This week I had the honor of teaching a motorcycle recon course to a tremendously skilled group of CHP MAIT recons. We performed some braking, swerving, and acceleration tests during the class, relying on the topic of this week’s email (which just received a big update) to capture related data.

Adding some power to the VBOX Sport

The VBOX Sport has been a key part of my kit for over a decade. I take it with me during any professional endeavor just in case there’s a need to capture performance data. With an internal battery and receiver, it’s easy to slap on pretty much anything. I’ve used it on cars, motorcycles, bicycles, and even strapped it on while wakeboarding (that was a wild case).

 
 

The Sport just got a big upgrade. According to Racelogic’s Technical Director, Jim Lau, the receiver in the VBOX Sport (and in several of their other products) has been updated to a 25 Hz GNSS receiver, which uses GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou satellites. This is a notable improvement compared to the older version, which logged data at 10 Hz and accessed only GPS and GLONASS. A full datasheet for the new version, which is only slightly more expensive at $540, can be found here.

If you need a data acquisition tool that’s bulletproof, easy to use, and super portable, I’d highly recommend checking out the VBOX Sport. For max mounting flexibility, I stick this Quad Lock patch on the back of mine so I can use it with their bar and vehicle mounts.

Have a great holiday weekend!

Lou Peck
​Lightpoint | Axiom

P.S. We just launched an online motorcycle recon course here, if you'd like to join in on the fun! We'll launch it to the gen pop next week and cap attendance at 30, so please sign up shortly if you know you're coming.