1st July 2007

London based XPI Simulation Ltd is pleased to announce its association with the reconfigurable racing car simulator previewed at the recent Brooklands Centenary Festival. The simulator creates a unique experience enabling the driver to sense just what it was like driving on the famous Brooklands circuit in his choice of historic racing car from the Napier Railton to a modern F1.

Together with our partners at Brooklands Museum and the University of Surrey the goal was to demonstrate the effects of improved aerodynamic design of racing cars through the century. And what better place to experience the effects than the famous banked circuit at Brooklands?

Using photographs, films and engineering data from Brooklands’ historic archives XPI reconstructed a realistic visual model of the circuit as it was in the glory days of the 1930s. Add that to the dynamic model including the effects of engine power, down-force, drag and friction to get a sense of just what is was like to drive the Brooklands circuit.

The University of Surrey is continuing to research the aerodynamics and performance of the early cars such that the simulation can be extended as more data becomes available.

The same team is also in the process of rebuilding the Concorde flight simulator to be unveiled later this year.