Lap Timer

[JFS811]

I have an old XT lap timer. Will it still work? do they still put transponders out during the track days?

 

[bmart]

I think that most folks have gone GPS these days. I run an app called racechrono on my phone and just tuck it into my leathers.

 

[HondaGalToo]

It'll still work, but I'm not sure if a beacon is put put much these days, because, as bmart said, most have gone to the gps laptimers.
I still have one of the original XTs. I have a beacon. It works, but I don't bother timing myself these days.

 

[Otto Man]

GPS timers have dropped in price enough that for the most part, the beacon timers are going away. The sport is expensive, no doubt...but short of breaking one in a crash, you don't really lose money buying a GPS timer. You'll take a small hit if you buy new obviously, but it's not like tires or gas. They are affordable enough that if you're doing this for more than a year, pony up the dough and get a decent one. If you get out of the game you'll get 85% of your money back and for the 15% loss you'll take, it's worth it to have a nice quality GPS...at least it is to me.

 

[fowlplayracing]

A couple of us still use the old ones. Don't use mine all the time but I do have a beacon and usually put it out for anyone to use at some point over a weekend.