Certification Testing - Vehicle and Component

TRL conducts whole-vehicle and sub-assembly/component certification testing using a wide range of facilities and adjustable mounting arrangements to suit all types of test pieces, testing to the following:

• FIA F1/Sports Car Technical Regulations
• FIA 8855-1999 - Standard for Competition Seats
• FIA 8860 - Advanced Motorsport Helmets
• FIA 8857 - Rollcage Padding
• FIA 8858 - HANS System
• FIA Headrest Materials
• Federation Internationale de Motorcyclisme (FIM)
• Indy Racing League (IRL)
• Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO)
• Deutscher Motor Sport Bund (DMSB) standards.

Development Testing

Development testing is an integral part of the design process. Whether quasi-static or dynamic, TRL has a range of equipment to suit most purposes, plus an in-house engineering design team and motor sport specialists who can support customers' specific requirements, such as assisting with development of a testing programme for work not regulated by a governing body.

Accident Reconstruction

TRL's skills in accurately representing and reconstructing accidents in the motor sport world are available to the FIA Institute to assist its efforts to bring about a safer motor sport environment. They range from the design and manufacture of test equipment, which interfaces with TRL's facilities, to providing innovative methods of accident reconstruction based on the analysis of data captured from actual events.

For example, TRL's work on ‘car launching' has contributed to the development of technical regulations to further improve the safety not only of Formula 1 but also of other open wheel racing series.

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