Can a team keep different baselines for each circuit?
Yes. Baselines can be organised by vehicle type, circuit and conditions, while session records preserve the configuration actually used.
Vehicle setup management
Race car setup sheets and circuit baselines
RaceControl keeps vehicle-type setup profiles, circuit-specific baseline setups and session setup records. Engineers can record the configuration actually used by a car and driver, including wet or dry conditions and supported suspension and damper settings, with explicit units.
What is the difference between a baseline and a session setup?
A baseline is a starting configuration for a vehicle type and circuit. A session record describes what the car actually ran. Keeping the two separate preserves the engineering history when a starting setup changes.
- Create vehicle-type setup profiles.
- Maintain a versioned baseline library for circuits and conditions.
- Record the car, driver and circuit context for a session.
- Keep session history instead of rewriting previous runs.
Can teams record suspension and damper settings?
Setup profiles define configurable fields rather than assuming every race car has the same adjustments. Supported corner settings can be shown in a four-corner view using the values entered by staff.
- Record the applicable front-left, front-right, rear-left and rear-right settings.
- Use the profile's suspension and damper fields for the vehicle.
- Keep units explicit rather than silently converting measurements.
- Leave unavailable adjustments out of a vehicle's configuration rather than inventing values.
How do setup records support tests and races?
Capture the setup actually used after a test or race session and retain its circuit, car and driver context. Teams can compare records and reference tyre usage to understand changes between runs.
- Record wet or dry setup conditions.
- Compare saved session configurations.
- Reference relevant tyre usage.
- Use recorded evidence and engineering judgement; the software does not promise an optimal setup or lap-time gain.
Questions
Common questions
Are all damper settings available on every car?
No. The configurable setup profile should reflect the adjustments available on that vehicle. The system does not assume every damper has the same controls.
Does RaceControl recommend the fastest setup?
No. It records and compares engineering information. Setup choices remain an engineering decision, and no performance improvement is guaranteed.
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