You Don't Need Expensive Hardware for Track Day Data

Let's talk about what data analysis costs in motorsport right now.

A Garmin Catalyst runs around £800-900. A full AiM Solo 2 DL with GPS, you're looking at £500+. An Alfano with all the data channels, similar ballpark. Those are solid tools, and if you've got one, Race Ninja works alongside it. Your GoPro gives you GPS telemetry, racing lines, and visual data. A dashboard gives you engine RPM and temperatures. Layer them together and you get an incredibly detailed picture.

These are brilliant tools. But if you're a club racer, a track day driver, or someone karting at grassroots level on a budget, that's a serious outlay on top of everything else this sport costs. Entry fees, tyres, fuel, transport. It adds up fast.

Here's the thing. You've probably already got a GoPro or a DJI action camera mounted to your kart, car, or bike. That camera is recording telemetry data every single session. GPS, accelerometer, gyroscope, all baked into the video file. You're just not using it.

Race Ninja unlocks all of that. Upload your GoPro or DJI footage, and within minutes you get a full lap analysis pack. Telemetry overlays, racing line visualisation, braking point detection, corner speed analysis, performance traces, a Perfect Lap feature that stitches your fastest sectors together, and Head to Head lap comparisons. No extra hardware, no sensors, no expensive data logging system, no powerful computer. All the processing happens on our servers backed by Google Cloud.

Who Is This For?

Whether you're doing club karting, Rotax racing, track days at Brands Hatch or the Nürburgring, hill climbs, or sprint events. If you've got a camera and you want to get faster, this is built for you.

Supported Cameras

We currently support GoPro Hero 5 and above, DJI 360 cameras, and DJI Action Cams. We also support Alfano kart data so you can augment engine telemetry against your video and GPS data.

One note on DJI cameras. They need to be paired to a Bluetooth GPS remote to capture the telemetry data we need. But don't worry, you don't need the official DJI one. Users who helped us develop DJI support have been using this LICHIFIT Bluetooth remote from Amazon which comes in at around £40. Job done.

Buying a Camera

And if you don't already own a camera, the used market is full of great options. A second-hand Hero 9, 10, or 11 will do the job brilliantly and won't break the bank. I always buy mine from CEX in the UK because they give you a 5-year warranty at the time of writing, which is hard to argue with for something you're strapping to a kart or car.

One thing to watch out for though. The GoPro Hero 12 does NOT have built-in GPS, so it won't work with Race Ninja. Hero 9, 10, 11, you're good to go.

So. What camera do you run?

If we support it, let us help you unlock its full potential. Whether that's GoPro lap timing, racing line analysis, braking zone data, or full telemetry breakdowns from your onboard footage. And if we don't support your camera yet, I'm just as keen to hear from you. If you're willing to share a sample video, I'll work with you to build the support for it. This platform grows because of people like you.

Drop a comment. What camera, what do you race, where do you race. Let's see what we can do.