{"id":113,"date":"2009-07-10T11:27:03","date_gmt":"2009-07-10T16:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/performancetrends.com\/blog\/?p=113"},"modified":"2009-07-10T11:27:48","modified_gmt":"2009-07-10T16:27:48","slug":"keeping-track-of-your-race-cars-setup-has-become-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performancetrends.com\/blog\/?p=113","title":{"rendered":"Keeping Track of your Race Car’s Setup has become easier"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever gone to a track that you haven’t been to in a while and you can’t remember the setup that worked so well last time?\u00a0 Or, what was that change you made 2 weeks ago that fixed a “push” on corner entry?\u00a0 Or, exactly when did you go to the stiffer shocks on the front?\u00a0 If you’re like most racers, you just expect you will remember it.\u00a0 Or, if your one step better, you right it down somewhere.\u00a0 But now that piece of paper is lost, or you can’t really make out what your notes mean.<\/p>\n

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Circle Track Log Book<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Organized records are incredibly valuable\u00a0to a race team.\u00a0 Written log books are nice and easy, but have limitations.\u00a0\u00a0 However, Performance Trends Circle Track Log Book<\/a> can help you keep track of you vehicle’s setup from race to race, and track to track. It keeps records of your Chassis, Springs, Front Suspension, Rear Suspension, Tires and Track Results. Plus it even let you put in User Defined values just in case you have something on your car that is not in the program.<\/p>\n

Some of the chassis parameters you can keep track of are: the Corner Weights, Brake Pads, Frame Height and Fender Height. Other chassis inputs could be aerodynamic parameters like the Nose Height and Width, Roof Height, the Rear Spoiler Angle, Height and Height above ground.\u00a0 Other inputs are Pinion Angle and Gear Ratio, even any Ballist weight and location.<\/p>\n

Suspension parameters you can record include the springs, like recording your Spring Rating and giving each spring a description. And you are able to record your Shock Rating Bump and Rebound, shock travel,\u00a0and again you can give each shock a description.\u00a0 Sway Bars go hand in hand with the springs and you can record both front and rear as well.\u00a0 Circle Track Log Book<\/a> will remember different components you’ve entered, like\u00a0springs.\u00a0 This way you can build up a library of components, and you don’t have to type them in again next time.\u00a0 You can just pick from a list you’ve already entered.<\/p>\n

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Circle Track Log Book<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Other suspension parameters include: Caster, Camber, Toe In,\u00a0the length and angle of your upper and lower A arms, plus the percentage of Anti-Dive or Anti Squat.\u00a0 Some of these parameters are not straight forward measurements, like percentage Anti-Dive or Anti-Squat, and would have to be handled in a suspension analysis program.\u00a0 Circle Track Log Book<\/a> will actually link up with Circle Track Analyzer<\/a> to have these calculations performed automatically.<\/p>\n

Tires are one of the most important and most difficult to record. But Circle Track Log Book<\/a> will help you with this chore. You can give the tires a Description and record the Compound. Plus you can record the tires PSI, Circumference and Stagger when they are both Cold and Hot and record the difference.\u00a0 Most importantly,\u00a0you can record the tire temperatures for the Inside, Center and Outside of the tread.\u00a0 This recording keeping program can produce valuable suspension tuning suggestions based on tire temperature analysis.\u00a0 These suggestions would include basics on tire inflation pressures, to suggesting changes to camber, cross weight, stagger, etc.<\/p>\n

And of course you need to remember what track you were at and how you performed. You can name the track, record the track type and the banking, make Comments on the car’s handling on the corner entrance and exits, record weather data, plus your lap times.<\/p>\n

Once you start keeping your records in a computer readable form, you can easily search for when changes were made, or make comparisons between setups.\u00a0 Now you will know exactly what changed you have made, and what setup you should be running for this track.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have you ever gone to a track that you haven’t been to in a while and you can’t remember the setup that worked so well last time?\u00a0 Or, what was that change you made 2 weeks ago that fixed a “push” on corner entry?\u00a0 Or, exactly when did you go to the stiffer shocks on … <\/p>\n

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