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A shot of the delay box and data recorder cube that uses an SD card to record engine data. The data recorder is not much bigger than a matchbox but will record 32 channels of data. About anything you want to record -- turbine inlet temps, exhaust gas temp, RPM of the engine & driveshaft, speed, A/F ratio, vacuum, etc.
The delay box is what launches the car once you release the trans brake. The trans brake holds the trans in 1st gear & reverse at the same time so that car won't move with the throttle floored. You release the brake button when you see the first yellow and the computer starts the countdown. If you've programmed it right you will break the beams exactly when the green light comes on. The car launches with about 2.5-G's so this is as close as I'll ever get to a carrier launch in an FA-18 Super Hornet. The launch delay time can be programmed in so that you cut a good light in any condition against any opponent on a full tree.
You'll notice in some of the interior shots that many wires are exposed and not neatly run inside looms. NHRA requires several specific circuits to be exposed, marked, and traceable by the tech inspector. Hard to make them look neat when they can't be bundled. Of course the dash will cover many but race cars always seem to look more "industrial" than street cars.
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