We teach YOU the art of aerodynamics so you
can build faster, more balanced race cars.

Hi there! It’s Scott here from AeroDesign.

Not quite sure how aero works? Well we will help you get a better understanding of the black art of race car aero and improve your laptimes.

We’ve built our online learning programs to pass on our experience from working at Williams F1 as an Aerodynamicist and our extensive CFD and consulting experience. We’ve got hundreds of students from all over the world “jump-starting” their understanding of aerodynamics using our program and are hoping we can help you too!

Please get in touch if you have any questions! I’m always happy to help!

See you in there!

Scott Beeton

BEng (Mech) (Sydney, AUS) + MSc (Aero) (Southampton, UK)

What you’ll learn

Our programs will introduce you to the history of aerodynamics in motorsport and give you an insight into how we got to the point that we are at today. Once you understand why it is such an important aspect of vehicle performance we then provide you with a foundation for understanding the fluid dynamic behaviour that affects the flow around a racing vehicle. This applies to open and closed wheel vehicles (eg Formula One and NASCAR respectively), basically this theory applies to anything that moves along the ground at racing speeds!

We build on this understanding and knowledge of the importance of aerodynamics in motorsport in Module 4 using CFD examples of various devices that are fitted to a racing vehicle and discuss the best practices for the design of these components.

The program also covers the pro’s and con’s of the various test methods such as Wind Tunnel, Track and CFD methods and provides access to the equations that you or your race engineer can use to determine the aero performance from your logged data.

We then discuss your next steps, how you can plan your testing and development, or how you can proceed into our CFD courses by taking advantage of our VIP package.

Overall, this program is designed to take you from the level of someone who has an interest or need to understand how aerodynamics affects the performance of a racing vehicle, to someone that can confidently make design and test decisions based on their newfound understanding and appreciation for this exciting topic.

Who is the instructor?

Your instructor for the program is Scott Beeton. He has been involved in motorsport for over 15 years with a primary focus on aerodynamics and improving vehicle performance.

– Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) and Dip Eng Prac, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

– MSc Race Car Aerodynamics (Distinction), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

After graduating from Southampton Scott immediately started at the Williams Formula One team as an Aerodynamicist. After too long in the miserable weather, Scott and his wife decided to return back to Australia.

Using Scott’s wealth of experience from his time in the UK, Scott then spent time as the training, consulting and technical support expert for the ANSYS CFD reseller for Australia, and trained hundreds of students and professionals in the use of CFD for industrial and academic purposes, including many Formula SAE students.

AeroDesign was formed to allow Scott to pursue his passion for motorsport and he now provides a range of training, consulting and race support services to customers around the world. AeroDesign has customers on every continent and has provided in person training seminars in Europe and other than his Australian work, he’s undertaken numerous consulting projects for clients in Canada, New Zealand and the USA.

Categories that Scott has consulted for:

– Australian V8 Supercars

– World RallyCross Championship

– Australian GT

– Dakar Rally

– World Time Attack Challenge

– Australian Sports Sedan Championship

Scott also provides a range of track and race support for test and race events. He has experience in Data and Race Engineering, and has been a valuable asset to numerous teams helping achieve numerous podiums and championships.

The Program

The Race Car Aerodynamics (RCA) program provides you with an understanding of the history of aerodynamics in motorsport, the theory of low speed aerodynamics applied to race cars, how it works, and why it is so important to a racing vehicle.

Once you understand why it is so important, we then cover the various aerodynamic devices you’ll find on vehicles, with CFD results “showing” you how they affect performance. We also covers some more advance discussion on forces, development tools like wind tunnels, track testing and computational fluid dynamics, and also covers formulas that can be used in your data analysis packages.

There is also a VIP package available that combines this Race Car Aerodynamics program with two additional programs on Computational Fluid Dynamics for motorsport.

Race Car Aerodynamics

Online Program

With over 6 hours of online video lessons, the complete program includes the following modules and lessons:

Module 1 - What you (think you) know already...

History of Aerodynamics and Racecars

Downforce

Drag

How it Works

Module 2 - Aero is all about the tyres? What!

How tyres work

Suspension Design

Module 3 - Aerodynamic Principles

Low Speed Aerodynamics - Racecars are not fighter jets!

Balance and Racecars

Module 4 - Aerodynamic Devices

Wings and Endplates

Splitters

Diffusers

Canards

Bargeboards

Vortex Generators

Bodywork

Module 5 - Understanding Vectors

Wing Angles

Drag reduction techniques

Sum of all forces on a vehicle

Module 6 - Development Tools

Track Testing

Wind Tunnel

CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics)

Module 7 - Formulas for Race Engineers

Commonly Used Formulas

Aeromapping

Rebalancing

Module 8 - Where to from here

Now what?

