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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:
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.
What people are saying about 'Analysis Techniques for Racecar Data Acquisition'...
17 June 2008
These are just a few of the reactions following SAE's publication of my book:
"This is an important subject and an important book. There's only one other good book on subject and it's out of print and very expensive. I believe this book will be widely used by raceteams everywhere for a long time... You only need this one book to do the
analysis job, not several books. Every team needs this book!"
Bill Milliken, Author of the bestseller 'Race Car Vehicle Dynamics'
"Our deep congratulations for the publication of your book !
Everyone at Mosa joins me to wish you great success with it.
As a matter of fact, the SAE Motorsport recognition itself is already
a promise of success !"
Marc Raway - Director Mosa Frein
"It's interesting and adapted to nowadays data analysis works in a race team. Good job !!!"
Jordi Riba, Simulation & Data Analysis engineer SEAT SPORT
"I have always believed in the book, but was pleasantly surprised at the reaction to it at the SAE World Congress. In particular, Bill Milliken was enthusiastic about the job you did writing it. Bill and his son, Doug, wrote SAE’s best-selling title, Race Car Vehicle Dynamics. I feel this is pretty high praise from the man who wrote “the bible” on race car vehicle dynamics and you can be very proud of that."
Martha Swiss, Intellectual Property Manager SAE
"I received my copy of your book in the mail yesterday and just wanted to congratulate you on it - on first glance it offers a lot of detail and I've immediately spotted a couple of things I can add to my analysis."
Ben Michell, Development engineer Dunlop Motorsport
"I read most of the book over the weekend, it is excellent in my opinion. Absolutely the best in print, probably best ever published."
Dr. Andrew Durant, Director Race Technology UK
"Proficiat met je boek. Ik heb hem alvast ontvangen en ga er eerstdaags aan beginnen."
Marc Goossens, racecar driver
"Een duidelijk boek waar de basisbeginselen van datalogging uitgelegd worden. Aanbevolen door ALBI Engineering! "
Erik Albertsma, Albi Engineering
'Analysis Techniques for Racecar Data Acquisition' now available
06 April 2008
SAE has now released my book about racecar data logging. It's available at www.sae.org for a price of $ 79.95 ($ 63.96 for SAE members).
Amazon.com will also be selling the book (http://www.amazon.com/Analysis-Techniques-Racecar-Data-Acquisition/dp/076801655X), as well as Borders Bookstores (http://beta.bordersstores.com/online/store/Home).
The book will be one of the featured debut books at SAE's upcoming World Congress in Detroit, April 14-17. It will also be featured at the Beijing (September) and Frankfurt book fair (15-19 October).
I would like to thank everybody who helped make this possible...
Book cover design
26 Februari 2008
This is the cover design of my book 'Analysis Techniques for Racecar Data Acquisition'. The book is currently in production and will be presented by the Society of Automotive Engineers on 14th April at the SAE World Congress in Detroit.
More information will follow on this website and on www.sae.org.
Midwinterjogging Kiewit 2008
24 February 2008
For the second consecutive year I took part in AVT's Midwinterjogging. I finished 59th out of 249 participants on the 5km. My finishing time was 22'59".
Gallery
Official land owners!
10 January 2008
As of last thursday me and Savitri own the piece of building ground on the Nieuwstraat in Hasselt-Kuringen pictured below. We intend to start building a house on it within the next 2 years to swap the appartment we live in now for a house in probably the nicest neighborhood in Hasselt.
A Saleen S7R for 2008
3 January 2008
In 2008 PK Carsport will enter a Saleen S7R in the FIA GT Championship. The car will be driven by Anthony Kumpen and Bert Longin. It concerns the car that was entered in the 2006 championship by Zakspeed Racing. That year they won 2 races, 4 pole positions and the car started from the front row 7 times out of 10 races.
Tire partner in this project will be Pirelli. The team already worked with the Italian manufacturer in 2005 achieving 2 victories and a total of 5 podium finishes.
Corvette ZO6 slot car from Carrera
3 January 2008
The famous German slot car manufacturer Carrera has launched a special edition 1:24 scale model of the PK Carsport Corvette Z06 as driven by Anthony Kumpen and Bert Longin in the 2007 Belcar Championship.
For a list of Carrera retailers you should visit their website: www.carrera-toys.com
Corvette C5R scale model from Spark Models
3 January 2008
Spark models has released a 1:43 scale model of PK Carsport's Corvette C5R as entered in the 2007 FIA GT Championship. The livery is that of the Spa 24 Hours where the car was driven by Anthony Kumpen, Bert Longin, Kurt Mollekens and Fred Bouvy.
