| To be able to strap
on a watch that logs all the important information about your driving
that high end data logging systems are designed for is a bit of
a miracle. But AiM have done it, and we've had a chance to have
a play around with a Mytach at Whilton and PF and the results are
superb.
If you look very closely you can see the Mytach on Will's wrist
 Usually
if you want to upgrade from something like a MyChron 4 or Alfano
lap timer to give you data on your driving, you would need to spend
at least another £500. You could easily move in to the thousands
to get an all singing and all dancing system. I've spent getting
on for a couple of grand on data logging and it has certainly been
worth it so far.
However now I've seen this mytach watch that performs
the most vital functions of my two thousand quid system - I feel
a bit of a wally to say the least! And considering it takes the
best part of a day to equip a kart with the full data system, compared
to 30 seconds to strap a watch to a driver's wrist the Mytach really
starts to take the biscuit.
The software will show your lines on a Google earth image
Using Mytach to compare lines on two laps
Here is what the watch produced for us on it's first
run out on a kart, the top data trace is showing speed around a
lap, and the second trace is shwing lateral g force (cornering force).
From this data alone you can work on braking points, apex speeds
and exit speeds. You can also investigate the grip your tyres is
supplying and whether you are maximising the potential of your kart
on every corner.
Now if you hop over to my
data logging site and look at what the Mychron 4 with GPS comes
up with you'll notice that they are virtually identical.... But
apparantly the mytach works at a better frequency and higher accuracy
which I have to say was evident to me as a seasoned user of GPS
data logging systems. If you are at all familiar with the software
that comes with Mychron or any AiM data equipment, you will be able
to use the mytach data with the same software, so you won't even
need to learn anything new
This is the GPS track map showing lines around Whilton Mill
Another huge advantage of the mytach is that you
can play with it at home and learn its functions inside out without
having to go to a race track. The biggest limiting factor with learning
the benefits of data logging is track time, but with the mytach
it's perfectly feasible to run in circles around the garden and
see how it works.
I even strapped mine to the dog and sent her on
a run, she logged a top speed of 19.8 mph but doesn't pull much
cornering G force!!
For more information head to the mytach
site or buy
one here
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