Formula Ford and Toughbook – perfect racing partners

“For the environment that we work in, the Panasonic Toughpad is perfect. It is so compact and easy to carry around, so I have all the data and information I need at my fingertips wherever I am during the meeting” – Nigel Jones, the Motor Sports Association Technical Delegate for Formula Ford.

The Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship in Great Britain is the perfect environment for motorsport’s future champions to hone their talents. It’s contested and televised at 10 events across 30 races making it the most attractive junior single seater series in the UK. Working hard to ensure the racing season runs smoothly and fairly is Nigel Jones, the motorsport association technical delegate for Formula Ford. Nigel is in charge of scrutineering and technical eligibility at the races and his essential tool for the job is the Panasonic Toughpad FZ-M1 tablet.

“My job here today is to make sure that the cars comply with the technical regulations written by Ford and also the comply with the safety regulations that are detailed in the motorsports association bluebook.”

“I’ll be using the Panasonic Toughpad to record the weights of the drivers, and the eights of the cars post-qualifying and post-race and also to download the data from the engine electronic control unit to make sure that all of my data sensors are installed and working.”

“The Toughpad’s very good. I can switch it on straight away and it bursts into life.”

“We can charge it up first thing in the morning and put it in its sleep mode when we finish with it, switch is straight back on again and very rarely do we have to charge it up again during the day.”

“The screen is clear, we can use it in the rain which we invariably have to and all of the data that I download from it I can see quickly and clearly and assure that the car complies within the technical regulations.”

“The Toughpad’s good because for me because I can keep it in my pocket and it’s out of the way and the when I want it, I can get it out and record all of the stuff instantly and I can refer to other data I keep on it should I need it.”