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03-08-2007, 05:17 PM
Darn it, gotta add my .02. 
I like lap times. The reason I like lap times is because it tells me who is actually fast. I like taking them while I watch different sessions. We have some skilled drivers in fast cars in our region and it's a good way to gauge performance of different cars etc.
I am not sure why anyone soley participating in DE needs an in car timer with display. Lap times don't make run sessions fun or not. A couple of years ago Paul and I had some great FUN running together at Summit (actually we always have fun as this season was no different). We were in White then, my lap times were 2-3 seconds slower than this past season and I didn't care at all what lap times I was turning. It was just a blast!!! Maybe not for Paul when the old white hooptie went past
hock:. lol, Just kidding Paul!! As I recall the guy who is arguably the fastest in our club doesn't use a timer and as far as I know isn't aware of lap times until I tell him once in awhile. He has 2-3 seconds on everyone else and even then it doesn't really matter to him.
I use the DE events as test days now. Shakedown for the car as well as my driving. After changes to the car it's nice to know if there are improvements. The bar I have set for car performance, driver performance, and the class shuffling they have done with us this season kind of requires me to know how fast I am going. Still I have someone time my laps for me and let me know after the session. At some point when my dash configuration changes I will probably have an in car lap time display but until then I am happy to find out after sessions are over.
I like lap times. The reason I like lap times is because it tells me who is actually fast. I like taking them while I watch different sessions. We have some skilled drivers in fast cars in our region and it's a good way to gauge performance of different cars etc.
I am not sure why anyone soley participating in DE needs an in car timer with display. Lap times don't make run sessions fun or not. A couple of years ago Paul and I had some great FUN running together at Summit (actually we always have fun as this season was no different). We were in White then, my lap times were 2-3 seconds slower than this past season and I didn't care at all what lap times I was turning. It was just a blast!!! Maybe not for Paul when the old white hooptie went past
hock:. lol, Just kidding Paul!! As I recall the guy who is arguably the fastest in our club doesn't use a timer and as far as I know isn't aware of lap times until I tell him once in awhile. He has 2-3 seconds on everyone else and even then it doesn't really matter to him. I use the DE events as test days now. Shakedown for the car as well as my driving. After changes to the car it's nice to know if there are improvements. The bar I have set for car performance, driver performance, and the class shuffling they have done with us this season kind of requires me to know how fast I am going. Still I have someone time my laps for me and let me know after the session. At some point when my dash configuration changes I will probably have an in car lap time display but until then I am happy to find out after sessions are over.