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What type of instrument do you use? I pitted next to a guy several years ago at Sebring that had a really cool instrument that allowed you to go around the car in a certain sequence and measure and record inner, middle and outer temperatures and review them later.
What type of instrument do you use? I pitted next to a guy several years ago at Sebring that had a really cool instrument that allowed you to go around the car in a certain sequence and measure and record inner, middle and outer temperatures and review them later.
What type of instrument do you use? I pitted next to a guy several years ago at Sebring that had a really cool instrument that allowed you to go around the car in a certain sequence and measure and record inner, middle and outer temperatures and review them later.
Thoughts?
Jim
I agree the tool is pretty expensive so before you invest in one of these, you may want to consider what worked for me. I waited until Harbor freight had one of their multimeter tools on sale and picked it up for $29. Their contact pyrometer feature worked fine especially after I chose to support the probe inside a piece of tubing. However, I could not store the readings and that would be useful if I were to use this tool a ton.
I have the Intercomp like that. This year I am using it every event as I am changing alignments with new tires.
If you buy one without memory make yourself some forms so that if you or a buddy do it you always read in the same order in-out or out-in and also same corner rf/rr/lr/lf or whatever.
I use the same Longacre Pyrometer as pictured above, and may have been the guy next to you at Sebring.
One thing I have found, at some tracks they are not that much use for HPDE use.
Sebring: You come down the "long" back straight, slow around 17 to make the pit, slow way down pit lane as its not a race then read temps, tends to skew the results.
Daytona: Would not even let me hot pit to take temps.
I use the same Longacre Pyrometer as pictured above, and may have been the guy next to you at Sebring.
One thing I have found, at some tracks they are not that much use for HPDE use.
Sebring: You come down the "long" back straight, slow around 17 to make the pit, slow way down pit lane as its not a race then read temps, tends to skew the results.
Daytona: Would not even let me hot pit to take temps.
I found the same thing temps don't normally get any where close to what they are in a race. Jim if your going to be at the NCM in April I'll have it along if you want to use it
I use the same Longacre Pyrometer as pictured above, and may have been the guy next to you at Sebring.
One thing I have found, at some tracks they are not that much use for HPDE use.
Sebring: You come down the "long" back straight, slow around 17 to make the pit, slow way down pit lane as its not a race then read temps, tends to skew the results.
Daytona: Would not even let me hot pit to take temps.
Yes, that was you! I have a new car now that I'm trying to sort out.
I'll mostly use it VIR, Rd. Atlanta and Barber. These tracks have an acceptable hot pit area. VIR in particular has Roller Coaster and Hog Pen turns just before the pits.
I found the same thing temps don't normally get any where close to what they are in a race. Jim if your going to be at the NCM in April I'll have it along if you want to use it
Hey Earnie,
I'll be there! Blade Silver C6Z Race car #190.
Jim
We take temps and adjust pressures in qualifying in mid session in the hot pit. Running a cool down lap at the end of a session won't give you very good readings.
03-12-2015, 03:57 PM
Tire Temperature Measurements
