jamescam

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As I stare dreamily at the entry sheets for events like the International Indoor Championships I see a line that reads Transponder: ________

7 years ago when I briefly tried out rc racing the track gave us transponders but from snippets I read it seems that people have their own personal transponders. Is this a requirement now a days? If so where do you get them and how do you know they are compatible with the various lap counting systems. As allows your comments and patience are appreciated.

Scott S

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Personal transponders are a recent innovation and they work incredibly well. One will set you back about $90 and they are used at just about every track nowadays. PT's came out about two years ago but didnt really take off until the tracks started converting their old score keeping systems. My track switched over this past year and most of the drivers have bought personal transponders. It makes life a whole lot easier where you do not need to keep grabbing a transponder before a heat and remembering to return it after. It simply mounts somewhere low on your car, plugs into the receiver for power, and acts just like a regular 'loaner' transponder would, only lighter, and better. Ask your track if they support personals, if they do I would highly recommend getting one.

jamescam

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Thank you for the information. Are there different brands of personal transponders? Will any brand work with any system?

Chris Brown

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Not right now. AMB has a monopoly on them right now. If you go to the onroad forum some people ae talking about making clone PT's.

kris NZ

that cow bell dude cracks me up, give him a chill pill

Scott S

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hahaha

kris NZ

im still laughing, who is that with the cow bell? you?

Scott S

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Ah geez, somebody needs a healthy dose of SNL. It's Will Ferrel doing his cowbell skit on snl.

kris NZ

im still laughing, we only have three tv channels here, you can get sky if ya want but im not into tv enough to go and pay for it.
i take it snl is a tv channel?

Scott S

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Whoa 3 channels?? I thought I didn't have enough and I've got about 300..

SNL stands for Saturday Night Live, a sketch comedy show, live, on saturday nights. It's usually where comedians can get their start on TV. Search for 'snl cowbell' or something close. It's a skit where they play the band blue oyster cult and try to record 'don't fear the reaper' and the cowbell guy gets on the nerves of everyone else. One of the funniest skits ever on snl in my opinion.

jamescam

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It is truly a sad day

kris NZ

whats so sad about it?,
there is enough bull on three chanels without adding more
the comedy and discovery chanels would be good though

Chris Brown

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Sad day? Man, that skit was so cool it made it on Will Ferrell's and Christopher Walken's Greatest hits dvds. SNL is awesome and everyone should get the whole collection. What was this thread about again?

kris NZ

thanks for that ,just downloaded it
i have a fever and the prescription is more cow bell, lol lol lol