Whats not to love about this app!

Another track buddy told me about Harrys Lap Timer and just looking at it while sitting still in the car I couldnt figure it out. But I thought for 5.99 it may at least give me a rough estimate of my lap times until I get a "real" timing and data system. I started reading the help pages and got more and more amazed as I read. I got to the video part and thought, "why did I not buy the Pro version?". So I upgraded right then and made a date with the track a few weeks later. Standalone products that do all this go into the thousands of dollars. Yes, HLT isnt as flexible as the standalones, but its literally 1/100th the cost.

At the track this app is right at home. There was already a map for VIR, so I just downloaded the track map, turned it on and away I went. I bought a tomtom iPhone car kit, but it didnt have the iPhone 4 adapter so my first day was using the internal assisted gps only. And really, it wasnt that bad considering there isnt much cell signal anywhere near the track. Some laps were better than others signal-wise and it didnt provide a good baseline due the inconsistency, but that was expected. That night I bought the Pro version for my "old" 3GS and took it out the next day plugged into the tomtom. Perfect reception and consistent timings. I need to figure out what software to do the data analysis in now. The built in analysis pack is good, but the screen on the iPhone is tiny for all that data. I do like the lap time and comparison to a reference lap analysis.

I havent tried all the modes yet, but what I have used (classic timer, video, speedometer, analysis) has been worth many, many times more than the $15 bucks for the pro version.

Considering this is one guy developing this app, its totally 5 stars. I have a few wish list items for subsequent releases. -choose how many laps are recorded on video before saving to phone. -allow for background video recording and the classic timer foreground (I dont need to see the video while Im driving, I do need the timer up). -add a line from the center to the moving dot on the friction circle. -have the option of +/- time in comparison to your best time for the entire lap, not just a sector. -allow for one button "press and record" gps overlaid video without creating a lap (for impromptu mountain drives). I have all kinds of ideas- Harald, if you need someone to test just let me know. Thanks for creating this incredible app!!

Tcpsoft about Harry's LapTimer Rookie, v12.1