December 02, 2010
Congratulations to our SmartyCam Winners!
AiM would like to congratulate the two winners in the SmartyCam contingency award program at the 2010 Supernationals.
Jimmy McNeil of Visalia CA winner in the S4 class and Fabrizio Naninni of Toscana Italy who came out on top in G1 are both proud owners of the SmartyCam data video recorder. Congratulations to both!
Thanks to everyone who signed up and competed!
MyChron Mike
Posted by MyChron Mike at 08:49 AM
November 02, 2010
SmartyCam Contingency Decal Placement
To be eligible for the SmartyCam award at the 2010 SKUSA Supernationals the above represents SmartyCam decal placement. Decals will be available at the official AiM Support tent on vendor row starting Tuesday as well as from all AiM Tech Support personel. Remember that in order to be eligible you must register and display the decals.
Good luck to all!
MyChron Mike
Posted by MyChron Mike at 09:33 AM
November 01, 2010
SmartyCam Contingency: 2010 SKUSA SuperNats
AiM Sports has teamed up with SKUSA to giveaway SmartyCam video systems in each participating class at this year's SuperNationals event in Las Vegas...
CLICK HERE for more information
Attention: SKUSA SuperNationals Drivers
Download and print the AiM Sports 2010 SKUSA SuperNationals SmartyCam Contingency Program registration form here...
Contingency Form
Contingency Information Sheet
Posted by joshua at 08:16 PM
February 24, 2009
Domination at Cowtown
Hunter Jones a high school student out of Texas waked away the big winner in the Non Wing race at Cowtown Speedway. His PMP Chassis with a Hollingsworth tuned Yamaha R6 utilizes an AiM MyChron3 Gold for his data acquisition needs.
Scott Sawyer of Oklahoma in his Sawyer 626 Chassis Hollingsworth tuned Yamaha R6 outran J Rock in a close battle to capture the win in the Multi Class feature. Scott, owner of Sawyer Chassis depends on an AiM MXL Pista with Lambda Air/Fuel sensor for his tuning.
7 of the top 10 cars in the Multi were using AiM Data Acquisition.
Tom Harris of HD Racing was on hand to provide technical support for AiM. He can be reaced at www.mychrontom.com for any questions or service needs you have.
Thanks to Rudy Garcia for the photographs.
Posted by MyChron Mike at 10:15 AM
February 11, 2009
Upcoming Support
2009 is staring off busy for the MyChron Mafia. Below are just some of the events scheduled with many more to follow. Check back often for updates.
Florida Winter Tour Homestead Miami Speedway 2-12 to 2-14
Mid America Speedway Banquet and Expo Kansas City 2-20 to 2-22
KMI Show Chicago 2-20 to 2-22
AKRA National Dexter GA 2-28 to 3-1
JC Specialty Open House Penns Creek PA 2-27 to 2-28
Tri-State Series Race 1 Alma GA 3-6 to 3-7
Stars of Karting Ocala FL 3-6 to 3-8
Grand AM Homestead Miami Speedway 3-12 to 3-15
Florida Winter Tour Ocala FL 3-13 to 3-14
WKA Dirt National Hanging Rock Speedway Kershaw SC 3-27 to 3-29
MS Maxxis Dirt National Whynot Speedway 3-27 to 3-28
Whew! Thats a busy schedule so far. Check back for April.
MyChron Mike
Posted by MyChron Mike at 05:06 AM
February 06, 2008
Mid-America Speedway Series
The Mid America Spedway Series kicks off its 2008 season with its 1st Annual Awards Banquet at the Kansas City Airport Marriott Hotel February 16th. Awards and prizes will be handed out to all the champions along with recognition for all who took part in year one of the highly competitive series.
I will be in attendance and offering a 30 minute talk on how to get the most from your MyChron products as well as answer any questions you may have. I will also be happy to update firmware for any of you who care to bring your MyChron4's with you. This would be a great time to get your gauge updated to the most current firmware prior to the start of the season.
MyChron Mike
Posted by MyChron Mike at 03:00 PM
January 09, 2008
Florida Winter Tour
The 2008 FWT kicks off this weekend at the Homestead Miami Speedway. Looks to be anothet huge event with competitiors from around the globe. I will be attending the round one kick off with Aaron Byrd flying in the following weekend for round two.
MyChron Mike
Posted by MyChron Mike at 01:29 PM
September 27, 2007
Weekend Warriors
Looks like another busy weekend for all of us here at AiM Sports. I will be supporting the Mid America Speedway Series finale at Winfield Kansas. This first year series has done quite well and I am looking forward to the final event for them.
Aaron is off to the final race of the very competitive WKA George Kugler Manufacturers Cup race at New Castle Motorsports Park in Greenfield Indiana. This will be the first time that a WKA sanctioned event has been held at the Dismore facility.
Trey will be down at Liberty Raceway for First Annual Firestone Fall Nationals. This looks to be a huge race at Jim Smiths facility. Should be one not to miss.
Last but not least is Chad, he will be waiting quite impatiently for the birth of his first baby who is due any moment. I have been expecting his phone call in the middle of the night for a week or so but so far nothing. He and his wife are very ready!
Almost forgot Devan, looks like he will be staying home studying for college or out running around with his girlfriend. Probably a little of both.
