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Your track's not on the list? Add it yourself, free

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If you race at a track Race Ninja hasn't logged, you can add it yourself. Upload your GoPro or DJI footage, draw the start/finish line on the map, and you get lap times, sector splits and AI coaching, with no data logger needed. Because you're adding a new track for everyone, that first analysis is free.

A kart's GPS trace on a satellite map of the circuit with the start finish line drawn across the start straight

Ever rocked up to a track day at some circuit nobody's logged, and your MyChron just shrugs at you? No track in its database, so nothing comes back. You either wrestle with a start line by hand or you go home with a blank.

Race Ninja flips that around. Point your GoPro or DJI at the track, upload the footage, and if it's a circuit we haven't seen before, you set it up yourself. Right there on the map. And that first analysis is on us. Free. It doesn't touch your monthly limit.

How to add a track from your GoPro or DJI footage

You upload a session from a new track. We pull the GPS out of your footage and draw the exact line you drove onto a satellite map. Then you place the start/finish line across the track with two clicks. We guide you the whole way, so it sits square across the straight and catches every lap.

Hit start, and your lap times, sector splits, top speeds and AI coaching come back the same as any other session. That's it.

No data logger. No pre-loaded track list.

This is the bit the loggers can't touch. Alfano and MyChron want you to buy the hardware first, bolt a unit to the seat, then hope your circuit is one of the couple thousand they've pre-loaded. Turn up somewhere new and you're on your own.

With Race Ninja, new is normal. The camera you already run for the highlight reel is the only kit you need. And the track you just added goes live for everyone. The next racer who uploads there gets timed automatically, on the line you drew. You didn't just analyse your session. You put that circuit on the map.

Is GoPro or DJI GPS good enough without a logger?

Fair question. It's the one everyone asks. Modern GoPro and DJI cameras log GPS up to ten times a second, which is plenty for lap and sector timing. And Race Ninja checks every lap against the video before it counts. A time here is welded to the footage that produced it. No footage, no time. That's why our leaderboards actually mean something.

So next time you're at a circuit that isn't on anybody's list, don't sit it out. Upload it. Draw the line. Get your lap times and sector splits, plus coaching that tells you where the time's hiding. Free, because you brought us a track we didn't have.

Got footage from an obscure track sitting on your phone right now? That's a free analysis waiting to happen. Upload it and see.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I get kart lap times from GoPro footage without a data logger?
Yes. Race Ninja pulls the GPS straight out of your GoPro or DJI footage and turns it into lap times, sector splits and AI coaching. No MyChron, no Alfano, no logger bolted to the seat. Just the camera you already run.
What if my track isn't in Race Ninja yet?
Then you add it. Upload a session, draw the start/finish line across the track on the map, and you're timed from that line. The track goes live for every racer after that, and because you added it, your first analysis there is free.
Is a GoPro's GPS accurate enough for lap times?
Modern GoPro and DJI cameras log GPS up to ten times a second, which is plenty for lap and sector timing. Race Ninja also checks every lap against the video before it counts, so a time is only ever as good as the footage behind it.
Is it really free to add a new track?
Yes. When you upload footage from a track we haven't logged, that analysis doesn't count towards your monthly limit. You brought us a track we didn't have, so it's on us.

Step-by-Step Guide

  1. 1

    Upload your session from the new track

    Send us your GoPro or DJI footage from the circuit. If we haven't logged it before, we spot that automatically.

  2. 2

    Draw the start/finish line

    We show the GPS trace from your footage on a satellite map. Click two points to lay the start/finish line across the track. We guide you so it catches every lap.

  3. 3

    Start your analysis

    Hit start. Your lap times, sector splits and AI coaching come back, and the track goes live for every racer after you. Free, because you added it.

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