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DriftBox as a Performance Meter |
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Not only is the new DriftBox the most sophisticated Performance meter on the market, but it is also one of the simplest to use, with many features normally found only on professional test equipment. You can quickly measure the acceleration, braking and cornering performance of your car without having to set anything up beforehand, and there is no need to perform any calibration. Because DriftBox is based on GPS, you get so much more for your money than just a simple performance meter. DriftBox uses a GPS system with an update rate of 10 samples per second, which is the fastest GPS engine in its class. From this you get a very accurate speed (±0.1kmh), cornering g-force, acceleration g-force and a very accurate distance measurement (±10cm in 400m). DriftBox is based on VBOX technology, which has been used all round the world by the majority of motor manufacturers for a number of years to measure speed, distance and aceleration. |
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Using DriftBox as a performance meter could not be simpler, you connect it to your cigar lighter socket, wait a few seconds to get GPS lock, put it into 'Performance Mode' and drive! To swap between the 6 different performance meter screens, simply press the up and down arrows. Performance ranges and units are fully user adjustable, which means if you want to measure a specific acceleration or deceleration range, for example 35-65, then this is very easy to do. |
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Performance meter features
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Using DriftBox to measure your 1/4 mile is very easy, simply scroll the screen to the 1/4 mile screen, and then go! The elapsed time and trap speed are then both displayed in real time on the DriftBox screen. You can choose to make this measurement either with or without the NHRA 1 foot rollout method. The 1/4 mile times measured by DriftBox are accurate to within 0.1s. After an acceleration run, you can download your data from the SD card and overlay a previous run to see where you lost or gained time. To view a test report comparing the quarter mile capabilities of the Racelogic performance meters against a leading competitor click here. |
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| Who uses the DriftBox? | |
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DriftBoxes are now being used by to measure acceleration, lap times and Drift Angles by many car and bike magazines, such as EVO, AutoExpress, Autocar, Redline, Max Power, Banzai, Japanese Performance, Performance BMW. The BBC program Top Gear have been using one during filming, and so have Jason Plato and Tiff Needell in the new series of Fifth Gear on channel Five. |
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| For a video demonstration of the performance test capabilities of the DriftBox, please click here . | |
| Using the supplied software and SD flash card, you can download the speed/time/distance/acceleration data from DriftBox via USB and analyse it using the DriftBox Tools analysis software: | |
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Another very powerful feature is the ability to export your DriftBox position files to Google Earth, allowing you to plot your vehicle's path onto a satellite image of the area. |
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