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September 28, 2006
WKA
In the past 2 days the World Karting Association has announced 2 major changes for the 2007 season. First after much lobbying by its membership they have added a Manufacturers Cup race at New Castle Indiana. Undoubetdly one of two fine facilities located in the state.
Secondly with regards to WKA's effort to cut down on the tire prepping problems they have modified the tire rule for next year which will allow the competitors to bring their own tires to the track. They still must be new and not scuffed and are subject to random inspections with the new sniffer which is in use now. Tire prep is a huge issue affecting our sport and I applaud any club, group or organization trying to control it. Personally I am glad its not my problem to figure out as its so difficult to try and please everyone. I believe that they are doing this for the long term future of our sport and health of its members.
So with these two changes, one to a growing Manufacturers Cup series and one to the Briggs and Stratton National Dirt series which has seen markedly lower numbers this year I see nothing but a great year ahead for both.
MyChron Mike
Posted by MyChron Mike at 02:28 PM | Comments (0)
September 27, 2006
Winter Storage
Fall has begun and the racing season is starting to wind down. In many parts of the country this means no more racing until spring. In preparation for the upcoming winter and storage of your racing gear, one item many times overlooked is your MyChron.
The only precaution needed to be taken for winter storage is the removal of your batteries. What happens to batteries which remain in your gauge for extended periods of inactivity is that they will slowly but surely discharge. When the voltage drops below .7 volts they produce hydrogen gas which which will force caustic chemicals through the US Goverment mandated safety caps.
The result of this will be that next spring you will get ready for your first outing and your gauge may not turn on. You will install new batteries but it wont help. So to save yourself some cash and aggravation take a couple of minutes this winter and remove those batteries.
MyChron Mike
Posted by MyChron Mike at 01:14 PM | Comments (0)
September 25, 2006
Road America
I had the pleasure of supporting the Champ Car Rotax Kart Grand Nationals at Road America this past week. It was a very well run event despite all the rain and congestion in the pit area. Marshall Martin and the whole crew did a fabulous job despite all of this. The pre-finals on Friday were run in less than optimum conditions with a steady rain throughout the morning with mostly dry conditions by the time the last pre-final took to the track.
This event featured something that most kart races dont. It was run in conjuction with Champ Car, AMA SuperMoto, Barber Dodge and Mazda Miata Pro Cup races. The Rotaxians shared the paddock with the SuperMoto guys who ran their races on the same track as the karts with the addition of a couple of jumps and an off track dirt section which really threw a challenge at the riders. Maybe we need that kind of track for the karters, at least a jump or two! The paddock area was filled with the sounds of Champ Cars, Rotaxes and AMA SuperMoto thumpers throughout the event. It was a racers dream.
Throughout the weekend I ran into many old friends from California whom I havent seen in many years. Overall it was a great weekend! Congratulations to all the champions as well as everyone who gave it their best as well.
MyChron Mike
Posted by MyChron Mike at 12:17 PM | Comments (0)
September 15, 2006
Race Studio 2 Software Update version 2.21.11
Update September 15th, 11:00 AM PST. In error, the link to v2.21.11 pointed to v2.21.10, it now correctly points to v2.21.11.
An update to Race Studio has been posted. Race Studio version 2.21.11 has some fixes to previous versions.
Click here to download the update and read the release notes.
Release notes:
1. Fixed bug for which Online function didn't work for DaVid systems.
2. Fixed bug for which Online window always showed the message "Configuration not ok" for MXL systems.
Posted by aimsports || erik at 06:00 PM | Comments (0)
September 06, 2006
Dirt Classic MyChron4 Giveaway Winner: Brian Lynch
The FTA Speedway Dirt Classic was held on August 26 & 27th. AiM Sports donated a MyChron4 that was raffled on the 27th. The winning ticket was purchased by Brian Lynch, of B&R Racing out of Fort Madison, Iowa.
Brian, while not having the best racing weekend, did say, "I may not be doing well today, but you know what? I have always wanted a MyChron4-Now I have one which makes it all worth it." Congratulations to Brian and good luck with the rest of the season. Thanks to Don "Duck" Lynch for the photo and info.
Posted by aimsports || erik at 07:38 PM | Comments (0)
September 01, 2006
Race Studio 2 Software Update
An update to Race Studio has been posted. Race Studio version 2.21.10 features a number of improvements and fixes to previous versions.
Click here to download the update and read the release notes.
Release notes:
Race Studio Configuration
1. Fixed bug for which, creating a new configuration for some acquisition systems, speeds units were shown in place of pressure ones.
2. Executable resources have been modified in order to have the correct icon set as default for the executable.
3. Fixed bug for which the unit temperature was fixed in MXL configuration once set at the beginning.
4. The firmup is no more launched from RS2, a message informing user for the need of a firmup used instead.
5. Dutch language has been updated for the Lambda Configurator.
6. Fixed bug for which, downloading data from MXL systems, some channels showed zero values.
Race Studio Analysis
1. - Engine Analysis: fixed bug for which the y axes for power and torque showed different values, added a table numeric representation of torque and power, fixed problem for which the MS Excel file export wasn't possible.
2. - Added 4 values for practice and qualifying for test type in drk file properties.
3. - Fixed bug for which some wrong values in drk measurements could arise after deletion of math channels.
4. - Fixed bug for which an application crash could arise while opening a drk file with wrong run values in laps structures.
5. - Improved the management of profiles, the possibility of storing the settings of a channel (top and bottom of scale, alarms) for any further opening of other files.
6. - Histogram: fixed bug in the beans number management, fixed bug that made impossible to get the percentage histogram.
7. - Fixed bug with drk channels color management.
8. - Added possibility to manage the colors of the map and of split in measures plot.
9. - Fixed bug for which a second drk loaded could misalign the zoom level of both files and create errors in time compare.
10. - Fixed bug for which the icon's tooltips in split times toolbar were wrong.
11. - Split times: fixed bug for which in some cases the split value was wrongly computed and shown as "-1#IO", creating errors in best rolling lap value.
12. - Fixed bug for which, clicking the zoom icon in the toolbar and then clicking on the map, some wrong intervals were marked on measures plot.
Posted by aimsports || erik at 09:02 PM | Comments (0)