Driving & Track Blog

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[gto]

My right front bearing is starting to hum :/

 

[AlohaRacing]

My right front bearing is starting to hum :/

What's your mileage?

 

[gto]

What's your mileage?

45,7XX

 

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This is the last thing I would think someone would make

 

[gto]

& this is just plain bad. Ugh, how a stock FX pushes in the corners. Turn! Turn! Please Turn!!

 

[porkandbeans]

First one: I was waiting for a crash.

Second one: I was waiting for a crash.

Cool videos that.

 

[gto]

Was just sent this from May 19 track day

 

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[BYGDAWG3758]

This is the last thing I would think someone would make

At first I thought it was you on the track, then I looked at the heading again, then I said "This is a PS4/XBOX ONE game?". We have come a long way from "Night Driver" on the Atari 2600!

 

[gto]

Chance I might go the Buttonwillow next Sunday. Never been.
This looks like a good technical track for the hog.

 

[gto]

Bump for Racers!

 

[gto]

& no ButtonWillow this weekend. Something came up. ;(

 

[Jesusjones1024]

Don't mind if I do Dave! With less than two weeks before I start again @ the UW, cutting loose last night on the PNW's newest race track, The Ridge, was the perfect last moment of freedom.



First time hooking up a racing app to the OBD2 (Trackaddict, Free on Android). Videos really don't do justice to track's sizes and speeds felt, but these virtual overlays give a better sense of the action. My best lap was 2:19 (by comparison, a guy there with an STI's best was 2:17). Not too shabby.

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My favorite shot is @ around 0:50, when the unmistakable shadow of a FX comes flying over the hill like a looming beast. Run mustangs run!

*TY to mishanja for the GT-SPEC FSB. I needed it!*

 

[gto]

Love it!!
How did you hook up by OBD?
I have Harry's Lap Timer. Would love to integrate

 

[Jesusjones1024]

It was a blast!!

I use a bluetooth OBD2 scanner (Amazon Link) and connect it to Trackaddict. I know that Harry's has the same option (How-To 4 Harry's), but I learned the hard way to make sure the settings are "Read info from OBD2" because it's default to GPS. The OBD2 scanner will read the Speed/RPMs/Gear (I got all three working on a later lap that day, but accidentally deleted it) and the GPS will read the Start-End Point/Lap time/and Turn #.

Then I transferred files to PC, and downloaded Race Render 3 (Free) and combined video + data.

I know it's possible to spend a pretty penny (list of all products) but a phone, OBD2 scanner ($22), and an external GPS ($35, still got to get one) is really all I think is needed.


Technology like this blows my mind .

 

[gto]

Thanks for all the links. Overlays are pretty cool

 

[azulrium]

Surrounded by Miatas

From earlier this summer. First time on the track with my 2012 FX35. Everything is bone stock, down to the factory tires.

It was a 80+ day and I had the AC on full. Best part was definitely the beginning where you come out of the apex onto the straight away.