tbh guys, i feel like i learn a lot more comparing my data to that of a faster driver than studying it in isolation.
i know that the attitude towards data sharing is pretty polarized - there are loads of people at the track who would happily let you look at their data, but on the other hand most racing teams treat data as property and are absolutely hostile towards sharing data with an outsider… and probably for good reason.
but let’s face it guys, with the current data transmission over wifi (race studio) it’s honestly SO easy to have your data stolen anyways.
so here’s my question. would you agree to share your data on a practice day? it’s sensible to not be willing to on a race day. but, on any other day, would you publicize your data if doing so helps the community and surrounding drivers improve - especially those slower than you?
i think this is a key step in building an open-gated atmosphere in karting. if you’re fast and happy to share your data with others, you can end up helping… quite a lot of people. just putting this out there.
No one will hesitate to share data with you unless they see you as a threat competitively. I can understand why Ryan Norberg wouldn’t wanna share data with Austin Garrison or Joe Turney, but if you’re both amateurs and it’s a slow amateur asking a fast amateur to share then who cares? Have you had faster drivers brush you off about this? I do think that it’s not normal karting etiquette (at least where I race) to introduce yourself to strangers and ask to see their data because most are too shy to ask for this, but if someone asked me for this then I’d be willing to share.
I would share data with anyone at a practice day or a lower level day. At a national day I think me and everyone else would rather keep everything to ourselves.
My philosophy is usually such that if you and I both have the same info and you beat me, you were better and deserved it. Then use the at as motivation to improve myself.
it really varies by person and by culture too - people are generally open towards sharing their data here in NorCal, but back in China and Japan wherein i’d visited a few tracks during summer break i’ve found that people tend to be more conservatiive. but the latter could simply due to a language barrier / a small sample size though.