6 posts tagged with "automotive"

Back to four months ago when it was white and cold in Lithuania.

I was preparing for a road-trip to Sweden and wanted to test out the car with the "big spike" tires. We are really fortunate to have @petrassiauciunas who, if weather permits, does his magic by pouring water on the buckwheat farmland for a couple of nights and creates an ice track for everyone to enjoy. What is more, the track is on quite a hilly terrain. You can feel the weight of the car moving around when you go through the crests. Proper rally experience!

Two weeks later after the first round of Lithuanian Slalom Championship we go to Lithuanian Street Race Championship. These series feature faster tracks. So less handbrake, and more gears.

First round of Lithuanian Slalom Championship. Early May. Still cold and wet. It is raining since the last day. Lower grip is plenty here.

Throwback to a month ago where @slalomoakademija organized Nemunas Ring winter track day.

Three GR Yaris come to a snowy track. Slides and drifts commence!

Car telemetry is a bit of a black magic. New cars are full of sensors that report readings on internal CAN buses. This data is accessible via a basic OBD adapter. However one needs to know the exact sensor PID value to query the sensor. The received data is usually in a raw form and needs to be converted to something usable by applying a specific formula. PID values and formulas are not shared by car manufacturers. Here is my attempt to make some sence of the GR Yaris OBD data.