Since the pit box plays such an important part in races, you want to choose the one that is going to give your pit crew the best advantage possible. This means you want to have fast access to anything and everything you may need, the moment you need it. The design needs to make sense to you, so you can automatically grab what you need in the right spot. You also want additional features that may be helpful for your team specifically. Here are some features pit boxes can come with that may help your crew's performance:
The pit box seat
The pit box may look like a fancy and extra-large toolbox at first glance, but it can be so much more. One feature a pit box can have is the addition of a seat. The pit box seat function allows the crew to transform the top of that box into an actual seating area. The size of the seat varies, depending on the box's design, but it can be capable of seating a number of people. These seats can prove to be very important features because they place those seated on the seats at a higher position so they can have a bird's-eye view of the track. The seats are located on top of the pit box and often have canopies over them to help block out the glare of the sun to improve the crew member's field of vision from the seats.
Pit box technology capabilities
Some pit boxes can be more basic, while others can serve many more functions. Technology capabilities can be an important feature for a pit box to offer that can help bring things to a whole other level. A pit box can have multiple cameras, screens, DVRs, computers, and WiFi capabilities, so the crew can view, record, and even broadcast what's happening in real-time.
The warm-up hub
Changing a tire on the side of the road can take a good amount of time. However, in the middle of a race, a tire change needs to be done in about 11 seconds. This is why it's important for the tire changer to have everything they need to get the tires changed as quickly as possible. Pit boxes should have a warm-up hub with lug nuts that the tire changers can use to practice before pit stops. Since there can be a couple dozen tires changed during some races, being warmed up and ready to go when the car comes into the pit is crucial.
Storage for two nitrogen bottles
Nitrogen is used in NASCAR races because the nitrogen will allow them to predict the tire pressure fluctuation with better accuracy. Tire pressure plays a very important role in the speed, control, responsiveness, and movement of the car, and this can make all the difference in such crucial things as safety and placement of the car. This is why most crews would consider storage for dual nitrogen bottles on the pit box to be important. One of the last things the pit crew wants happening during the race is to have a nitrogen bottle rolling from them when the car comes in for tires.
