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Anyone have a laptimer beacon I can borrow?

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    Anyone have a laptimer beacon I can borrow?

    I recently bought a used XT Ultra-lap and was wondering if anyone in the general Boston area had a beacon I could borrow sometime in the next week or two (not this weekend though I am unavailable).

    I want to test the thing out and make sure it works. I figure I can just turn it on and ride circles around it.

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    Re: Anyone have a laptimer beacon I can borrow?

    ? test it at the track

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    Re: Anyone have a laptimer beacon I can borrow?

    I won't be at a track event that allows timing until possibly next april (my first race weekend)... I'd like to make sure this thing works sometime soon so if it doesn't I can try to get my money back...

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    Re: Anyone have a laptimer beacon I can borrow?

    Quote Originally Posted by ceo012384 View Post
    I won't be at a track event that allows timing until possibly next april (my first race weekend)... I'd like to make sure this thing works sometime soon so if it doesn't I can try to get my money back...
    There's a beacon on the wall Friday afternoons at Penguin..

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    Re: Anyone have a laptimer beacon I can borrow?

    it's probably easier to give your lap timer to somebody to test...


    cough cough



    in honesty, the track timers my buddies have are up to 2 seconds off loudon times so i dont really see the point.

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    Re: Anyone have a laptimer beacon I can borrow?

    Quote Originally Posted by a13x View Post
    There's a beacon on the wall Friday afternoons at Penguin..
    Two weeks isn't that far, the guy seemed cool so it should be fine anyways. I guess that will have to do as my first chance to test if it works.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kitt View Post
    in honesty, the track timers my buddies have are up to 2 seconds off loudon times so i dont really see the point.
    As long as they are consistently off, they let you know on-the-fly how you are doing.

    Also can be helpful for practices, or do they have official timing for practice?

    Some TDs they could also be useful...

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    Re: Anyone have a laptimer beacon I can borrow?

    I used to wrap a stopwatch lanyard around my right wrist and reach over and press the button, LOL. I was pretty accurate, too.

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    Re: Anyone have a laptimer beacon I can borrow?

    Quote Originally Posted by Kitt View Post
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    in honesty, the track timers my buddies have are up to 2 seconds off loudon times so i dont really see the point.
    Weird. My XT is normally right on the money. At most .1 off I've seen, rarely, barely.

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    Re: Anyone have a laptimer beacon I can borrow?

    My lap timer is usually within .1 or less compared to the LRRS timers. Alex if you are in the Portsmouth area you are free to borough my AIM beacon. I believe the beacons all are essentially the same.

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    Re: Anyone have a laptimer beacon I can borrow?

    Quote Originally Posted by brewmaster View Post
    My lap timer is usually within .1 or less compared to the LRRS timers. Alex if you are in the Portsmouth area you are free to borough my AIM beacon. I believe the beacons all are essentially the same.
    Thanks for the offer, but I just said my XT works fine

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    Re: Anyone have a laptimer beacon I can borrow?

    Quote Originally Posted by a13x View Post
    Thanks for the offer, but I just said my XT works fine
    Daaa I replied to the wrong guy........

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    Re: Anyone have a laptimer beacon I can borrow?

    Quote Originally Posted by brewmaster View Post
    Daaa I replied to the wrong guy........
    Blame it on drinking beer all day at work (I do... )

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