The Z1 Dashboard software includes the ability to display the position of all
cars on the track in real time. Easily see which cars are in the pits; which
are on track; which are ahead of you; which are behind you; and which are in your
class. You can specify which colors are used to to draw all of these cars, making
the track map fit your needs perfectly.
The Z1 Dashboard comes with 10 pre-made track map dashboards. You can customize these, or build
your own using the Z1 Designer.
The key features of the track map display include:
Current real time position of all cars
Position of your car after a pit stop. Excellent for determining when to pit so
you exit in clean air of ahead of a competitor!
Customizable colors for the following 7 different car types:
1. Your car
2. The car ahead of you
3. The car behind you
4. Cars in the pits
5. Cars off track
6. The leader
7. All other cars
Sector positions can be optionally displayed on the map.
Time different to cars ahead and behind you during a race.
Time different to the fastest lap during practice.
Car classes are distinguished with colored outlines around each circle.
The pit lane can be included in the track map.
Track Maps can dipslay as a static image, or a moving image oriented to your direction of travel.
Track Maps can be ether the layout of the track or line maps.
How Track Maps Are Created
The Z1 Dashboard software will automatically
create the track map for you once you have driven one or two laps in a practice session.
You can specify when the track map should be created in the settings dialog. Note that
for iRacing the track maps are downloaded from our servers as needed.
Pit Lane
In addition to rendering the track, you may also render the pit lane. To do so drive a normal
racing lap. Then drive another lap where you cross the start/finish line to both start
and finish the lap in the pits. Next open the normal driving lap in the Z1 Dashboard's
telemetry analysis screen. Click on the compass icon to create
the track map. Then return to the selection screen and select
the lap where you drove through the pit lane. Click on the compass icon again to have the
pit lane added to the track map.
iRacing
iRacing does not output the necessary data to create the track maps during a session.
For this sim the Z1 Dashboard software comes with pre-made track maps. However,
you may still create your own track maps from the iRacing telemetry files.
Drive a full lap with iRacing recording the telemetry. Then open that recorded lap in
the Z1 Dashboard's telemetry analysis screen. There will
be an option to create a new track map by clicking on the compass icon.
