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Originally Posted by rhythmnsmoke
Still not following the whole lap time rule though. Knowing your lap times doesn't take away the fun and joy of running the track so what's the point in banning it. Again, it helps to know the times so you can see if you are running consistent and if you can improve.
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It's to do with the liability insurance. If anyone is found timing on a trackday they go home, end of. If an accident happened and someone was found to be timing then that would invalidate the insurance. No trackday organiser is going to chance that. I've sent a fair few people home.
Also if people are timing the chances of a coming together may be somewhat higher.
So we take the point of view that you don't need to know laptimes to know whether you are improving or not. Consistency is difficult to achieve on a trackday unless you get a clear lap, due to overtaking by consent rules. As I said I've always taken the attitude of just enjoying myself. When I've gone racing that's been a different matter as everything counts of course.
It's not been 'banned' it's never been allowed. If you want to time yourself you need a scrutineered car, a race licence and all the gear. That would be a test day though.