Well lets hope everyone has a safe and great weekend. Look for updates early next week which should include new GPS features, SCCA Run Off support and upcoming semninar schedules.
MyChron Mike
Posted by MyChron Mike at 07:16 AM
September 19, 2007
Naked 200 MPH Club
Scott McLeod is the new top speed record holder and newest member of the Bonneville "Naked" 200 mph club.
The record of 215.051 mph averaged speed, was set on Scott's Suzuki Hayabusa in the (M-BG 1350cc) class. The "naked" class name comes from the lack of any fairings in front of the rider or any sort of streamlining - no protection from the wind. Scott gained entry into the coveted Bonneville naked 200 mph club as member number 19, the 19th person in the history of Bonneville land speed racing to break a record over 200 mph on a motorcycle with no fairings.
Read More of Scott's story and how he used his MXL to break records...
As told by Scott:
[I'm a] Local contractor from Seattle whose just gotten into drag racing and land speed racing.
Bought a 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa to turbo charge for my new street bike
Met the local drag strip champion in 2006 and was talked into bringing my bike to the drag strip to see what it could do. After my first pass I was totally hooked. Wide open throttle with no cross traffic to worry about was so cool. After a few passes at the local drag strips I was required to get my NHRA drag racing license before I could go any quicker.
After racing on the weekends for two months, my No. 3 cylinder leaned out and melted under 10 pounds a boost. There was a lot of speculation of what might have caused it but nothing was ever conclusive. Not knowing why the engine failed drove me nuts. At this point, since I was running the engine hard, I decided it was time to buy a data logger. I rebuilt the engine with heavy duty parts and installed a data logger that recorded air fuel ratio, boost levels and RPM. This allowed me to do some minor tuning and keep the air fuel ratio safe. It grabbed its info from the bikes secondary fuel controller. The logger was adequate for basic performance but I soon realized at the beginning of the 2007 drag racing season I needed more information than it could supply. I was winning races, but I was still struggling to get the bike to make consistent passes. This year I was also planning on taking the bike to the Bonneville salt flats to see how fast I could go.
I contacted most of the major data logger manufacturers and inquired about their sampling rates and the number of channels their models offered. After searching for a few months I narrowed down my choices to the AiM Sports data loggers and accessories. The AiM Sports MXL / EVO series of data logger's was the best bang for the buck out there for my applications. Both units would handle all the new sensors I wanted to install and had enough memory to record a week's worth of racing. The only dilemma I was having now was, should I buy the EVO or the MXL PRO? The EVO was a small black box recorder that would let me keep my stock gauge cluster. The the MXL pro is a cool LCD display that can be programmed to show any of its installed sensors I want to monitor. I made cutouts of all the external gauges I wanted to monitor while using my stock instrument panel and taped them around the stock gauge cluster. As it turns out I didn't have enough room for all the extra gauges. The MXL pro is now the clear choice. I ordered and installed the MXL pro and sensors a week before I departed for speed week 2007 at the Bonneville salt flats. After I made my rookie runs I turned up the power to see what the bike could do. At mile 3 the rear wheel sensor said I was doing 269 mph and the GPS showed only 205 mph. Managing traction is the key to going fast for a motorcycle on the salt flats. As I analyzed my wheel spin, the next a few passes got progressively faster. At speeds over 200 mph the wind shear on my unfaired bike was so strong that it ripped off the air filter that clamps to the intake of the turbocharger three times. By Thursday I had upped the current record to 215.051 mph and was indoctrinated into the prestigious Bonneville 200 mph club. I had just accomplished a lifelong dream. In my opinion the MXL pro just paid for itself. During my runs I found out that the No. 1 and No. 3 cylinder's start to lean out after 20 pounds of boost even though my air fuel mixture looks fine. This will help me re-tune for next year's speed week where I will run with the fairings on.
As told by Scott Guthrie from Landracing.com:
In the next morning’s runs, Horner couldn’t hold his bike on course in the high winds,
and Mc Leod’s name doesn’t appear in the results for a record return attempt.
(Somewhere in here, Mc Leod suffered a “paperwork malfunction,” and his over
200 MPH record was disallowed by the SCTA / BNI.)
Horner was still safe for the moment.
Horner then grabbed the record first, on Wednesday, at 209.793 MPH.
Horner received the coveted “Red Hat” from the Bonneville 200 MPH Club,
and was introduced to the hundreds of people attending the 200 Club
banquet that evening.
Mc Leod wasn’t done yet.
On Thursday, with time running out for the week that started on Saturday,
Mc Leod responded with an exit speed of 219.057 MPH, and snagged the
record from Horner by about 6 MPH, setting Horner’s 209.793 MPH mark up to 215.051 MPH.
That took Horner’s name out of the record book after only 24 hours.
Horner wasn’t out of options either, and changed classes to challenge a
record set in the 2006 Speed Week by Club Member Scott Guthrie, in
class M / BF-1350. Horner upped Guthrie’s record to 205.589 MPH to
regain a place in the record book on the last day of the meet.
Mc Leod had recorded a 200.451 MPH “naked” at El Mirage the month before.
Not enough for Club membership against a record of 202.107 MPH, but still plenty fast.
Think next year is going to be fun?
SCOTT HORNER and SCOTT Mc LEOD announced early at Speed Week 2007
that there was going to be a real battle in “naked” class M/BG-1350.
