RaceTools @ PRI in Indianapolis
We were at the PRI (Performance Racing Industry) Trade Show in Indianapolis December 6-8. It was great to show RaceTools to teams that had not seen it before and to catch up with the many engineers already using RaceTools. We showed off the features of RaceTools running with the IndyCar (MLP+RP+telemetry), IMSA (Al Kamel), PWC … Read more
RaceTools 2019 Pricing
Here is the pricing for the 2019 edition of RaceTools. IndyCar Series Description Per Event Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Season (16 Events) Season Early Purchase 1st Car $1000 $2000 $9000 $5500 Each additional car $1000 $1000 $4500 $3000 Early Purchase requires a P.O. before January 1, 2019 and payment before January 31, 2019. Road To Indy Series (Indy … Read more
RaceTools v3.2 – seeing more data
RaceTools 3.2 adds extra fields to the Session Results table and Heat Map color coding of section times. This is an optional upgrade for INDYCAR users but a recommended upgrade for IMSA users. Custom Fields in Session Results table: To bring more information to the main program window, I’m adding some custom fields that you … Read more
RaceTools v3.1 – improved settings management
With increased use of the docking features of the software, especially with the ability to have multiple track maps and graphs, the need for better management of configuration settings is needed. With the change in v3 of saving configuration files to the %appdata% folder when running the executable out of the %program files% folder, I … Read more
Rolex 24 at Daytona recap
Congratulations to all of the participants and especially the winners at this year’s 55th Anniversary Rolex 24. It was great to see so many of you. As it turns out, the last minute fix for the safety car wasn’t required as T&S changed their procedure from Friday’s CTSC race and we got the competitors before … Read more
RaceTools v3.0.6 – Daytona Race edition *** Safety Car Alert ***
I don’t like to release new software during an event, and more so the morning of a race, but here is what I discovered during the CTSC race yesterday. 1. Based on some procedural changes in how Timing and Scoring is done, the datafeed exposed a flaw in RaceTools v3.x that can filter out the … Read more
RaceTools v3.0.4 – Daytona Release
The Rolex 24 at Daytona is upon us and RaceTools has been updated in preparation for the 2017 season opener of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. With the change in T&S suppliers and the associated change in the data feed, it is recommended that your run v3.0.4 or above of the RaceTools software. If you … Read more
V3 – Replay Remote for when you really want to jump around.
The ability to replay a session in RaceTools has been part of the software since the very first version. It was a good tool for me to use to develop and debug the software and a great tool for teams to analyze data from previous sessions, events or even years. Using replay files rather than … Read more