MyChron Mike's Loose Wires

Contributed by Erik Nielsen,
Director of Marketing

The AiM team was at Lowe's Motor Speedway this past weekend for the WKA Manufacturer's Cup races. In addition to our normal support work we also installed a few MyChron4 test units and the response was amazing. Everything is working well and the guys were thrilled to have them on their karts. Thanks to everyone for their patience in awaiting the release of this awesome product.

Check out these photos from Rick Boake's ICC kart (#6 on the S3 Racing team). Keep in mind these are testing units, the final screens may be a bit different.

The first shot shows the Race Summary screen, which will come up with one key press as soon as the race/session ends. It shows the best 3 laps with the high and low RPMs, the RPM drops and the temps.

Hit another key and see the next screen, a lap time graph. No bars are the laps with the fastest lap times, the taller the bar, the slower you were. Easy to see where you were coming in and out.

The drivers also commented on the Predicted Lap Time feature, an AiM Sports exclusive feature. Predictive (or forecast) Lap Timing is a feature that analyzes your driving and shows you early in each lap what it anticipates your lap time will be for the current lap. Very helpful for qualifying as you can see if it's worthwhile to burn up the tires on a fast lap or better to hold off until next lap.

How was the racing? Awesome. Over 600 entries for the weekend meant lots of action on the track. Some delays on Saturday due to rain caused the mains to be shortened but Sunday seemed to go smoothly.

Notice how easy it is to read the display, even in the bright sunlight.

Race Summary screen, showing best 3 laps. Essential information at your fingertips.

Lap time graph. Best lap indicated with the arrow and vertical line. The taller the bar, the slower the lap was in relation to the fastest lap.