Both men were running fast against a record set in 2003 with bike
now owned by Member Scott Guthrie.
Posted by Mike Jaynes at 01:21 AM
August 16, 2007
Kyle Mitchell - National Champion!
Congratulations Kyle Mitchell!2007 Western Division National Champion
11 year old Kyle Mitchell and family, like nearly 1000 other jr. drag racers, headed to Bandimere Speedway in Colorado last month with dreams of winning a National Championship and a coveted Wally trophy at the 2007 Western Division Conference Finals. A week long event that requires perfection on the part of both the driver and the crew chief.
In preparation for this years Conference Finals, a MyChron3 660 was added to Kyle's car, and Kyle and crew chief (Dad) made the best use of it. Kyle's dad writes:
"We would like to thank you for the best tach on the market. We put a Mychron 660 on our car three weeks before Western Conference Finals. With new information Kyle was able to take top spot in the 11 year-old class. We believe our MyChron 660 enabled us to move to the next level and win a National Championship. Thank you, and we tell everyone this is a must have."
Well, thanks to both of you! We too think the MyChron3 660 is the best jr drag racing data logger available, but it's your hard work and preperation that made Kyle a National Champion.
Posted by Mike Jaynes at 08:30 PM
June 29, 2007
iPhone #3
"MyChron Mike" McKnight supporting the Mid-America Speedway Series race in Wellington, Kansas this weekend, was rained out today. So he grabbed his umbrella this afternoon and lined up at the local AT&T store to get his hands on a new iPhone. Interviewed by News Channel 12, he did squeeze in an "AiM Sports" plug. Ten minutes prior to the 6:00pm sale time, he received his golden ticket equivalent - ticket number 3 for a new iPhone.
Posted by Mike Jaynes at 07:53 PM
April 12, 2007
Frequent Flyer Miles
Man, talk about racking up some miles this weekend. I am off today to Norman Oklahoma for the season opener for the Stars of Karting race at Oklahoma Motorsports Complex. I also have on my schedule a race Saturday night at I44 Speedway.
Michael Jaynes is traveling today to Homestead Florida for the Koni Grand-Am race this weekend at Homestead Miami International Speedway.
Chad Brackens, our newly named Director of Technical Services, will be on hand at the World Karting Associations opening round of the Horstman Gold Cup series being held inside Daytona International Speedway on the 7/8th mile sprint track.
Scott Jessup is the man at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham AL for the World Karting Associations Dunlop National Enduro series race number 3 being held at one of the most beautiful tracks in the country.
Finally, new guy Aaron Byrd will be heading down to Aynor, SC to Low Country Speedway for the 2nd round of the South Carolina Dirt Series race.
I will have an update next week on the following weekends adventures as its just as jam packed!
See ya at the races!
AiM Sports
Posted by MyChron Mike at 10:20 AM
March 08, 2007
Racing and Warm Weather
Its that time again for the WKA popular Manufacturers Cup to get underway at the 103rd Street Sports Complex in Jacksonville Florida. Its been several years since the Man Cup competed at the Jacksonville track and judging by the turnout for last weeks divisional the crowd should be huge. Popularity amongst drivers as well as the warm weather should make for a great weekend of racing.
With that I am outta here and on my way to the airport. Check back next week for my update and GPS report.
AiM Sports
Posted by MyChron Mike at 12:46 PM
January 30, 2007
Fresh from Florida - GPS
Our new GPS expansion module, connected to our MXL, was put to use this past weekend at the Fresh from Florida 200 Grand-Am race, held in conjunction with the Rolex 24 hours of Daytona. While we considered the export to Google Earth a fun feature, and perhaps useful for point to point events such as solo racing, hill climbs, rally racing, and similar — this kind of accuracy will prove equally, or even more so, useful in circuit racing. Just look at the detail from this practice session…
There's always been discussion around GPS use for comparing driving lines. A common request is "…can I drive around the inside of the track on one lap, then the outside on another, then somehow merge those two to create map boundaries?" Well, with GPS data this good, used in conjunction with satellite images from Google Earth, you can concentrate on your racing and less on your surveying skills. Good stuff! We're excited and there is so much more to come…
Posted by Mike Jaynes at 04:17 PM
November 08, 2006
Thanksgiving Thunder
MyChron Chad Brackens will be attending the Annual Thanksgiving Thunder race in Carnesville GA. Look for the always smiling Chad for any of your MyChron needs, stickers or just to shoot the breeze.
And please save some turkey and dressing for him!
MyChron Mike
Posted by MyChron Mike at 02:43 PM
November 03, 2006
Tunica 2006, Get Ready To Rumble!
Just 21 short days reamin before the king of all indoor battles takes place at the O'Reilly Indoor Dirt World Championships in Tunica MS. I have been going to this event for several years now and all I can say is if you have the chance go. Its wild fast paced in your face racing and the action is nonstop from the opening round of practice to the last final usually sometime early the next morning.
I would like to extend my thanks to O'Reilly Auto Parts, Lanier and all the hard working people who make this huge event happen. Also to the many competitors vying for the limited number of spots on the grid.
Look forward to seeing all of you there!
