The PitCommand application is a java web-based applet which is pretty well designed and presented. I'm glad I thought it was decent because I just found out that it was an Emmy-award winning application, apparently the first time an award has been given to a sports-based website. You can easily tell that this application has taken advantage of Metcalfe's law by connecting the cars to provide real-time feedback and therefore supplying data that can now be aggregated to provide information in informative and compelling ways. What I meant to say in that prior sentence is that now instead of just seeing Jeff Gordon picking up speed at the end of a race to win it, you can actually track his performance and car's metrics in detail to get a better understanding of how he pulled that win off. You are probably thinking that sure it can now show how he's stomping on the accelerator / brake pedals and what his lap times have been, but nothing could provide you insight to the driver.. well you can also elect to listen to your favorite drivers team radio broadcast so you can hear the driver hoot n holler as he's going along.. and thats the best you can expect.

The PitCommand application is a great implementation of technology to suppliment the TV broadcast of a race. You get the visual experience from the regular TV but now with PitCommand you can track how a given car is doing, listen in on the radio chatter between the driver and his team and see a great deal of additional metrics which gives you a better understanding of what's going on.

I've really enjoyed this PitCommand service, this is definitely something I'm going to keep subscribed, its great to see a sport being taken to another level of depth by technology to keep its fans engaged and more in-tuned with their favorite driver(s).