Do lap timers encourage bad behavior?
06-19-2019 | 10:56 PM
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Good stuff coochas....I'm looking forward to your "check-ride" to the fastest forum
06-20-2019 | 12:04 AM
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This stuff sounds right up his alley as insurance would truly unlock driving with The Force.
06-20-2019 | 06:10 PM
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So lap timers and insurance don't seem to contribute much, if at all, to bad behavior for the vast majority of drivers. Then what DOES influence many drivers to behave more badly? Some possibilities:
- Organizational culture which doesn't sufficiently emphasize discipline, courtesy, and safety
- Lack of clear rules and enforcement of rules (with sanctions for violations)
- Placement of drivers in improper run groups
- Poor vetting of instructors and instructor candidates, poor instructor training program, and poor instruction which doesn't emphasize development of fundamental skills and progressive and disciplined refinement of skills (as opposed to a culture where drivers impatiently try to just 'go fast', sometimes buying expensive and fast cars to help them do that)
In other words, if you're doing track days with a lot of yahoos (resulting from inexperience and/or attitude issues), you're likely to see more bad behavior.
- Organizational culture which doesn't sufficiently emphasize discipline, courtesy, and safety
- Lack of clear rules and enforcement of rules (with sanctions for violations)
- Placement of drivers in improper run groups
- Poor vetting of instructors and instructor candidates, poor instructor training program, and poor instruction which doesn't emphasize development of fundamental skills and progressive and disciplined refinement of skills (as opposed to a culture where drivers impatiently try to just 'go fast', sometimes buying expensive and fast cars to help them do that)
In other words, if you're doing track days with a lot of yahoos (resulting from inexperience and/or attitude issues), you're likely to see more bad behavior.
06-20-2019 | 06:41 PM
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So lap timers and insurance don't seem to contribute much, if at all, to bad behavior for the vast majority of drivers. Then what DOES influence many drivers to behave more badly? Some possibilities:
- Organizational culture which doesn't sufficiently emphasize discipline, courtesy, and safety
- Lack of clear rules and enforcement of rules (with sanctions for violations)
- Placement of drivers in improper run groups
- Poor vetting of instructors and instructor candidates, poor instructor training program, and poor instruction which doesn't emphasize development of fundamental skills and progressive and disciplined refinement of skills (as opposed to a culture where drivers impatiently try to just 'go fast', sometimes buying expensive and fast cars to help them do that)
In other words, if you're doing track days with a lot of yahoos (resulting from inexperience and/or attitude issues), you're likely to see more bad behavior.
- Organizational culture which doesn't sufficiently emphasize discipline, courtesy, and safety
- Lack of clear rules and enforcement of rules (with sanctions for violations)
- Placement of drivers in improper run groups
- Poor vetting of instructors and instructor candidates, poor instructor training program, and poor instruction which doesn't emphasize development of fundamental skills and progressive and disciplined refinement of skills (as opposed to a culture where drivers impatiently try to just 'go fast', sometimes buying expensive and fast cars to help them do that)
In other words, if you're doing track days with a lot of yahoos (resulting from inexperience and/or attitude issues), you're likely to see more bad behavior.
06-20-2019 | 09:18 PM
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So lap timers and insurance don't seem to contribute much, if at all, to bad behavior for the vast majority of drivers. Then what DOES influence many drivers to behave more badly? Some possibilities:
- Organizational culture which doesn't sufficiently emphasize discipline, courtesy, and safety
- Lack of clear rules and enforcement of rules (with sanctions for violations)
- Placement of drivers in improper run groups
- Poor vetting of instructors and instructor candidates, poor instructor training program, and poor instruction which doesn't emphasize development of fundamental skills and progressive and disciplined refinement of skills (as opposed to a culture where drivers impatiently try to just 'go fast', sometimes buying expensive and fast cars to help them do that)
In other words, if you're doing track days with a lot of yahoos (resulting from inexperience and/or attitude issues), you're likely to see more bad behavior.
- Organizational culture which doesn't sufficiently emphasize discipline, courtesy, and safety
- Lack of clear rules and enforcement of rules (with sanctions for violations)
- Placement of drivers in improper run groups
- Poor vetting of instructors and instructor candidates, poor instructor training program, and poor instruction which doesn't emphasize development of fundamental skills and progressive and disciplined refinement of skills (as opposed to a culture where drivers impatiently try to just 'go fast', sometimes buying expensive and fast cars to help them do that)
In other words, if you're doing track days with a lot of yahoos (resulting from inexperience and/or attitude issues), you're likely to see more bad behavior.
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06-20-2019 | 10:01 PM
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06-20-2019 | 10:46 PM
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