MyChron Mike
Posted by MyChron Mike at 06:43 PM
October 06, 2006
SCCA Run-off Update and Seminar Info
We've mentioned Andy Caddell before, a talented young Miata driver from the Pacific Northwest. Over the next few days he'll be competing in the SCCA National Championship Run-Offs in Topeka, KS. You can follow the action on his live blog, with reports filed from the track.
Seminar Schedule
Roger Caddell (Andy's Dad) of Victory Lane Data has scheduled a Data Acquisition Seminar for Tuesday, Oct 10 from 1:00 - 2:30 pm in the Mazdaspeed Tent (Heartland Park Paddock). This is a free seminar, contact Roger at 866.328.2629 for more information.
Dave Redszus from Precision Auto Research will be conducting several seminars Oct 8-12 as time and space permit at Heartland. Look for him in the paddock or call him at (630) 766-4402 for more information.
Posted by aimsports at 06:07 PM
October 03, 2006
Super SCCA Support
The SCCA National Championships begin this weekend at Heartland Park in Topeka Kansas. AiM Sports will be providing support with two of our brightest young technicians. Chad Brackens from our Virginia office along with Mario Trujillo from our California headquarters will be on hand beginning Saturday for technical support.
They will be joined by two of our dealers, Dave Redzsus of Precision Automotive Research (Chicago, Illinois) along with Roger and Ruth Caddell of Victory Lane Data (Graham, Washington). Besides providing support both will also be presenting seminars during the event so if you've got some extra time be sure to attend.
I would also like to take a moment to wish all of our customers the best of luck in the 2006 National Championships!
MyChron Mike
Posted by MyChron Mike at 06:13 PM
August 25, 2006
Great Lakes Sprint Series
Chad and Mike will be in Ohio this weekend for the Great Lakes Sprint Series at Circleville Raceway Park August 26 & 27, 2006. The last race in June had almost 200 entries, so look for a strong turnout this weekend as well. AiM Sports is a proud sponsor of the GLSS, now in its 20th year.
Posted by aimsports at 02:38 PM | Comments (1)
August 14, 2006
Navy Racing Junior Dragsters
An update from Rick Brown:
The girls of Navy Racing went out of their way to change the name of the "King of the Track" competition at E-Town this weekend.
Shannon and Maria eliminated three 2005 track champions and two current points leaders this weekend. As fate would have it they drew each other in the sixth round of competition with Shannon advancing the Navy car to the semi-finals where she lost on her seventh trip down the track.
Rick Brown, managing the team, said of their MyChron3 660 gauges: "I can't wait to get a whole season with such a quality instrument."
Check out the photo from an event a few weeks ago:
Posted by aimsports at 06:30 PM
August 08, 2006
Go Racing Magazine MyChron4 Point of Impact
Tim Goettsch takes a wild ride at the WKA Manufacturers Cup East race at Lowes Motorspeedway, as featured in Go Racing Magazine's MyChron4 Point of Impact. Photo by Greg Buur.
Click the image to see a larger version.
Posted by aimsports at 05:16 PM
July 31, 2006
Update: Anna Beth Barnes Wins a MyChron4 at Beechnut!
The American Dream Challenge kart race ran this past weekend (July 28-29) in Beechnut, TN.
Congratulations to Anna Beth Barnes for winning Purple Plate and the MyChron4, sponsored by AiM Sports.
Some preliminary results are up at Oval Kart Magazine's website.
Posted by aimsports at 03:24 PM
July 20, 2006
More Support Than You Can Shake a Stick At
This weekend we have Phil attending the WKA Pavement National at Beaverun PA. Next weekend MyChron Mike will be at the WKA Heartland Dirt series race in Goodman NE, Devan will be at the American Dream in Beechnut TN, and Mario will be supporting the Grand Am race cars in Birmingham, AL.
Scott will be in Bandimere, CO next week for the NHRA Western Junior Drag finals.
Looking ahead, August 4-6 Phil will be back in action at the WKA Gold Cup at Beaverun. August 11-13 Chad will be at the WKA MFG Cup in Dousman WI, and Devan will be at the VDKA race in Margarettsville NC on August 12.
See our complete suport schedule on our Events page.
Posted by aimsports at 07:09 PM | Comments (1)
July 07, 2006
Win a MyChron4 at Beechnut!
July 28-29 will see the American Dream Challenge kart race taking place in Beechnut, TN. Among a host of great prizes, the winner of the Purple Plate Junior Sportsman I class will receive a MyChron4 karting gauge, sponsored by AiM Sports. Good luck to everyone!
Posted by aimsports at 02:31 PM
June 22, 2006
Another Busy Weekend
MyChron Mike will be in Chapel Hill, NY supporting the WKA Pavement series.
Update: Devan will be in Amelia, VA supporting the VDKA state race.
MyChron Chad and new guy "Feel" will be in Cecil, Georgia helping out junior drag racers at the LB Trailers Junior Drag challenge.
On the auto racing side, Mario Trujillo will be at Infineon supporting SCCA World Challenge, and Scott Jessup (along with Joe Hullet from Digital Competition Systems) will be at Mid-Ohio for Grand AM. See the full schedule on our events page.
Above, an old picture showing Mike and Chad when they were but wee youngsters.
You tell us who's winning!
