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trackday lap timing how do you do yours?

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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 07:16 PM
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Default trackday lap timing how do you do yours?

really you need to know how you did/doing each lap and intermediates ??????????? so you know where your improving etc?
any electronic gadgets that pick up beacons at some/most tracks ????
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 07:29 PM
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Buy a driftbox, trust me, does all the above and more.

Proper GPS thing unlike all them BS ones everyone owns that are gueswork at best.

I got one, and its off the charts, you set start/finish points and any intermediarys you want, and not only will it time you between those points, but the datalogging can show you your exact lines right down to the last inc, you can check speeds, acceleration, braking, andle, gforce, anything, between any set speeds, times, and distances, on any part of your driving with it plugged in.

Tested it against proper Datron stuff and its stupidly acurate.

Costs about 460quid and another 25odd for the extra transmitter tit thing to go on your roof, which id reccomend.

Look here- www.driftbox.com
And here- www.passionford.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=173516
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 07:33 PM
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with a mate and a stop watch.

not that i am arsed with my lap times.
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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That looks like a cool piece of kit, Steve. You can even set it up to work like a RoadAngel
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 07:38 PM
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Bill, honestly mate, nothing I read did it the remotest amount of justice compared to when I tested it, its fucking awesome.

The accuracy is unbelivable, and the amount of stuff you can check out with the datalogging is similarly mad.

I dont get excited by car bits much as see it all every day, but that thing is off the charts
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