1/18/02 - Dealernews International Powersports Expo

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 18, 2002 - OPTIMUM Power Technology will be an exhibitor at the Dealer News Expo, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, February 16-18. OPTIMUM will be showcasing their Engine Management System, GP Control®.

Cannondale has added OPTIMUM's GP Control system to all their 2002 Motorcycle and ATV models. The GP Control system for Cannondale features new hardware, including a flash memory-programmable ECU (Engine Control Unit), and software including a base fuel-injection map tuned exclusively for Cannondale's radical 432cc four-stroke engine.

GP Control offers the ability to modify the fuel and ignition maps while riding!  Powerful software tools for both PC's and handheld Pocket PC's give you full control of your engine while at the track! GP Control is the newest and most exciting technology now available to off-road motorcyclists.

GP Control:

 User programmable Engine Management System
 Fuel Injection System for YZ250F and YZ426F
 Advanced software for map adjustment, upload and download
 Select from 3 maps during a race
 Clip in the real-time rider trim module and tune your maps while riding

OPTIMUM's Virtual Engines is state-of-the- art CAE tools for I.C. engine design and analysis. Virtual Virtual 4-Stroke® and Virtual 2-Stroke® are engine performance simulation software packages. A combination of advanced user-interfaces and accurate modeling algorithms has produced the 'new benchmark' in engine simulation.

PTrAc/PTrAn is high-speed data acquisition / combustion analysis system. PTrAc combines the powerful analysis of its sister product, PTrAn, with high-speed measurement and increased functionality. Although designed primarily for in-cylinder pressure measurement, the power of the PTrAc system allows almost any transducer signal to be recorded.

OPTIMUM Power Technology is a global company with ten years experience developing the world's most innovative recreational vehicle engine management systems and the best simulation-based engine design tools. OPTIMUM has offices in the United States and the United Kingdom.