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Imaginations, could cut the costs of some medicines by a quarter. motor racing is huge, but its notjust the professionals that you may see on the telly. in the uk, over 30,000 people have whats known as a competition licence, and lots of others just head to the tracks for fun. all of them are trying to go faster, drive better and crash less. 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 circu...

You did, give you that. 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. so its better than nothing, but it doesnt replace ben. people need to understand the limitations of what it...

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 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...

As restrictions are relaxed. but when it comes to air filters — im a big fan. that was chris fox helping us all to breathe easy. but next, we have something which mayjust take your breath away. motor racing is huge, but its notjust the professionals that you may see on the telly. in the uk, over 30,000 people have whats known as a competition licence, and lots of others just head to the tracks for fun. all of them are trying to go faster, drive better and crash less. and now theres a new piece...

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 the track was a 151.6. i was getting faster, but could the catalyst make a difference? you 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 catalyst uses a camera footage of...

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 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. so thats what it wants me to do — apex later. it...

Optimal best was what i thought was my absolute limit, but actually i have decreased that lap time. but perhaps this presents a better picture for those who enjoy driving — a collaboration between human and machine to create a better driver. but im surprised garmin hasnt taken the opportunity to cross—reference the data with the drivers biometrics, using something like their watch range to make things safer, suggest brake times perhaps, and get even more from man and machine. what was his ti...

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, is ben here out of a job...

Seb morris around for a spin. when we think of cars of the future, we think autonomous self—driving machines. itjust told me to apex later, so it means ive obviously turned in a bit too early into that corner. and before, my optimal best was a 1:31.9, which i thought was the limit. but as its talked me round and taught me to do a few different things, ive actually decreased that lap time. but perhaps this tech presents a better picture for those who enjoy driving — a collaboration between hu...

So thats what it wants me to do. it says nice work, so its sort of encouraging me a little bit. this is my session summary, and the catalyst has picked out some 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...