The platform

This works today in Sopot

7 parts of the system run in production at the track, laid out below along a single lap (track record: 25.260 seconds). 3 more are in testing. We don’t mix those in with what works.

  1. T−0

    Five lights out together. The start procedure is under control and in sync with timing, not down to somebody waving a flag.

    At the track

    Start lights

    See how it works

    A start run by the controller: five lights, your own messages and your own sequences. Every event format starts in its own way.

    For the track

    Starts look like the real thing, not somebody waving an arm.

    For the driver

    A start you can feel. And it’s in the footage.

    Where it stands

    Running at the Sopot track: the start procedure is driven by the controller and synchronised with the timing.

  2. T+0.000 → T+25.260

    From the first metre to the last, every second of the run recorded from seven angles. Nobody has to switch anything on.

    At the track

    Track cameras

    See how it works

    Seven cameras run non-stop. Every session lands on disk in one-minute segments.

    For the track

    Footage from every session with nobody operating it. Nothing to switch on, nothing to watch over. How many cameras go up is the track’s call: the system sets no limit.

    For the driver

    Their run is filmed from angles they’ll never see from the seat.

    Where it stands

    Running at the Sopot track: seven cameras, around 293 GB of footage a day. Seven is what that track needs, not the system’s ceiling.

  3. T+0.000 → T+25.260

    The same lap from behind the wheel. The camera rides with the driver and goes out live, then lands in the edit alongside the trackside angles.

    At the track

    Onboard cameras

    See how it works

    The camera rides with the driver. The feed from the kart goes out live, and after the session it’s cut into the film alongside the trackside angles.

    For the track

    The angle you can’t get from the barrier. It’s also the product drivers ask for on their own. How many karts you fit out is your call.

    For the driver

    They see what they saw from behind the wheel, cut together with the trackside angles.

    Where it stands

    Running at the Sopot track: the feed from the kart goes out live, and once the driver comes in, the onboard footage is cut into the automatic edit alongside the trackside cameras.

  4. in parallel · <1 s

    The moment it happens, the run is on the reception screens and on the operator’s preview.

    At the track

    Live streaming

    A live view on the track’s own network: the reception wall and a mosaic for the operator. Streaming beyond the venue is on the roadmap.

    For the track

    The reception wall that stops people mid-wait and shows the track off properly.

    For the driver

    Friends and family watch the run live instead of sitting it out in the car park.

    Where it stands

    Runs on the track’s local network (WebRTC, latency under a second). Public streaming still needs a domain and a certificate.

  5. T+25.260

    The line. Time, position and the gap to the previous lap are on the board before you’re through turn one.

    At the track

    Live timing

    Lap times, positions and records in real time. Every day’s results archived, plus an animated race replay.

    For the track

    Results on screen and the day’s archive. No printouts, nobody asking at the desk.

    For the driver

    They see their time, position and record the moment they come off track.

    Where it stands

    Running in production: lap times, records for the day, the week and the month, plus the race replay.

  6. during the race

    A pit countdown or a total stop time: pick one per race format, feeding straight into the results.

    At the track

    Pit stop control

    See how it works

    A pit countdown or a total stop time: pick one per race format. The result goes straight into the standings.

    For the track

    Team races with real strategy become possible. Between races the panels can double as trackside info screens, if the layout allows it.

    For the driver

    A race where the stop counts as much as the pace.

    Where it stands

    Running at the track: the pit countdown runs off timing and feeds straight into the race results.

  7. after the session

    The helmet’s still warm and the film of the run is already waiting in the portal.

    At the track

    Driver portal

    After the session the driver finds their own shots, views them with a watermark and orders the finished film.

    For the track

    New revenue from footage that’s being recorded anyway.

    For the driver

    They leave the track with a film worth showing around.

    Where it stands

    Search, preview and ordering work. Payments aren’t live yet and there are no driver accounts yet: identity is a session plus a kart number.

Outside production

3 things in testing

Localization, speed measurement and the steering wheel displays are in testing. The hardware measures; we’re checking it before it goes into production. For each one we say what it’s waiting on. No dates, because we couldn’t keep them.

  1. In testing01

    Kart localization

    Every kart’s position on the track map in real time, from our own tracking modules.

    The tracking modules are in testing: they measure, and we’re checking them before they go into production. They ship when the tests confirm they hold up in track conditions. No date until we’ve seen that.

    See how it works
  2. In testing02

    Speed measurement

    Real-time speed and top speed, worked out from onboard telemetry.

    Onboard telemetry is being collected and tested alongside localization. Those two go into production together or not at all.

    See how it works

The order they reach the track in, and what follows them, is on the roadmap.

Race Control

System status, no spin

We’ll say when testing turns into production. Not a day sooner. On track the time that counts comes off the timing beam, not out of a sales deck.

  1. 001Track camerasAt the track
  2. 002Onboard camerasAt the track
  3. 003Live streamingAt the track
  4. 004Live timingAt the track
  5. 005Driver portalAt the track
  6. 006Kart localization— modules measuring, testing under wayIn testing
  7. 007Steering wheel displays— hardware on the benchIn testing
  8. 008Speed measurement— in testing alongside localizationIn testing
  9. 009Start lightsAt the track
  10. 010Pit stop controlAt the track
  11. —RaceBoard ID— not built yetNext up

Track footage

Everything above describes the same system that shot this.

See it on a real session

The quickest way to judge it is a working track, not a feature list.

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