On January 12, a series of earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 6.5 to 7.3 devastated Haiti. The American Red Cross is working with its partners in the global Red Cross and Red Crescent network, including the Haitian Red Cross, and other partners to assist those affected by this disaster.

Gorman Motorsports has donated to American Red Cross to help those who suffer from the recent earthquake in Haiti. If you would like to also contribute, click here. Every dollar counts.

The new AiM SmartyCam is now available in the US. This new solid state device combines high resolution video with a real time data overlay in one package. Essentially replacing the sync’ing and post processing needed for various existing solutions. In addition this device connects to your ECU via the CAN bus, or existing AiM loggers/dashes. All of this functionality is wrapped up in a single solid state hi-resolution video device. Because the unit has built in GPS and accelerometers, it essentially performs the basic data logging functions by itself. However, when used as a slave to a AiM loggers/dashes it can actually provide the GPS signal to the dash as well as use any logged channels. So instead of purchasing the GPS adapter and a camera, just purchase the SmartyCam!

From a technical perspective, the device is impressive. Using h.264 video as well as 720×400 @30 fps results in stunning clarity. The device records onto SD media and can take cards up to 16GB. Record time is greater than 10 hours on a single card.

The SmartyCam comes in two basic flavors; Standalone and Slave. Both units have the tri-axial accelerometer as well as integrated GPS for position and speed data. The Standalone version is just that, a simple all-in-one logger. The unit has an included rechargeable lithium battery so you can install it w/o any external cables. The slave unit is designed to be used in conjunction with an existing logger or dash. In this configuration the SmartyCam can share it’s GPS data with the dash and the dash can share it’s logged channels with the SmartyCam over the CAN bus. The SmartyCam can be connected via the Data Hub if needed as well.

In either configuration the included Smarty Manager software allows for full customization of the displayed dash as well as configuration of channels being presented when running in slave mode.

We now have the SmartyCam in our store. Check it out here. Check out the user manual as well.

Here is a sample video from the device:

Here are some pictures of the device:

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Gorman Motorsports is proud to sponsor the 2009 Boxster Spec Cup Series. Click the MORE link for the entire release.

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Gorman Motorsports will be at the Auto Club Speedway with the Los Angeles Chapter of the BMW club to teach our class; “Data Acquisition using Traqmate and Traqview”. This should be an exciting event with Traqmate being used in each car so students have real world data to compare against faster instructors.

We will be holding our first Traqstudio training day on Saturday April 18, 2009 at our shop in Fremont. This class is an excellent way for a beginner to get up to speed or an advanced user to brush up.

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This is a beginning level class to help students utilize Traqmate and Traqstudio to improve driver performance. This class starts with the fundamentals of Data Acquisition using Traqmate and Traqstudio and ends with the student proficient in the Traqstudio software. This class doesn’t just repeat the manual, it teaches students how to use the software to become faster.

This class will cover the following topics:

- What is Data Acquisition?
- Using Data Acquisition for Driver Improvement
- Basic Data Collection
- TraqStudio Fundamentals
- Data Analysis using Traqstudio
- Real World Analysis of Braking, Throttle, Steering, Proper Line, and more
- Weekend Workflow
- Question and Answer Session

The class is $99.00.

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Kenny and Dan at Gorman Motorsports are the first guys I have come across who really understand Traqmate. They not only know how it works, but how to use the many tools embedded in Traqmate to highlight where you and the car could be faster. Their helpfulness and knowledge with data acquisition is a must if you’re serious about going faster.

Johannes van Overbeek
Flying Lizard Motorsports

We are very excited to announce our new Gorman Motorsports Store.  We have upgraded our capabilities in order to serve our customers better.  The store is packed with all the best gear that we race with and recommend to our customers.   The new store has built in shipping options, customer feedback, order history and much more.

Look for more product announcements soon, we are working on some great additions to our lineup.

Track Systems has announced the availability of Traqview/Traqstudio 2.15. Both are a free download and we encourage all our customers to upgrade to the new versions for TraqView and TraqStudio. In addition to fixing various stability issues they have also added more features. We have already taken the 2.15 release for a spin and have really found the HP/Torque component very exciting in conjunction with the new elevation feature. Track Systems has also provided a very simple way to input your vehicle dimensions to calculate the Torque/HP data. We are also very excited about the turn radius feature as well as the ability to record vehicle setup data like tire pressure right within the application. We believe these new features will further compliment an already great product.

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Dublin, California, November 18 2009. Gorman Motorsports will be fielding a second race effort in NASA Spec e30, as well as continuing to race in the PCA SPBOX class for 2009. Gorman Motorsports is also pleased to announce the sponsorship of Barrick Pickering Racing and Speed Trapp Racing for 2009. Gorman Motorsports is also very excited to expand it’s products and services for 2009 and announce the release of it’s signature software for teams and individuals called ‘Sessions’. Gorman Motorsports will continue as a premier dealer of Traqmate and Chasecam data acquisition gear.

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Gorman Motorsports was at Infineon Raceway supporting Speed Trapp Racing and their Spec e30 effort. Congratulations to Tony Zwain and Sean Trapp for a such a successful weekend, and such great racing. We are excited to expand our involvement in this excellent series. Stay tuned for more info on Gorman Motorsports, Speed Trapp Racing, and Spec e30.

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