Posted by aimsports at 01:30 PM | Comments (1)
June 14, 2006
AIM MXL Race Data Systems Take Charge in the Grand Am Cup Series
Contributed by Neel Vasavada of Apex Speed Technology
The 2006 Grand Am Cup competition has been great for AIM. Since introducing the first MXL digital displays and racing data loggers into the series last year, the AIM MXL has quickly become the dominant data logging/driver display system in the series. At VIR, the Synergy Porsche 997 with Pat Long at the wheel led the race and set the fastest lap before a final-lap incident.
The Synergy-built Marcus Motorsports 997 of Spencer Pompelly/Andy Lally finished 3rd. At Laguna Seca, our 997 finished 2nd bested only by the Porsche 996 of Bernheim Racing, which also features an AIM dash installed by our good friend Joe Hullet at Digital Competition Systems. At Phoenix, Apex Speed Technology AIM installations finished 1st, 3rd, and 8th.
Apex Speed Technology follows our custom approach with these systems. All wiring is custom and integrated with the chassis wherever possible for neat, tidy and reliable installation. We run a variety of custom sensors, such a fuel level (featuring a low-fuel light) and ABS warning/disable indicator off standard MXL channels. Not only do they feature common components like shock pots and brake pressures, but they take many of their values straight from the Porsche ECU via the “CAN bus” connection.
Every AIM customer we’ve spoken to is very impressed with their power, performance and value, and word is getting around. Looking up and down the grid, there are many other cars with AIM products, from MXLs to Davids to lap timers. We’re already sold our first AIM systems for the more advanced Grand Am ROLEX series, and there’s no doubt in my mind that more and more of those teams are going to see the value and performance of AIM systems.
The ease of installation and flexibility makes AIM an ideal choice for a wide range of customers. Club racers can benefit from the same features that the pros use, without paying pro-racing prices. Having the Race Studio Analysis software standard across the range means no matter what your project or budget, there’s an AIM system for you with room to grow!
Special thanks to Mario @ AIM and Joe from Digital Competition Systems for all their help and support at the track!
Posted by aimsports at 09:43 PM
June 12, 2006
LeMans
World Cup Soccer seems to be on a lot of minds around the world right now. But if you're like us, besides your local racing, you might be thinking more about another sporting event - LeMans.
The 24 hours of LeMans is the ultimate endurance race for sports cars. AiM Sports is proud to be a small part, as a DaVid Stand-Alone video and data logger, providing race data acquisition synchronized with 2 video camera views, will be in use by car 66, driven by no less than Borcheller, Mowlem and Fittipaldi under the Acemco Motorsports banner.
Posted by aimsports at 05:55 PM | Comments (1)
June 02, 2006
A Busy Weekend
The AiM Sports support team is out in full force this weekend. Look for Scott at Buffalo Bills in Primm, NV supporting the Stars of Karting West. John will be in Fontana (California Speedway) supporting the Pro Kart Challenge. Not to be outdone, AiM Sports SE is sending Chad, Devan and new guy Phil to Amelia, VA for the WKA Dirt National. Click here to check out our complete race support schedule. Keep it safe and have fun!
Above, MyChron Chad is spotted helping out a young up and coming driver in Charlotte a few weeks ago.
Posted by aimsports at 04:08 PM | Comments (1)
May 18, 2006
AiM Sports Racing Data Systems Give Grand-Am Cup Racers the Edge
Car owner/driver Steve Bernheim and Dwain Dement shared the No. 03 BernheimLaw.com Porsche 996 in the Grand-Am Cup 200 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on May 6th, with the latter taking the checkered flag to score the first career series win for Bernheim Racing and a win for both drivers in their native California.
Dement, of Laguna Hills, CA, took control of the No. 03 machine from Bernheim during one of the race's seven caution periods, running near the front of the pack throughout most of the final stint. The decisive pass came on Lap 50, when Dement overtook Lonnie Pechnik in the No. 09 Engine Music Studios/Fiske Wheels BMW M3 in Turn 2 and never looked back, finishing 1.596-seconds ahead of Patrick Long in the No. 81 Wheel Enhancement/Synergy Racing Porsche 997.
"The crew gave me a good car and all I had to do was point it and go," said Dement. "We just ran clean, we stayed out of trouble and the yellows helped us. That's how we won the race."
Bernheim, of Beverly Hills, qualified the machine 24th overall, and steadily picked off positions during his stint. In three previous career Grand-Am Cup Series starts, Bernheim's best finish was 10th, coming with Dement in the season-opener at Daytona International Speedway.
"It feels really great to win," said Bernheim. "We're big supporters of this series and Bernheim is a sponsor (Bernheim Improve Your Position Award). I'd like to thank Dwain. He not only brought home the bacon, but he built this car. The strategy was to bring in the car clean and turn it over to Dwain. We were able to do the race on one stop, and Dwain just had to watch his fuel during yellows."
The Porsche 996 is outfitted with an AiM Sports MXL Pista data logger/digital display and DaVid data/video logging system. Joe Hullet, of Digital Competition Systems, is the team's race engineer and data acquisition specialist. "In an endurance situation, it's great to have the AiM systems to track fuel usage and distance covered in addition to lap times, speeds, temps and other engine performance metrics. The DaVid system lets us review the video as soon as the car comes in and see what the driver and the car were experiencing."
