Formula 3 driver joins Topcon at CONEXPO 2020
Published by Emily Thomas,
Deputy Editor
World Cement,
Topcon Positioning Group has announced that Formula 3 driver, James Roe Jr., will join Topcon at CONEXPO 2020, held in Las Vegas, 10 –14 March, to share his perspective on how road resurfacing technology is helping make tracks smoother for faster and safer racing. It is part of the company’s focus on intelligent paving at North America’s largest construction trade show representing asphalt, aggregates, concrete, earthmoving, lifting, mining, utilities and more.
Roe said he understands how resurfacing technology helped racing courses such as the Silverstone racetrack in the United Kingdom, a cornerstone of British motor racing. He said, “I clearly recall how difficult it was at Silverstone before it was resurfaced in 2019 with the SmoothRide system. There were huge amounts of standing water building up after heavy rainfall that wasn’t draining off. Obviously when you are in a race traveling at high speeds, it’s not an ideal scenario from a safety point of view, and races had to be postponed or cancelled, affecting the whole event. The technology is a state-of-the-art product that will benefit the motorsports industry from both a safety and performance point of view.”
The Topcon SmoothRide system involves scanning an existing surface, and converting the data into 3D model designs used to create machine control files for the machine milling, paving and compaction phases of a project.
In addition to Silverstone, Topcon technology has recently been used for resurfacing work for the Singapore Grand Prix, the Spring Mountain motorsports facility in Las Vegas, and Frankfurt Airport runways in Germany among other projects.
Another new technology for paving – Pavelink – which can be paired with existing Topcon solutions such as SmoothRide will also be available at CONEXPO. It is a cloud-based logistics mobile application for asphalt paving workflow between asphalt plants, delivery trucks, the company office, and paving site. Lodge said, “It is a revolutionary new system connecting every stakeholder in real-time throughout the paving process for more efficient daily job management resulting in better use of materials, fewer overages and paver stoppages, and overall greater return on investment.”
In addition to daily discussions with visitors to the Topcon booth N12701 throughout the week of the CONEXPO event, Roe will also host at a special ‘trackside chat’ on paving and racing on 12 March at 2 p.m. at the booth.
Read the article online at: https://www.worldcement.com/special-reports/28022020/formula-3-driver-joins-topcon-at-conexpo-2020/
You might also like
World Cement Spotlight with Innomotics
Senior Editor of World Cement, David Bizley, is joined by Sunny Schoone of Innomotics for a World Cement Spotlight Interview.