New podium finish for Cazenave & Police in Magny Cours
30 May 2009
The Corvette C5R of Laurent Cazenave and Jean Claude Police scored another podium finish in the 3rd round of the FFSA GT Championship.
The first race on Saturday brought a 4th place for the team, which is an excellent result considering the 120kg of ballast the car needed to carry following the victory in Dijon. Police could hold of a charge of Larbre's Saleen until 2 laps before the end.
With the ballast decreased to 40kg on Sunday and an excellent tire strategy, the C5R proved to be the fastest car in the field. Starting from sixth, Police and Cazenave brought the car home in 3rd place. Chances of victory were spoiled when Cazenave received a drive-trough penalty for a coming together with Groppi. 
The second race was won by the DKR C6R driven by Eric Debard and Olivier Panis. Cazenave and Police maintain their 2nd place in the driver standings.
2nd place for PK-Carsport in Adria
17 May 2009
In the traditional FIA GT night race in Adria, Italy, PK-Carsport brought home a 2nd place with their Corvette C6R. Starting from 5th position, the team was able to move up to 2nd position during the first pitstop and maintain that position to the end of the race.
PK-Carsport is now 3rd in the team championship standings while Anthony Kumpen and Mike Hezemans are 2nd in the driver standings. Next race will take place in Oschersleben, Germany.
Victory and 2nd place for Cazenave and Police in Dijon moves DKR up to 2nd in Championship
11 May 2009
The 3rd and 4th round of the FFSA GT Championship saw the DKR Corvette C5R of Laurent Cazenave and Jean Claude Police take a deserved victory in the first race and a surprise second place in the next one.
The DKR C6R driven by Eric Debard and Kurt Mollekens (replacing Olivier Panis) took pole position for both races, while the C6R qualified 2nd and third respectively. Police could take the lead quite early in the first race and never gave it away. Mollekens brought the C6R in 2nd making it a 1-2 for the team.
Although the C5R was penalized with 80kg following its victory in the previous race, Cazenave and Police were able to score a surprising 2nd place in the 4th championship race. They were helped a bit by the fact that Mollekens, then in 2nd place, was hit by the Saleen.
This result means that Police and Cazenave now find themselves 2nd in the driver standings, while DKR takes the lead in the team's championship. It also means that in the next race in Magny Cours, the C5R will carry a ballast of 120kg!
4th place for PK-Carsport C6R in Silverstone FIA GT Round 1
4 May 2009
The first round of this year's FIA GT Championship resulted in a fourth place for Anthony Kumpen and Mike Hezemans in the PK-Carsport Corvette C6R. Starting from fourth position the team was in a constant battle with the C6R of Alphand Adventures driven by Moreau and Maassen.
The race was eventually won by the K+K Saleen of Karl Wendlinger and Ryan Sharp.
First 2009 podium finish is a fact...
15 April 2009
The first race of the FFSA French GT Championship in Nogaro brought 2 podiumfinishes for DKR Engineering.
The Corvette C5R of Laurent Cazenave and Jean-Claude Police took pole position for the first race. Police took an early lead just until the pitstop. A starting problem dropped the car back to 4th just behind 5 times World Rally Champion Sebastian Loeb. Halfway his stint Cazenave was able to pas Loeb's Ferrari and finish in third position. The DKR C6R of Olivier Panis and Eric Debard finished 4th.
Cazenave started the 2nd race in 2nd position, a position he was able to hold until just before the pitstops. A backmarker collided with the C5R and half a minute was lost. Police took over after the pitstop and after an impressive second stint he was able to fight himself back to 4th position. Meanwhile, the C6R of Panis/Debard was able to finish in 3rd position.
Racing program 2009
28 March 2009
This year I will be active in 2 championships with 2 different teams. With my regular team PK-Carsport I will do the FIA GT Championship again. Their Saleen S7R has been replaced by a Corvette C6R which will be driven by Mike Hezemans and Anthony Kumpen.
With DKR Engineering, a Belgian team based in Gemmenich, I will work as an engineer in the French GT Championship. The team enters a Corvette C6R for ex-F1 driver Olivier Panis and Eric Debard and a Corvette C5R for Jean-Claude Police and Laurent Cazenave. The C5R is actually the car that was run in FIA GT by PK-Carsport from 2005 to 2007.
Race Technology Dealership Belgium
19 March 2009
Race Technology is a Nottingham (UK) based company, developing high technology automotive electronic solutions. In particular, Race Technology are leaders in the field of GPS data loggers, CAN communications, instrumentation, and data acquisition for auto sport and industrial applications. RT supplies systems throughout the world for applications as diverse as accident reconstruction to drag racing, F1 boats to delivery vans.
As of now I will be the sales representative for Race Technology data acquisition products in Belgium and will provide product support for belgian customers.
For more information, please contact me on jorge.segers@gmail.com.
Book review of 'Analysis Techniques for Racecar Data Acquisition' in Racecar Engineering
19 March 2009
Krause & Associates LLC Data Acquisition seminar review
19 March 2009
Krause & Associates LLC is a company specialized in driver development and coaching, based in Virginia, USA. Peter Krause, director of the company attended the SAE Data Acquisition seminar in Orlando last December and posted the following nice review on his website afterwards:
Click here to visit the company's website.
I'm currently working with SAE to schedule a number of new seminars in the USA at the end of this year. More news will follow...
TECHNICAL - Version 2 of Shock Speed histogram spreadsheet
16 January 2009
I've put a new version online of the shock speed histogram spreadsheet. The first version proved to be a popular download so I decided to bring it 'up to date'.