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Intro to Race Car Aero Program

USD497

Online program
Worldwide Access
Modules 1, 2, 3, 8 included
Access to all updates, forever
Access to private AeroDesign Facebook Group

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Race Car Aero

The Complete Program

USD997

100% Online program
6+ Hours of video lessons
Worldwide Access via portal
ALL OF THE ABOVE modules included
Quizzes
Access to all updates, forever
Access to private AeroDesign Facebook Group
Payment Plan now available using Partial.ly! Get full access now!

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VIP Membership

All courses

USD1997

All of the Race Car Aero Course features
Access to all courses, now and forever
Priority access for consulting work
Exclusive discounts for physical products
Members only webinars
Access to private AeroDesign VIP Facebook group
+ more when we think of it!
Payment Plan now available using Partial.ly! Get full access now!

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Your questions answered…

Who is this course for? Is it right for me?

This course is for anyone who wants or needs to learn more about Race Car Aerodynamics.

Current students are:

Track Day Enthusiasts
Owner / Builders
Composites manufacturers (inc ex Formula One)
Race Workshop owners and staff
Race Engineers (including current and ex- V8 Supercar Race Engineers)
Students (Formula SAE and Formula Student)
Potential Formula One Aerodynamicists (we have current students applying for roles at various teams)

If you want to make your own car faster, or help a client make their car faster, then this will teach you how.

The course uses a lot of examples an analogies to give you a solid understanding of how the flow behaves around components on a racecar, how the fluid moves and how you can best make use of it. By removing the complex maths, you won’t be able to finish the course and write your own CFD Turbulence Models, but in reality, that’s not going to make you faster anyway. We want you to finish the course understanding how things work, why they work, and to be able to look at any racecar and be able to work out the design decisions and also spot flaws (you’ll love doing this!)

The courses are really a shortcut to understanding the concepts, the components, balance requirements, test methods and how it all should come together as a package.

If you have any questions, just ask us on the live chat or via email.

Why only online?

It is for your convenience. We moved to the UK and spent a small fortune learning this stuff. You will have the opportunity to learn in your own home or wherever you find an internet connection at your own pace. We have current students in the UK, NZ, Macau, Korea, USA, Canada to name a few!

We’ve considered running in person seminars but even if we had these in capital cities around the world you’ll pay more for flights and accommodation than you will for a course.

However, if you have a large group and require a seminar, or series of lectures, we can accommodate that (and have done it before!)

Can I buy more than one course?

Of course you can!

If you want multiple courses I’d suggest that you look at the VIP package. In the long run it will save you money as we add more and more courses in Race Engineering.

Be quick though, it is a limited offer! Check it out here. VIP MEMBERSHIP

How long will the course take?

It will vary from person to person as you will be able to spend different amounts of time going through the lessons we’ve laid out. No longer than 8 weeks if you did one module per week.

When does my access expire?

We haven’t set a limit on this. The course will be available to you indefinitely.

How can I ask you a question before I purchase?

Of course! Just hit up the Connect page here or the LIVE CHAT in the bottom right hand side of your screen. We’d love to answer any questions you have and make sure that this course is right for you.

How can I pay? I see you bill in US Dollars.

You can pay by credit card from anywhere in the world using Stripe. We bill in US Dollars.

Our complete site is HTTPS which means it is secure and all of our payments via credit card are through the secure Stripe payment gateway. Stripe is one of the biggest payment gateways in the world right now and we’ve chosen to use them over Paypal for a host of reasons. Check out www.stripe.com if you have any concerns or contact us.

Will I get a certificate?

Yes you will! Certificates will be provided upon completion of the course.

You can use these to show employers that you are serious about personal development, or to show your customers that you care about them and that you’ve taken the initiative to make sure you can provide them with products that actually work!

Our courses are not certified by any external bodies or universities. They are independent private courses that are designed to teach you as much useful information as possible in a minimal timeframe so that you can then get out there and focus on getting results!

What are the "Presale" courses in CFD?

A presale is a sale that happens before the product exists.

Essentially you are offered a massive discount on the product as it is not yet completed, which is a win for you, and we are able to confirm that a particular course is going to be valuable to the community before we spend weeks/months creating something that nobody wants! It allows us to focus directly on the information that you want, so that we can make you faster!

We currently have two courses in Presale stage. Introduction to CFD and Practical CFD.

These are available individually or as part of the VIP package.