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Karting Telemetry Glossary: 75 Data Terms Every Driver Should Know75 karting data terms in plain words: channels, traces, delta time, tyre data and session jargon. A reference glossary from a karting world champion.17 June 20268 min
Track Grip Evolution: Reading Changing Conditions Through Your DataThe track is never the same twice. What makes grip rise and fall across a race day, and how track grip evolution shows up in your own telemetry.17 June 20267 min
GPS Accuracy in Karting: How Much Can You Trust Your Data?GPS gives braking points within metres and lap times within hundredths, then lies at hairpin speed. What 10Hz vs 25Hz really buys, and when to trust the trace.16 June 20268 min
EGT in Karting: Using Exhaust Temperature Data to Jet RightEGT is the carburettor's thermometer. How to read kart exhaust temperature at the bottom and the top, the driving-style trap, and the seize-risk drift.16 June 20268 min
Kart Tire Pressure: Finding Your Optimum With DataThe manufacturer's pressure is a starting point, not a law. The window framing, the hot-day story that proves it, and the data method that finds your real number.16 June 20268 min
Karting Corner Types: How to Attack Hairpins, Sweepers and ChicanesEvery corner type wants a different attack. Hairpins, sweepers, chicanes, combinations and the cash-out corner, each with its data signature and priority.16 June 2026Pillar9 min
The Racing Line in Karting, Explained With TelemetryOut wide, apex, out wide is where the racing line starts, not where it ends. GPS lines, minimum speeds and when to break the geometric rule.16 June 20267 min
Corner Exit Speed: Why It Matters More Than Apex SpeedExit speed compounds down the whole straight, but the usual advice for getting it is wrong. What exits are made of, and why braking early isn't it.15 June 20268 min
10 Data Analysis Mistakes Karting Drivers Keep MakingThe logger isn't the problem. From stopwatch-mode to the excuses hat, ten data analysis mistakes I see in every paddock, and the fix for each one.15 June 20267 min
Exporting Telemetry to CSV: Analyze Your Kart Data AnywhereYour kart data doesn't have to live inside one program. How to export telemetry to CSV, what's inside the file, and a free starter spreadsheet to paste into.15 June 20268 min
Mounting and Wiring a Kart Data Logger the Right WayA sloppy install makes confident fiction out of good sensors. Mounting, routing and wiring a kart data logger step by step, plus the checks that catch bad data early.15 June 2026Pillar9 min
Kart Setup Basics: A Data-First PrimerThe perfect setup doesn't exist; the window does. What each adjustment changes, how to test one thing at a time, and how data settles setup arguments.15 June 2026