and CFD cluster center. ARC offers a wide range of solution packages to further speed and efficiency.
BIKE FIT DAY AT THE
ARC AERODYNAMIC BIKE FACILITY
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 of the parts they sell and best fitment methods of them.
ARC Aerodynamicists with cycling backgrounds will be on hand to assist with best practice usage of the Aerodynamic Bike Test Facility. ARC will also provide promotional materials, photos and video taken during the event to help fitters market themselves.
Are you a Bike Fitter interested in attending?
Email ARC via biketest@arcindy.com, by phone at 317-291-8600 or visit the Aerodynamic Bike Test Facility webpage.
EUROPEAN SERVICES EXPANDED
ARC expands services in Europe, across all industries and is happy to welcome Ginetta Cars to our growing list of clients.
FORD GT: BLENDING STYLING AND SPEED
ARC congratulates Ford on their new Ford GT efforts. The spirit of win on Sunday, buy on Monday is still alive and the new Ford GT proves this. With the link between the styling studios and motorsports becoming stronger every year, improving aerodynamics is a team effort. The Ford GT aero and design video shows this link. Watch it on youtube.
To learn more about ARC's offerings for the Production Car OEM Industry, visit the ARC website.
ARC CONTINUES ITS ASIAN EXPANSION
ARC will grow its Shanghai office by 300% in 2016. Reasons for this latest expansion include increased growth in both automotive and commercial sectors as well as robust interest in additional test facility design.
FLEETS, ARE YOU GETTING
WHAT YOU PAY FOR?
Currently the Smartway EPA program 'buckets' fuel economy parts that pass a test by using any tractor/trailer combination. This means that your exact fleet tractor/trailer most likely was not used to achieve these test results. Therefore, your fleet seeing the same benefit as listed on the EPA website could be in question.
To further aid fleets eliminate this concern, ARC has created an "aftermarket" program, whereby fleets can test at ARC and verify product results on your exact fleet configuration. Our Fleet/Aftermarket program will kick off in January 2016.
To learn more about ARC's offerings for the Commercial Industry, visit the ARC website, call 317-291-8600 or email at sales@arcindy.com.
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TECH ZONE
How can ARC help increase range for Electric vehicles?
The specialized testing capabilities at ARC allow for several areas of further development to increase the range of your electric vehicle.
Aerodynamic Drag Reduction - Lowering the overall drag means less power is needed to propel the vehicle.
Thermal Testing - Increase the efficiency of electric components and batteries by getting cool airflow to them.
Rolling Resistance - Decreasing the rolling resistance of your drivetrain
TECH ZONE is an additional area of our newsletter where each month a customer question will be answered by the related expert at ARC. Please send in any questions you might have, from wind tunnel test instrumentation, CFD workings,to tuning your shocks.
Ask your questions at techzone@arcindy.com
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