Hello, Blog. Don’t panic - I know this picture looks kind of scary, like I’m having surgery or something, but that’s not it. I’m having a blast living in a virtual world here at AVL right now, being tested by their virtual reality machines that simulate real road and driving conditions. I mean, it’s not as fun as actually being on a road trip, of course, but it’s the next best thing to being there. Anyway. I’m lucky to be able to play these cool virtual reality games I mean use this super high tech equipment to get ready for the road. Check out more about what I’m doing by reading about the AVL dynamometer here, where they talk about how even NASCAR uses this to simulate race conditions! ”(The AVL Dynomometer) allows the teams to test the engine in a way that makes the engine think that it is in a car on that week’s track,” this article says. Make the engine think it’s in a car on the track. Hmm. This is fun, and all, but you know, they could have just asked me, and I bet if I thought very hard - or maybe not at all - I could have imagined these conditions I am being tested for, and we could have done it that way. I have a good imagination, Blog, you know I do. Sometimes it is what makes my wheels go round. And you know, if you’re lucky, the same is true for you. x LV
Here I am at AVL waiting for my turn on the dynamometer. I held the table for eleven games.
