Preparing to race at a brand new track like the San Diego street course can be a daunting task when there isn’t any data or video to study so we dug into how the tools are built that help competitors to prepare. Driver-in-the-loop simulators are a key part of modern racing so we spoke with Keith Rodden at General Motors to learn more about the process for building out San Diego in their simulation tools.
Rodden is the chief engineer and technical director for the NASCAR programs at General Motors which has him leading various technical groups that support the Chevrolet teams competing in the NASCAR national series. Part of those responsibilities is that his group oversees a lot of the manufacturer testing and provides a variety of tools to their teams including the driver-in-the-loop simulators.
