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Moto Board => Racing & Trackdays => Topic started by: gm2 on April 29, 2011, 10:07:14 AM

Title: GPS lap timer app for Android
Post by: gm2 on April 29, 2011, 10:07:14 AM
http://trackmaster.trackaroo.com (http://trackmaster.trackaroo.com)
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.trackaroo.apps.mobile.android.Trackmaster (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.trackaroo.apps.mobile.android.Trackmaster)

maybe not news to some, was to me.  apparently it actually works.
Title: Re: GPS lap timer app for Android
Post by: desmoquattro on April 29, 2011, 10:11:29 AM
Didn't Road Racing World have an article about that this month?
Title: Re: GPS lap timer app for Android
Post by: gm2 on April 29, 2011, 10:50:32 AM
Quote from: desmoquattro on April 29, 2011, 10:11:29 AM
Didn't Road Racing World have an article about that this month?

dunno, i haven't opened it yet
Title: Re: GPS lap timer app for Android
Post by: Cider on April 29, 2011, 11:38:23 AM
The RRW mentioned some software named RaceRender (http://www.racerender.com/ (http://www.racerender.com/)) that combines data acquisition with video, but I'm looking into something called DashWare (http://www.dashware.net/ (http://www.dashware.net/)) that looks even better.
Title: Re: GPS lap timer app for Android
Post by: duccarlos on April 29, 2011, 04:43:37 PM
So how do you set it? Does it automatically know that you're on the track?
Title: Re: GPS lap timer app for Android
Post by: desmoquattro on April 30, 2011, 07:36:31 PM
Quote from: duccarlos on April 29, 2011, 04:43:37 PM
So how do you set it? Does it automatically know that you're on the track?

Smartphones generally do (http://www.thestreet.com/story/11100512/1/apple-iphone-tracking-tech-weekly.html) :)

I can just see using an app like that, only to have Verizon interrupt a kick ass lap by texting you mistargeted ads for NASCAR...
Title: Re: GPS lap timer app for Android
Post by: Drunken Monkey on May 01, 2011, 03:18:03 PM
Quote from: desmoquattro on April 30, 2011, 07:36:31 PM
Smartphones generally do (http://www.thestreet.com/story/11100512/1/apple-iphone-tracking-tech-weekly.html) :)

Hell, even some cars know you're on a racetrack. Apparently the speed governor on many supercars will shut off if the built in GPS detects you're at a racetrack...