Gary Eaker was honored for his wind tunnel, AeroDyn.
The NCMA presented Aerodyn Wind Tunnel with an NC Motorsports Industry Award at its 10th annual awards ceremony. Aerodyn Wind Tunnel, and founder Gary Eaker, are trailblazers in wind tunnel testing in North Carolina. They serve the racing industry by providing critical wind flow data to race teams. The tunnel is a full-scale, closed-jet, countoured wall design with an open return. It hosts a one-of-a-kind data acquisition system with 50 vehicle pressures available and a grid of 228 static pressures in the floor beneath the car.
Eaker, a former aerodynamicist for Hendrick Motorsports and member of the Rainbow Warriors No. 24 team, took a leap of faith to design and build the facility here in North Carolina, allowing NASCAR teams to test locally.