Where am I losing time? How to find the corners that cost you
Every guide says brake later and hit the apex. None of them tell you which corner is actually costing you. Your own footage does. Here's how to read it and find your next few tenths.
GoPro Hero 11 GPS for racing: the value pick for telemetry
If you want one camera for racing telemetry without spending a lot, the GoPro Hero 11 Black is hard to beat. It has GPS, the data it records is genuinely good, and now that it's a couple of models old you can find it cheap. What GPS the Hero 11 has The Hero 11 introduced a newer...
Does the GoPro Hero 12 have GPS? (and what to do about it)
Straight answer: no. The GoPro Hero 12 Black has no GPS. And unlike a setting you forgot to switch on, there's nothing you can do about it. GoPro took the hardware out. This catches a lot of racers off guard. You upgrade from a Hero 11 expecting more of everything, and your telem...
Yes, the GoPro Hero 13 has GPS (and you can time laps with it)
Yes. Hero 13 Black has built-in GPS. Hero 12 does not. How 10Hz logging works, which Heros to buy, and how to get free lap times from your footage.
Telemetry Overlay alternative for racers: when you want analysis, not just a HUD
If you've been using Telemetry Overlay, or you're weighing it up, here's an honest take on when it's the right tool and when it isn't. Telemetry Overlay is genuinely good at what it does. It reads GPS and sensor data off a GoPro, DJI, Insta360 or dozens of other devices and burns...
How to read a racing line from your GoPro footage
Everyone talks about the racing line. Far fewer people actually look at their own. The footage on your GoPro already holds it, you just need to draw it out. Because GPS records where you were several times a second, your exact path around the track is sitting in the video file. N...
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...
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...