Hi syndr0me,
I've been planning on doing something "similar", and see if my local track would like it.
However, I'm having problems with figuring out where to get the racing data. I've been looking at AMBs timing-boxes and the protocol there, but if it's possible to get it from RCSP, that would make it a lot easier (and hopefully cheaper).
How did you test your system while developing it? Did you have a copy of RCSP? Is there an "evaluation" version of it that one could use for developing?
My current plans are to have a server getting the racing-data "somehow", processing it, and presenting its data in a few different ways to either web-browsers, or custom-written applications.
Presenting it to webbrowsers is appealing, as it would allow everyone have their own timing-board (if they have a laptop or smartphone), regardless of where on the track they are.
I'd love it for just giving me instant lap-times during practice.