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New MoTeC LED Display Panels Set For All NTT IndyCar Series Cars In 2019
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INDYCAR has signed a contract with manufacturer MoTeC to equip NTT IndyCar Series cars with LED displays in 2019.
The display will better assist fans with understanding how each driver is performing and will also aid the efforts of the AMR INDYCAR Safety Team in attending to disabled cars.
The Indy cars were equipped with the previous-generation matrix LED technology in 2018, but was discontinued midway through the season due to performance inconsistency on the cars.
"We know that fans at racetracks and watching from home appreciate the LED system that helps them keep track of how their favorite cars and drivers are performing," INDYCAR President Jay Frye said. "That's why we worked hard in the offseason to develop a more reliable system that will have even brighter displays that make them more visible to everyone. Our thanks go to MoTeC and Jon Koskey, INDYCAR's senior director of technology, who led the effort on this important project."
The new LED displays—which are lighter and still mount on either side of the Dallara chassis' roll hoop for easy viewing—have been tested on track during the offseason and will be affixed to all cars starting with the season opener, the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
The LED system is linked to INDYCAR's timing and scoring system that is continually updating via the numerous timing loops embedded in each series track. The 2019 LEDs provide more real-time display information as the cars cross each timing loop. Advanced RGB (red, green, blue) technology also permits the use of an unlimited number of colors for the displays.
Among the items that the LEDs can display during any NTT IndyCar Series session are:
• A car's running position on the leaderboard, updated each time it crosses a timing loop and signified by a red number;
• When the driver has engaged the push-to-pass overtake assist button, signified by a flashing green "PP";
• A clock timing a car's pit stop, shown in red numbers counting up by tenths of a second until a pit stop reaches double-digit seconds, then in each increasing second;
• The ability to show whether a disabled car's engine is running, allowing the AMR INDYCAR Safety Team to more quickly respond to, restart and release the car back into competition. The display will show if the engine is running (or not), and what gear the engine is in.
The 17-race NTT IndyCar Series season kicks off with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg race weekend from March 8-10.
For more information, visit the INDYCAR website.
The display will better assist fans with understanding how each driver is performing and will also aid the efforts of the AMR INDYCAR Safety Team in attending to disabled cars.
The Indy cars were equipped with the previous-generation matrix LED technology in 2018, but was discontinued midway through the season due to performance inconsistency on the cars.
"We know that fans at racetracks and watching from home appreciate the LED system that helps them keep track of how their favorite cars and drivers are performing," INDYCAR President Jay Frye said. "That's why we worked hard in the offseason to develop a more reliable system that will have even brighter displays that make them more visible to everyone. Our thanks go to MoTeC and Jon Koskey, INDYCAR's senior director of technology, who led the effort on this important project."
The new LED displays—which are lighter and still mount on either side of the Dallara chassis' roll hoop for easy viewing—have been tested on track during the offseason and will be affixed to all cars starting with the season opener, the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
The LED system is linked to INDYCAR's timing and scoring system that is continually updating via the numerous timing loops embedded in each series track. The 2019 LEDs provide more real-time display information as the cars cross each timing loop. Advanced RGB (red, green, blue) technology also permits the use of an unlimited number of colors for the displays.
Among the items that the LEDs can display during any NTT IndyCar Series session are:
• A car's running position on the leaderboard, updated each time it crosses a timing loop and signified by a red number;
• When the driver has engaged the push-to-pass overtake assist button, signified by a flashing green "PP";
• A clock timing a car's pit stop, shown in red numbers counting up by tenths of a second until a pit stop reaches double-digit seconds, then in each increasing second;
• The ability to show whether a disabled car's engine is running, allowing the AMR INDYCAR Safety Team to more quickly respond to, restart and release the car back into competition. The display will show if the engine is running (or not), and what gear the engine is in.
The 17-race NTT IndyCar Series season kicks off with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg race weekend from March 8-10.
For more information, visit the INDYCAR website.