Posted by aimsports at 09:24 PM
May 04, 2006
Whole Lotta Racin' Goin' On
You'd think it was race season or something. This weekend is a prime example. We've got support guys hitting a number of races, including Scott at Moran for IKF Region 7 kart racing, Mario at Laguna Seca for Grand Am and Mazda MX-5 Cup.
Always on hand for high tech racing fun will be Joe Hullet of Digital Competition in the Bernheim Racing paddock, and look for Joel and Neel from Apex Speed, most likely in the Synergy Racing or Marcus Motorsports areas.
MyChron Chad will be at New Castle, IN for the MyChron4 Midwest Sprint Series, and MyChron Mike will break out the backpack, shorts and stout walking shoes for WKA's Pavement Nationals in Vincennes, IN.
If you're at the kart races, be sure to hook up with any of the support reps for a demo of the new MyChron4.
Posted by aimsports at 02:26 PM | Comments (2)
April 26, 2006
More scenes from the Rolex/VIR 400
Auto support technician Mario Trujillo was on hand to support racers, working throughout the weekend with Joel Van Ess of Apex Speed Technology and Joe Hullet of Digital Competition Systems. Photos by Erik Nielsen.
Posted by aimsports at 05:26 PM
April 25, 2006
Poised for Success
Seventeen year old Andrew Caddell started out the 2006 racing season with a bang, taking the checkered flag in the Oregon Region SCCA Spec Miata race at Portland International Raceway this past Sunday, April 23. Andrew, who started in kart racing in 1998, stepped up to Spec Miata in 2005 and won the SCCA NW region championship.
Coached by his father, veteran racer Roger Caddell, Andy uses a variety of data acquisition tools to measure his performance and look for ways to improve. His Spec Miata uses an AiM Sports MXL Pro data logger and digital display, and a DaVid video system. See photos and details of the MXL installation on Roger's website. Additionally, you can download and analyze Andy's driving data.
Check out this video footage of Andy's final winning laps, recorded using the DaVid system. The screenshot below explains the DaVid screen layout, which is fully customizable.
Roger's company, Victory Lane Data, provides racing data products and consulting services and is an AiM Sports dealer for our full line of racing data acquisition products. Roger, an experienced racer and consultant, is also the official AiM Sports trainer and seminar presenter. Please visit his website at www.victorylanedata.com.
Posted by aimsports at 02:49 PM
April 24, 2006
Scenes from the Rolex VIR 400
Photos by Erik Nielsen.
Posted by aimsports at 05:34 PM
April 12, 2006
Long Beach Grand Prix: A Helping Hand
Stuck under the car forever, sorting out some issues, when all we needed was a little help...
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April 07, 2006
Just another day on the job...
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Contributed by Erik Nielsen Monday was a fun day. Chad, Aaron and I went out to VIR's North Course to meet up with the group from Team Pro Motion. TPM is a motorcycle racers' club that sets up track events, a race series and other fun events for motorcycle racers of all abilities. TPM also runs a Parts Club with some great deals on gear and parts for members. Check out the schedule of events, chock full of over 70 track events this season. Team Pro Motion also has a great group of instructors and coaches who offer training and advice to aspiring racers. The atmosphere was fun, friendly and very laid back, though the raining weather early in the day dampened spirits for a little while. Then the sun was out by late morning and the track was dry soon after... For those who may not know, MyChron Chad Brackens (seen at right pretending to work on TPM's Glen Goldman's Ducati) has a true passion for motorcycles, currently riding a Yamaha R6 600. Past bikes include another R6, a GSXR 1000 and a Honda CBR 600 F3. Maybe if we're lucky we'll see him on the track at VIR on the 28th for the next Team Pro-Motion event? |
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April 05, 2006
Aim Sports at the Long Beach Grand Prix
Contributed by Joe Hullet (Digital Competition Systems)
Aim Sports representatives will be on site for this weekends Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach starting Thursday morning. Mario Trujillo and Joe Hullett will be providing trackside support for our competitors in SCCA World Challenge and Grand-Am.
All the action begins Friday morning April 7th at 8:00 AM with the Grand-Am Daytona Prototypes take the 1.97 mile street circuit for their practice session and then qualifying at 3:55. SCCA World Challenge has their first session at 5:35.
Saturday begins with the Grand-Am Daytona Prototypes at 8:00 AM for their race warm-up followed by practice number 2 for SCCA World Challenge at 8:30 AM. At 4:00 Grand-Am Daytona Prototypes begin their first race ever in Long Beach. This 90 minute battle should lead to some very good racing with some of the best drivers in today's sport.
Sunday brings a complete day of racing with the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach hosting SCCA World Challenge qualifying at 8:AM followed by the Atlantic Series and Champ Car races. SCCA World Challenge race will take the green flag for their event at 4:00 PM. Stop by the garages and see the AIM products, customers and representatives, all in action at one of the most exciting races of the year.
Shown above is a little taste of an AiM MXL install in a Grand Am Car.
