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AiM MXS Release Announced

1/23/2015

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AiM has released full details of their MXS dash loggers. Essentially an MXG in a smaller package (which means it only has 6 multi-color alarms LED), it packs all the power of it's bigger sibling. Still boasting 3 CAN connections, 8 analog inputs, 4 speed inputs, 2 digital outputs, a rugged IP 65 anodized aluminum housing, there is a lot of  punch in this little package. With retail pricing at $2,299, this is going to be one hot little logger! 

Check out the full AiM data sheet after the jump.

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Using Data to Track Part Time/Mileage

1/3/2015

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Anyone who is serious about their car, data, or maintenance will know how much time it can take to create a spreadsheet to track the time and/or mileage on parts, get that data out of the logging software, input it into the spreadsheet, all while not making a mistake. At the top levels of motorsport, teams have created their own system to automate this system. For the rest of us, that type of automation has always been out of touch, leaving us to work away on spreadsheets.

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AiM Race Studio 3 Custom Sensors

12/24/2014

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With the release of AiM's next generation of loggers (the MXL2 and MXG), they have started the transition over to Race Studio 3. The new software package has significantly increased capabilities in the dash programming, sensor configs, and the two digital outputs. Many people have some trouble creating the custom sensors and/or understanding all the different way they can use them. This Featured Article will help with that and teach folks how to use some of these new features.


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Randy Pobst and Roger Caddell on Data

12/18/2014

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Mazdaspeed brought Roger Cadell (AiM Sports National Training Manager and friend of TrailBrake.net) and Randy Pobst (Championship Winning Driver, Coach, and author) together to do a webinar together. While based on AiM examples, this webinar is fulled with examples and ideas that are applicable to all cars and data systems. 

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Planning a System

4/18/2013

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At some point, when you decide to get a data system, you’re faced with what data to gather. If you have a car where you can tap into the CAN Bus, you’ll probably have all of the info you want with a simple two wire hookup. For those with an older car, you’ll have to start planning on what data you want and how to collect it. Regardless of the brand dash / data logger you’re using, they all accept a multitude of sensors.



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Data in a Lemon?

5/23/2012

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Does it make sense to put a $400 AiM SOLO in a $500 Lemons race car? Of course it does! Within our small team of 5 folks, we were each able to improve our individual lap times by comparing our speed, longitudinal G, and lateral G force graphs. Throw in the ability to use the GPS features to compare our driving line and we had one teammate lose over 3 seconds on a one minute 31 second lap. That is a serious improvement!


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Getting Started with Data Acquisition

1/4/2012

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This weeks article is written by Neel Vasavada, Founder and CEO of Apex Speed Technology . This article is the first in a series on selecting a data system for your car. Neel draws from his experience in professional race series including IRL, ALMS, Grand Am, Speed World Touring, and many others. There is some really great info here and more to come. Make sure you check out Neel’s company and the excellent forums that  they hosts.

Racing exists somewhere between your reflexes and deliberate action - its a sport where remembering what you did right or wrong isn't always easy. Its hard to see where to improve by just watching - there are sights, sounds and G-forces that just can't experience outside a race car. Practice takes a bit more planning and effort than most sports, so getting better can mean thinking about what your driver between stints behind the wheel. The thing is, simply replaying laps it in your mind isn't enough; you need to compare them to some reference to know if you were actually faster or slower. Data acquisition helps fill this gap of analysis. 

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Video Overlays

12/20/2011

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In his second Featured Article for TrailBrake, Peter Krause shares with us his knowledge on a popular item – Video Integration. This is a great article detailing the many possibilities in taking your data and putting it on top of your videos. There are a lot of gems of knowledge in here….

Of all the advances that have been made in "consumer level" data acquisition over the last five years, few have been as powerful and more useful than integrating the use of video into the analysis process.



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