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WINDSHEAR NEWS - SEPTEMBER 2008
First NASCAR Customers Due in September
After months of careful commissioning, Windshear is finally ready to host its first customers from NASCAR race teams. In September, immediately following the Labor Day weekend, teams will begin taking advantage of the highly anticipated full-scale rolling road, temperature control, and uniform aerodynamics promised by Windshear.

Windshear Site Manager Jeff Bordner is happy to be hosting some of NASCAR’s best teams. He and his team have spent hundreds of hours preparing for this point in time. When asked about the planned first tests he said, “We are looking forward to showing our NASCAR customers how much we have achieved toward providing them with a world-class level of engineering service. We think they will find a new level of competitiveness through the fidelity of data that we provide.”
Six months of thorough calibration, systems testing and customer-readiness practice have gone into preparing for these first tests. The air circuit has been calibrated to the highest standards for uniformity and stability. The rolling road has seen many hours of testing with the Windshear calibration cars. The Test Techs have run numerous customer practice sessions. The maintenance staff has been through every system to ensure the highest reliability. Security systems and procedures have been implemented and tested. All of this is in place to ensure that Windshear lives up to the highest levels of customer expectation.



Security systems are an integral part of Windshear
Grand Opening a Success
Windshear Inc. celebrated the opening of its advanced automotive wind tunnel on July 18. The event, which drew nearly 300 attendees, marked the debut of the first commercially available, full-scale, single-belt, 180-mph rolling-road wind tunnel in the world. The high-tech facility was completed just 15 months after breaking ground in April 2007.

Representatives from global automotive manufacturers, motorsports teams, media and local government joined Windshear employees for the ceremony, as well as tours of the facility. Haas Automation General Manager Bob Murray was on hand to address the crowd.

“Windshear is a result of Gene Haas’ vision and leadership,” Murray said. “When the idea for a wind tunnel was proposed several years ago, Gene stepped up to the plate and took a chance on an idea that no one else was willing to take. And if the current rate of orders is any indication, Gene has hit a home run with Windshear.

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Sales Remain Strong
Windshear Business Manager Peter Zierhut reports that sales through the summer months account for close to 95% of Windshear’s available time in 2008. “This is a short year for Windshear, and customer demand has nearly filled the available time,” Zierhut said. He added that staff is working to add additional hours as necessary by expanding to Saturday and Sunday. By 2009, a second shift will be available, effectively doubling the number of operational hours. When operating at full capacity, Windshear expects to operate around the clock, 7 days a week, with a staff of up to 24.
US and European Events Scheduled

Windshear will participate in several important events during the final months of 2008, beginning with the inaugural race at the new Concord, North Carolina-based “zMax Dragway.” Windshear will host a hospitality tent in the pit area at the Dragway on Saturday, September 13. Stop by to meet with the Windshear staff, and share in the food and drinks catered by Windshear.

On November 20 and 21, Windshear will attend Bernoulli’s World Motorsports Symposium in Oxford, UK, with a stand and table-top display to present its services to European-based race teams. Site Manager Jeff Bordner will present a paper on Windshear’s contributions to aerodynamics testing.

From December 2 through 4, Windshear will attend the SAE Motorsports Conference at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in Concord, North Carolina, where they will again provide a table-top display and meet with race teams.

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For more information about Windshear or to discuss possible testing services, contact Peter Zierhut or Randy Graves at
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