Wild Weasel

I actually went and talked to that guy after the session and we had a good laugh about it. We'd actually talked about that turn earlier in the day. He's been trying to go deeper and deeper with the braking and I told him... have at it but if you go too far... just keep braking and go wide as there's plenty of room to save it but if you try to turn too soon it's all gonna go wrong.

So it was nice to actually see that play out in front of me, all perfectly safe but hilariously wrong.

T&T Racing

Kudo's to Peter Krause, had my Garmin for a year but did not do install until June 2021. The hard-wired 12v power source was defective. Peter sent me a replacement 2day mail after informed

fatbillybob

Any tricks to getting the window suction cup to stay better? Mine fell off the windshield with no garmin weight attached!

ExMB

Clean window
Lick finger and run it around edge prior to applying it to window - should see a nice black circle when looking from outside. Any gaps in that circle means suction is no good.

ProCoach

Just like RAM mounts and anything else attached to the glass, it needs to be scrupulously clean. Both the suction cup face and glass should be cleaned with an effective cleaner that leaves no residue, like invisible glass or Windex cleaner.

Then, a small amount of moisture around the periphery of the suction cup makes it even better.

It is very unusual for any suction cup mount to come loose with proper preparation.

T&T Racing

Acetone is a good cleaner to remove organic contaminants

dgrobs

And you can remove your nail polish with any leftover.......

Wild Weasel

These posts reminded me to go check on mine and remove it. I'd just left it after my last track day and it's been nearly two weeks and it was still solidly attached. My GoPro mount on the rear windshield falls off after a few days, and was sitting on the floor in the back as expected.
I keep a bottle of lens cleaner in my track stuff bag. I use it to clean the cup and the glass and then spritz the cup to wet it before attaching it. This seems to work well.

fatbillybob

Thanks gents!

docwyte

Question, can a friend and I share the data from our garmin catalysts and see each other's segments to see who was quicker where and how?

ExMB

If I understand it correctly the side SD card input can be used for a second profile / friend and the internal one stays yours. You just have to remove his during your run since the side one is prioritized over the internal one..

ProCoach

There is no easy way to do this, no way to overlay stripcharts or maps or even download reasonably sampled data.

There is a way to compare two driver’s runs. Don’t change the driver name or vehicle, then compare both runs for speed and G’s.

Nope. The side takes precedence over the bottom. Not recommended. Also, video is retrievable but only the last few days of runs in the flash memory.

The Catalyst is primarily designed for real-time coaching and study of potential improvement. This is not like an AiM Solo to offload data and overlay for comparison.

GPA951s

Just got back from wgi with niagara. Was having a weird issue with my car over 5000 rpm..felt like ignition break up…
then the Garmin was acting funny, even though the video was there.. the “ opportunities” video said “ video not avail or missing”. The last session “ before the rain came.. I started the car and the camera wouldn’t connect..at all. thinking the alternator is dying a slow death and even though the car started the voltage is below the threshold of what it takes for the camera to connect… car is still in the trailer but I will confirm when I get home.. does this make sense?

ProCoach

Completely makes sense. Parallel symptoms of low voltage in both the car and the Catalyst.

Both worked at home before you went, and it degraded over time. So yes…

fatbillybob

When the garmin coach says "better than average." What does that mean? I'm guessing it means that I took a turn better than "MY" average for however many laps garmin has recorded.
As I improve I guess a "new" average is made and then if I "continue" to improve with garmin say "better and average" again?

I wonder under what conditions does garmin say things like "better than average" vs. "apex later"?