The Wavey Dynamics Podcast

🏎️ Welcome to the launch of our exciting new series with MOVEdot! In this episode, Jahee (Wavey Dynamics) and Bruno (MOVEdot) dive into the fascinating world of tyres, comparing the unique engineering demands of passenger cars and race cars. Discover the intricacies of tyre performance, from grip and viscoelastic parameters like storage modulus and loss factor to wear, degradation, temperature beh...

In episode 003 of our podcast, we're sitting with Ulrich Schulz, who has recently retired from his role as Chief of Powertrain Design at BMW Motorsport. From his start in 1986 until 2023, he was instrumental in leading the way on some of BMWs finest motorsport days, beginning in F1, through the V10 era, winning Le Mans with the V12 LMR, countless DTM victories and more. We go in depth into som...

Pay attention. This is one of the most inspirational conversations I've had. Here I sit with Melvyn Downes, retired SAS (Special Air Service) operator to talk about his life and experiences in the military and special forces, where Melvyn developed the unique and highly specialised skill set required to lead himself and teams of people in extremely challenging, high pressured environments wher...

Back for Episode 007 and it's a bit of a different and fun concept this time as Jahee and Mike take some time to explore what vehicle dynamicists would do given regulatory freedom. The 5 key factors of performance we covered in episode 001 still apply here, so we're getting creative with where we'd go to get the best out of this. How about cooled tyres, no safety structures, active sus...

Episode 06 and we are joined by expert dynamicist Mike Law to talk about Ride & Vertical Dynamics. The responses of the sprung and unsprung masses of a racecar to accelerative inputs from the driver and the track surface are super important parameters to control in the development of performance and so this is a particularly interesting element to understand. Here, we discuss the influence of...

Episode 05 and we are joined by expert dynamicist Mike Law to talk about Anti Geometries. Implementing anti geometry into a suspension design is largely used to control the aerodynamic platform under longitudinal accelerations (throttle & braking) by generating forces oppose pitching moments. It should be used with caution though, and understanding what you're doing is key. Learn about it...

Returning again for Episode 04, we are joined by expert dynamicist Mike Law to talk about Ackermann Steering geometry. Covering the three main modes of Ackermann implementation, we explore what it's used for, how to arrive at the level of Ackermann you need in a given application, and some things to avoid in the process. Enjoy! -- Mike has a book published called "Ace Thinking" which...

As our Vehicle Dynamics Insights series returns for Episode 03, we are joined again by expert dynamicist Mike Law to talk about the myths and misinformation around chassis torsional rigidity. We start with a thought experiment to give the discussion some context and then move into some of the science behind the need for a torsionally stiff chassis and some of the design decisions behind a racecar...

As our Vehicle Dynamics Insights series returns for Episode 2 to focus on the widely discussed and debated topic of roll centres, we are joined again by expert dynamicist Mike Law. In this episode, we explore the influence of the roll centre on a race car's dynamics and discuss the considerations engineers will have in deciding where to place the roll centre, including some clever tricks which...

As our engineering insights series returns, we are joined by Mike Law, a greatly experienced vehicle dynamicist working at the highest levels of motorsport.. Sit with us over the next few episodes as we explore vehicle dynamics and dive in to some key concepts in developing performance in racing cars. In the first episode, we set the scene by exploring the five key factors influencing performance:...

We are Wavey Dynamics, a motorsport and automotive engineering consultancy, and this is our podcast. This is a place for engineering professionals, enthusiasts and fans to lock in to conversations with motorsport’s finest engineers. Through our work in motorsport engineering we often find ourselves having great, highly technical conversations with engineers working at the forefront of their fields...

In our first episode we have Kyle Wilson-Clarke with us. He is a Le Mans winning Race Engineer who worked with Audi and Porsche on their LMP1 programs between 2013 and 2017 and now works for Porsche Formula E. We covered his early life & journey into motorsport before getting into some great technical conversations of his experience of engineering in the Le Mans 24h race and working with the r...