Fast and Twisty Roads

Fast and Twisty "Getting Started" Guide

Before you can add roads to our database you will need to purchase and install SpeedTracker from AppAnnex on your Android and Apple phone. SpeedTracker is the most elegant and unique combination of GPS speedometer and Trip computer in just one application. It only costs a few bucks and is an amazing driving companion application.

Next Step? Purchase SpeedTracker for Apple or Android to get started!

Once you have SpeedTracker installed recording and loading data is a very simple three step process:

Step 1: Record a Fast and Twisty Road

Step one is the simplest and most fun step by far ... going for a drive or ride. Before you start all you need to do is open SpeedTracker, click on "Tracking Off" at the top, and click when you begin your drive.

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Open SpeedTracker

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Click "Tracking Off"

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Click

Between interesting stretches of road you can click or, if you want completely different roads to load into Fast and Twisty, you can click in SpeedTracker and indicate that you want to your recording.

Step 2: Export your Road via Documents or Email

The next step, when you're all done driving, is to export the file you record. You do this by clicking the "Trips" icon in the lower-right of the application, choosing your road from the list, and clicking . At this point you can chose to the CSV file to yourself or use the button to save the file for extraction via iTunes.

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Click

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Click or

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Important: Make sure you select the format when you email or save your file --- that is the only file type we currently support!

Step 3: Load your Road into Fast and Twisty

To load your roads into Fast and Twisty you simply need to move the CSV files from your phone to your desktop. In iTunes this is as easy as going to your menu, scrolling down to "File Sharing" and clicking on the SpeedTracker icon. This will populate a list of "SpeedTracker Documents" that you can then your desktop.

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Now you open the Fast and Twisty web site and click on and in the "Your Rank and Roads" section at the top of the page drag the CSV files you put on your desktop onto the big, green box.

When you drag the road onto the green box, Fast and Twisty Roads will process the data and load your road into our database.

Don't worry --- your data is safe with us. You decide who sees your data and who doesn't. We will NEVER share your data with anyone unless you give us permission first.

Step 4: Edit Your Road Details

The last step is to tell everyone what is great about the road you drove. Give it a name, tell folks what city and state the road is near, describe the road, and if you have a YouTube video of the road, you can add the URL for that as well!

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Last but not least, rate your road using our "five star" scale (five being the best, most awesome road) and decide whether you want the road to be visible to the public or not. The, when you click your addition will be complete.

Ready to get started? Sign into Fast and Twisty Roads!