Harry's laptimer app for iphone

[DanDC5]

Has anyone on here tried this? The reason I'm asking is I can't find out a yes or no answer via google as to whether you can record video on the app or if it's just data that you can then overlay onto another video?

I've seen some that say yes there is video recording then other pages that have no mention of it at all. Please help it's doing my head in now!

[V8mate]

Hadn't heard of it before, so just looked it up.

http://gps-laptimer.de/Home.html

Looks quite funky. I guess the biggest problem is mounting a phone in such a way as to not attract the ire of the marshalls.

[anonymous-user]

I've just purchased this app along with a OBD2 reader

Looking forward to trying it out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTCNhmsFZBE

[Mister K]

You can record video if you purchase the full App or the video add on / in App purchase.
As said above mounting the iphone securely is the biggest problem, I've got tomtom a iphone cradle but that is only a suction mount, so no good for the track.
The video and gps overlay is very good quality especially if you pair the phone to an external blue tooth gps receiver.

[DaveH23]

Loskey said:

I've just purchased this app along with a OBD2 reader

Looking forward to trying it out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTCNhmsFZBE

Why does the 3 series compact thats caught up at 3:30 have elastic suspension?

[Dave Hedgehog]

looks really good

[spyderman8]

Very interesting, especially the OBD connection as I'd been led to believe that you can't get the data from OBD fast enough to be of any use.

[_Leg_]

Looked it up on iPad and there is an iPad version that I think is for analysing and displaying our data?

[DanDC5]

Mister K said:

You can record video if you purchase the full App or the video add on / in App purchase.
As said above mounting the iphone securely is the biggest problem, I've got tomtom a iphone cradle but that is only a suction mount, so no good for the track.
The video and gps overlay is very good quality especially if you pair the phone to an external blue tooth gps receiver.

This has just decided I stick with another iphone next month when the contract with my 3gs is due for upgrade. Sounds like a lot of fun can be had with this app.

Thanks for the info gents.

[DanDC5]

Loskey said:

I've just purchased this app along with a OBD2 reader

Looking forward to trying it out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTCNhmsFZBE

Did you go with a bluetooth reader or a cable one? And which did you buy?

[noneedtolift]

Used the app on several occasions - works ok, but needs an iphone holder with GPS amplifier (such as a tom-tom holder).
Has some neat functions. Video-Overlays work ok as well, but the speed indicated lags a bit behind, as the GPS sample rate of the iphone is too low.
Other than that I can highly recommend it.

[gtdc]

How will you mount the phone?

[noneedtolift]

The tom-tom phone holder (which I use) has a suction mount and can be both adjusted in angle and be rotated, so the phone can be used horizontally and vertically to get the disred camera angle. I believe most other Iphone holders are similar (it is important that it has GPS amplifying capability for Harry's app to work properly though). It transmitts very little vibration so the pic quality is good, sound quality is ok also.

One other fact that is nice about the app, is that most track layouts can be downloaded directly within the app, so you not only have the gps plot of your car, but the track's limits also, so one can judge lines, braking points etc.

[V8mate]

I think the query was related more to the fact that suction mounts are generally not allowed on UK circuits.

[gtdc]

Think a lot of circuits won't be happy with that mounting.

[noneedtolift]

Ahhh sorry... Didn't know that - last UK track day was some 10 years ago...

[E36GUY]

We've not had any issues with suction mounts on trackdays yet however, we can almost hide the whole array behind the sunstrip.

Harry's laptimer is a brilliant piece of kit. Here's a tester from Snetterton where we stuck a mic out the back taped above the exhausts. We need to have a play with the positioning and it's not a flying lap but you'll get the idea. Very interested in the OBD2 thingy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urh8Sef2gAc

[agtlaw]

suction mounts are generally not suitable for trackdays.
i have a RAM iphone mount which attaches to a roll cage. the accuracy isn't 100% but good enough for trackdays and the video quality is far better than the hugely more expensive vbox.

[MiloD]

Further to E36Guy's comment above here is a video at the ring. For an amatuer trackday enthusiast Harry's Laptimer really has more than you need! It is a well thought out app with loads of functoinality. A bargain if you ask me!

http://youtu.be/UMEiWGRRVs8

[anonymous-user]

I have two different mounts to hold my Iphone, one is a suction type that I bought from Ram Mount

http://www.ram-mount.co.uk/apple-iphone-4-holder-p...
http://www.ram-mount.co.uk/suction-mount-standard-...

It's a very good bit of kit and the suction is very powerful with no vibrations

If the marshalls at the track dont like it then I have a custom mount specifically for my S2000 which can hold any camara/camcorder that fits in between the headrests

The OBD2 reader is a wifi item that plugs straight into the port

http://www.plxkiwi.com/kiwiwifi

I bought a cheaper unbranded version from ebay and it works just aswell IMO