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And now theres a new piece of tech out there which might just give them the edge. and dan simmons has been taking it for a spin. this is thruxton race circuit. its the fastest track in the uk, where ordinary road cars can take corners at over 100 mph. now, for most drivers, what makes the biggest difference to their speed isnt tweaking a car. its about their driving skills. and that usually means getting an instructor to help us improve. that is until now. garmin have come up

Now, for most drivers, what makes the biggest difference to their speed isnt tweaking the car, its about their driving skills. i put way too much curve in there, didnt i? yeah... and that usually means getting an instructor to help us improve. and then back the other way. that is until now. garmin have come up with the catalyst. it wants to make me drive faster. my question is, can it make me the next lewis hamilton? and more to the point, is ben here out of a job? so far, my best time around th...

This is thruxton race circuit. its the fastest track in the uk where ordinary road cars can take corners at over 100mph. now, for most drivers, what makes the biggest difference to their speed isnt tweaking the car, its about their driving skills. and that usually means getting an instructor to help us improve. that is until now. ive come up with the catalyst. it wants to make me drive faster. my question is, can it make me the next lewis hamilton? and more to the point,

Take corners really well. its all about timing, braking in the right place and trying to keep the car on the fastest line. to help with this, the catalyst uses a camera fitted to the dashboard, along with gps and accelerometers, to work out where you are on the circuit. after three set—up laps, it analyses where it thinks improvements can be made and then coaches you in real time as you continue round the circuit. what did it say, ben? good job on braking harder. 0k. so thats what it wants me ...

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Places that it thinks that i can improve on, that i didnt really expect it to. i thought it would go for the twisty bits, but it hasnt. its gone for the long, sweeping fast corners. look at that, church it thinks i can improve on. that run up the hill, fast and sudden braking, into the chicane. it thinks that i can do much better. so all it needed was a few more laps. thats good, that was good. catalyst: keep turning. laughter. keep turning! i said it first. yes, you did, ben, ill give you that....

Really expect it to. i thought it would go for the twisty bits, but it hasnt. its gone for the long, sweeping fast corners. look at that — church, it thinks i can improve on, that run up the hill fast and sudden braking into the chicane. it thinks that i can do much better. so all it needed was a few more laps. that was good. good turning! i said it first. you did, ill give you that. the results were in. it did help me go faster. it helped me straighten out the corners and actually give a litt...

Keep turning! the results were in. it did help me go faster. it helped me straighten out the corners and actually give a little bit more gas in some cases where i was quite willing to sometimes lift off. would i replace a live instructor with this? probably not, hes aware of all sorts of things going on in the car, including whats going on for me, whereas at the moment this isnt. its better than nothing. but it doesnt replace ben. people need to understand the limitations of what it can do and u...

With the catalyst. it wants to make me drive faster. my question is, can it make me the next lewis hamilton? and more to the point, is ben here out of a job? so far, my best time around the track was a 151.6. i was getting faster, but could the catalyst make a difference? now, when youre driving a car round a track, youre aiming to do one thing, take corners really well. its all about timing, braking in the right place and trying to keep the car on the fastest line. to help with this, the cataly...

Would i replace a live instructor with this? probably not, hes aware of all sorts of things going on in the car, including whats going on for me, whereas at the moment this isnt. so its better than nothing. but it doesnt replace ben. keep pushing. people need to understand the limitations of what it can do and understand what it cant do, and as we experience through the day, the tyres get hot and then they go off slightly. so the lap you did three laps ago, youre not going to get near again. so ...