Originally Posted by
carcrusher46
Our local track personnel talked to some folks at MyLaps the other day on the phone and they're claiming that the plan is to have the entire system limited to the 3-wire MyLaps RC4 transponders ONLY by 2017. House Transponders, AMBRC Personals, and even the RC4 Hybrid apparently are going to be phased out over time and the compatibility will be eliminated via automatic software updates when you connect the box to upload peoples' laps online.
It sounds like a way to phase out small clubs as well. AMB does not have the racers' best interests in mind. New racers will not buy a personal transponder for their first few races. They will need to be able to borrow a house transponder initially. The RC racing community really needs to deploy an open source counting system.