Robots building circuit boards, BECAUSE RACECAR We’re cranking out the RaceCapture/Pro MK2 production! Last week we built a large lot of telemetry module; this week we’re building panel after panel of RaceCapture/Pro MK2 units. Here’s Brent with the first official panel built! Parts Feeders Always be Feeding! All in all, Brent Scott, Kelley and Jeff were keeping…
Author: Brent Picasso
RaceCapture/Pro MK2 – Telemetry Production
It was a busy weekend at the lab building telemetry modules! We had some big wins, but it didn’t come without some hiccups and some late night running of the machines. Flipping out First, we received the solder paste stencil mounted backwards in it’s frame. Initially we were’t sure if we’d ruin it by flipping it over in the frame,…
Updated SensorX breakout board
Super clean installs We have an updated Updated SensorX sensor breakout board! We’ve make the board more compact and change the pullup resistor spots to a friendlier through-hole design. Use the SensorX board when wiring in sensors for RaceCapture/Pro for a super clean install. Add the included pull-up resistors for your passive temp sensors, then slip…
Featured Driver: Tasha Mikko
Meet Tasha Mikko, one of our favorite customers and an early adopters of RaceCapture/Pro. Tasha competes heavily in Autocross here in the Pacific Northwest region. Here’s her story in her own words! What region / location / tracks do you currently race at? I race in autocross events, primarily with the Northwest Region of the SCCA (NWR-SCCA)…
Pre- CAN/OBD-II Lotus Elise/Exige – you CAN data!
A few days ago a customer asked if we could integrate with the OBD-II interface on pre-2008 ECUs on the Lotus Elise or Exige. Normally we’d say ‘sorry, not out of the box’, as 2008 was the year CAN was mandated on OBD-II. As it turns out from this post on LotusTalk, even the pre-OBDII/CAN…
New team member: Andrew Stiegmann
Please welcome Andrew Stiegmann as ‘ASL official’ ! Andrew’s brief words just scratches the surface of how awesome he is: I’m a software hacker and open source enthusiast/contributor. Driver of race cars, karts, motorcycles and anything with wheels . Brewer. General adventurer. While he’s not racing, brewing or championing a progressive view of women’s role in motorsports, Andrew has been focusing…
RaceCapture/Pro MK2 – launch target!
Pre-order date! Mark your calendars – Pre orders for RaceCapture/Pro MK2 start this Saturday, September 27 and shipping is targeted for early to mid November. Get on the mailing list to get the latest news on the MK2 progress and news! Calm before the storm. The last few weeks have seen a ton of activity…
Announcing RaceCapture/Pro 2!
Autosport Labs is excited to announce the next generation of motorsports data logging: RaceCapture/Pro 2! We’ve been hard at work for the past months making this the best data logger and live telemetry system available anywhere. Incredible New Features: Directly connect a CAN-enabled OBD-II port You can even power RaceCapture/Pro from the OBD-II port -…
RaceCapture/Pro V2 app+firmware Beta – it’s here!
Months in the making Several months, in fact! For those who like bleeding edge technology, head over to the links below and download, install, test and post some feedback in the forums! Links of Interest Read through the V2 Beta Documentation – this is a work in progress and will ultimately replace the main RaceCapture/Pro documentation. Download the latest app and…
30 minute steering angle sensor install
Note – since this post we’ve released a new , better String Potentiometer – check it out here: https://www.autosportlabs.com/new-product-string-potentiometer-sensor Unlock the secrets of your fast drivers In the mad scramble during the last minutes before our 24 hours of Lemons race we remembered wanting to install a steering angle sensor so we could get the…