Data Analysis guides
28 articlesThe 20-minute post-session routine I use with the drivers I coach: download, overlay, find the corner that's costing you, change one thing. Start with the pillar guide: How to Analyze Kart Racing Data: A Step-by-Step Guide
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How to Analyze Kart Racing Data: A Step-by-Step GuideThe 20-minute post-session routine I use with the drivers I coach: download, overlay, find the corner that's costing you, change one thing.13 June 20267 min
How to Read One Kart Lap in AiM Race Studio 3Plot two laps by distance, switch on Time Compare, read speed, then RPM, then the split report. Menu names checked against AiM's RaceStudio 3 manual.17 October 202611 min
Can You Really Analyze Data in the Wet? An Honest AnswerThe track changes every session and there is no reference lap, so wet data feels useless. Here are the six things that still tell you something real.20 August 202614 min
The Overslowing Signature: How to Spot It in Your DataOverslowing the entry triggers a chain of three more mistakes. The trace shape, the steering-angle tell, and why slow in fast out loses you time.19 August 202615 min
Racing Without a Team: The Privateer's Data PlaybookNo teammates, no shared data, no engineer. How privateers now close the gap using the track as a teacher, their own session memory, and traded data.19 August 202626 min
The 9 Questions to Ask After Every Karting SessionThe checklist I give my drivers at Babyrace for the moment they climb out of the kart. Nine questions, each with the number you should be aiming at.19 August 202619 min
How to Get Faster When You Have Nobody to Compare AgainstNo teammate, no reference data, no idea if your lap is good. Become your own benchmark: chase your theoretical best, then make it repeatable.18 August 202618 min
Is Your Driving Actually Improving? The Metrics Lap Times HideLap time lies. The track changes more than you do. Gap to theoretical, standard deviation and adaptability tell you whether you're really improving.18 August 202618 min
How to Structure a Kart Practice Day (Stop Driving Empty Laps)Driving empty laps is a crime. Every practice day needs one goal, reactive or pre-planned, and a way to prove at the end that you actually improved.18 August 202615 min
Where Am I Losing Time? My Self-Review Routine After Every SessionVideo shows you the mistake; data proves it. My post-session routine: match onboard video with telemetry, then fix the three corners costing the most.17 August 202620 min
Is It Me or the Kart? How I Tell Driving Problems From Setup ProblemsEighty percent of the time it's the driver, not the kart. The method I use to tell setup problems from driving problems, before you touch a spanner.17 August 20268 min
Syncing Onboard Video With Telemetry DataData says what happened, video says why. How to sync video with telemetry three ways, the camera habit worth building, and how to read the pair.25 June 20268 min
Math Channels: Derived Data That Makes You FasterMath channels turn the data you already log into answers: combined G, corner radius, brake aggression, consistency. The five I'd build first, with formulas.24 June 202612 min
Throttle Trace Analysis: Where Karting Drivers Really Lose TimeEarly throttle costs exit speed: it loads the rear and lightens the front. Read it on the speed slope and RPM, not the pedal, even with no throttle sensor.23 June 20268 min
Analyzing Wet Session Data: What Changes in the RainRain rewrites every number in your telemetry. Which channels still tell the truth, which references to throw away, and how I went from 2.1s off to wet wins.20 June 20268 min
The Friction Circle (G-G Diagram) Explained for KartingThe friction circle shows whether you're using all the grip your kart has. How to read the G-G diagram, what a kart's cloud should look like, and the gaps that cost time.19 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 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
RPM Data in Karting: Reading the Trace for Gearing and Corner SpeedYour RPM trace tells you when the gearing is wrong, where the engine bogs, and which corners you're driving badly. How I read it, with examples.14 June 20268 min
How to Run a Post-Session Debrief (Template Included)A 15-minute karting debrief that actually gets done between sessions: feelings first, one verdict, one change. With a printable template to take trackside.14 June 20267 min
Sector and Split Analysis: Breaking the Lap Into PiecesWhole lap times hide where you're fast and slow. How I use sectors, splits and the theoretical best lap to find exactly which pieces need work.14 June 20269 min
How to Compare Two Laps: Overlay Analysis for Karting DriversOverlay analysis is the fastest way to find lap time in karting. How I pick a reference lap, read the delta, and steal tenths from faster teammates.13 June 20268 min
Delta Time: The Most Useful Trace Most Karting Drivers IgnoreDelta time shows exactly where a lap gains or loses against a reference, metre by metre. What the line means, how to read it, and the math behind it.13 June 20269 min
How to Read a Speed Trace (and Spot Time Left on Track)A speed trace shows every corner as a valley, and every valley holds a verdict. How I read braking shape, minimum speed and exit slope in kart data.13 June 20268 min
How to Measure (and Fix) Lap-to-Lap ConsistencyConsistency over 20 laps is an index of how good a driver is. The numbers that measure it, what they predict in races, and how to tighten yours.13 June 202610 min
Lap Time Analysis: How to Find Exactly Where You're Losing TimeTheoretical best laps, sector maths and the sum-of-deltas exercise I make my drivers do. A coach's method for finding lost lap time.13 June 2026