Dallara Educational Workshop

Dallara Academy

The Dallara Academy pays special attention to young people, which is precisely why it has dedicated an entire area of the building to Educational Laboratories conceived and designed for middle school and high school students, so that children can experience firsthand the laws of physics applied to automobile design and development.

Learning while having fun

The Educational Workshops are based on the philosophy of “edutainment” or learning while having fun.
In fact, the goal is to take kids beyond the study of physics related only to the school experience, to involve them directly in activities inspired by the three core competencies that distinguish the company: design and manufacturing with a focus on the use of composite materials, aerodynamics and vehicle dynamics.
The challenge is to get kids excited about the world of motorsport, keeping them entertained and delving into complex concepts in an intuitive and engaging way. Kids will have the opportunity to discover firsthand the different stiffnesses of composite materials, how the wind tunnel works, and the forces that cars and drivers are subjected to during racing.

Educational offerings

The package created specifically for schools includes: a visit to the exhibition ramp and educational workshops.
The activity lasts about 3 hours, depending on the size of the class the students will be divided into two groups, which will alternate in two different activities lasting about 1 hour and 30 minutes each.
It will begin with a full immersion in what is the history of the company, its distinctive skills and a visit to the exhibition ramp that houses the brand’s iconic cars. The visit will then continue with Educational Workshops during which the children will test themselves firsthand: divided into three teams that will compete in a final game moment.
Then, according to the needs of individual schools, the Dallara Academy also proposes to organize other complementary activities.

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The experiments

  • Driving, what an effort!
    The experiment shows the amount of load on the brake pedal and effort on the steering wheel while approaching and driving around a curve.
  • Materials to the test
    The experiment shows the different levels of stiffness of materials used in the construction of a vehicle chassis.
    Pick up the pace The experiment shows the effect of springs and shock absorbers on the vertical movement of a suspended mass.
  • Crash test
    The experiment shows how the choice of material used for a crash-absorption structure affects the level of deceleration of a vehicle at impact and the way energy is absorbed.
  • The energy fountain
    The experiment shows how the magnitudes of different energies dissipated by a moving car are affected by its speed.
  • Wind tunnel
    The experiment shows how the vertical load and drag of a wing varies as its incidence and height above the ground change.
  • Belly to the ground
    The experiment shows how the height of the center of gravity and the speed affect the car’s behavior when cornering.
  • Tires on the ground
    The experiment shows how vertical load affects the braking of a tire.
  • Get down on the track
    The experiment shows how different car configurations affect the time it takes to drive around a circuit.
  • Aero-quiz
    The experiment offers a series of questions, with different degrees of difficulty, to test knowledge in the field of Aerodynamics.

Phone: +39 0525-1982980

E-mail: academy@dallara.it

Location: Dallara Academy, Via Provinciale 33A, 43040 Rizzone, Parma.

Duration: about 3 hours

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