"I wished I had Paul as a teacher when I attended Art Center."
- Ken Okuyama, designer
of the Ferarri Enzo
and past Transportation Chair of the Art
Center College of Design in Pasadena.
Testimonials... the best advertising
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Jay Leno, Tonight Show Host
"The amount of info in one day was 'unexpected.' This indepth class
answered a lot of questions; every racer needs to hear this."
Patrick Sallaway,
Senior Instructor, Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving
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"The class was very thought provoking and certainly recharged my enthusiasm
in aerodynamics. You clearly explained that there is much more to it than
drag coefficients and wing angles which are only the top of the tip of
the aerodynamic iceberg. Your example that what happens to air flow under
the wing is just as important as to what happens to air flow over the
wing put a new perspective on aerodynamics. Even though I have spent many
hours in a wind tunnel, I am now looking at this science differently than
I have in the past. Also, the web sites that you referenced were a great
addition to the seminar."
Dan Engel, GM's NHRA Program Director
Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving
"Excellent Seminar!"
Bernard
Juchli, Chief Mechanic for Jay Leno's collection
Bernard
Juchli and Al Dimora of Natalia
and Clenet fame
"Magnificently well informed and experienced
presenter."
"Please bring more of these to SEMA's seminars."
"Presenter knows far too much for time allotted."
"This is one of the best seminars I've attended."
"You need dynamic, enthusiastic presenters like Glessner."
"A definite need for quality technical seminars like this one."
Excerpts from evaluations received
after speaking at SEMA
"I really enjoyed your seminar. It was one of those deals where I didn't
even know if I should attend. ..., so I decided to reward myself by coming
early for your class. But still, how could anyone cover aerodynamics in
one day? Would the math be over my head? Luckily you did it just right.
You covered a lot of info, touched on the basics and showed how much there
was to still be uncovered. I can hardly remember the last time I was this
excited about a subject and ready to expand my knowledge further about
race car aero. Thanks for getting me excited. Hope to keep hearing from
you."
Paul Truess, Flying Lizard Motorsports
"I think that your talk was the very epitome of what SAE intends for
its Industrial Leadership Program. ... The level was just right, the relevance
and interest of the topic was high, and the additional 'gee-whiz' type
of information is the sort of thing that we just can't get enough of.
You made quite an impression on the members of the SAE Collegiate Branch
here."
(Actual Letter)
Dr. Peter D. Jones, Faculty Advisor, Auburn
University
Ron Capps, Paul T. Glessner and Don Prudhomme
"I learned more in a 30 minute discussion with Paul about aero than
I had learned in 30 years of professional racing."
Chris Kaufmann, Manager,
Borla Exhaust
"There will be a waiting list to attend this seminar... I am glad you
did not skip anything... The knowledge I gained will be beneficial to
my customers as I build the knowledge gained into their finished product...
People will not gain this kind of information reading books alone... Your
seminar will be on the top of my 'Brag List' ... The chance to meet and
talk to John Dinkel and Paul Van Valkenburgh was 'icing on the cake.'...Your
class is CLASS!"
Thomas A. Irwin, III, President of T3 Composites
"I highly recommend that your son contact him if he is interested in
pursuing a career in vehicle design. Paul has tremendous knowledge of
the subject, great industry contacts and a true passion for what he does."
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Anthony Salerno, President, Salerno & Associates
"I learned more in this seminar than in my fluids and aero courses."
Eric Moyer, Team Lead - Formula S.A.E.,
Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa.
"It is obvious you have done your homework and really put on an informative
demonstration/seminar."
Peter Green, Race Car Engineer
"Learned far more than I thought before the course. I will definitely
apply what I have learned today to my racecars. ... I knew a lot would
be applicable to the open wheeled cars but I also got a few ideas for
my GT6 as well. I now have a far better understanding of what helps and
what hinders a vehicle's handling and performance. For those that attended,
we not only received a book on race car aerodynamics but now get Paul's
advice and help on our race cars through his 'aero insurance,' and I intend
to make the most of it. "
Warwick Bryan - President of Vintage Auto
Racing Association 1978 Lola T629 #6 FSV2 1989 Reynard F2000 #20 CFC1
1967 Triumph GT6 #8 DPMo
"Just having a good overview of various principles and techniques was
very helpful. Great Job, Thanks!"
John Murray, Sr. Dir. of Bus. Devp't, Motorsports,
3D Systems
"We had a great response last year from his seminar and will be sanctioning
another one this year. His background is fascinating and would benefit
anyone desiring to further their education about aerodynamics."
Craig Hibbard, past President - Vintage
Auto Racing Association
"Good points: VERY well documented, Excellent handouts, Great ability
to change the lesson plan in mid-stream relative to the audience and Clear
speaking voice."
Jim Knapp, Landspeed racer, 200mph Club
"We feel that it is a great honor to have you give a lecture about such
a fascinating topic."
(Actual Letter)
James Miller, Faculty Advisor, and New
Jersey Institute of Technology's SAE Chapter Board
"I really enjoyed your presentation and I know a lot of other people
did as well. We all enjoyed hearing the stories with famous principal
players besides the section on what does and does not work aerodynamically."
(Actual Letter)
Timothy Unton, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University SAE Chairman
"Based on the good reviews and/or comments that come my way, ... I do
like your work. And the students seem very interested in your topic. You
are one of my lecturers that receive multiple invitations."
Janiece E. Lang, Program Developer, SAE,
Membership & Section Programs
"Would you recommend the seminar to your colleageus and friends? YES!"
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Updated on October 15, '07
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