Welcome to the July 2024 JB Data Engineering Newsletter.
Hello and welcome to the July edition of the JB Data Engineering Newsletter. Can you believe that the year is now halfway over? we are already looking ahead to 2025 with series calendars being announced and plans being made for another spectacular year of international motorsport.
Grids in nearly all international championships are full and with the announcement that the FIA World Endurance Championship calendar is largely unchanged for next year and with the message of stability in calendars and regulations from the series organisers, GT and prototype racing continues to go from strength to strength.
JB Data Engineering had another busy month with visits to Silverstone, Oulton Park and Spa-Francorchamps in addition to looking after our global customer base.
Speaking of 2025, if you are already looking ahead to next year and planning your racing campaigns, whether domestically or further afield, JB Data Engineering is here to supply all your data and video acquisition equipment needs as well as provide technical support, training and installation services. We also supply trackside data engineering services throughout the UK, Europe, the US and Asia. If you're looking for expert data engineering support in 2025, call us now on 00(44) 7717 562169 or email us at jordan@jbdataengineering.co.uk.
TCR UK Championship
The second weekend of June saw JB Data Engineering supporting Brad Hutchison in the #17 Bond It with MPHRacing Cupra Leon Competición TCR at Rounds 7 & 8 of the TCR UK Touring Car Championship at Oulton Park.
Brad Hutchison qualified the #17 Cupra sixth on the 13-car grid and went on to finish third in Race One, less than half a second behind Joe Marshall-Birks in the Rob Boston Audi.
Race Two ended prematurely for Brad with broken drive shaft but the team still left Oulton Park fifth in the TCR UK standings and happy with the pace of the #17 Cupra
Fun Cup Endurance Championship weekends can be full-on and Croft was no exception with its two races, the first being for one hour followed by a two-hour contest. Everybody in TCR UK racing is very competitive and we always enjoy working with TCR teams in the series paddock. It was disappointing for everyone that we didn't see two race finishes for the #17 Bond It with MPH Racing car but Brad was happy with his overall pace. We look forward to further opportunities to work with Brad Hutchison and Bond It with MPH Racing in the future.
British Endurance Championship and Britcar Trophy
JB Data Engineering resumed its data scrutineering role with the British Endurance Championship and Britcar Trophy Championship weekend at Silverstone on June the 15th and 16th. Grids of 17 for the BEC and 16 for Britcar with their variety of classes meant that the the racing was close and the competition intense.
Data scrutineering ensures that, as far as possible, competitors are adhering to regulations and that everyone is competing on a level playing field within their respective classes. In the British Endurance Championship the overall victory went to the #9 PB Racing by JMH Audi GT3 piloted by Peter Erceg and Marcus Clutton while the win in Class D for GT4 machinery was taken by Bal Sindhu and Josh Steed in the #116 Xentek Motorsport Porsche GT4.
The two 50-minute Britcar races produced wins for the #23 Sim Dynamic Racing with Jabbasport Gen 1 Cupra of Chris Balan and Simon Mason.
We are delighted to be part of Claire Hedley's team looking after these two exciting series and we look forward to being back with the British Endurance Championship when it returns in July.
British GT Championship
JMoving from one iconic circuit to another, JB Data Engineering re-joined Toyota Gazoo Racing UK (Speedworks Motorsport) when it visited Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps for Round 5 of the British GT Championship.
As is well known to all teams competing at Spa, weather can play a critical role when racing in Belgium and 2024 was no different. GT4 qualifying was cut short when an accident resulted in barrier damage and, as a result, the grid was based on times set in Pre-Qualifying. This meant that the #44 Toyota Supra GT4 Evo driven by Kavi Jundu and Dan Vaughan started from 13th overall on the overall GT4 grid and 6th in the GT4PA class.
An accident involving multiple cars on the run from La Source to Eau Rouge on the first racing lap resulted in barrier damage and a red flag. The series organisers then reduced the race length to a little over 75 minutes. Kavi Jundu and Dan Vaughan brought the #44 Toyota home in 10th place overall in the GT4 category and 5th in the GT4PA class, leaving Spa 7th in the GT4 Drivers Championship - Pro/Am Cup standings.
The British GT Championship next meets at Snetterton for Rounds 6 & 7 and JB Data Engineering looks forward to being part of the Toyota Gazoo Racing UK in Norfolk.
EcuMAster USB To CAN
The ECUMASTER USB to CAN is a CAN interface that allows the user to connect to the CANbus network. It supports CAN 2.0A and CAN 2.0B standards and is equipped with an LED status diode for fast diagnostic and a 120 Ohm terminator that can be switched on or off to relieve the user from applying external terminators.
This device is used to communicate with the PMU, ADU, Wheelspeed to CAN, Lambda to CAN and gear display.
The EcuMaster USB to CAN is just £103.90 + VAT. Click here to order your EcuMaster USB to CAN!
Call JB Data Engineering today on (44) 7717 562169 to discuss how the EcuMaster BUS to CAN will improve your data acquisition systema.
Can We Help?
If you are looking to test in readiness for the remainder of the 2024 season, JB Data Engineering would be delighted to support you. We have a few dates remaining throughout July and August so why don’t you call 00(44) 7717 562169 or email jordan@dataengineering.co.uk to discuss your plans and see how we can help. We are suppliers for Aim, ECUMaster, RACESense and VBOX and can install and train on all their latest data acquisition and video recording systems.
Well, that about wraps it up for our July newsletter. The JB Data Engineering team now has a busy few weeks before taking a short break in August in readiness for the conclusion of the UK and European season and preparation for the start of the racing in Asia.
Wherever and whatever you are racing in July, have a great month!
Best Wishes,
Jordan
Jordan
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