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Posted by aimsports at 02:49 PM
March 24, 2006
AiM Sports at 2006 IMSA Season Opener in Sebring
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Contributed by Joe Hullet The 2006 IMSA series looked strong as ever with over 50 cars entered in the exciting Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge at the season opener in Sebring, FL. Over 30 of the new 997 GT3 Cup race cars and 20+ 996 GT3 Cup race cars. AIM customers Kevin Roush and Nathan Schwarzbaugh of Southern California finish 1-2 in the race using the DaVid Stand-Alone video system in their new 2006 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup cars. Providing data and video, the Wheel Enhancement team utilized their systems by overlays and video to match each others driving styles and speeds. Kevin Roush started from the pole position and led flag to flag with Nathan hard on his heels. Neither of these guys had ever driven at Sebring before so the video was crucial to the development of their efforts. A sincere congratulations to team managers John Brown and Jim Schwarzbaugh and their drivers on an outstanding performance. AIM also picks up a strong second place finish in the Star Mazda series from team AIM Autosport out of Canada. This team runs 3 of the Star Mazda entries all using AIM MXL data systems. Congratulations to all the over 50 AIM customers that ran at the 54th running of the 12 Hours of Sebring event in SCCA World Challenge, IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge and the Star Mazda Series. |
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Posted by aimsports at 06:08 AM
March 20, 2006
NC Kart Racing Asssociation
Contributed by Erik Nielsen, Director of Marketing
As some of you probably know, AiM Sports is once again the title sponsor for the NC Kart Racing Assocation series. I was out to the track at Liberty on Saturday for a few hours and had a nice time meeting some racers. The wind was a little brisk but the sun was out and you didn't notice the weather much once the engines were runnin! See the results here. Here are some photos.
Posted by aimsports at 02:45 PM
March 08, 2006
Lowes
After almost a three month break the World Karting Association Manufacturers Cup returns to action at the newly repaved Lowes Motor Speedway. The first race of the season started off in Daytona with record entries and lots of competition. Expect to see more of the same on the challenging 14 turn track inside Nascar turn 3 and 4 at Lowes. WKA has taken a 2 year hiatus from competition here and I know many of the racers are looking forward to this event and with the weather forecast almost perfect we should see huge crowds. Chad and myself will be in attendance for support and we will also have several of the powerful new M4's for demo so if anyone reads this and has an interest give me a call at the shop and we will get youi hooked up.
MyChron Mike
Posted by MyChron Mike at 11:07 AM
January 31, 2006
AiM Customer Results from Daytona
Contributed by Joe Hullet (Digital Competition Systems)
Here are some results of customers using AiM products in the Grand-Am Cup Daytona 200 race last weekend at Daytona International Speedway. I've put together some facts and figures as I collect and analyze data from our weekend. At least 35 out of 88 cars were running AiM systems.
Here are the top 10 cars at the finish of the race, AiM customers in bold type.
1. Porsche 996 Pi System 2
2. BMW M3 MoTeC ADL2
3. Mustang GT AIM MXL
4. Mustang GT AIM MXL
5. Mustang GT AIM MXL
6. Mustang GT AIM MXL
7. Mustang GT AIM MXL
8 BMW M3 MoTeC ADL2
9 Porsche 996 AIM MXL
10. Porsche 996 AIM MXL/DaViD/GPS
Here are the 10 fastest times during the race, AIM customers in bold type.
2:01.198 Craig Stanton (BGB Motorsports) Porsche 996
2:01.360 Finlay (Rolex Daytona Prototype team) Mustang GT
2:01.425 Espenlaub (Sahlen's, winner of the race) Porsche 996
2:01.591 Bill Auberlen (Factory BMW PTG) BMW M3
2:02.032 Patrick Long (Factory Porsche/Synergy Racing) Porsche 996
2:02.127 Miller (BGB Motorsports) Porsche 996
2:02.153 Sebastien Bourdais (Champ Car Champion) Mustang GT
2:02.321 Terry Borcheller (Rolex Daytona Prototype Champion) Mustang GT
2:02.468 Dwain Dement (He just hauls ass... :)) Bernheim Racing Porsche 996
2:02.470 Nastasi/James (Rolex Daytona Prototype team)
Other AIM customers of interest are the teams and talent that we ran faster than below...
2:02.7 Boris Said BMW M3
2:02.9 Pete Halsmer Mustang GT
2:02.9 Pilla (Pole sitter) Mustang GT
2:03.2 Andy Lally and Spencer Pumpelly Porsche 997
2:03.4 Darren Law Porsche 997
2:05.7 Mike Fitzgerald (Porsche Cup Points Champion)
2:02.9 Gene Segal and David Russell BMW M3
2:05.3 Doug Goad (Daytona Prototype team) Pontiac GTO
2:03.5 Mike Borkowski (Daytona Prototype team)
2:03.2 David Murry and Blake Rosser Nissan 350Z
Again a huge thanks to Joe for taking time from his busy schedule to contribute these results!
Posted by MyChron Mike at 10:57 AM | Comments (1)
January 29, 2006
Race Day!
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The start of the Daytona 200 |
Contributed by Joe Hullet
(Digital Competition Systems)
Race day arrives, and I am nervous! We spent last night changing the gearbox, making the final ride height changes and shock settings. The warm-up in the morning confirmed we had finally got it right and we were ready for the race. I finalized my fuel strategy and think we can make it on one stop for fuel, 4 tires and a driver change. My fuel capacity would only last 1 hour, 5 minutes but I needed 1 hour 15 minutes so I was counting on some yellow laps to push us along.
