Great chance to see what Andy sees on the GPS

We got to see a rare treat on the video taken from inside T4 truck 528. For a brief second they showed the ERTF Rallye Raid GPS Screen. The screen has quite a bit of info. I have attached a screen cap and a quick breakdown of the information shown. There is a lot of "masked" data since the course book should be what guides the competitor, but it will "activate" when within a predetermined distance. This is how Robby knew they missed a waypoint on stage 3 and had to go backwards on course to pick it up. The data is stored in the GPS and then downloaded and checked at the end of the stage. For further reading I have attached the manual to the GPS unit. Good stuff.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 11, 2010 at 6:33pm

Interesting. Thanks.

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Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on January 11, 2010 at 10:38pm

Are you related to SOG or COG?? Just wondering. Perhaps Tacos Over Ground?

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Permalink Reply by Tooltime on January 11, 2010 at 6:43pm

SCHWEET GAS

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Permalink Reply by WJM on January 11, 2010 at 6:48pm

This is why bike guys like Andy and Kellon make good navigators. Imagine trying to keep an eye on the ERTF, route scroll, etc. and the road at speed on a motorcycle without stuffing it.

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Permalink Reply by Ernie Stratton on January 11, 2010 at 6:58pm

Pretty neat.Five hours back now,need to work on the next half to stay in the top 10.Go Robby,and try not to throw Andy under the bus during interviews.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 11, 2010 at 7:03pm

I never realized the was so much stuff on the handlebars of the bikes as I saw in the behind the scenes video. That's a lot of stuff to watch besides the route.