Engineering Director Al Locke has lent his experience and expertise to a judging panel as part of the Professional Motorsport World (PMW) Awards.
Al was asked to be part of the panel by Lawrence Butcher, Editor of PMW, with judging and presentations taking place as part of the PMW Expo in Cologne, Germany.
The PMW Awards showcase groundbreaking achievements in the motorsport industry in six categories: Powertrain, Chassis (Mechanical), Chassis (Bodywork and Aero), Data and Electronics Systems, Safety Innovation, and Pit and Support Equipment.
Al was tasked with judging three categories: Data and Electronics, Chassis Mechanical, and Pit and Support Equipment. The judging took place on Wednesday 14th November, followed by a debriefing with organisers, before winners were announced at an evening networking event.
The winning products in the categories Al judged were:
- Data and Electronics Solution of the Year – Marelli Motorsport, for their VEC_480, which combines vehicle and engine control units with an AI Accelerator, offering computing capacity of up to 26 TOPS.
- Chassis Technology of the Year (Mechanical) – NS85, for their Oblivion Brake Systems, which integrate top-level motorsport braking technology into a package designed for high-performance automotive use.
- Pit and Support Equipment of the Year – CP Tech, for their SetupWizzard Pro, a system that integrates all necessary functionality for wheel and suspension alignment in a compact, transportable package.
The full list of winners can be found here.
Al said: “Innovating has always been at the heart of Team BRIT’s approach to engineering, so staying connected with emerging technologies and products in the motorsport industry is crucial for us. The PMW Expo in Cologne is an outstanding event, consistently bringing together the best minds and cutting-edge developments in motorsport. It was an absolute privilege to be invited to join this year’s judging panel, though I’ll admit, it wasn’t an easy task! The range of entrants was diverse and inspiring, featuring a mix of groundbreaking innovations and reimagined technologies that made the judging process both exciting and incredibly challenging.
“One product that particularly caught my attention was the Marelli VEC_480. This is the first truly standalone vehicle control module to incorporate artificial intelligence and machine learning, using real-time neural networks for chassis and engine control with remarkable speed and low latency. After speaking with the team at Marelli, it was clear that the VEC_480 is a versatile tool for engineers, with limitless potential still to be explored. In fact, they’re not entirely sure what the full range of applications will be for this device—it’s the kind of ‘blue-sky’ technology that opens up an entirely new world of possibilities for the future of motorsport engineering.”
