DL-1 vs. Traqmate

[kevin22]

I had both, The real differance is in the software. The DL-1 is much more sofisticated. So it is actually a little harder to use at first, but when you have become more experianced it can do so much more. But the most important reason to have Data is to share it with other drivers. You will get much faster by comparing your laps to someone who is faster.

So get whatever is the most common where you race. Here in the Northeast alot of guys run the DL-1, but in other parts of the country it may be different

[DavidM]

A lot of SE folks have Traqmate. The Traqmate guys are in Atlanta and race at a lot of the SE events. That's probably one reason. I don't know what features make the DL-1 more sophisticated, but I haven't used all the features of the Traqmate software. Being able to compare your laps against someone else's (preferably faster than you ) is a big deal so definitely factor that into the decision. I've been happy with my Traqmate.

David

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