As a Development Manager and Race Engineer our performance on the race track relative to our competition was a function of our constant R&D efforts, which were measured very clearly by our finishing position on track. All of our R&D test procedures, sensors, data analysis, wiring looms and test rigs were custom designed and built internally. Whether it was damper testing, aerodynamic testing, component efficiency testing, simulation or on track testing all of these functions had to be developed and correlated in unison as a team effort. Working in small and medium companies allowed me to rapidly gain experience in a wide range of engineering disciplines. Our work was very fast paced and deadlines were critical as the race would start whether we were ready or not and our latest innovations are what defined us from our competition.