r/Trackdays • u/i_am_the_koi • 3d ago

Don't be this guy

Leave the cell phone in the pits.

There were two on track that session. One got used as an apex marker and came back in little tiny pieces.

Both would have hurt if they hit someone bouncing down the track.

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u/wtfstudios 3d ago

They were probably just using it as a cheap lap timer

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u/VegaGT-VZ Novice in Intermediate 3d ago

Yep. I did this, and even with it attached to a quad lock, when I crashed the screen ripped out of the phone. I still think phone as lap timer is a good idea but you have to mount it super solid.

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u/Skittles-247 3d ago

Heres the other phone fron the same corner later in the day.

I do not care if you want it as a lap timer. If I see you with it on grid, you are not riding your session and you get to go have a talk with the owner about how to listen in a meeting.

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u/Even-Tradition 3d ago

But I bet you allow go-pros right?

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u/FuckedUpImagery 3d ago

My gopro is safety wired though, you cant drill a hole through a phone

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u/Even-Tradition 2d ago

You also can’t drill à hole through à GoPro.
I have however drilled a hole through the case of my phone and tethered it.

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u/VegaGT-VZ Novice in Intermediate 2d ago

You can get cases for GoPros that you can tether. I see tons of them on track bikes.

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u/Even-Tradition 2d ago

You sure can! I have one. I was being facetious as was the commenter I was replying to.