Aim have created a GPS Laptimer more appropriate for motor sports than the Mytach. Designed for simple installation to cars the Solo GPS lap timer comes with all the most popular race tracks around the world in its memory. This means no more hassle with setting up your lap timer, you literally just plug it in and go!
GPS laptimer
As you can see the solo is easy to fit and take a look at what the screen delivers to you as you drive:
Solo lap timer
The Solo works perfectly with the RS2 analysis software, and is available for purchase here:
Solo GPS lap timer
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Remeber to Press ‘Start’ for the Mytach to Record Data
The only time we missed out on a full session of data was when our driver forgot to press start on the watch to set it recording data, which is easily done.
We’ll also be asking AiM to think about having a system on the MyTach that enables it to recognise when it is being used at a familiar location, rather than as now where you have to fix the GPS lap marker beacon every time you go to a different track. The current GPS module has that feature already so hopefully it wil be simple enough to install with the Mytach.
Mytach Software or Race Studio?
Currently I use the sports agenda software that comes with the Mytach to perform the downloads from the watch because RS2 doesn’t quite like to do the downloads direct. However, RS2 is far superior for analysis so I simply import the data into RS2 from the DATA folder in the Sports Agenda folder. It is well worth the effort because Sports Agenda doesn’t do the track mapping with sector splits.
Where to Fit
The Mytach comes with an attachment designed for mounting the watch onto the handlebars of a bike. It’s tempting to use that attachment to mount the watch on the wheel of the kart, but we found the watch works really well on the drivers wrist so why risk having your mytach exposed to all the vibration form the kart.
Fixing the GPS lap beacon point
I found that it’s best to fix the GPS lap point somewhere on the track that is well in the open. Therefore, find a place far away from buildings so the watch is getting maximum signal from satellites. Also it seemed to help if you find somewhere on the track where the kart is most likely to cross the exact same point consistently. I avoided popular overtaking points where the kart could be on a varienty of different lines - unfortunately the start/finish line is one of those points where karts cross on a different line quite often.
Take a bit of time to figure out a good fixing point for the Mytach and make sure it is a spot you can easily find when you go back to the track. And don’t forget you will need to fix te GPS in the morning before karts are allowed on track!
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