JTG Daugherty Racing, the NASCAR team for 2000 Sprint Cup
champion Bobby Labonte, has selected Dell Rugged laptops to help
manage the testing and tuning of its No. 47 Toyota Camry race car
in harsh race track conditions and garage environments, Dell
announced today.
JTG Daugherty Racing, the NASCAR team for
2000 Sprint Cup champion Bobby Labonte, has selected Dell Rugged
laptops and Dell Latitude 10 tablets to help manage the testing and
tuning of its No. 47 Toyota Camry race car. (Photo: Business
Wire)
JTG Daugherty is deploying Dell’s Rugged Laptop solutions,
consisting of the Dell Rugged XFR and Dell Rugged ATG laptops and
the Dell Latitude 10 tablet to manage race operations both on and
off the track. With Dell Rugged products integrated into the NASCAR
team’s environment at the shop, in the garage, and at the track,
JTG Daugherty Racing now has the ability to quickly collect
performance statistics, analyze that data and implement changes
based on those findings much faster than before.
“We pride ourselves in leveraging the best in technology to make
every second count,” said Matt Corey, IT Administrator, JTG
Daugherty Racing. “Dell worked with us to recommend a solution that
would further speed up our simulation and adjustment process. With
these products, we will not only benefit from the quality of Dell’s
trusted rugged laptop line and the speed that comes from having a
Dell Latitude 10 tablet in the hands of each of our key players,
but we will also be able to protect our investment with systems
that can withstand our dusty, greasy, power-tool heavy jobs. The
other vendors we considered, like HP, just couldn’t match this
level of quality, which is an example of why we continue to choose
Dell.”
“We expose our Dell computers to so much dust, dirt and every
imaginable particle at the track you can think of, and there's
never a problem with any of the ports or keyboard functionality,”
said Joey Cohen, No. 47 Toyota Camry race engineer. “There may be
instances where the rugged systems are dropped or banged, but we
never have to worry about being out of a computer for a week.
That's taken out of the equation and gives you peace of mind.”
JTG Daugherty Racing is now better equipped to make real-time
performance decisions, while amplifying a level of collaboration
within the organization. Previously, the team relied on paper and
pencil to record car statistics and data, causing a “gap in timely
performance changes and communication,” Corey adds. Providing Dell
Latitude 10 tablets with Griffin Survivor cases to the driver, car
chief, crew chief and other key decision-makers, “we have
connectivity everywhere – as the car chief makes a decision about a
change to the car, for example, he now notes this on his Latitude
10 and the information is instantly communicated to everyone across
the organization. All decisions from the car chief trickle down to
updates to the racecar and with everyone synced together with
tablets and other Dell technology, that information flow is now
much faster, more reliable and more efficient.”
Based on early results, the Dell Rugged implementation has
allowed the JTG Daugherty Racing team to save two full days in the
car adjustment process. Prior to incorporating the rugged
solutions, the team had to spend Friday through Sunday, each race
week, making adjustments to the race car based on simulations and
data captured manually. With the added efficiencies mentioned
above, and by streamlining their processes in the new connected
environment, the JTG Daugherty Racing shop now has the information
they need instantly and can complete adjustments by the end of the
day on Friday. This frees up critical team resources between races
and allows for more time to focus on iterative testing and analysis
every week; integral steps to producing a winning car and driver in
an extremely competitive environment.
From the driver to the garage and the pit crew to the data
center, JTG Daugherty Racing leverages a complete suite of Dell
technology and solutions, including Dell PowerEdge servers, Dell
EqualLogic storage, Dell Rugged XFR and ATG notebooks and tablets,
Dell Precision workstations and Dell ProSupport services1.
In a sport where fractions of a second separate the pole
position from last place, data quickly becomes a competitive
advantage. JTG Daugherty relies on Dell PowerEdge servers and Dell
EqualLogic storage arrays to keep their information safe, secure
and accessible every weekend. Countless environmental and
performance statistics are measured during every test lap and
qualifying race. This data is captured, collated, and shared in
real-time with every member of the JTG Daugherty team.
“There are many benefits to working with Dell,” said Brian
Burns, No. 47 Toyota Camry crew chief. “In addition to the
reliability benefits we’ve seen with Dell’s rugged systems, Dell
has also helped us to speed up our processing power when we run
race simulations. This allows us to get a lot more done in the shop
in a shorter period of time. Dell Precision workstations provide
robust computing horsepower to design and fabricate custom parts in
our in-house CAD/CAM operation. Furthermore, Dell ProSupport has
helped us to enhance our networking and connectivity environment
which allows us to communicate and collaborate as a group more
effectively.”
“If there is ever any issue at the racetrack, troubleshooting is
really easy thanks to the performance capabilities of Dell Rugged
notebooks,” said Cohen. “When we are evaluating high resolution
photos or large data sets on the Dell Rugged systems, the added
computing horsepower helps us better dial into specific aspects of
the car we need to focus on for improvements or adjustments.”
“We are thrilled that JTG Daugherty Racing has chosen Dell as a
partner to succeed in the harshest conditions in a sport where
every millisecond counts, failure is not an option and reliability
is paramount,” said Neil Hand, vice president, Dell end user
computing products. “The team’s choice to add Dell rugged laptop
technology to their winning formula and existing Dell
infrastructure serves as a prime example of our ability to meet
customers’ IT needs be it in the office or classroom—or from the
shop to the track to the cockpit.”
Dell prides itself in building lasting relationships with all
customers. Through collaboration with JTG Daugherty Racing and its
partner, NASCAR veteran, Integrity Sports Marketing, Dell
demonstrates its commitment to building end-to-end solutions with
proven results at the track, in the garage or anywhere
in-between.
Additional Information:
- Dell Rugged laptops
- Dell Latitude 10 Windows 8 tablet
- Dell PowerEdge servers
- Dell EqualLogic storage
- Dell Precision workstations
- Dell ProSupport services
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