Dynamic intervention: Graham Johnson sampled Prodrive's new, intensive dynamics training course

摘要

"We're still making mistakes [as an industry] regarding vehicle dynamics," says Damian Harty, Prodrive's chief dynamics guru, as he points to images of a Mark 1, pre-ESP Mercedes-Benz A-Class "cornering" on two wheels Mistakes are happening, says Harty, because of set beliefs and fixed mindsets. His solution? To start an introduction to vehicle dynamics course, a three-day affair where he and his colleagues aim to, in his words, "dispel the mythology" surrounding developing a car's on-road behavior.