Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > Who uses a lap timer

[Griff 64]

Making a list of bits i would like for next season on the DD bike [mainly a all round airbag and some new paint] and fancy a lap timer.Can,t always tell when i,m on it especially when stuck behind some Gucci type dudes at Snetterton and Cadwell.Spent all of Donington a second a lap slower than i could of gone which is pretty annoying afterwards!

So who uses them and does it put you off or help.

[domski]

I use one and I think it helps.

It's only good if you know what times you should be doing I suppose, and it can help 'encourage' you to push a bit harder if you're a bit off - You need to have some sort of self control though I suppose and not just go silly to find 1 second from somewhere - you know what I mean.

I don't use it during a race coz I'm racing the other bikes (and lap times don't matter), but it's useful in qualifying and erm... test days

Of course it also tells you what lap you're on (or how many you've done) so is useful to know how many laps are left (in a race) - if you don't have a pit board etc.

[Griff 64]

Cheers Dom,
Didn,t no that about telling you what lap you are on.I usually pray for it to end as soon as my lungs stop functioning properly.......usually at the end of the third lap then!!!!!!!!!!!

[domski]

Originally Posted by Griff 64

Cheers Dom,
Didn,t no that about telling you what lap you are on.I usually pray for it to end as soon as my lungs stop functioning properly.......usually at the end of the third lap then!!!!!!!!!!!

Same here!!!

[phil_h]

You dont need to go any faster griff !
We need you to slow down a bit more so we can catch up and race with you

I started using a laptimer recently, and found it good in any kind of practice, as dom says, and really wished I'd put it on at cadwell on sunday, cos I find it difficult to keep my pace up after I've managed to overtake someone ... but in close races like most of us have been having, you would need 2 sets of split times as well !
I'm thinking of fitting magnifying rear-view mirrors instead to scare me into thinking the following riders are really close