Track Time Videos

[dave2278]

Is that Vegas? Drove by that track a million times, looks like a fun one!

 

[jklapko10]

Is that Vegas? Drove by that track a million times, looks like a fun one!

It's Firebird Motorsports Park in Chandler AZ. The highway is I10

 

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[Duane Black]

I guess we don't get a lot of autocross videos? It's slow season... so here is the first time I ever drove the new Mustang on an autocross.

The story was wild. I was actually running the Honda that appears mid video... but we didn't have rain tires. So when it started raining right before the first runs, I just grabbed the Mustang from paddock, emptied the trunk, and ran it.... our PAX was much harder to drive against in a stock Mustang than a heavily modded out Honda anyway, so no one seemed to mind....


But we ultimately made times in the "proper car" anyway.

 

[Duane Black]

It's far from a fastest... but this EcoBoost High Performance Pack is faster on the same tires than the white car was.... so it looks like this car might be better out of the box with just an alignment than the white S197 ever was.... this was kind of a one session special.

I spent most of the event taking it a little easier on the brakes. I gave rides, had fun, and enjoyed the new car. I was primarily feeling out slower corners since this will be an autocross car primarily.

Nonetheless, here's a high 2:16 in a 4 cylinder on 340 treadwear tires!

 

[GAR944]

Winton in country Victoria. Been a while since i have been back here. A lot has changed but the times have stay consistent. Finally adjusted the rear bar harder one notch and it dialed out the subtle understeer in the tight corners. Will now step out if you are a bit slow with the steering lock and too quick with the throttle.

 

[Mike_FL]

Winton in country Victoria. Been a while since i have been back here. A lot has changed but the times have stay consistent. Finally adjusted the rear bar harder one notch and it dialed out the subtle understeer in the tight corners. Will now step out if you are a bit slow with the steering lock and too quick with the throttle.

What data overlay is that?

 

[Junkyard Dog]

It's far from a fastest... but this EcoBoost High Performance Pack is faster on the same tires than the white car was.... so it looks like this car might be better out of the box with just an alignment than the white S197 ever was.... this was kind of a one session special.

I spent most of the event taking it a little easier on the brakes. I gave rides, had fun, and enjoyed the new car. I was primarily feeling out slower corners since this will be an autocross car primarily.

Nonetheless, here's a high 2:16 in a 4 cylinder on 340 treadwear tires!

LOL, are you doing 130 mph passing a U-Haul rental truck at about 1:45 in the video??? I wonder what the U-Haul terms of rental say about that.

Is the Track Addict filming through your iPhone? How did you mount it? I do not see any shacking unless you are bumping over the kerbs. Seems well worth $8.99 for the app, but I was curious what else you purchased to make it work.

 

[Bill Pemberton]

Well Junkyard he is running 130, but that is in kilometers, ha! Busy track but it looks like plenty of runoff and you have to love the sound of that 5.0 at full scream!

 

[GAR944]

Well Junkyard he is running 130, but that is in kilometers, ha! Busy track but it looks like plenty of runoff and you have to love the sound of that 5.0 at full scream!

Merry Christmas to all and especially @Bill Pemberton, did you start on the Christmas Cheer a bit early.

@Junkyard Dog was talking about @Duane Black new hot rod. Seeing a U-Haul truck on track is a bit unnerving.
I saw 133mph on the video before lift, that turbo 4 is not slow by any stretch.

 

[GAR944]

What data overlay is that?

Its from an Aim Smarty Cam. Expensive pain in the butt to set up but i haven't missed a logging for a session since using it.
Even to the point of it triggering and logging on the back of the trailer being towed.
All of my issues are lack of time spent using it and getting my setup correct.

 

[Junkyard Dog]

Well Junkyard he is running 130, but that is in kilometers, ha! Busy track but it looks like plenty of runoff and you have to love the sound of that 5.0 at full scream!

Yeah, it is miles per hour, imperial measurements, 210 kph

You can see the white rental truck come into view at about 1:30 on the video, just as Duane Black is completing a very low speed right turn. It is the second vehicle ahead of him on the straight as he gets a point by from the little white car immediately in front of him.

