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Are the accelerometers and the GPS mounted close together or at different places in the car?

If the car is sideways enough, and the accelerometers mounted sufficiently towards the rear, the rear of the car could still be slowing down sideways while the front is accelerating under power but hasn't caught up with the rear yet?

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Martyn Wheeler
AXing Kit's '05 Mazda 3, #29 HStock
(when The Gonzo Symphonic allows)

I'm at work (what a concept ) and don't have my GEEZ info available however, GEEZ (accelerometer only) makes a point that map accuracy is significantly impacted by yaw angles, especially oversteer yaw. I.e. hanging the tail out screws up the maps even though it makes the run more fun (and maybe slower . . . )

I'll be interested in reading how Jim (or others) use the data to get faster. Either at the event or in post event analysis to use in the future.

FYI my main use of GEEZ as a "go faster next time tool" has been to compare segment times to find out what worked and what didn't, whether perceived better segments were actually better or not, what obvious mistakes actually cost in time, etc. The data can be a very good reality check. For example I was POSITIVE that I ran the last half of my 5th Greenville run (the one I almost spun on and took out two cones) MUCH faster than on my 4th run. NOT.

The older and rustier I get the more tools I need to keep me from becoming an old slow has been.

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Dick Rasmussen

FS 50 2018 Mustang GT