Would there be any benefit to monitoring the track frequency whilst racing? I've never really monitored it before and don't know what sorts of useful info might be obtained from listening in while racing.

I do know I was completely surprised in a recent ECR at VIR when two ITA cars passed me on a re-start. I was not in view of a flag stand and they definitely got the jump on me for a bit. I assume they had radios, however, they might have been listening to their pit helpers. I don't have pit helpers so the only option for me would be to listen into the track frequency.

I've got a Uniden handheld I could rig up in the car with external antenna and a ampilifer/booster on the ear phones if needed. Just don't know if it'd be worth listening to.

Ron