afinepoint
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What are solid times for B, I and A for the various tracks and configurations?
VIR north, south, patriot, Summit main, Jefferson, Thunderbolt etc.
VIR north, south, patriot, Summit main, Jefferson, Thunderbolt etc.
:agree:gkotlin;195270 wrote: Lap times don't mean a thing if your not racing...... Not a good benchmark for track days.
That is a great way to put it. This past monday (at lightning) I decided to get a lap timer to see what my times were so I'll put my input in on this subject. First thing I would say is that having a timer to see lap times is not a bad idea. It's not a bad idea if you have a level head about what you are trying to do with the timer. If your just going out trying to hammer it to get better lap times, most likely it will not work out. Knowing what you are doing while riding or in the pits to get better (or worse) lap times is key. The second part is being consistant. My best time, upper I group with a stock 08 600rr, was a 1.16.53. The issue was that that same session my worst time was about 1.27.00. I might have gone fastest in the session but my consistancy was crap. Not to mention that but I felt most out of control during that session. If you can go fast out of control then you can do it in control and be as fast or faster. By the end of the day (esspecially my last session) my lap times were between 1.17.04-1.17.89 for the entire session. I might not have reached that 1.16.53 but I worked on consistancy and being comfortable doing it.kubricky;195369 wrote: times are a poor BENCHMARK if you aren't racing, but they can be an excellent way to see how you are improving if used properly and with a bit of respect and intelligence.
I also did VIR Saturday and Sunday. I hear you regarding the baby steps.erick1670;195240 wrote: I was at VIR North this last saturday and my first lap in my first session was 2minutes + , hey I have never being there..... but by my 3th or 4th session I was doing 1:48`s still way slow, but I could tell where I could gain time that will be for the next time . . .I take baby steps :dunno:
I am working on getting to mid pack still
Watching laptimes to guage how close to a bump you are is a bit of a catch 22 for some folks. If your chasing laptimes for the bump then unless you are a very disaplined person chances are good it will push you to doing things that are counter productive to getting bumped, like pushing to hard and losing consistancy, making an iffy pass near the end of a hot lap that you think may get you the magical number you're looking for, etc.daddyfriedrich;197111 wrote: So your lap times are what portion of the assessment for a bump from one group to another?