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I need some computer/spreadsheet help

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I used to have a spread sheet (I think it was in Excel) that would allow me to do several different cars, after inputting the base tire pressures on a car, I could change the temp inputs and it would change the pressures on each car based on the delta I used. I could keep track of several cars that way, and even print out the results during the day. My computer got hacked, I had to reload everything and lost the spreadsheet, not a massive loss because I keep everything on paper, but I have to do all the calculations for all the cars manually. At the runoffs I was handling temps and pressures for as many as 9 cars at once, so this was a great tool for me.
I really would like to have another one, it needed some tweaks, and there were some things that needed to be upgraded based on experience.
Others may find it useful as well, and I don't care if you sell it, eat it, smoke it or give it away once it's developed.
I'm just tired of ****ing around with computers

Here's a pic of the old printed sheet

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That should be a walk in the park.

yeah well it's not for me..all my excel stuff I left behind when I left FD...including my cheat sheets. I used to program videos in Liquid so, it's not that I can't do it, it's just that the importing, exporting sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, sometimes it won't import completely, I'm just tired of dealing with it.
 
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Grant 302

basic and well known psychic
Rob-

So the only inputs are the 3 cells at the top, and the 4 blue 'target' cells for both cars? Pink/purple cells are all outputs?

Targets are based off the 'nominal temp' and slope from the 'pressure factor' like you've taught us to chart, right?
 
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Rob-

So the only inputs are the 3 cells at the top, and the 4 blue 'target' cells for both cars? Pink/purple cells are all outputs?

Targets are based off the 'nominal temp' and slope from the 'pressure factor' like you've taught us to chart, right?

the difference is that on most race days the temp was about 85 degrees, so I thought that since that was the case, I would make 85 degrees the standard and correct from there, that way, whatever delta I decided on, (that depends on a lot like brand, compound and other stuff) that it would be less of a reach.
As an example 85 degrees corrected to 95 degrees as opposed to 70 degrees corrected to 95 degrees. Seemed to make sense, but it didn't work out in real life.
But the answer to your question is yes, although the targets have to be inputted, you have to start someplace. .
 
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To clarify, these are all cold pressures derived from hot pressures, which gives us new cold targets. the problem is that when the temperature changes, you lose your cold targets and have to compensate for that..and track temp...I really haven't figured out how to deal with track temp exactly, I still swag those, but I'm pretty good at it.
Which is why I set all the tires in the AM when everything is the same temp.
 

Grant 302

basic and well known psychic
Understood. I'd use my charts the same way to set pressures the night before.

So you'd want another adjustment for the difference in expected hot temps with varying track temps? Like how much pressure to pull for hotter than normal conditions?

Message me your email address and I'll send you the Excel file.
 

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