Originally Posted by
Mr P!nk
Does that Zeppin use a transponder in the car itself? I was trying to avoid that, which is why I liked the Traxxas idea. Plus with the traxxas light you can have the starting line and finish line in different places. I'm not really looking to make a circuit that you run multiple laps on, I wanted to more or less replicate actual rally races from point A to point B. Then after everybody has set a time you move points A and B to a different layout, you do that as many times as you like.
Does anybody actually run an RC rally race like how I described, or is everybody just running a track with multiple laps? I'm trying to think of a cheap and easy way for people to do rally racing and make it portable enough to setup anywhere, and also not require personal transponders. All of this is really just me thinking out loud at the moment.
Maybe my first question should be about real rally racing and how their timing works, does the timer start when the light says go, or does the timer start when the car breaks a beam at the starting line?
Yes, it uses a transponder. It can only time one car at a time. There are 4 channels for transponder, so could have 4 cars ready and just change channel. Or like I’ve done will a couple is to use a battery to power transponder, and just Velcro it in. Makes switching vehicles fairly quick.
Only used the Traxxas system few times at hobby store. I believe it has has to be in straight line to make the start/ finish line work. It’s been few years. So I’m not positive about that.
I’ve a number of videos from overseas, only a few from States. There seem to be a few small groups, but not like Europe where it looks to be more organized. The running behind the car thing seems to be a turn-off for us. Might need paramedic on standby