Racing Project Management

Racing Project Management
By Don Terrill (c) - www.RacingSecrets.com

If you're serious about racing you need to keep all of your data in one place - a project management folder if you will. Every single engine I've done has had one.

Here are some of the things I've kept in my engine folders:

• Build Sheet - All the engine specs like bearing clearance, etc.
• Part Numbers - All of them
  
• Product manuals
• Camshaft info - Cam card and Camdoctor raw data
• Piston spec sheet
• Cylinder Wall Sonic Test Results
• Flowbench Data - Cylinder Heads, Intake Manifold and Carburetor
• Cam Company Profile Listings
• Track Test Results
• Engine Simulation Software Printouts
• Spin Tron Graphs
• Fuel Testing Results - For fuel mixes and additives
  
• Receipts and Purchase Orders
  
• Photos, Drawings, Charts, etc
  
• Rule Book
• Articles - Print magazines, websites, etc
  
• Notes and Ideas for Improvement - This is the most Important
  
• Contact Info - Inside the front flap of your folder
  
• Create e folders - one in your email program and one on your desktop
  

For hardcore project management, try some of these software titles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_project_management_software

Want to send off a nasty email about how wrong I am? Well, first read this and then write your own article.