RunSim2 was originally designed as a local app written in HTML to run on individual laptops using any Browser. The data files are stored in a local storage area on the individual PC that the app is run from. To make the Application available from the Hidden Power website server, I will need to change the storage portions of the software to server based storage and make a few other minor modifications. When I complete the work I will make this app available here at Hidden Power.
This Demo of the software can act as a training guide when the software becomes available. RunSim2 is an enhanced version of the original RunSim1. A Car Input Sheet page is used to describe an actual race car. Multiple Car Input Sheets can be named and stored for later use. I have stored many of my customers actual car setups in several car classes for my own use. There are generic example files for cars in the major Pro classes and data for any car can be created by the logged in user.
Changes to the car’s setup or capabilities can be made in the Car Input Sheet. The RunSim2 calculations can be updated to reflect the changes made to the car and the effect of the changes can be seen in both the plotted data and the estimated time-slip.
Calculations based on the Car Input Sheet add a whole series of additional outputs. Each of the outputs in RunSim2 can be plotted similar to Racepak’s DataLink software. You can move thru the run and see the value of each output variable at that point in the run. You can compare the existing transmission combination to a combination of your choice. You can show a car image in the plot area. The image includes a graphical representation of the forces acting on the car thru the run. The forces are updated as you move thru the run.
RunSim2 imports and plots actual Racepak run data. Comparisons can be made with actual runs. The optimized E.T. estimated by RunSim2 can be compared to the E.T. estimate from the actual run. Specific areas of improvement can be highlighted.
I have also used the techniques in RunSim2 to write custom Runlog pages and math channels for Racepak’s DataLinkII software. The calculations can be displayed along with Racepak run data using DataLinkII. By keeping the racing notebook data in Racepak, the calculations are automatically updated in subsequent runs as any changes are made to the car.
Several of the calculators in RunSim2 have also been written as custom Runlog pages for DataLinkII.