 

[Bill Pemberton]

Sorry I thought you meant our Australian friend , though my old eyes never saw the rental truck ---my bad, ha.

 

[jklapko10]

Nighttime Time Attack Shootout from the Southwest Speed Fest. I had set a new PB earlier in the day but running at night looks cooler. Definitely made a couple of mistakes and while its so much fun to run in the dark, I was a little frustrated because I wished I was better at it. Finished 5th in my 26 car class in points for the weekend.

 

[Bill Pemberton]

Wow, way cool, I always wanted to run a course at night and that is still on my bucket list even after 45 years of pounding the asphalt racing.

 

[Junkyard Dog]

Nighttime Time Attack Shootout from the Southwest Speed Fest. I had set a new PB earlier in the day but running at night looks cooler. Definitely made a couple of mistakes and while its so much fun to run in the dark, I was a little frustrated because I wished I was better at it. Finished 5th in my 26 car class in points for the weekend.

Please forgive me if I am pulling the thread off topic, but I see the video has Race Renders by HP Tuners stamped on it. When I visit that site, it looks like it is a download for a smart phone? How does a phone capture or receive all of that data? I see your position on the track, a gauge type speedometer, tachometer, throttle and brake position, an accelerometer, and a lap timer.

Can you tell us a little more about your set up, what you use and how it works, and how you would change or do it differently if starting out new today?

My only criticism on the video, from the perspective of somebody watching it, is that the dashboard, ceiling, and rear view mirror block almost all the view out of the windshield, but the camera is rock steady, and the video outside that you can see appears to be pretty good considering it is night and the lighting is not the best for video.

Maybe we should have a thread dedicated to discussing these recording and video set ups. I think it would help those of use who have no idea where to start to hear from those with experience with various devices.

 

[jklapko10]

Please forgive me if I am pulling the thread off topic, but I see the video has Race Renders by HP Tuners stamped on it. When I visit that site, it looks like it is a download for a smart phone? How does a phone capture or receive all of that data? I see your position on the track, a gauge type speedometer, tachometer, throttle and brake position, an accelerometer, and a lap timer.

Can you tell us a little more about your set up, what you use and how it works, and how you would change or do it differently if starting out new today?

My only criticism on the video, from the perspective of somebody watching it, is that the dashboard, ceiling, and rear view mirror block almost all the view out of the windshield, but the camera is rock steady, and the video outside that you can see appears to be pretty good considering it is night and the lighting is not the best for video.

Maybe we should have a thread dedicated to discussing these recording and video set ups. I think it would help those of use who have no idea where to start to hear from those with experience with various devices.

I use a combination of Track Addict Pro (the same app you're seeing), a Veepeak Bluetooth OBD sensor, and an SJCam 4k Camera (cheap amazon knockoff GoPro). Where the phone is mounted, from my POV the top edge of the phone is flush with the wicker bill of the hood vent, so the only part "blocking vision" is the arm for the phone mount, which really isn't blocking anything. The camera is on a mount on the roll bar behind my head. I also use this camera for other things that are pretty dangerous for it (I've destroyed 3) so it records good enough for someone who doesn't want to destroy much more expensive real GoPros.

Track Addict controls it all (connecting Bluetooth OBD and the camera on WIFI) and works off of GPS, as soon as you break 15mph on pit exit, it starts recording everything at the same time. Track Addict works as a remote to start/stop the camera. It also records on the phone camera but where I have it is just like a dashcam view. The lap times are recorded by GPS data, and is consistently within 0.05s or less of my transponder for official T&S.

The OBD sensor reads the speed, RPM, gear position, and throttle position sensor from the OBD. The G force is calculated both off the iphone's gyro and the gps speed/angle so again that't not perfectly accurate. There is no brake input and nowhere for me to configure it...so I believe the reading is assumed by the G force meter going forward- it is not real brake pressure.

At the end of the day, I plug the camera into the laptop and the Track Addict data can be transferred over wifi to Race Render. That program combines it all together. You can mess with layouts, have PIP (both phone recording and camera videos), adjust with inputs of data you want to put on, and micro adjust them to perfectly sync up.