The biggest improvement of the spreadsheet is the integration of 'box plots'. These graphs give the user a better visual impression of the shock speed distribution which makes it easier to define the areas where shock tuning is necessary.
Further there are now 4 reports being generated:
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Shock speed statistics report
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Shock speed histogram report
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Shock speed histogram comparison between 2 configurations
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Shock speed box plot comparison between 2 configurations
The spreadsheet offers the possibility to import shock speed data from any data acquisition system capable of exporting to .csv format.
Version 2 of the shock speed histogram spreadsheet can be downloaded here. An update of the manual will be put online very soon with a more detailed explanation on the use of shock speed box plots. The current version of the manual can be downloaded here.
TECHNICAL - Chassissim Online version now available
16 January 2009
Now you can get the full simulation results from Chassissim for a fraction of the cost. Chassissim online simulation gives you access to Chassissim when you want to use it.
Perfect if you are a club racer or enthousiast who wants to get the best results for springs, antirollbars, shock absorbers, ride heights, gear ratios and more, without the team budget.
Chassissim online is suitable for computers running Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP or Vista.
More info on the official Chassissim website here
Latest Chassissim Technologies Newsletter can be downloaded here.
Racecar Data Acquisition seminar in Orlando, Florida
14 December 2008
On 9-10 December I presented a seminar in Orlando about racecar data acquisition techniques for SAE. The seminar took place preliminary to the Performance Racing Industry tradeshow and was a big success.
More pictures here
These are some of the testimonials given to SAE after the seminar:
"This program is great for anyone who needs to further their knowledge or get their feet wet in the subject. The knowledge and personality of the instructor make this course what it is."
Lee Stark, Student Purdue University Indianapolis
"Great program, lots of useful information and new ideas to utilize our current data."
Kirk Spencer, driver GrandAm Koni Sportscar Challenge for Georgian Bay Motorsports
"This seminar will pay for itself in both money and time as we get more value from our investment in data acquisition equipment and track time."
Kamal Amer, Director Star Racing Technology
"Highlight of the program was the exceptional knowledge of the instructor. I was delighted by the instructor's enhancement of several areas of his book. Well worthwile and for me the difference between winning and not..."
Peter Krause, Managing Director Krause & Associates
"As a driver I enjoyed the driver analysis and car vital signs modules. I believe that all the topics will help me communicate better with my engineer at the racetrack. I really enjoyed the program and I feel it could help members of the racing community at all levels."
Ashley McCalmont, driver GrandAm Koni Sportscar Challenge for Georgian Bay Motorsports
That last lap in San Luis...
14 December 2008
Here's another video clip of the last 2008 FIA GT race in Argentina. This one shows the last lap and this time with English comments...
Saleen project ends with victory in Argentina!
24 November 2008
On the brand new Argentine track at Potrero de los Funes, San Luis PK-Carsport scored a very contested victory with their Saleen S7R. Starting from 5th, the team was able to move up into third position after the first round of pitstops. Kumpen moved into second past the #6 Phoenix Corvette shortly before the 2nd pitstop but lost that position again as this car was on another strategy.
This then became the fight for the lead as the leading #5 Corvette crashed out of the race. Longin was able to pass Hezemans with only 4 laps to go and the 2 cars battled it out right up to the finish line.
The result enabled the team to move up in the final championship standings to a fine 6th position.
The following video is Bert Longin's qualifying lap, synchronized with the data recorded by the Motec data logging system.
The following 2 videos are a summary of the race (with spanish commentary).
And finally, the foto album of this event: HERE
Witse on EEN this Sunday!
31 oktober 2008
This Sunday the episode of the flemish series 'Witse' in which PK-Carsport features will be broadcast on EEN. The episode was shot in early 2007 when we were entering a Corvette C5R in the FIA GT Championship and a Corvette Z06 GT3 in the Belcar series. The team name was changed to 'MG Racing' in the series...
A photo album of the recording days can be found here
The episode will be broadcast on EEN on Sunday the 2nd October at 21h05.
Professional Motorsport World Expo Cologne 11, 12 & 13 November 2008
31 oktober 2008
I will be working for Chassissim Technologies during the Professional Motorsport World Expo in Cologne on the 11, 12 and 13th November. The expo will take place in the Koln Messe.
Chassissim is a dynamic laptime simulation software package used to predict racecar performance. More info on www.chassissim.com and www.pmw-expo.com
Interview for 'Hansonexperience.com'
3 september 2008
Yesterday I met with Hans Mestrum of the Arnhem Technical Faculty (HAN). He made a video report about what I do at PK Carsport.
The full story can be read on his weblog here
Hans already did a story on the publication of my book that can be found here
Data Acquisition Seminar in Orlando, Florida 9-10 December 2008
On December 9 and 10 I will be instructing a 2-day seminar on racecar data acquisition organised by SAE. The seminar will take place the days preceding the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show. More information about the seminar can be found on the following link:
The Double Tree Castle Hotel, where the seminar will take place is less than 2km away from the Orange County Convention Centre (see photo below), location of the PRI Trade Show.
PHOTO ALBUM - Bucharest Street Challenge 2008
At the following link you can find some pictures from this year's Bucharest Street Challenge, the 6th race of the 2008 FIA GT Championship.
In this race PK-Carsport kicked off the 2nd half of the season with an encourageing result. In the team's Saleen S7R Anthony Kumpen and Bert Longin finished 6th and 4th in the first and second heat respectively.
Here's the video summary of both races:
Race 1 (Saturday)
