Track day GPS Logging - PDA software available?
Track day GPS Logging - PDA software available?
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Utterpiffle

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831 posts

204 months

Wednesday 17th June 2009
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I know it is usually against the rules to time yourself on a track day, but I would be curious to know my lap times, top speed, various corner speeds, total track miles etc, I am not talking about looking at distracting live data, but having a discrete box of tricks recording data to be looked at when you get home.

I have seen a track day car with an expensive bespoke box that tracks and records GPS data for later analysis. I should have made note of the make/model. There also appears to be fairly inexpensive GPS loggers out there without any software, of which PC based analysis application could no doubt be written for.

But does (cheap and cheerful) logging software already exist for your everyday GPS equipped PDA? I can't seem to find anything out there that would run from a PDA (Windows mobile for example). Also, does any PC analysis software exist which doesn't cost the earth?

I am fairly new to this track day lark and may not be aware of any unspoken etiquette, so shoot me down if I'm talking nonsense or asking for info on what is regarded as taboo / unacceptable!

thegreenhell

22,174 posts

243 months

Wednesday 17th June 2009
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Have a look at Racechrono: http://www.racechrono.com/

The most common standalone box of tricks, if you decide to go that route instead, is the Racelogic PerformanceBox: http://www.performancebox.co.uk/

ESDavey

713 posts

243 months

Wednesday 17th June 2009
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I have a Garmin Edge 705 for use on my mountainbike which should work ok. Its also got a heart monitor so you can see the effect on your ticker !

cytefx

199 posts

255 months

Wednesday 17th June 2009
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think there is a iphone app that may do this.

Utterpiffle

Original Poster:

831 posts

204 months

Friday 19th June 2009
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thegreenhell said:
Have a look at Racechrono: http://www.racechrono.com/
Absolutely perfect. Exactly what I was looking for.

Thank you beer