Reply With QuoteVery cool! How much did all of that run you?
You know, that would come in handy if some certain Miata drivers really wanted to do a comparison of the 225 Hankook vs. the 205 Falken.
Woot! New toys for me... ;-)
Well, I finally ordered the Max Q GPS datalogger this afternoon, and I should also have a compatible Dell pocket PC on its way to me Monday. Hopefully it will all show up in time to thoroughly confuse me at next weekend's ER event.
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Very cool! How much did all of that run you?
You know, that would come in handy if some certain Miata drivers really wanted to do a comparison of the 225 Hankook vs. the 205 Falken.
Thomas
V-to-the-Dub
About $630 for everything. I bought the MaxQGPS direct, and bought a Dell Axim X51v on ebay. It's more pocket PC than I need, but it was only going for $20-30 more than the 416MHz X51s, so I figured I'd buy it.
I'm sure I could figure out a rental fee for your tire testing.
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
LOL, I don't blame you after shelling out that kind of cash. We may have to wait until you've figured out the system b/c I'd really like to get some decent data between the two tires.Originally Posted by altiain
I'm sure I could figure out a rental fee for your tire testing.
Thomas
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Well hurry up and figure it out Altiain, so I'll have local support!
POS, I love the new sig.Well hurry up and figure it out Altiain, so I'll have local support!
Still waiting...
Thomas
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What??POS, I love the new sig.
Is this the same one they reviewed in this months Grassroots Motorsports? Speaking of this months GRM, anybody else see miata_racer in there?
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THat guy's a jackass in a VW who cares!
And the pic is of Richard which I thought was funny. I'm about 5 inches shorter :)
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92 Miata SE; 08 Mazda 3s; 12 Mazdaspeed 3
Yeah, I didn't think that looked like you... and your right, that is a jackass in a VW!THat guy's a jackass in a VW who cares!
And the pic is of Richard which I thought was funny. I'm about 5 inches shorter :)
Thomas
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Why, you plannin' on buying one? This ain't no cheap bastard toy!Well hurry up and figure it out Altiain, so I'll have local support!
Off-topic: my Axim X51v showed up tonight, and I've been playing with it all night. This thing is really cool!
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Congrats on the data logger, my G-Tech is the worst purchase I have ever made for the car. Love all the data it stores, but that's the problem. The manufacturer gives you a cable that hooks to your computer that is like 10 years behind the times, $40 bucks for the USB adapter, and still my computer can't recognize the dang thing. Their help site is no better, so I have a cool tool with neat lights that does nothing to help me analyze each run. The kicker is that splurged the additional $$ for road race version. Told 'em I was sticking w/ the butt dyno and stop watch. We spend millions of dollars to find a pen that writes in outer space, the Russians just use pencils.
You must have missed it on their website! They just released a "formerly, nationally competitive" version of the data acquisition.Why, you plannin' on buying one? This ain't no cheap bastard toy!
It'll match his car!
Thomas
V-to-the-Dub
Not Really.
Here's the real story.
Linkie:
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Damn... I mean... just... damn... I'm so sorry I didn't think of that first.You must have missed it on their website! They just released a "formerly, nationally competitive" version of the data acquisition.
It'll match his car!
Maybe 4 wheels aren't so bad after all... wickett.org
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You must have missed it on their website! They just released a "formerly, nationally competitive" version of the data acquisition.
It'll match his car!You both suck!!
Same thing with my G-Timer Pro. I chose to put a serial port in my computer. When I hooked everything up, the computer could not find the G-Timer. Escort sent me updated software and everything works fine now. Still, I get very little usable data from the thing. I can record only one run and then need to down load to the computer.
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Issues like that are one of the reasons I opted to buy the MaxQ GPS system. The receiver doesn't actually store any data - it merely transmits it via bluetooth directly to a laptop or pocket PC (I opted for a pocket PC, since it will be easier to secure in the car during a run). The beauty of this system is that the data is already downloaded to the pc and ready to access the minute I've got the car back in grid. It may not have the sample rate of the DL1 or some of the more expensive systems, but I bought this primarily for analyzing data between runs - getting home, downloading the data, and then discovering that Jeremy was outbraking me by .2 Gs into the showcase turn ain't gonna help me go faster during the event.
Now, I'm under no illusions that the system is going to work flawlessly the first time out. I'll be happy if I can actually generate and capture any meaningful data by the end of the day Sunday. But I hope that by the time we head for Walnut Ridge we're at a place where we can analyze data between runs, overlay both driver's runs on top of one another, and use that data to focus on specific sections on course where each driver is leaving time on the table.
Last edited by altiain; 04-11-2007 at 04:33 PM.
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
That sounds too cool. And nope, didn't miss the new and improved G-Tech so you state about. Mine is the latest and greatest Road Race version w/ their newest updates. It is two months old. Still funny they use old serial port technology. Mine even received a USB adapter per their recommendations, and still doesn't transfer to computer.
I started using Geez a few years ago and feel it really helped me out. I felt I could make the car do what I wanted, but I didn't necessarily always choose the right thing to tell it to do. I felt I had plateaued and Geez taught me where to go looking for more time. I certainly got faster as I studied Geez. The data can show you what you're doing poorly but just as importantly what you're doing well.
Getting the data is easy. Knowing what to look for and how to compare is what gets you results and that's a whole 'nother ball of wax. It's really easy to miss the big picture and think about only numbers. Once you have played with it some come talk to me sometime.
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