The Garmin Catalyst
The Garmin Catalyst is a personal and digital driving coach which attaches to your dash and the camera that attaches to your windscreen. It is bluetooth enabled
‘A lot of this is ease of use - we can get a lot of information for not a lot of effort….’ Grassroots Motorsports
Improvement since 2020 …“For example, the braking data available in the Opportunities section of the interface now features a deeper dive into the available information….’
‘But what about the most hyped feature: the rea-time and post session feedback on how to drive faster? ….
“The Catalyst is certainly not based from a one-size-fits-all data base of suggestions. It’s crafting feedback on real-time conditions and performance…’ Grassroots Motorsports
”…it has been extremely rewarding to see how many people it has helped and the positive reception.” Adam Spence - Garmin
‘ By hooking up just a few cables, we have a one-box solution for in-car video, easy to read real time predictive lap timing, and some curated data analysis functions…’ Grassroots motorsports
‘…including snapshots of ideal braking points from the video, helping drivers create a better sight picture on corner entry.’ Grassroots motorsports
‘….The best compliment we can give (the Catalyst) is that the device has yet to give us bad advice. ’Grassroots Motorsports
‘It’s one thing to tell you how fast you could be going, but it’s another thing altogether to actually show you.’
Read the full article at Grassroots Motorsports
The Garmin Catalyst - a year on
Grassroots Motorsports offers another critic of the Garmin catalyst - a year after they published their first one, and it’s all good. We agree - it is a great addition ‘to your kit.’
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GARMIN CATALYST™
DRIVING PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZER - for the track!
A GAME CHANGER
“The True Optimal Lap™ feature on Catalyst is truly a game changer,” said Adam Spence, Garmin product manager and Garmin Pit Crew team lead. “Until now, the industry standard for theoretical fastest lap has been to split each lap into a number of sectors. Then take the fastest time from each sector and add it up to generate the user’s theoretical fastest lap. The problem is, based on the laws of physics, the suggested lap time can be unachievable. Catalyst is different. It gathers several data metrics and identifies where laps can be seamlessly joined together to create the fastest racing line. This shows users their fastest achievable time based on lines actually driven and gives them an optimal lap they can truly achieve,"
AI DRIVEN COACHING
“Garmin is once again asking for a place on your car's dashboard. But rather than delivering turn-by-turn navigation instructions, the new Garmin Catalyst is a racing performance optimizer that promises to not just analyze your lap times, but also to help make you a faster driver with AI-driven coaching.” Antuan Goodwin cnet.com
YOUR PERSONAL DIGITAL COACH
“For those who want to get better, but would rather do so alone, Garmin now offers an in-car coaching tool….The Garmin Catalyst takes driving data, merges it with information it knows about a track, and uses it all to give drivers audible real-time tips while they're driving to increase their speed around the track. Off the track, the device presents section-by-section information about the laps, available directly on the touchscreen device. The Catalyst includes a camera so that the data can be synced to driving video….” Roberto Balwin, CAR and DRIVER
ROSS BENTLEY
“It’s called the Garmin Catalyst, and it’s kinda creating a new category within what might be considered the data/telemetry world. They define it as a driving performance optimizer. To me, it’s like what snowboarding was to skiing. Sure, both sports involved sliding down a snow-covered mountain, but they’re different. And sure, the Garmin Catalyst uses data, but it’s focused on helping you be a better driver and really optimize your time on the track.”
(Ross Bentley: Over the past couple of years, I’ve been consulting with Garmin)
“I’m a huge proponent of using data to help improve one’s driving, but I’ve always felt that these data systems were designed by engineers, for engineers, and us drivers had to adapt them to help us improve our driving. The Garmin Catalyst is designed first by drivers, for drivers. It’s a driver’s tool. It’s like having a driver coach, like me, with you at all times – in the car, and between on-track sessions.” Ross Bentley
INCLUDED WITH PURCHASE
Garmin Catalyst, microSD™ card pre-installed under covered compartment
Remote Cam with polarized lens cover
Remote Cam 3.5-meter cable
Heavy-duty vehicle suction cup, powered magnetic mount
1” connecting arm (2x) 1” arm connector, cable clips
1" inch ball adapter screw down mount
USB data cable
12V bare wire vehicle power cable
Additional Remote Cam adhesive
Vehicle power cable and documentation