Pit Crew
Truck Prep, Race Engineering: Dean Kuhn Racing
Crew Chief: Ken Boyle
Owner: Nici Boyle
Driver: Neil Boyle
Sponsor: Proctor Racing
Pit Crew: Chris Fritz
Acuro
David
Carlos
Crew Chief: Ken Boyle
Owner: Nici Boyle
Driver: Neil Boyle
Sponsor: Proctor Racing
Pit Crew: Chris Fritz
Acuro
David
Carlos
American Race Truck Rules |
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Race Car Setup Theory |
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Crew Intro Meeting
Introductions
Why do you want to be a pit crew member?
What do you want to learn or do?
How do you prefer to learn? Hands on, theory on paper, combo?
What you will learn
Our requirements
Race Car 101
Crew Chief
Spotter
Tire Guy - Overall Tire Management
Data Guy
Lap Timer
Pit Man
Driver
Why do you want to be a pit crew member?
What do you want to learn or do?
How do you prefer to learn? Hands on, theory on paper, combo?
What you will learn
- What makes a race car fast?
- Setup theory and hands on application
- Hands on automotive mechanics – increasing rare, valuable experience
Our requirements
- Desire to learn
- Team player
- Creative ideas
- Have fun!
Race Car 101
- Basic Setup theory – what data we need
- Data taking - hands on practice
- Understanding what changes we need to make based on data, driver and crew chief feedback
Crew Chief
- Crew Leader
- Tire, Practice and Race Strategy
Spotter
- Drives the race truck from the spotter stand
- Radio communication with the driver of track conditions
- Ensures driver hits his marks and lines
Tire Guy - Overall Tire Management
- Ensure Tire Stagger, Pressure at all times
- Tire Inventory
- Ensure accurate tire data and car sticker completeness
Data Guy
- Review / ensure accurate data
- Transfer of data from car sticker to data sheets / laptop
- Analyze data / brief Crew Chief
Lap Timer
- Analyze and manage lap time data
- Analyze competitors lap times
- Provide lap times to driver via radio during runs
Pit Man
- Ensure battery charger is connected at all times
- Keep track of tasks to ensure that we are on - schedule (race day)
- Car (race truck) Scaling – (set up, data collection, comparison to track scale data, analysis and recording)
- Go to guy for all pit area operations
- Pit layout
- Canopies, night lighting
- Tool inventory / tool list (new tools that we need)
Driver
- Drives the truck
- Ensures the crew is well fed
- Pays the bills
"Data Ballet"
Example Fender Sticker
Tool Location
Race Weekend Schedule
SCHEDULE
Orange Show Speedway
Friday
8:30 Pick Up Car/Trailer @ Dean's
12:00 Pick up Ken Spirit Airlines
Lunch
1:30 Arrive at Track
Get Fuel
Scale Car
5:00 Practice Open
9:00 Practice Closes
Saturday
7:00 Gates Open
8:00 Morn Practice Optional (8-11)
11:00 Register
1:00 Open Practice (1-3pm)
3:10 Driver's Meeting
3:30 Qualifying
5:50 National Anthem
6:00 Trophy Dash
7:30 Trucks Main 35 Laps
Orange Show Speedway
Friday
8:30 Pick Up Car/Trailer @ Dean's
12:00 Pick up Ken Spirit Airlines
Lunch
1:30 Arrive at Track
Get Fuel
Scale Car
5:00 Practice Open
9:00 Practice Closes
Saturday
7:00 Gates Open
8:00 Morn Practice Optional (8-11)
11:00 Register
1:00 Open Practice (1-3pm)
3:10 Driver's Meeting
3:30 Qualifying
5:50 National Anthem
6:00 Trophy Dash
7:30 Trucks Main 35 Laps
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