So one afternoon and one very late night yields a design we’ve been kicking around for a long time! You’re looking at RaceCapture/Track – A natural variant of our current RaceCapture Data Acquisition System (now called RaceCapture/Pro) that removes the analog & digital I/O and replaces it with a CAN OBD2 interface. It also features…
Author: Brent Picasso
Megajolt/E- Black Edition
Here we have a minor update to the Megajolt/E ignition controller. What did we do? Just a few things: Normalized components Updated the design to use mostly 0603 parts so we can share components across RaceCapture, Megajolt/C and other projects. This will save us a ton of hassle swapping component reels on the pick and…
Tachometer Adapter
We’re on a kick for tiny boards! This one adapts Tachometers to work with engines converted to use multiple coil packs. Up to 4 coil packs are supported. An annoying problem neatly solved! This board is very small, making it easy to integrate inline into your existing wiring harness. Just wrap with electrical tape or…
Apparel / Gear store is open!
Hey! We have the Autosport Labs Apparel and Gear store open with the awesome designs from our not-so-recent T-shirt contest! We’ve taken care to optimize the graphics so they look great on light and dark clothing (We personally prefer dark) Plus, graphics are on the back, where they belong. Here are the winning designs: Dr.…
Happy Father’s Day
Today I received the best surprise Father’s day gift ever from my wonderful wife and partner in life, Kelley Picasso Commissioned by TEKSTartist – the alter-ego of our über-talented and good friend Jason Markow – (check out his other work, especially this!) Happy Father’s day to all you men living life all-out, and to their…
What I Learned at Dorkbot
If you haven’t heard of the awesome Dorkbot Empire, it’s a loose affiliation of engineers, artists, makers, and hackers meeting once a month talking about ‘Doing Strange Things with Electricity”. After I attended the April meeting (a jam packed kit-building night) I had lunch with Josh Kopel , one of the organizers of the Seattle…
Ignition Driver board
Jolt4 Ignition driver board What does one do when down for the count with illness, pumped up with antibiotics and prescription cough medicine? Why, they design some hardware. My friend, Karel Jennings was working on a coil on plug solution & wanted a driver board for his BMW Megasquirt project so we collaborated on a…
Megajolt Ignition- Why you should fit one
We’re honored to have our first guest author! Dave Robson, a Formula 750 driver/owner shares his experiences with the Megajolt system. Originally published in the 750 Motor Club bulletin Megajolt Ignition – Why you should fit one By Dave Robson There are a lot of car racing today still using carburetors and distributors. The more…
Megajolt/C – Next Gen Ignition Control
Note: Megajolt/C is a canceled project and there are no plans, present or future, to complete it. Introduction The Megajolt/C is our next generation crank fired ignition system specially designed to work with the latest in ignition coil pack technologies. What sets Megajolt/C apart from other designs is the absence of built-in coil drivers: by…
Scrapes-N-Spins 7 – the Ressurection of LabRat1
Scrapes-N-Spins 7 is here! All the juicy hoonage you love in racing condensed into one awesome video by driver/video producer Scott Miller – also featuring racing artistry by Brent Picasso , Anthony Kalcounis , John Kimball , Drew Hanft and Harry Taylor. Props to Jason Miller for trackside video footage! And now, Enjoy: