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Race car aerodynamic design and improvements enhance the performance of a race car. However, the use of aerodynamic devices by FSAE collegiate teams have been largely minimal although design requirements in Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) do allow the inclusion of aerodynamic or ground effect devices (rear and front wings, under tray and diffusers) to enhance vehicle performance. This is largely due to design complexity and lengthy hours needed to develop a design for these devices. Subsequently, this issue has prevented several FSAE teams from implementing the design of ground effect or race car aerodynamic devices. However, this research work has devised a much simpler and accurate process in conducting Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations.