On our way to Indy with Jay Howard
Jay Howard Driver Development is based in Westfield, IN—just minutes from the world’s racing capital and the most prestigious race track, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The team is housed in a state-of-the-art race shop specifically designed to maximize the performance of both car and driver. Including an in-house simulator, custom machinery and dyno tuning center, the facility is the best in the business. The team was set up with a focus on providing the very best environment in the junior ranks of motorsport. Team Principal, Jay Howard strives to give back to the sport he dearly loves by teaching drivers the secrets of winning races, championships and being great leaders. Jay’s resume is full of championship titles and accolades. Passing this knowledge onto the drivers and watching them success is a true passion. Jay is the only driver in history to win the USF2000 championship as a driver and a team owner. To achieve this level of success, Jay has worked hard to make the best people and resources available to the driver development program. From former F1 and INDYCAR engineers, mechanics and drivers, to the latest technology and software, the program was built to separate our team from the rest and give the drivers the best tools to attain their goals. No matter what the driver’s goals are, they deliver.
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Jay Howard Driver development strives for perfection everyday, on and off the track. Their approach starts with evaluating and recommending a tailored program for each driver based on age, experience level and performance goals. Recommendations will consist of what series to race, equipment to utilize and number of test days/coaching sessions needed to meet the driver’s goals.
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To assist in the training and development of each driver, the facility houses a variety of tools to help drivers become more familiar with the cars, circuits and engineers. They have a full-blown racing simulator to allow drivers to become familiar with new tracks and fine tune their race craft. The team of engineers are also readily-available to review the driver’s data and driving telemetry. The drivers utilize this availability to learn more about the car setup and communication with the engineers.To maximize the development of the cars, they have set up our facility to house Hudson Dyno Tuning, a state-of-the-art tuning center that uses a Dynojet 224x chassis dynamometer to measure the performance of the their cars in house. This allows them to maximize each car’s performance and assist in R&D.