This is the very cheapskate way to do it and the data is not perfect but IMO it's good enough for social media. I'm sure the catalyst, racebox, etc are all significantly better for data.

Veepeak Sensor:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073XKQQQW?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1

SJCam:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GB1LN8V?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_8&th=1

 

[Junkyard Dog]

I use a combination of Track Addict Pro (the same app you're seeing), a Veepeak Bluetooth OBD sensor, and an SJCam 4k Camera (cheap amazon knockoff GoPro). Where the phone is mounted, from my POV the top edge of the phone is flush with the wicker bill of the hood vent, so the only part "blocking vision" is the arm for the phone mount, which really isn't blocking anything. The camera is on a mount on the roll bar behind my head. I also use this camera for other things that are pretty dangerous for it (I've destroyed 3) so it records good enough for someone who doesn't want to destroy much more expensive real GoPros.

Track Addict controls it all (connecting Bluetooth OBD and the camera on WIFI) and works off of GPS, as soon as you break 15mph on pit exit, it starts recording everything at the same time. Track Addict works as a remote to start/stop the camera. It also records on the phone camera but where I have it is just like a dashcam view. The lap times are recorded by GPS data, and is consistently within 0.05s or less of my transponder for official T&S.

The OBD sensor reads the speed, RPM, gear position, and throttle position sensor from the OBD. The G force is calculated both off the iphone's gyro and the gps speed/angle so again that't not perfectly accurate. There is no brake input and nowhere for me to configure it...so I believe the reading is assumed by the G force meter going forward- it is not real brake pressure.

At the end of the day, I plug the camera into the laptop and the Track Addict data can be transferred over wifi to Race Render. That program combines it all together. You can mess with layouts, have PIP (both phone recording and camera videos), adjust with inputs of data you want to put on, and micro adjust them to perfectly sync up.

This is the very cheapskate way to do it and the data is not perfect but IMO it's good enough for social media. I'm sure the catalyst, racebox, etc are all significantly better for data.

Veepeak Sensor:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073XKQQQW?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1

SJCam:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GB1LN8V?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_8&th=1

Thank you for sharing your set up. I had never even heard of any of that stuff you are using, so your entire post was an education for me.

 

[Boss4Me]

I use a combination of Track Addict Pro (the same app you're seeing), a Veepeak Bluetooth OBD sensor, and an SJCam 4k Camera (cheap amazon knockoff GoPro). Where the phone is mounted, from my POV the top edge of the phone is flush with the wicker bill of the hood vent, so the only part "blocking vision" is the arm for the phone mount, which really isn't blocking anything. The camera is on a mount on the roll bar behind my head. I also use this camera for other things that are pretty dangerous for it (I've destroyed 3) so it records good enough for someone who doesn't want to destroy much more expensive real GoPros.

Track Addict controls it all (connecting Bluetooth OBD and the camera on WIFI) and works off of GPS, as soon as you break 15mph on pit exit, it starts recording everything at the same time. Track Addict works as a remote to start/stop the camera. It also records on the phone camera but where I have it is just like a dashcam view. The lap times are recorded by GPS data, and is consistently within 0.05s or less of my transponder for official T&S.

The OBD sensor reads the speed, RPM, gear position, and throttle position sensor from the OBD. The G force is calculated both off the iphone's gyro and the gps speed/angle so again that't not perfectly accurate. There is no brake input and nowhere for me to configure it...so I believe the reading is assumed by the G force meter going forward- it is not real brake pressure.

At the end of the day, I plug the camera into the laptop and the Track Addict data can be transferred over wifi to Race Render. That program combines it all together. You can mess with layouts, have PIP (both phone recording and camera videos), adjust with inputs of data you want to put on, and micro adjust them to perfectly sync up.

This is the very cheapskate way to do it and the data is not perfect but IMO it's good enough for social media. I'm sure the catalyst, racebox, etc are all significantly better for data.

Veepeak Sensor:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073XKQQQW?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1

SJCam:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GB1LN8V?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_8&th=1

Thanks for info, I have been thinking about video and overlaying vehicle inputs. This helps.