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12-26-2010 #1
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Track day in car lap timer?
There must be such a thing....unlike the Superbike racing days I for sure wont have any crew logging laps and showing me a sign board each lap so I'll have to do it myself.....is there any electronic gizmo's out there that do such a thing that you guys have tried/use??....Im looking for something I can stick/mount on the dash that will allow me to see every lap in real time.
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Google Hot Lap timer. There are others, but that seems to be one of the most reasonably priced.
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Seems to work from the beacon at the start/finish line.....I would wonder if the track is just being rented out by a bunch of guys would the beacon even be turned on....all I could really find on the Hot Lap was this article on the various problems with it http://www.advantagemotorsports.com/Lap%20Timing.htm
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I was looking at the GTech-Pro RR http://www.gtechpro.com/rr_fanatic.html works from a GPS mounted inside the device..wouldnt need a beacon from the track....anyone use this??Nascar 69 Chevelle project, 1999 Hutch Pagan Nascar chassis, 69 Chevelle body,700hp, Penske's, slicks, roadrace track day https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...le-Cup-project
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A Racepak will get you what you want and a lot more. There are several systems that do what you want.
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I bought a Racechrono and had mostly good luck with it (didn't work for some reason on my last track day of the year, Nov. 1 at Laguna Seca). It's GPS so no beacon needed. there is also a primitive (but usable) piece of software to create video overlays of the data. check it out here: http://racechrono.com.au/ you can see a video with the data overlay on my blog here: http://asifnyc.com/?p=570
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If you are not after 1/100sec accuracy there are some apps for iphones and android phones (Trackmaster for the Android) that do work well. for $10 it works really well and at least with Trackmaster it can be used with a $60 bluetooth gps unit mounted to the windshield to get a faster sampling rate. Now if cost is not the issue, a Traqmate system gives you lap times and more useful data logging.
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