Autosport Labs Inc. is excited to announce a partnership with The Chumpcar World Series and The ChampTruck World Series for the 2016 race season as the “Official Telemetry System Provider”. Autosport Labs is the designer and manufacturer of the RaceCapture line of cloud connected, real-time telemetry and data systems. They are located near Seattle, WA…
Saturday morning. No coffee and no food because you stayed up late hacking on firmware – so when you’re on the phone helping a customer with a firmware and app upgrade these kind of things are like cards stacked against you while you try to focus and sound intelligent. But it’s all worth it when a…
We have a new how-to for enabling a 3 stage + 1 sequential shift light using the Sequential Shift Light board + an additional flashing alert module (like this one) for the top end of the RPM range. It’s a different approach than what we normally have and we think it’s pretty cool! Check out a demo of…
We’re excited to announce our newest US dealer, Track Rat Motorsports! They will be focusing on sales and installation of RaceCapture/Pro, including Realtime Telemetry and related Autosport Labs technologies. Track Rat Motorsports is a specialty shop for vehicle data acquisition systems and instrumentation. From pros to track day enthusiasts they have the skills and experience to…
We are excited to announce that Autosport Labs is the “Official Data Acquisition and Telemetry Partner” for the new BMW CCA Endurance Racing Series! Here is their Facebook post: “We are pleased to announce Autosport Labs as the “Data Acquisition and Telemetry Partner” for our series! Autosport Labs will be providing discounted Race Capture Pro…
Chapter 1 Once upon a time, an innocent little sports car discovered America. He could sense the open road and knew life was going to be totally sweet. “Bring on the curves baby–this kid was born to run!” It was 1990 and, alas, this fairytale life just wasn’t meant to be. His first owner was a 19-year-old…
…more or less. In motorsports, the rules must change in order to fine tune the competitive atmosphere and make sure everyone gets a fair chance at the glory that is winning. If change turns against you it might feel like a cold, cruel, sideways rain on your team’s fantasy-of-winning parade. At Autosport Labs it feels like… another work party! Thanks…
Doubt, the cold Halloween night air, and my balaclava diffusing every exhalation were resulting in the persistent fogging of my glasses (why hadn’t I thought of this?). I’m the second driver of the Autosport Lab Rats Team that’s about to be sacrificed to the night during the inaugural Chumpcar race at Portland International Raceway. The…
When trying new things, friends are always armed with advice on whether you should go for it or not. There are also situations when people advise you when to be strong and when to be afraid. When to jump and when to stay on the ledge. And most often such advice are reflections of the…
We Finished! Battle-hardened LabRat, happy team After months of preparation we completed the inaugural ChumpCar Halloween 24 hour endurance race at Portland International Raceway! A fast and durable little LabRat was assembled by our crack team of Miata-owning autocrossers. In the weeks leading up to the race we were faced with the disappointment of having…