![]() ![]() The entire unit fits in your pocket and works with an external GPS receiver and accelerometer. ![]() What makes the $589 ApexPro one of our favorite units is its ease of use and convenient form factor. Like SoloStorm, ApexPro is also a full-featured track data system that can set up a non-looping, point-to-point course with a separate start and finish line–basically, the ability to record an autocross, something not found in many systems aimed at track use. Our other favorite plug-and-play data system for autocross is the ApexPro. ![]() Photography Credit: Courtesy Jesse Waymire (side-by-side video) It can be run with just an Android smartphone or expanded with video, outboard accelerometers, OBD data and high-resolution Bluetooth GPS modules, like this one from Dual. SoloStorm offers a powerful and versatile data suite for autocross, and one of its biggest strengths is its expandability. If you’ve never used anything but iPads and iPhones, expect an intensive learning period before everything is seamless. SoloStorm is powerful and flexible, but it does require a bit of knowledge of the Android workspace. But it can be expanded to draw data from more powerful outboard accelerometers, GPS devices, cameras and OBD readers. The basic package starts at $220 and uses an Android device’s internal GPS and accelerometer. Although it works fine for track use as well, the feature package was designed for–and by–autocrossers and their specific needs. Most prominently, SoloStorm was designed from the ground up as an autocross-savvy data capture solution. The options for autocross data acquisition aren’t as numerous or advanced as the options for track use, but there are still some powerful data suites out there. ![]()
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