Winning
the LMP2 category at Le Mans two years in succession, and
ending both the 2005 and 2006 seasons of the Le Mans Series
as runners-up in their class is a considerable achievement
by Thomas Erdos and Mike Newton, but it is also some testament
to the skill and ingenuity of RML and the team behind the
MG EX264.
Much
of that credit must go to the years of experience ingrained
within almost every member of the squad, alongside the motorsport
heritage of Ray Mallock Limited and the technological input
from world-leading companies like Dedicated Micros and TransVu.
Along the way there have been breakthroughs and developments
that have, on occasion, given Tommy and Mike a competitive
edge. Some of those must, of necessity, remain secret, but
one or two technological innovations have been carried forward
by RML and are now marketed under their X-Pro brand. These
are now available to anyone else, competitors and rivals
included, and some are featured here:
X-Pro
Digital Imaging Recorder
Throughout the past four years the RML EX264 has carried
on board a unique CCTV system. Initially devised by TransVu,
a member of the AD Group of companies for use as a security
monitoring system for aircraft, buses and other forms of
public transport, the system has now been further developed
and enhanced in association with RML. Tested in some of
the most arduous motorsport conditions imaginable, the X-Pro
DIR was launched in 2006. Designed specifically around endurance
racing and rallying, this is probably the most advanced
and rugged CCTV system now available anywhere in the world.
X-Pro
BSS Safety Seat Inserts
Driver
safety is one of the cornerstones of racecar design. Cocooned
within a carbon fibre monocoque, the driver is protected
in a way that could never have been imagined twenty years
ago, but he or she still remains vulnerable to the trauma
associated with high-G impact and the intensely physical
nature of accidents at speed. The degree to which those
forces can be cushioned is critical to the driver's chances
of surviving such an accident with the minimum of injury.
The X-Pro BSS Seat Insert has been proven in tests and during
real-life racing incidents to achieve this better than anything
else currently available.
X-Pro
Infra-Red Tyre Heating System
Having the confidence to push hard right from the beginning
of an out-lap can be crucial to maintaining track position
during an endurance race, and much of that confidence can
come from knowing that tyres are up to temperature almost
as soon as the car leaves the pitlane. Conventional tyre-warming
technology cannot promise that, but the X-Pro Infra-Red
Tyre Heating System can. Tyres are up to temperature within
ten minutes of being placed inside the heater, and that
warmth is uniform, deep and perfectly controlled. Compact
to transport and easy to assemble, this is the future of
tyre-heating technology, and it's available today.
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make a specific enquiry for further information on any of
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