Put a Personal Race Coach in Your Race Car with the Garmin Catalyst Driving Performance Optimizer

Track days are the safest place to find the limits of your car and your driving abilities, and you can improve your skills with a good coach. The Garmin Catalyst provides the in-car coaching you want. It takes your driving data and combines it with pre-loaded information about the track you’re on to deliver real-time audible driving tips.

Garmin’s True Track Positioning Technology determines exactly where a vehicle is on the track. This tech uses a combination of image processing software from the included HD camera, built-in accelerometers, and high-resolution 10 Hz multi-GNSS positioning to generate your car’s actual racing line. Armed with this information, the Catalyst’s True Optimal Lap Technology displays the driver’s best achievable line to get around the track in the lowest time possible via prompts like when to brake, when to turn in, where to position the car on the track, and so much more.

Off the track, you can play back the session on the Catalyst’s high-resolution seven inch touchscreen. The data gathered can be overlaid so you can compare your latest performance against your previous test sessions. It even allows you to skip to specific laps or even individual segments if you prefer.

Other features of the Garmin Catalyst include:
• Pre-loaded track database includes road courses from around the world, can auto-generate new course maps for tracks not on the list
• Automatically interprets your data to show the biggest areas of improvement on the built-in touchscreen—no separate computer needed
• Compares performance data from other driving sessions to deliver immediate improvement suggestions
• Shows best lap time, adaptive delta time, number of laps recorded, and session time
• Review in-depth performance data directly on the device itself, or access a summary of your data on your mobile device or computer using the free Garmin Connect app
• Backlit display for easy viewing in low light conditions
•Secure mounting with the included heavy-duty suction cup or screw-down mounting systems

Learn more about the Garmin Catalyst at our OnAllCylinders blog.

Summit Racing also carries Garmin Dash Cams to help you keep an eye on your race car trailer and tow vehicle when you’re driving to and from the track. They offer features like automatic recording; incident detection that automatically saves video during an accident; live viewing on your smartphone with the Garmin Drive app; and automatic monitoring and video alert when the vehicle and trailer are parked. Some dash cams even provide forward collision and lane departure warnings and alerts for red light and speed cameras.

SEE GARMIN’S CATALYST DRIVING PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZER AT SUMMIT RACING