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Kestrel Pocket Weather Meters & Motor Sports
The Kestrel 4000 Pocket Weather Tracker is the next generation of weather monitoring. It measures every environmental condition with unrivaled ease and accuracy - and all in a cell-phone sized package. Wind speed, temperature, relative humidity, dewpoint, density altitude, altitude, barometric pressure, wet bulb temp, heat stress and wind chill are all continuously measured, and data is stored both manually and automatically. A 2000-point data log lets you keep track of the conditions for each race day, and the optional computer interface lets you upload all the data to your PC for in-depth analysis.
Did we mention that it's durable, too? Kestrels are built tough right here in the USA, and carry a two-year warranty. Each Kestrel is fully waterproof, floats and can handle being tossed into your tool box. They're the only hand-held weather instruments trusted by the US Military. Increase your performance when it counts the most. Let a Kestrel Pocket Weather Meter help you with those last minute dial-in or tuning decisions. You don’t have to take our word for it... "The
Kestrel 4000 is the perfect tool for making those last minute dial-in
decisions in the staging lanes. The cell phone sized meter gives me fast,
reliable data just seconds before my pass." "The
unit itself is one of the most valuable tools in our trailer. It allows
us to win races and rounds." "The
Kestrel 4000 comes in handy when we go to the staging lanes, and are delayed
for some time, we can track the weather changes." "Overall
I'd say this is a trick little piece. All the readings were so close to
matching up (with high priced weather station), I could have easily made
the right tune-up decisions based on the Kestrel. We wondered why we were
paying so much for our weather station (about $3,000)." "The
auto store feature is key because once you get into later rounds, you
don't have time to "log" all that data in your book. All I do
is hit the auto store button before each round and fill in my log book
whenever time permits." "It's
what I use. I like to take readings but don't need a computer predicting
my ETs for me. It's very portable and consistent at a fraction of the
cost of the $2,000 plus trailer systems." "I've
found my Kestrel 4000 to be very helpful in winning 4 class championships
and 2 overall track championships at National Trail Raceway since 2004.
It was also instrumental in helping me win the NHRA Division 3 Sportsman
championship in 2004." "I
finished #1 for my track in the Summit Super Series and can definitely
say that my Kestrel 4000 was a big part of my consistency. The other racers
saw that I was doing well using my Kestrel and asked many questions. The
biggest one was what the weather was doing, especially the density altitude.
Of course I had to start limiting the information and encouraged them
to invest in their own meter. They started watching to see what I did
with my dial-in numbers and then change theirs! Very sneaky, but good
fun!" |
FAQ's:
Why
is it important to know the weather conditions, and how can the Kestrel 4000
help me win races?
Weather affects your performance. Period. If you are not using something to
measure the weather conditions then you are missing a piece of valuable information
that can help you win races. Environmental conditions such as relative humidity,
density altitude, dewpoint and wind speed all influence your car. By monitoring
these conditions and analyzing how weather patterns from previous races change
your car's performance, you are able to make more informed dial-in and tuning
decisions. Since the Kestrel 4000 Pocket Weather Tracker is portable and accurate,
it enables you to monitor the weather conditions that concern you right at the
track, not at the trailer miles away.
I've
seen a lot of high dollar weather units on the market, yours is so inexpensive,
can it really be accurate?
The engineers at NK have been working on the Kestrel's functionality for over
ten years, and have been awarded four patents on their innovative engineering.
Additionally, each and every Kestrel is calibrated against NIST-traceable standards,
and can be recalibrated in the field or factory. We're so sure of Kestrel Meter's
functionality that we guarantee each Kestrel for two-years, and each one comes
with a Certificate of Conformity. Visit www.kestrelweather.com for detailed
specifications.
How
can I be sure the Kestrel 4000 is giving me the altitude and barometric pressure
readings that I'm looking for?
The Kestrel 4000 uses the same barometric pressure sensor used in most common
barometers and altimeters. These sensors are influenced by the surrounding environment
(the altitude), as well as the weather (barometric pressure). These two readings
are inter-dependent, and you need to know one of them in order to measure them
correctly.
The easiest thing to do is to determine the altitude of the track where you are racing. Google Earth is free software that pinpoints the altitude of any address. Simply enter this value into the barometric pressure screen as the "reference altitude". Then take the barometric pressure reading that the Kestrel displays and enter that as the "reference pressure" on the altitude screen. Now you're good to go!