crewnutz
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has NESBA looked into this? Im sure many members would like it
http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=35990
http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=35990
HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!dale.b;44036 wrote: How would we lie about lap times then?
Amen. I got to the point where I hated my laptimer. Just was making the days not fun at all. I would ride my ass off, come back feeling great, and get bummed looking at my times. Then I would go out just to have fun, and end up running my best times.barry38;44057 wrote: Since many insurance companies (and no, I don't want to dredge that conversation up again) will cover you if you are participating in a non-timed - non competative" event, I'm not in favor of this.
Realistically if you really care that much about lap times, then go racing, because that's the only place they really matter. I fully agree that a lap timer is a useful tool in measuring procress, however it really is only a minor part of it. I went from B to A without a lap timer, and probably never would have gotten one had my wife not given me one for my birthday a couple years back.
I've said this many, many times and I'll say it again. Lap times are only a small part of the equation when learning this sport. They are what result from being smooth, in control and consistant.
Which companies still do this? I thought they were all pretty much wise to the track day thing. If the accident/damage occurs at a racing facility, you are on your own for vehicle and health care benefits that might have been covered on the street.barry38;44057 wrote: Since many insurance companies (and no, I don't want to dredge that conversation up again) will cover you if you are participating in a "non-timed - non competative" event, I'm not in favor of this.
Realistically if you really care that much about lap times, then go racing, because that's the only place they really matter. I fully agree that a lap timer is a useful tool in measuring procress, however it really is only a minor part of it. I went from B to A without a lap timer, and probably never would have gotten one had my wife not given me one for my birthday a couple years back.
I've said this many, many times and I'll say it again. Lap times are only a small part of the equation when learning this sport. They are what result from being smooth, in control and consistant.
:agree:Snow;44176 wrote: Has anyone ever noticed that lap times are like fishing stories? Fish are always bigger and times are always faster.
I'm not sure about motorcycle insurance... I never expected my auto insurance company to cover me if I'm on the track. But I can tell you that my Life insurance policy has this in it :rtfm: and it is critical to me that Track Days continue to conform to this rule. As soon as they do not, my track riding days will be over as there is no way I can do this without the assurance that my family will be taken care of should something unfortunate happen.ftlbs;44177 wrote: Which companies still do this? I thought they were all pretty much wise to the track day thing. If the accident/damage occurs at a racing facility, you are on your own for vehicle and health care benefits that might have been covered on the street.
When I talked to my State Farm agent recently, they said they will still cover a trackday. As long as it's not a timed, competetive event, I'm covered. It seems to vary by region. Health insurance isn't, and never has been, though my motorcycle policy. That may be a NJ thing....no PIP coverage with mc insurance. Any health related stuff goes through my health insurance through my employer.ftlbs;44177 wrote: Which companies still do this? I thought they were all pretty much wise to the track day thing. If the accident/damage occurs at a racing facility, you are on your own for vehicle and health care benefits that might have been covered on the street.
Actually, I think that would be a huge mistake for a new track rider. The last thing they should be focusing on when learning is laptimes. Just my opinion. There's better things to work on, and the by-product will eventually be lower laptimes.tiggen;44195 wrote: I
I think this kind of instanteous feedback will help attract new riders, especially in the Intro category. Imagine being new to track days and having the org hand you an inexpensive laptimer for your very fisrt day!!
BTW, would it be possible/easy to do sector timing with this kind of system? That would be HUGE!