Danielsen Motorsports Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Is there any chance of us running these for next year to help speed up the show? Just curious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMR 175 Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Is there any chance of us running these for next year to help speed up the show? Just curious! It has been talked about and I am all for it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMR21 Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 me too, as long as they are used correctly and not just to line up the first 3 cars or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98aggie Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Dang I used to have one on my go-kart. Add a light board that is connected to the transponders just like Indy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielsen Motorsports Posted December 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Sure hope so and I think if used properly its the one biggest thing that would make a difference in helping run the show from an efficiency standpoint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spedfrk Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 I think all tracks should do it in the Mod classes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8G RACING FAMILY Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 THEY REALLY HANDY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floyd26f Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Is there any chance of us running these for next year to help speed up the show? Just curious! It has been talked about and I am all for it!! would this be for every class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmodified Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 i agree... the down-time getting lined up again isn't so bad in the stands when the weather is nicer...but, when it feels like 20 below and the wind is blowing 50 mph, it does raise the impatience level...even for the most die-hard of us fans! of course, this will raise the $$$ issue again, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRod89 Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 How much extra will they cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrightracing Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 we ran them in edna this year and they worked great think they were 115.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielsen Motorsports Posted December 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 http://www.racingjunk.com/category/68/Late...dio-CHEAP-.html Try here save you some money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberb15 Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 you can all so get them on ebay i got two of them for 145 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97car Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Just make scanners mandatory, that is what we run in TPS. Just provide the frequency to the drivers and do scanner checks before each group pulls out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelracewriter Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Well we've gone through this discussion on other forums and sites. First off if drivers would be more willing to reline themselves correctly most of the "down time" could be eliminated!!!! Don't the dwarf car series all do self line ups? Second, I'll agree racecievers are/can be an asset, but it still relies on scorers getting the info checked on score sheets and transfered down to the drivers. The same thing is accomplished by a chalk/white erase board, at far less cost to drivers. "IF" transponders were 100% perfect, 100% of the time, then racecievers used in conjunction with the transponder system would be the most efficient....but even relying on electronics it's never a perfect system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer '77 Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 I have flagged for 20 something years in this area. And the racecievers helped a great deat in some of the classes. But I did it for so long without them that I'm kinda 50/50 on this. What I used to do, was, if a guy couldn't figure out where he blonged, or two were fighting for one spot, they either worked it out in one pace lap or their butt went to the end of the line. Plain and simple. they learn pretty quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielsen Motorsports Posted December 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 (edited) I have flagged for 20 something years in this area. And the racecievers helped a great deat in some of the classes. But I did it for so long without them that I'm kinda 50/50 on this. What I used to do, was, if a guy couldn't figure out where he blonged, or two were fighting for one spot, they either worked it out in one pace lap or their butt went to the end of the line. Plain and simple. they learn pretty quick. Problem is nobody does that. Its a great idea and all tracks talk about it but does very seldom ever happen. I was adding it up, if a track such as SOS runs 6 classes and of the 6 classes there is around 10 heat races and obviously 6 features. If you only had 1 caution per each heat race and 2 cautions per each feature which is a very conservative number and you were able to save 1 extra lap per race that is aprox. 16 caution laps total that everyone doesnt have to sit through and again that is on the conservative side. I think when it really helps is those nights when all hell is breaking loose and they have alot of cautions in all the classes. I can see it cutting at least 30 minutes off of the good low caution nights but alot more time saved on the bad caution nights. They can be used to warn a driver who is rough driving before something bad happens which could have been used this year a few times! Plus the biggest thing of all a track official shouldnt have to be on the track directing cars if all drivers have it and thats to me is a big safety advantage! Edited December 22, 2009 by Danielsen Motorsports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whayskwhy Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Remember to take your battery out each week, even off it will drain some juice. A low battery will turn the unit on and the display will work fine, but you may not be able to hear the scorer very well. Couple things I learned this year.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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