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Originally Posted by MattR
Well, when you try something new, or take a different line, what's the harm in seeing if it actually improved or hurt your lap time? I can tell when something feels faster based on the car's behavior, but the timer is for fun, and a good way to gauge performance of both driver and car.
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Hey, the thread title says Discuss, just trying to bring up an alternate view.
They are fun, but they can also be dangerous. I am aware of a number of incidents where cars and people where damaged trying to beat somebody else's lap time. Heck, we see it regularly at autocross, but the only damage is to cones, and egos. At Club Trials, the damage escalates to fender covers, fog lights, etc... At the track, it can be far worse, and few if any of us have all the safety equipment we probably should for the speeds we are traveling.
And with regard to changing something to see if it is faster, I'd be hard pressed to drive only one thing different on a given lap, but perhaps that is just me.
If you want to know your lap times, look at your in car footage when you get home from the comfort of your couch, and analyze why by looking at the footage, or get the right safety equipment and then do it at the track.
That's my $.02 contribution to the discussion.