From searching for setup to designing it.
A 6-week online course on how to use springs, dampers, ARBs, suspension geometry, and the LSD to regulate the yaw moment of the car, all read through the Yaw Moment Diagram. Turn testing sessions from exploring setups into fine-tuning an intended behaviour.
Enrol nowSounds familiar?
You won last race weekend, but two weeks later at the next circuit, same car, same driver and you're starting from the back. The setup that was right on point suddenly stops working, and you spend Saturday hunting in the dark.
Argentine engineers in Turismo Carretera even have a name for this, the TC curse. It happens everywhere, anyone running a championship across several tracks has lived it.
When the driver says "it's loose mid-corner under throttle", you know five things you could change but no clean way to pick. With experience you pick faster, but the process is still a search. The car setup is something you find through testing, not something you design.
And you sense there's a framework that would make this clearer and faster, one that lets you reason every setup change into performance. You know it must be out there in the books and courses, but you don't have the time and energy to put them together.
What changes after 6 weeks
• You'll know how each setup lever (springs, dampers, ARBs, suspension geometry, LSD) moves the yaw moment.
• You'll read a Yaw Moment Diagram and use it to evaluate your car's balance, stability and control.
• You'll know in which direction to move your setup before you test, not after.
• You'll open a vehicle dynamics book and understand most of it.
What you'll learn
Yaw Dynamics
Why yaw dynamics is central to vehicle performance. Balance, stability and control of the car all come from how much and when the car generates yaw moment.
Vertical Dynamics
How road inputs translate into grip and comfort. Road description, performance indices, quarter and half car models, ideal stiffness and damping for grip.
Suspension and Steering Kinematics
Actual motion of the chassis with respect to the wheels. Instantaneous centre of rotation, roll centre, pitch centre, anti-dive and anti-squat geometries, camber, toe and track gains, steering geometry and feedback torque.
Roll and Pitch Dynamics
Roll stiffness and angle, anti-roll bars, lateral load transfer (elastic, sprung, unsprung), pitch angle, longitudinal load transfer.
Limited Slip Differential
Locking coefficient, differential-tyre interaction, yaw moment from differentials.
Car performance
Read grip, balance (under/oversteer), stability, and control from the Yaw Moment Diagram. Apply the framework to a setup decision end to end.
Who is this for
For:
• Race engineers with years on track, who already know the components and are looking for a way to decide setups with more clarity and less trial and error.
• FSAE students and engineers with vehicle dynamics fundamentals (or completed Course 1), ready to take on the suspended car.
• OEM engineers who took the formal vehicle dynamics courses but never connected them to setup decisions on a real car.
NOT for:
• People without a foundation in vehicle dynamics. Start with Course 1.
• Engineers looking for a software tutorial or a lap sim course.
• Anyone expecting to become a race engineer in 6 weeks.
About the instructor
I'm Felipe Vasquez. I hold a PhD in vehicle dynamics from the University of Southampton, with peer-reviewed research on suspension optimisation and tyre force estimation. I taught Vehicle Dynamics, Dynamics, and Machine Design at the University of Concepción for five years, working with FSAE-style student projects and industry data from KTM and Kawasaki. I race actively in touring cars and motocross, which means the physics I teach is also the physics I feel on track. I teach the phenomena behind vehicle behaviour with the simplest possible models, so you can use them to think about your car, not just guess or wait for simulations.
What you get
• 6 live sessions of ~1.5 hours each, covering the suspended car and how it modulates the yaw moment.
• 6 sets of exercises to solve by hand, designed to help you internalise the concepts.
• 2 live Q&A sessions to discuss your questions and go deeper into specific topics.
• A private WhatsApp group for the cohort, where you can ask questions between sessions, share resources, and connect with other engineers from around the world.
• Access to recordings of every session so you can revisit at your own pace, available for one month after the course ends.
When/how?
• One session every Wednesday
• 12:00 h New York, 18:00 h Central Europe, 21:30 h India
• Starts Wednesday, July 8, 2026
• Q&A: July 27, August 17, 18:00 h Central Europe
Guarantee
Complete every session, do every exercise, attend the Q&A calls. If after all that your understanding of vehicle behaviour hasn't changed, I'll refund you in full. No questions asked.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need an engineering degree?
Not technically, I don't ask for it, but you need to be comfortable working with free body diagrams and university level maths.
How is this different from reading Milliken or Gillespie?
Books aren't designed to teach, they don't answer your doubts, they're designed to be a reference. They cover everything with the same weight, and leave you to figure out the order. This course tells you which concepts matter and how they connect. After it, you'll be able to open those books and understand enough to keep going on your own.
What if I've already read these books and taken online courses?
Then you've probably seen most of these concepts in isolation. The value of this course isn't in the concepts themselves, it's in the order and connection between them. If you've already read everything and nothing clicks, this is exactly the course for you.
How much time do I need to commit per week?
Two hours per week for the live session, plus around two to three hours on the exercises. The exercises are where the real learning happens, so I recommend not skipping them. If you can dedicate around five hours per week, you'll get everything out of the course.
Is there any way to interact with other students?
Yes. Every cohort has a private WhatsApp group where you can ask questions between sessions, share things you've found, and stay in touch with other engineers from different countries and categories. It often ends up being one of the most valuable parts of the experience.
Who reviews the exercises?
You review them yourself, against the solutions I provide. The exercises are designed for active application, not for grading. If you get stuck on a specific exercise or don't understand a step of the solution, you can bring it to the Q&A sessions and we work through it together.
What if I can't attend live?
Every session is recorded and available within 24 hours. You can watch at your own pace. The live sessions are where the conversation and Q&A happen, so attending live helps, but the material is all there for you either way.
I'm in a different time zone, can I still benefit?
Yes. The recordings are the main path for anyone in a distant time zone. For the two Q&A sessions, if you can't attend live, you can send your questions ahead of time through the cohort's WhatsApp group and I'll address them during the session. You'll see the recording after, with your question answered in context. The WhatsApp group itself is async, so you can participate on your own time.
How long do I have access to the course?
You keep access to the recordings and can download the exercises for one month after the course ends. That gives you time to revisit concepts, redo exercises, and use the material during your next season or project.
Do I need my own car or data to get value out of this?
No. The course is about the physics, not about a specific dataset. If you don't have your own car or data, you'll still learn everything the course teaches. If you do have access to a car or telemetry, you'll come out with a sharper eye for what you're looking at.
Is this about a specific car or category?
No. The physics in this course applies to any car with four wheels, regardless of category. I teach the fundamentals, not the specifics of any formula or championship.
Will I learn to use simulation software?
No. This course is about the physics you need to understand before using any software. Simulation tools don't teach you vehicle dynamics, they assume you already know it.
Will this help me in interviews or on the job?
I can't promise an interview result, but I can say what this course actually changes. When someone on the team talks about almost any aspect of the suspension, you'll understand what they mean and be able to contribute. When an interviewer asks you how the ARB affects understeer, you'll be able to explain the physics, not "just because". That's the kind of difference this course makes.
What happens after Course 2?
Course 3 adds the parts that turn a fast car into a winning car, such as aerodynamics effects, chassis compliance, tyre transients and thermal effects, the differential's ramp behaviour, and damper non-linearities.