TrackVision in-car video

[Bill Pickering]

Originally Posted by insite

bill -

did you compare traqmate to the racepak G2X? i'm getting ready to purchase one, but i've never used traqmate. do you know details? thanks.

My choice of purchase on the Traqmate versus the AIM Pista and the G2X and others was heavily influenced by cost. I knew I wanted a GPS unit, which ruled out the AIM Pista, although I love the dash unit that you can purchase with it. And the G2X looked good as well.

I've read that the very technical users of data ack feel the the G2X is superior as it provides more channels to download various data points. The Traqmate got the nod from several users for simplicity of use, which has been true in my case. I was up and running very quickly and easily. Also, the TrackVision software was bundled with the Traqmate at the time I purchased it and seemed like a good deal.

I believe most of these data units are easy to use from what I understand. I can easily download the data after every session on my laptop and review it and make adjustments before my next session. I'm really happy I spent the money on it. It's really helped me understand more of my driving style.

Thanks,

Bill P.

[porsche986spyder]

Are you using a short shifter? Those throws/movements between shifts look really long. Just curious.

[Bill Pickering]

Originally Posted by porsche986spyder

Are you using a short shifter? Those throws/movements between shifts look really long. Just curious.

Currently I am not using a short throw shifter on the car. As I sort the car, I'm looking into what is a weak link on each part of the car. I haven't heard much on the durability of the shifter mechanism and on the transaxle itself for a Boxster track car.

I've had them on my 914-6, and it actually made the shifting harder as the syncro's on the 901 gearbox couldn't keep up with speed of the shifts. On my 911 I had a stock shifter and didn't try a short shifter on the G50 box. For the Boxster, I've driven a short shifter street car and it was nice, but I'm not sure if it will cause the syncro's to wear faster given the speed of the shifts.

Have you heard anything concerning wear?

Thanks,

Bill P.

[porsche986spyder]

Originally Posted by Bill Pickering

Currently I am not using a short throw shifter on the car. As I sort the car, I'm looking into what is a weak link on each part of the car. I haven't heard much on the durability of the shifter mechanism and on the transaxle itself for a Boxster track car.

I've had them on my 914-6, and it actually made the shifting harder as the syncro's on the 901 gearbox couldn't keep up with speed of the shifts. On my 911 I had a stock shifter and didn't try a short shifter on the G50 box. For the Boxster, I've driven a short shifter street car and it was nice, but I'm not sure if it will cause the syncro's to wear faster given the speed of the shifts.

Have you heard anything concerning wear?

Thanks,

Bill P.

No, no problems from everyone I know that uses them for auto-x racing. The offer of our sponsor on this web site for the Schnell shifter seems to work well. Make sure you get the shift linkage too. The O.E.M. linkage have been known to break. They are just plastic. I preffer the B&M Shifter with the EVO shift linkage. It's basically the same except for a more notchy feeling between shifts. The Schnell is a little bit more smoother. It becomes a personal preferance after you try both of them. Hope this helps.

[insite]

Originally Posted by Bill Pickering

My choice of purchase on the Traqmate versus the AIM Pista and the G2X and others was heavily influenced by cost. I knew I wanted a GPS unit, which ruled out the AIM Pista, although I love the dash unit that you can purchase with it. And the G2X looked good as well.

how much is a decent traqmate setup? when looking at G2X, the dash with the GPS / inertial brain, RPM input and power cords is $1,000. it's CAN bus, so it's very expandible. the software is decent. the only thing i don't like is that its GPS poll rate is only like 4hz; the brain interpolates the data. G2X has an additional OBDII interface that can be purchased; this will log all system data, which is nice.