Drivers
A skilled and talented driver is essential to a successful race effort. We have been fortunate to work with several such individuals, some of whom have expressed an interest in driving our cars at Pikes Peak and in development. They are:
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David Donner, 3-time overall winner at Pikes Peak. David will drive the car in the race. |
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BJ Zacharias, past Formula Atlantic and Formula Continental champion, current Grand AM competitor |
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Tim Eckert, past Pikes Peak Electric class winner and record holder |
Test and Development Program
Testing and development is a crucial part of any racing program. Palatov Motorsport has developed a close working relationship with Oregon Raceway Park, a challenging 2.5 mile road course located in eastern Oregon. With convenient and cost-effective access to the ORP facilities for private testing Palatov Motorsport can carry out an effective and extensive test program in an efficient and timely manner.
During the past two years of operation the Palatov cars have been shown to require very low level of maintenance and consumables, further facilitating extensive track time both for car development and driver familiarization.
The final phases of the test and development program will be conducted at the actual Pikes Peak course.
To supplement the physical testing, Palatov Motorsport is already using advanced computer simulation tools similar to those used by top competitors in series such as F1. They include CFD for aerodynamics development and Driver-In-The-Loop simulation for kinematics, driver optimization and overall race strategy analysis. The virtual analysis is backed up by full data acquisition including GPS, force and operational parameter logging.
