I've had my 997S.1 now for just over a year and realized I've never used that sport chrono lap timer on the center of the dash. I've used 'Sport' mode many times for autocrossing and mountain drives, but never the lap timer. I don't even think I know how to engage it without pulling out the manual!

Anyone ever use this? And for what? Any laps I want to time at events are usually timed for me with external devices...just curious what people use it for.

 

For me it is basically useless. I would not have ordered it. It came with the car I bought off of the lot. Check out the manual. Perhaps you might find something interesting about it.

 

Porsche should have made it do 0-60 and 1/4 mile...press a button to engage, when the car starts moving the timing starts and gives u 0-60 and 1/4 mile times. That would have been awesome

i use sport and sport plus. Drive mostly in sport

 

^ +1!!! Why put the chrono in (and for the GT-R - it's also a standard feature with the start/stop buttons on the wheel) and omit things that could be used by almost ANY enthusiast - 0-60, 1/4 mile time, perhaps a programmable feature of 60 - 130mph, etc...? This isn't rocket science. As much money as they charge, why don't they give us something we can use more often - or tailor to our desires?

 

OK, I use mine. Not for lapping at the track. I'm one of those guys, with a running map in my head, always looking for a faster route from point A to B. Where I live there are usually 3 or more route options to arrive at my destination. So I time myself just driving around town. I also use it on road trips.

A 0-60 timer would be nice.

 

I use it to time individual sessions at the track.

 

I should try that. The wife and I are always telling each other that our own way is faster. By far the best reason to use it...

 

My car didn't come with one, so I created my own, using an OEM pod, and inserted a PLX OBDII multi-gauge into it, which gives me info on all of my OBDII metrics. I can display it as a big number, or a needle on a dial with a digital readout, too, or I can display up to 4 data points at once, or I can graph them over time, and I can then log data wirelessly to my laptop or iPhone.

Tomorrow I am installing some new sensor modules (for Boost, AFR, and pre/post intercooler air temps) that will daisy chain into the main module, and allow me to view that data, as well.

I can upload custom gauges, any color or style I want.

This is all VERY useful. So you could remove the little clock in yours, and do what I did. I will post some pics later, but here's a link to the thread on what I did:
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...lti-gauge.html
CATTMAN

 

I've used mine. I time my occasional commutes. If I ever get to tracking the car I will probably end up using it for real duty then.

 

i like to have it on all the time ,,, and i time it either on 911 or 997.. LoooL

 

^How do you do that? Do you have to run the stop watch and then hit it at 9.11? That's damn near impossible. I tried for a while and gave up.

J

 

IMHO I think they don't have things such as 1/4, 0-60 and DEFINITELY 60-130 because we're such a lawsuit-happy society some idiot would probably crash trying to use one of these features and try to blame Porsche, just my .02 cents.

 

Mines set to 997

 

You can use it to map RPM, Speed, acceleration and other params maps, over some running length. With cars equipped with the audio interface, you can dump a CSV file onto a flash card attached to the USB port and analyze it in a spreadsheet or Chronolize.com - a Web app.

 

I found it very hard to hit the lever at the strip going 125mph! It's just too distracting. I also couldn't find a good manual that explains how to operate it properly. Oh well...