GoPro vs a data logger (AiM/MyChron) for karting: do you still need the hardware?
A MyChron on the steering wheel is almost a rite of passage in karting. But cameras got GPS, software got smart, and a fair question now is whether you still need to buy the logger at all. The honest answer: it depends what you're doing. Here's a straight comparison. What a data...
DJI Osmo Action GPS for racing: what the GPS remote gives you
If you run a DJI Osmo Action, there's one thing to get straight before you rely on it for telemetry. The camera itself has no GPS. To get speed and position data you need DJI's GPS remote. Once you've got that, a DJI is a strong telemetry camera. No built-in GPS, and that's fine...
Brad Philpot breaks the 17-year Sutton Circuit lap record (and we proved his real time)
We don't often get to say this, so we'll enjoy it. One of our own has just rewritten the record books. Brad Philpot, racing driver and a Racing Director here at Race Ninja, has broken the lap record at Sutton Circuit in Leicester. A record that had stood for seventeen years. And...
How accurate is GoPro GPS for lap timing?
It's the fair question to ask before you trust your lap times to a camera. How accurate is GoPro GPS, really? The honest answer is good enough for what most racers need, with a couple of caveats worth understanding. How often it measures Recent GoPros record GPS at 10Hz, ten posi...
GoPro Hero 10 GPS: the 18Hz to 10Hz change explained
Yes, the GoPro Hero 10 Black has GPS, and it works well for lap timing. But there's a quirk worth knowing if you're researching this camera. GoPro changed its GPS sample rate partway through its life, and it confused a lot of people. The 18Hz to 10Hz change The Hero 10 launched r...
How to get lap times from a GoPro (no extra hardware)
Your GoPro is already a lap timer. You just can't see it yet. Every time you record a session, a Hero with GPS switched on logs your position about ten times a second, tucked into the video file right next to the picture. That's the same data a transponder or a data logger captur...
GoPro GPS not working? Fixes, and how to know your data is good enough to race
You filmed a great session, went to check your lap times, and there's no GPS data. Frustrating. The good news is that it's almost always one of a handful of simple causes, and they're all easy to fix. Start here: is GPS actually on? GPS is a setting, and it can be switched off. O...
See where your speed drops at a glance
The lap time consistency chart on your Overview tab now shows colour-coded speed zone bars behind each lap, so you can spot patterns in your speed distribution without clicking into individual laps.
Custom Telemetry Overlays. Any Lap. Any Session.
The video editor in Race Ninja just got a serious upgrade. Build fully customisable telemetry overlays on your GoPro or DJI footage. Speed, braking points, GPS trace, g-forces. Style it how you want, export it, post it. All from the track between sessions.
Head to Head. Two Laps. Side by Side. Every Difference Exposed
Pick any two laps from your session. Head to Head plays them side by side with synchronised video and telemetry. You see exactly where one lap gained over the other. Where you braked earlier. Where you carried more speed. Where that tenth was hiding.
Between Sessions. Uploaded, Analysed, Reviewed, and Posted to Socials
The session ends, the footage gets uploaded, and by the time the kart is checked over the analysis is ready. Every lap cut, telemetry organised, Perfect Lap stitched together. Reviewed, debriefed, and posted to socials. All before the next session started.
One Season of Data-Driven Karting. The Numbers.
32 seconds behind last in his first race. By end of season, collecting trophies. Here's what tracking every session with GoPro telemetry looked like.