For more info check: www.sparkmodel.com
New Year party 2008
1 January 2008
Gallery
2nd place in Zolder FIA GT final
21 October 2007
In the last FIA GT race of the season in Zolder Bert Longin and Anthony Kumpen finished on the 2nd step of the podium in their Corvette C5R. The race was won by Karl Wendlinger and Scott Sharp in a Race Alliance Aston Martin. With this result PK Carsport finishes in 5th position in the Teams Championship while Kumpen and Longin are 7th in the Drivers Championship.
A broken front suspension caused the 2 drivers to abandon the last Belcar race on the same track. The team eventually finishes 3rd in the national championship.
Eindhoven 1/2 Marathon
14 October 2007
Website Eindhoven Marathon
Gallery
Finish Sylvie
Finish Ronny
SAE Book update
8 October 2007
My book 'Analysis Techniques for Race Car Data Acquisition' will be officially presented at the SAE 2008 World Congress in Detroit from 14 to 17 April 2008.
After that it can be purchased from www.sae.org
PK Carsport regains Belcar Championship lead
30 September 2007
A double program last weekend for PK Carsport resulted in a 7th place for David Hart and Kurt Mollekens in the penultimate round of the Belcar Championship in Spa, while at the same time in Nogaro Anthony Kumpen and Bert Longin scored an 8th place in the 9th FIA GT Round.
Hart and Mollekens' performance enabled PK Carsport to regain the championship lead. With one more round to go, the team is now on equal points with GPR.
In the FIA GT Championship the only championship chance left relies on the outcome of the team's appeal against the Oscherschleben disqualification.
3rd Place in Brno
23 September 2007
PK Carsport bounced back from a disappointing qualifying session to finish 3rd in the Czech round of the FIA GT Championship. Anthony Kumpen was able to pass the Maserati of Bertolini on the very last lap thus scoring the team's 5th podium of the season.
Dramatic weekend for PK-Carsport
13 September 2007
Picture courtesy of Kim van der Stichelen
PK-Carsport's Corvette Z06 was badly damaged last weekend in the Zolder 24 Hours when a gearbox oil hose broke and the car caught fire. Thanks to Kurt Mollekens, who was driving the car at the moment the fire broke out and who was able to put the car in a safe place and to the quick reaction of the marshalls the damage is repairable.
The team however did score the maximum amount of points after 6 hours and another 2 after 12 hours which puts them now second in the championship only 1.5 points behind the GPR Porsche of Soulet/Dumarey with only 2 races to go.
In Adria, Italy where the 7th round of the FIA GT Championship took place Anthony Kumpen, while in 3rd position, was pushed of the track by another competitor which damaged the car's power steering. Bert Longin did a great job driving the car for 80 minutes without power steering. Unfortunately the team finished only in 10th position.
Nine Inch Nails @ Pukkelpop 2007
18 August 2007
Holsbeek Street Run 14,6km
11 August 2007
PK Carsport takes 3rd place in the Spa 24 Hours
29 July 2007
Victory in Oscherschleben ends in disqualification
21 July 2007
The PK Carsport Corvette was driven to a dominant victory by Anthony Kumpen and Bert Longin in Oscherschleben, Germany during the 5th round of the FIA GT Championship.
However, after the race, the team got disqualified for a fueltank volume of 101,26L where only 100L is allowed. PK Carsport appealed against this decision but the FIA International Court of Appeal upheld the decision. The team is now considering taking the case to the Tribunal Court.
5th Place in Monza keeps PK Carsport in Championship contention
25 June 2007
(Picture Courtesy of Michel Le Meur - www.fiagt.com)
Corvette Racing @ the LeMans 24 Hours
16 June 2007
Racing around the world's 2nd largest building in Bucharest, Romania
20 May 2007
The 3rd round of the 2007 FIA GT Championship took place last weekend in Bucharest, Romania. For the first time in 10 years the championship visited a street course. The track was built around the Parliament building, which has the 2nd largest surface of any building in the world after the Pentagon. The weather played a crucial role in the race as it never seized raining during the 2-hour competition.
PK Carsport scored a 5th place which keeps them currently in 2nd position in the championship standings.
Tungri Run - 10km through Tongeren
1 May 2007
Londerzeel 8km run
9 April 2007
Excellent season start for the PK Carsport Corvettes
2 April 2007
The 2007 FIA GT season started out excellent for Anthony Kumpen and Bert Longin in the PK Carsport Corvette C5R. They finished their first race in Zhuhai in 3rd position. The pairing was competitive all weekend and only a badly timed safety car spoiled their chances for victory.
