System Outline

The system is made up of Store locations, chassis, assemblies and components.   A chassis can be made up of Assemblies and components; Assemblies can be made up of other assemblies (sub-assemblies) and components. 

Each part (assemblies and components) has, among other information, 8 different life-related figures: 

• Total Life: Current life of the Assembly;

• Stressed Life: This is determined by the lifing profile of the part.  Gearbox parts will have a stressed life of however long the part was used in the stipulated gear for;

• Starts:  This is the most violent time for a racecar.  Therefore, it is important to keep track of the number of starts that, say, a clutch is involved in;

• Maximum Life: The maximum useable life of a part;

• Crack Test Point: The maximum interval between Crack Testing;

• Last Crack Tested: At what point the part  was last Crack Tested;

• Inspection Point: The maximum interval between Inspections;

• Last Inspected: At what point the part was last Inspected;

Assemblies have 2 extra life-related figures:

• Service Point: The maximum interval between servicing;

• Last Serviced: At what point the assembly was last serviced;

All these figures can be recorded in:

• Hours

• Distance

• Laps

• Events

• By Date

Using these figures, the system will alert you to when Parts need replacing, servicing, crack testing or inspection.

The user can cut, copy and paste parts to help you configure the software and you can easily drag and drop between assemblies and components between chassis and store locations.  If an assembly is transferred, then all of the sub-assemblies and components attached to that assembly is transferred as well.  

Before a chassis completes any racetrack time, you can use the forecast tool to predict what assemblies and components that are assigned to that chassis require action.

Once the chassis completes a session, the system automatically updates all assemblies and components with the Life covered and then reports on the exact condition of these parts on the chassis.

A detailed history of movement, of service history, of when parts were crack tested and of when parts completed life can be viewed for any Chassis, Assembly or Component in the system with just a click of the mouse.