Mark Ziegler, a mechanical and aerospace engineering major from Glen Allen, Virginia, and Justin Moser, a mechanical engineering major from Lorton, Virginia, will have the unique opportunity to travel the country with RHR participating in all six touring car races in the 2018 Pirelli World Challenge Series.
The RHR team and driver Johan Schwartz, who recently set the Guinness World Record for the longest continuous car drift in a BMW, will rely on the student interns to acquire performance data during each race from their WVU-branded BMW M235i touring car. Between races, the students will analyze and compare the collected data with driver feedback to make adjustments in an attempt to increase the vehicle’s performance throughout the season.