RFK Racing Expands TeK Alliance with AVL RACETECH to Advance Vehicle Simulation and Performance
RFK Racing is bringing AVL RACETECH into its TeK Alliance, building on a years-long simulation partnership to better prepare for NASCAR race wins.
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What Happened
RFK Racing has added AVL RACETECH to its RFK TeK Alliance, expanding a technical collaboration that has already run for several years. The announcement comes from Concord, N.C., and Graz, Austria, and aims to further advance vehicle simulation and performance for the NASCAR team.
AVL RACETECH is the global motorsport expert of Austrian mobility technology company AVL, active in all technical areas of racing for more than 25 years. The company collaborates with teams and manufacturers across 17 racing series worldwide, providing engineering, testing, simulation, and manufacturing solutions tailored to elite motorsport competition.
“Joining the Tek Alliance as partners marks our first publicly visible cooperation in NASCAR, a motorsports series in which we have been active for many years. Through this partnership, we aim to demonstrate how our simulation software products support teams in preparing for race wins and championship success.”
RFK Racing and AVL RACETECH have already worked closely together for several years, utilizing AVL VSM™ RACE dynamic vehicle simulation software as part of RFK's preparation process. The formal inclusion of AVL RACETECH into the TeK Alliance expands this collaboration and reinforces a shared commitment to data-driven performance development.
“We couldn't be more excited to partner with AVL RACETECH. With limited track time, accurate vehicle simulation has become essential in extracting performance, and AVL RACETECH sets the standard in the industry. This partnership is another step forward in our ability to unload fast and competitive cars each and every weekend, focusing on putting Ford Racing in victory lane.”
“RFK Racing is one of the most iconic teams in NASCAR, with a success history that speaks for itself. AVL RACETECH stands for world-class products and services that we deliver to our racing customers, and we are delighted to join the RFK TeK Alliance, further pushing the boundaries of technology as a team effort.”
In addition to Ford Racing's suite of innovative solutions, AVL RACETECH will continue supporting RFK Racing with advanced simulation solutions and technical expertise. The support helps optimize vehicle performance and decision-making across race weekends, underscoring RFK's ongoing investment in innovative technologies and trusted partners to compete at the highest level of NASCAR competition.
Why this matters
With limited track time in NASCAR, accurate vehicle simulation is essential to extracting performance, and AVL RACETECH is a leading provider in that field. This partnership strengthens RFK Racing's preparation process and supports its goal of putting Ford Racing in victory lane, while giving AVL RACETECH its first publicly visible NASCAR cooperation. It affects fans and the team by enabling more data-driven performance on race weekends.
Terms in This Story
- NASCAR
- A North American auto racing series featuring stock cars.
- vehicle simulation
- The use of software to model how a vehicle performs, allowing teams to test and optimize without physical track time.
- TeK Alliance
- A cooperative network of technology partners that support a racing team's engineering and performance work.
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