7 days later the 2 made their GT3 debut with the Corvette Z06 GT3 in the Belcar series. PK Carsport went on where they stopped with the GT1 Corvette in 2006 by winning the first race from pole position.
PK Carsport Corvette Z06 shakedown in Abbeville - France
14 March 2007
This wednesday we gave the Corvette Z06 GT3 for this year's Belcar championship it's first roll-out. At the Stadium Automobile in Abbeville, France the Z06 was put through its first kilometers.
In the garage where we were located in we found the following car to our surprise.
This was Henrik Roos' Viper in which he and Magnus Wallinder made their FIA GT debut in 2002. I worked on this car for 3 races (Anderstorp & Donington FIA GT and Zandvoort Euro GT) with a 2nd place in Zandvoort as highlight.
According to the track supervisor the car has been bought by a French team that uses it for track days.
More photos here
PK Carsport press conference at Versuz
12 March 2007
Last Monday PK-Carsport held its yearly press conference at the Versuz in Hasselt where the team's 2 Corvettes for this season's FIA GT and Belcar Championship were presented to the public.
Witse recordings with PK-Carsport in Zolder
08-09 March 2007
Next season of the popular Witse TV series will feature an episode that is concentrated around the PK-Carsport team (which is named MG Racing in the series). The recordings for this show took place on 8 and 9 March at the Zolder racetrack.
Midwinterjogging in Kiewit, Hasselt
25 February 2007
My first running race since 10 years...
GLPK Carsport wins RACB 'Best Belgian Team' Award
18 December
GLPK Carsport has been awarded the RACB Award for Best Belgian Team at the yearly RACB Prizegiving in Brussels. As last year, GLPK was nominated for this award together with RBM (World Champion with Andy Priaulx in the WTCC) and Kronos Racing (World Champion in WRC with Sebastian Loeb). GLPK finished 5th in this year's FIA GT Championship and won the Belcar GT Championship.
P&M Corvette Chassis Numbers
31 October 2006
Brecht Decanq sent me this overview of all Pratt&Miller Corvette C5R and C6R chassisnumbers. It shows the history of each car up to this year.
GLPK wins Belcar GT 2006
22 october 2006
With a victory in the last Belcar race of the season in Zolder, GLPK Carsport was assured of the Teams Belcar GT Championship and GT1 Class Title, while Anthony Kumpen and Bert Longin clinched the drivers title. On top of that the team won the RACB national GT Championship and Corvette won the manufacturers championship.
This season GLPK scored 5 victories out of 7 races and finished 3rd in the Zolder 24 Hours. It was the last race for the Corvette C5R in Belcar as GT1 cars will no longer be allowed in 2007.
FIA GT Adria 2006
17 october 2006
Starting from 8th place, Mke Hezemans, Anthony Kumpen and Bert Longin finished 3rd in the one but last round of the FIA GT Championship. A tire puncture spoiled what could have been GLPK's 2nd victory in this year's championship. The team is currently 5th in the Teams Championship with one race to go.
Spa Racing Festival 2006
GLPK-Carsport takes 2nd in Budapest FIA GT Race
3 october 2006
After a hard-fought 3-hour race, Mike Hezemans, Bert Longin and Anthony Kumpen finished a well-earned 2nd in last weekend's Budapest Supercar 500, the 8th round of the FIA GT Championship.
For the first time the Corvette C6R was equiped with Moton 3-way adjustable shock absorbers. A technical decision which proved to be a good one. All drivers reported an improved handling of the car and logical reactions to set-up changes.
This race was all about race strategy and pitstops as the Hungaroring racetrack doesn't lend itself to well for overtaking. However, the key moment of the race was when Anthony Kumpen took 2nd from Fabio Babini in the BMS Aston Martin in a spectacular overtaking action.
With 2 races to go in the championship GLPK jumped from 6th to 5th in the teams classification. Next race will take place in 2 weeks time in Adria, Italy.
SAE Book project
3 October 2006
I'm happy to report that the book project for the Society of Automotive Engineers on Race Car Data Acquisition is progressing according to plan. I received back the reviews of the preliminary manuscript. These were done by some prominent members of the motorsport community.
They all provided a lot of positive feedback and suggested some modifications for the final manuscript:
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More information and specific examples on ovalracing
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Specific analysis techniques for drag racing
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Specific analysis techniques for motorcycle racing
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Chapter on sensor technology will be improved and more information about metrics will be included
More information will follow shortly.