Recomended track day monitering system for Iphone
04-15-2018 | 02:02 AM
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Recomended track day monitering system for Iphone
I'm hoping someone here can help. ive used the Harry's lap timer and RaceTrace, and both have worked find at my local tracks Laguna, sears , and thunderhill, but when i went to Autoclubspeedway, i couldnt get either one to work. it almost seemed like it was something in the location services side of the software.
All i want is to show up at a track, push a button and have it register fastest lap time and maybe top speed (in the case of cal speedway) is that too much to ask!
I was at Auto Club speedway and really wanted to check out the top speeds...and 4-5 sessions later, nothing worked.
So, if you have a good software program that runs on an Apple Iphone6, let me in on it!
thanks,
Mk
All i want is to show up at a track, push a button and have it register fastest lap time and maybe top speed (in the case of cal speedway) is that too much to ask!
I was at Auto Club speedway and really wanted to check out the top speeds...and 4-5 sessions later, nothing worked.
So, if you have a good software program that runs on an Apple Iphone6, let me in on it!
thanks,
Mk
04-15-2018 | 02:53 PM
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But the new one and the old one is so much better than any app... As is the VBOX Sport.
04-15-2018 | 03:41 PM
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04-15-2018 | 05:51 PM
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There have a been bursts of 2-4 of them showing up at a time on rennlist for good deals. A few of my friends have picked them up and some have dropped them to upgrade. I agree there isn't a good reason to move from an original Solo/DL to the 2. They are worth every penny and I highly suggest anyone using a phone app to upgrade to an actual laptimer.
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04-15-2018 | 07:15 PM
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I've got 2 used Solo units for great deals. Email me at matt@trailbrake.net
However, it was pretty cool to find out when i was instructing in a spec mustang once, to see if the car had any issues the racer was claiming, it had automatically recorded my session. very cool. AIM, comes to mind.
04-15-2018 | 07:17 PM
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thanks... ill look into it. basically, i just want something i can pull up, turn on , and put in my pocket. doesnt need to be super accurate, just grab lap times and top speeds.
04-15-2018 | 07:24 PM
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that sounds interesting, so what do i need to buy and how does it integrate, and what app does it use?
thanks... ill look into it. basically, i just want something i can pull up, turn on , and put in my pocket. doesnt need to be super accurate, just grab lap times and top speeds.
thanks... ill look into it. basically, i just want something i can pull up, turn on , and put in my pocket. doesnt need to be super accurate, just grab lap times and top speeds.
04-17-2018 | 03:56 PM
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The GPS and OBD devices talk to my iPhone through Bluetooth while the GoPro sets up a wifi network that the iPhone connects to. The phone then collects GPS and OBD data, adds it's own accelerometer data, and synchronizes the start of the GoPro video. Lately I have had to completely reset my iPhone after each session - running v4 of Track Addict, probably fixed by now, Wes is pretty responsive.
While this is a pretty good budget solution it is a budget solution. I'm looking to step up to a Vbox in the near future. The biggest problem with this Frankenstein rig is that it doesn't always work. I had 9 sessions in 2 days at VIR last week, two had bad video and one had bad data, so that's 3 sessions that didn't get a good review. Hopefully I didn't miss any learning cues in there.
04-17-2018 | 11:44 PM
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I use track addict and love it. I use it with my iPhone X and my Bad Elf GPS lightning adapter. My 720p videos rock and it will do 1080p as well.
I used Harry’s last year but found track addict to be way simpler.
I used Harry’s last year but found track addict to be way simpler.
04-18-2018 | 12:19 PM
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not really. Sorry. I just start the recording and let it record. I don’t dwell too deep into it. I just use it to video my laps and check times for self-improvement. I do connect a gopoint obd II reader to it.