Trackpedia
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headquartered in Rochester, Minnesota
Minnesota
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. Trackpedia.com maintains one of the most referenced and complete lists of racing circuits in the world to allow for real life racers to get the information they need before they arrive at the race track. Trackpedia has grown over the past few years from just an online media company into a company that delivers a variety of mobile software solution
Solution
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s for high performance drivers and riders to optimize the performance of their cars and race packages at the circuit.
History
Trackpedia was founded in 2006 and quickly grew into the largest online repositories of information dealing with racing circuit and high performance driving and riding in the world. Throughout 2006 and until the present day Trackpedia's online data repository has grown to include in-depth descriptions of nearly 98% of the world's active racing circuits.Company Goals and Strategies
The premise behind Trackpedia has always been that improving the racer's knowledge of a circuit and their environment gives them key advantages in their highly competitive world. The information is collected from racers who are familiar with the tracks.To supplement the data the racers themselves are consuming from the online repository, Trackpedia has moved into building and delivering software tools to analyze the performance of the drivers' vehicles as well as to retain information about the vehicles which will allow drivers to tune for optimal performance on the circuit.
Users also submit their in-car video, which can be analyzed by experts who can advise drivers on their driving style and performance.
Products
Trackpedia Circuit Guides -- detailed instructions for race tracks around the world provide drivers heading for a new track insight on how different drivers approach the turns of the track in different cars.Trackpedia Driver Education and Training -- many of the users of Trackpedia participate in Driver Education and Training provided by Car and Track clubs around the world.
Upshift-Drag -- The first of Trackpedia's iPhone applications uses the iPhone's accelerometers to measure the acceleration and horsepower of your car, simply by placing your iPhone in your car as you accelerate from a stop. Trackpedia was the first to provide audio support in this sort of application.
Trackpedia G-Meter -- the G-Meter provides skid-pad or acceleration analysis for tuning your car, and include audio support as did Upshift-Drag.
Race Team
In order to maintain their awareness of what is current and relevant in the racing industry and in High Performance Driver's Education, Trackpedia fields a racing team consisting of three cars licensed to race throughout the midwest in SCCA, PCAPorsche Club of America
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, and NASA
National Auto Sport Association
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Sponsorships
Trackpedia has sponsored many different private racing teams and drivers since its foundation.Mike Skeen - SPEC E30 and MX-5 Cup
Ken Brewer - NASA TTR