Hi
trakdata.co.uk will tell you more, it has an iPhone app but not sure for android. Truth is i don't store any setup info on it anyway. Messing with my phone on race/practice days isn't practical for me. Pen and paper is usually the favorite on the day.
Excel sheet is nothing complex, as mentioned its basic stuff like tyre pressures, tyre temp, track, temp, front and rear axle with etc etc. Start with really simple stuff and evolve the spreadsheet as you go.
To be honest we aren't massively experienced in karting compared to others but we don't change much to be fair. Once yo have found a setup (i'd copy someone else's with the same chassis as a starting point) you'll find it stays similar most of the time.
The top boys change things a bit but they are searching for tenths and hundredths of a second with consistent drivers! If your new, keeping a stable platform in terms of setup is the key. By a country mile your driver will find huge chunks of time in himself/herself where you will only find a fraction of that with your setup. Also keeping the chassis setup stable gives you a better basis for comparison when looking at driver performance.
A Mychron 4 and data key would be at the top of my shopping list. Its amazing what you can find when you look at the data. It helps you understand, driving styles, carb jetting and gearing to start with.
one last point on setup, be careful when comparing setup changes vs laptime. I changed my lad on to a higher ratio gear and he went better so i tried another gear, and then another and he fell off the cliff. As it turned out i went the wrong way on gearing so start with but on the first sprocket change he put in a better lap even thought i'd made the wrong gear choice. This mislead me and cause me to chase the gearing in wrong direction.
In my experience its rare just 1 sprocket will be the "right one". Quite often you can get comparable lap times on a range of sprockets, some are quicker out of the corners, others make the time back on the straight. Do what works for your driver and engine. Sometimes for a novice a higher gear ratio can work, your slow in the bends where it can be difficult to overtake but quick on the straights and out run anyone chasing you. There is only one way to find out and that's to test test test.
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logging software by 'orangeart' (13 Aug 2013 @ 17:25)
