Cool morning temperatures, a nearly empty Eagles Canyon Raceway, and enough telemetry to satisfy the biggest data nerd. The Skipper kept getting quicker all day, even as the Texas heat and traffic worked against me. Sometimes the stopwatch doesn’t tell the whole story.
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Three Sessions, Fresh Yokohamas, and a Yellow Porsche Learning to Behave
Three hot sessions at Eagles Canyon Raceway, fresh Yokohama AD09s still coming in, and one Racing Yellow Boxster GTS learning that faster laps come from cleaner driving, not bigger heroics. The Skipper dropped to a 2:20.145 in regular CCW configuration, with data showing the time was hiding in smoother sectors, not straight-line speed.
Breaking Into the 2:19s at Eagles Canyon
A new personal best at Eagles Canyon Raceway: a 2:19.3 lap in The Skipper, my 2023 Porsche 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 on Yokohama AD09s. Using RaceChrono with iPhone video, RaceBox Mini S GPS data, and OBDLink MX+ telemetry, the lap highlights where the biggest gains came from—and where there’s still time left to find. Breaking…
My Complete Track Day Data System: iPhone + RaceChrono + MX+ + RaceBox Mini + GoPro
Here’s my full HPDE tech stack — how I use iPhone, RaceChrono, OBDLink MX+, RaceBox Mini (25Hz), and GoPro together, including automatic GoPro control, proper setup order, common mistakes, output workflow, and my exact paddock-to-grid checklist.