We got those laps during the first part of the race and again in the "fuel window" at 1 hour. When everyone else dove in for their stop, I told my driver to stay out and let me know the status of the incident in the "bus stop" that had caused this caution. After a few laps under caution, he let me know when the crashed car was being loaded on the flatbed and the tire wall was being repaired and then I knew I had 2 more laps under yellow to get our stop done. We came in nearly 10 minutes after everyone else and extended our fuel window out the second half of the race closer to the end. It would be close unless we got another caution! We got that caution at around the 2 hour mark and I now knew we could finish with the fuel we had.
At the last of the race, we were running some of the fastest laps of the race in the low 2:02 range and were making passes every lap. As the race came to the last 5 minutes, the cars began to pit for the "splash and go" stops and for many that pushed the envelope, the deadening feeling of that gurgle and bog as the motor had used the last of it's fuel. We were pushing and pushing hard as others began to try and conserve the fuel they had left. We had qualified 40th the day before because of the broken gearbox and today, it was starting to look like our luck had changed. As the checkered flag came out for the finish of the Daytona 200, we crossed the line in the top 10 of 88 entries. I guess the "Racing Gods" were looking down on us today...
Posted by aimsports at 04:16 PM | Comments (1)
January 28, 2006
What a Day...
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You know it's a bad day |
Contributed by Joe Hullet
(Digital Competition Systems)
Well, what a day. Everything that could go wrong did. It started out with some ride height changes and shock setting changes and quickly deteriorated from there. Settings made in pit lane under the pressure of 45 minute sessions and shared pit space led to some mistakes and set backs. We were able to stay in the top 20 and then lost 4th gear in the last session, 1 hour before qualifying. No time to get that box replaced so we had to go out and qualify with no 4th gear.
Needless to say, we will take the grid with a good look of the competition in front of us. We think we have the chassis platform back under control but are still guessing on a chassis pitch issue. Hopefully, an additional 50 PSI in the front shock canisters will give us the front end support under hard braking we were missing. We have 1 more 45 minute practice in the morning and we take the green flag at 2:30. Both drivers will need to get some seat time during that practice so I hope the setup is close... I guess we'll see...
Posted by aimsports at 10:39 AM
January 26, 2006
Daytona Report: Wednesday 1/25/2006
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Bernheim Racing #03 Porsche 996 Carrera running in Grand-Am Cup Grand Sport. |
(Digital Competition Systems)
We got to the track and got our rigs parked and headed off to tech as there was no tracktime today. There are 169 cars to go through tech and it took hours. We still have to report to tech again in the morning before we take the track at 11:30.
We got our pitlane assignments and ended up first hot pit in pitlane. Could be good or bad as we cannot get a pitlane speed penalty coming in but it could be a curse as we need to watch any pace car position as it takes 40 seconds to get out. We have to be out of pitlane before the pace car with the field in tow crosses start/finish or we get held up to let the field by and going down 1 lap. It should take some crafty strategy...
We have 2 sessions tomorrow to get our setup right and then we qualify for Fridays race at 5:30. We believe we have a good setup to start and are only looking to fine-tune the suspension during our sessions. We will also need to calculate our fuel strategy by tomorrow night and hopefully get in some pitstop practice.
Browsing the paddock, we found no less than 30 cars running the MXL data systems and several utilizing the DaVid video system. Race teams using AIM components have increased by over 300% in Grand-Am Cup since last year. 3 AIM support representatives (Mario Trujillo, Chad Brackens and myself) are onsite to make sure all the customers and products are performing at their best.
Posted by aimsports at 02:53 AM
January 20, 2006
Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona
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Mike and Joe at Road America |
Contributed by Joe Hullet
(Digital Competition Systems)
Next week begins the journey to run the 44th Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. I have not missed one since 1994 and this year should be one of the best in history.
With a "who's-who" in motorsports line up, there are drivers from around the world and so many coming from IRL, Champ Car, NASCAR and IMSA. Dario Franchitti, Scott Pruett, Luis Diaz, Alan McNish, Danica Patrick, Rusty Wallace, Max Papis, Dan Wheldon, Scott Dixon, Boris Said, Casey Mears, Andy Wallace, Tony Stewart, Emmanuel Coullard, Scott Sharp, Adrian Fernandez, Eddie Cheever, Graham Rahal, the list goes on and on. Even the Grand-Am Cup shows some huge racing talent and TV personalities with Patrick Dempsey and Sebastien Bourdais.
There are 73 cars entered in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona starting Saturday, January 28th at 12:00 noon and 85 cars entered in the Grand Am Cup race starting Friday, January 27th at 2:15 in the afternoon. You can catch all the action on Speed Channel and Live Timing and Scoring on the Grand-Am website. www.grand-am.com
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Posted by aimsports at 02:19 PM | Comments (1)
January 10, 2006
Rolex 24 Hours
Following a busy week in Daytona for WKA KartWeek it was back to Florida just days after our return for support of the Rolex 24 Hour test. In attendance were MyChron Chad Brackens, Mario Trujillo and Joe Hullett to service our growing auto clientele. Many of the factory Ford Mustangs, Mazda RX8's, Porsche GT3's and a couple of Prototypes were taking advantage of our top of the line MXL and DaVid Video systems in preparation for the grueling 24 hour race the last weekend in January.
Look for results later this month on how teams and drivers using AiM systems placed in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona.
Posted by MyChron Mike at 09:07 PM