Verizon IndyCar Series mobile app goes international - MotorSportsTalk

The Verizon IndyCar Series is going international, as the sanctioning body announced Wednesday that its Verizon mobile app will be available and accessible worldwide.

The smartphone app, available on both Android and iOS devices, includes a wide variety of features for IndyCar fans to enhance their viewing and enjoyment of IndyCar events.

The device is available in all countries around the world with the exception of Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria.

“The Verizon IndyCar Series has a large global audience and, thanks to our partners at Verizon, those fans are now able to get even closer to the action with the INDYCAR Mobile App,” Hulman & Company (parent company of INDYCAR and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway) CEO Mark Miles said in a media release. “As we prepare for a legendary season, we’re eager for our fans around the globe to experience the benefits of following Verizon IndyCar Series action with the INDYCAR Mobile App.”

Among features on the app for Verizon customers in the United States:

* Live video streams of race weekend sessions (except the race broadcast)

* In-car video streams from 360-degree cameras

* An interactive three-dimensional “Live View” with real-time leaderboards and car telemetry

* Two-dimensional “marching ants” with a leaderboard and car telemetry

* Radio chatter between drivers and their pit crews

* Streaming audio from the Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network.

Non-Verizon customers in the U.S. and international customers can also utilize the app to access exclusive video on demand, a timing and scoring leaderboard, social media feeds and other exclusive content.

To download the INDYCAR Mobile App, go to the applications store on a smartphone device or visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/mobile-living/inside/indycar/

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In a continuing effort to help fans keep track of the on track action, SuperMotocross is in the process of developing and implementing leader lights for the unified series.

Currently Supercross (SMX) utilizes stanchions in the infield that are triggered manually by a race official. At least two stanchions are used in each race as a way to draw the eye to the leader, which is especially useful in the tight confines of the stadium series when lapping often begins before the halfway mark in the 22-bike field. This system has been in place for the past two decades.

Later this year, a fully automated system will move to the bike itself to replace the old system. At that point, fans will be able to identify the leader regardless of where he is on track.

The leader lights were tested in the second Anaheim round this year. An example can be seen at the 1:45 mark in the video above on the No. 69 bike.

“What we don’t want to do is move too fast, where it’s confusing to people,” said Mike Muye, senior director of operations for Supercross and SMX in a press release. “We’ve really just focused on the leader at this point with the thought that maybe down the road we’ll introduce others.”

Scheduled to debut with the first SuperMotocross World Championship race at zMax Dragway, located just outside the Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 3D carbon fiber-printed LED light will be affixed to each motorcycle. Ten timing loops positioned around the track will trigger the lights of the leader, which will turn green.

SMX’s partner LiveTime Scoring helped develop and implement the system that has been tested in some form or fashion since 2019.

When the leader lights are successfully deployed, SuperMotocross will explore expanding the system to identify the second- and third-place riders. Depending on need and fan acceptance, more positions could be added.

SuperMotocross is exploring future enhancements, including allowing for live fan interaction with the lights and ways to use the lighting system during the race’s opening ceremony.

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