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"\"&lt;p&gt;Sure, you can turn endless laps in the pursuit of getting faster and working on bugs in your riding style, but are you getting faster, really? It&amp;#8217;s time to break out the stopwatch.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Pros regularly get updates on their lap times from friends, mechanics, or coaches, both during races and practice sessions. That way you know exactly whether you&amp;#8217;re getting the improvement that you&amp;#8217;re looking for. Sure, you can ride frantically, and think you&amp;#8217;re going faster than ever, but you&amp;#8217;ll often find that when you&amp;#8217;re riding more smoothly and consistently is when you&amp;#8217;re turning in your best laps. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Timing laps is also useful for when you&amp;#8217;ve made changes to your engine package or suspension. Just remember to compare laps within the same day (and not your best-ever times on a day when the track may have been smoother or better prepared, and factor in things like how you&amp;#8217;re feeling out there. Obviously you&amp;#8217; probably won&amp;#8217;t be going as fast at the end of the day when you&amp;#8217;re tired as you were in the morning when you were fresh&amp;#8230;but it does give you something to compare against.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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