27. Data Logger & ECU

27.1.

A data logger with additional sensor must be installed in all cars at all Competitions in accordance with Article 19.1. SRO Data Technicians will check all data loggers prior to the first free practice. Cars without loggers or with loggers which are not working correctly are not in conformity with the regulations and may be reported to the Stewards. The data logger must be fitted with the interface for the Timing GPS module.

27.2.

The data logger is also a Scrutineering device and data will be used for Scrutineering purposes. The reference engine data will be the data collected during the 2022 SRO Official BOP test and/or those collected during other tests and races with the current BOP decisions.

27.3.

Only the Data cards supplied with the data logger or by the Data Technician are authorised to be used during any Event.

No data, memory cards or similar storage media shall be extracted or removed from the data logger system during the Event. This can only be done by the Data Technicians or Scrutineers working for the Technical Delegate. The removal, extraction or manipulation (manually, electronically or in any other form) of data or memory cards or similar storage media or the data logger constitutes a breach of these regulations and will be reported to the Stewards.

Data cards and any other component of the data logging system may be sealed at any time.

27.4.

Information on the installation and use of the data logger is given in Appendix 7. It must be installed with all the sensors and looms following the homologation file, or the specific scheme per manufacturer, the link to which can be found in Appendix 15. The installation guide forms an integral part of these regulations.

27.5.

The data thus collected must remain at the disposal of the SRO Technical Department and the Technical Delegate. The SRO Technical Department can be assisted by technicians specialized in electronic systems in order to ensure the correct operation and the conformity of the readings of the data logging system and the conformity of the various systems with which the cars are equipped.

They may at any moment remove, exchange or control the various electronic components of a car and draw up a report to the Technical Delegate on their investigations, and they reserve the right to keep the components they have removed for later analysis.

No protest or appeal will be accepted concerning these controls and removed components. If a case of non-conformity is noted (either during or after any Event), this may be reported to the Stewards.

27.6.

The data logger must work throughout each Competition, including during every practice.

Controls may be carried out at any time during any Event.

Competitors cannot leave any Event before their data loggers have been downloaded or unless the Stewards have given their consent for them to leave.

The failure of the data logger or data card to operate fully and correctly or to record and store for retrieval all required data, will be considered a sporting infringement, and penalties will be imposed by the Stewards.

27.7.

SRO reserves the right to install antennas on the roof of any car and has priority on this space. The GPS antenna of the data logger must be mounted on the roof and no other antenna can be within 30 cm of this. If installed, the track limits antenna must be placed in the central line of the car as instructed. If necessary, the SRO Technical Department can require Competitors to remove other antennas from the roof.

27.8.

All Manufacturers or tuners must provide the SRO Technical Board with a reference ECU unit with the homologated maps, which can be placed in any of their cars competing in the Competitions in the Series. Each Manufacturer must also supply any technical means needed to swap the ECU belonging to a Competitor with the reference ECU as supplied. The SRO Technical Board or the Scrutineers will not be held responsible for any consequences linked to a change of ECU and/or any subsequent failure.

27.9. Data Loggers

Each data logger will be associated with a specific chassis and will be noted as such during initial scrutineering at the first Event at which that chassis and that data logger are to be used. Any changes after that point must be requested in writing one week before the start of the event in question and agreed by the Technical Director or Technical Delegate.