Vboxlite

[Bealo]

Originally Posted by glendog74

At least i drive a lap of the Ring

Atleast i can say i've done it now lol, at driving Miss Daisy pace i know but driven it just the same....

[_Nathan_]

Lawsy - got a nearly 2 year old trying to grab the laptop - will answer properly later...

[shimmy]

Dl1 or performance box if you want a simple data option

[_Nathan_]

If looking for a stand alone data logger I'd look at Race Technology DL1 and AiM Evo4, although the AiM looks much more expensive initially if you want to use data from the ECU the CAN and serial decoding is built in where as with the DL1 you need to buy a separate interface which takes the price closer. I'm not a performance box fan myself for a number of reasons and we don't stock them but can get hold of them if you wanted

I really think that having the data aligned with video helps explain the data though, you can instantly see different lines, if you were held up by another car or were off line due to overtaking etc and that is where the VBOX Lite becomes attractive at it's price point.

Both DL1 and Evo4 can have video added afterwards though if you wanted, DL1 through the Video4 system and Evo4 through the SmartyCam (but it is only one camera, not 2 or 4 like the other systems, and the software to allow side by side data and video is still in development).

Also worth noting that a big part of gaining speed comes through looking at other peoples data and comparing with your own so getting a system from the same make as your friends does have benefits.

If you want you can drop me an email to let me know what it is you want to get out of it, what data you wanted to record and from what cars and I'll let you know the best (and\or cheapest) way of going about it.

[shane@mbtech]

Originally Posted by _Nathan_

If looking for a stand alone data logger I'd look at Race Technology DL1 and AiM Evo4, although the AiM looks much more expensive initially if you want to use data from the ECU the CAN and serial decoding is built in where as with the DL1 you need to buy a separate interface which takes the price closer. I'm not a performance box fan myself for a number of reasons and we don't stock them but can get hold of them if you wanted

I really think that having the data aligned with video helps explain the data though, you can instantly see different lines, if you were held up by another car or were off line due to overtaking etc and that is where the VBOX Lite becomes attractive at it's price point.

Both DL1 and Evo4 can have video added afterwards though if you wanted, DL1 through the Video4 system and Evo4 through the SmartyCam (but it is only one camera, not 2 or 4 like the other systems, and the software to allow side by side data and video is still in development).

Also worth noting that a big part of gaining speed comes through looking at other peoples data and comparing with your own so getting a system from the same make as your friends does have benefits.

If you want you can drop me an email to let me know what it is you want to get out of it, what data you wanted to record and from what cars and I'll let you know the best (and\or cheapest) way of going about it.

Cheers Nathan

I think I will probably opt for the V box with 2 cameras and the rpm pickup, just need to decide when!

Liked the look of shimmys and Duncans set-ups

[DuncanR]

Lawsy, im only just getting into mine, though wtf for I dont know !!
I would highly recommend grabbing a vboxlite off Nath, the real benefit to you as a racer would be having the synced track data and the video to go with it. This stuff lets you put up multiple laps at a time and compare them at the SAME time, so you can ask the question "where did i loose a second on that lap" , and you can review each corner and the line you took in detail and probably come up with the answer !
I asked it why i didnt get under a 3 min lap at Spa,and it said " Look here fat guts, you are a grandad, and a 15 stone fooker at that, you are 53 years old, you have had the car 7 months, and you are a shite driver" ..amazing feedback !! ..get one today ! when they are gone ... Nathan can gets loads more !!!

[alexk]

It's in my birthday wish list...
So I will be patient and contact Nathan end of this year