Introduction

CARTEK are the sole supplier of Rain Lights to the V8 Supercars Championship.

V8 Supercars Australia tasked Cartek with developing a Rain Light that not only met the latest FiA Specifications but that would also include a Hazard Amber warning function as a serious Start Line accident could have been prevented. See below.

This Hazard warning function would light up when the cars PDM unit would recognise when the car has stalled – alerting all the drivers around that the car has a problem. See the Dual coloured Rain Light in action:

Functions:

This Rain Light has two modes of operation –

Static On/Off

Hazard Warning

This Rain Light can help prevent rear-end shunts by alerting drivers of a stationary or slow moving car.

When to use it:

• OFF – Clear track.
• ON – Wet race, poor visibility.
• HAZARD – Stalled on the grid.
• HAZARD – Driving slowly with misfire.
• HAZARD – Driving slowly with puncture.
• HAZARD – Safety Car or Red Flags spotted.