There are products on the market (such as Motec) that produce these types of systems - in the £1000's to buy and predominantly for fuel injected motors.
Then there is a Bazzaz system which uses the sensors I have mentioned to create a form of traction control based on rate of acceleration - again for fuel injected systems and around about a grand to buy.
I'm looking at playing with a project that does something similar to the bazzaz system but in a more generic manner, but with a carburettor system - and hopefully for much less than £1000.
I have the ability to program the PIC and write the software, and while I could work out the electronic circuit over time through reading and browsing, I thought I'd try here for a few short cuts into the flash circuit and computer interface