Testing sites for car manufacturers can often take them to the ends of the earth, or under it in the case of the UK’s latest wind tunnel...
Some of the finest asphalt in the UK can be found in a Victorian railway tunnel in Northamptonshire. Just a few weeks ago the final 2.7km of black stuff was laid in Catesby Tunnel by a company that usually surfaces race circuits, creating a unique test facility.
The concept has already been proved by Chip Ganassi Racing, the US race team that competes in Indycar and NASCAR. Back in 2004 they converted Laurel Hill Tunnel in Pennsylvania for aerodynamic testing and Ben Bowlby, then technical director at the team, says it allowed them to turn around designs very quickly.
Catesby is not just for cars testing, and not just aero. Its consistency and repeatability means it can also be used to work on noise, emissions, performance and dirt deposition, and on motorbikes, bicycles, vans and even large campervans; there’s a full width turntable at the far end. The tunnel is two lanes and 8.2m wide, so there is the option of multi-vehicle tests which could explore the effects of travelling close or overtaking on aerodynamics and cooling.
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