Front Wheel Speed Sensor - Utilize Data gathered from the Kart

[KartingIsLife (James McMahon)]

If you REALLY want to geek out, there’s some talk about speed sensors in this topic. GPS has it’s merits, but wheel speed still has a place, depending how deep you want to go.

GPS - Is it all its cracked up to be?

GPS has become somewhat of a buzz word in karting data analysis since AIM introduced it on the Mychron 4. Many have waxed lyrical about its application and usefulness to determine driver performance (braking, lines, corner speed) but how accurate is it really; Generally speaking GPS devices are accurate to within 15m (just look at your phone’s GPS). Some devices also incorporate WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) which can get the accuracy down to 3m, but still not good enough for karting. Ac…