Hey Cam
I was thinking a quick glance at the lap time for the lap just ridden might help as at the end of each lap you know roughly the lines you took and corner speed you carried. If it was faster or slower I might be able to work out which way through corners is faster and what effect changes I'm making are having to the overall lap time. Plus I like the idea of the theoretical best lap as sometimes you might be on a great lap only to be held up in one or 2 section by other riders which will have an affect on the lap time.
Mate, I am an old fart. While I am going round the track, I don't have time for pushing buttons, and certainly don't have time to read numbers from the dash......... the blue shift lights are all that I tend to notice.
Once a session is over, having all the data available for calm and thoughtful analysis appeals to me.
Then, I can work out a plan for the next session, try to follow it, and see, exactly, the results.
(This is from the mists of antiquity, when I used to play with race cars, and data logging was in its relative infancy.)
Forgive my ignoance but what is the bluetooth OBD? Do I need one of these also? I have just purchased a 10Hz bluetooth GPS receiver and already have an N95. Where did you download racechrono on the N95? Any tips on setting it all up?
You don't need the OBD Key, but it allows capture of data from the bike's ECU. It's a wee bluetooth thingie that plugs into the On Board Diagnostic socket under the seat. Lets you record rpm and other detailed stuff.
Look at
http://www.racechrono.com/tracks/?lang=en&country=Australia
As I said, I haven't actually used my set up yet apart from short play sessions.
I don't know the significance of it, but my N95 seems to prefer my wee bluetooth "puck" type GPS to it's own internal GPS.
(I had the GPS unit 'cos I am a navigation freak!)
It does seem to me to be quite a complex set-up, and you (IMHO) need to get accustomed to doing it, well before you front up at a trackday.
One hint, remember to disconnect all the shit when you have finished!
I forgot to disconnect the OBD key thingie, and, after a few days not riding the Triumph, I had a flat battery.
regards,CrazyCam