made up my mind for me! just cant afford to race this year. i really hope it doesnt hurt the tracks turnout. im looking forward to running my sport mod in 2013.

This is not good.Transponders rental was part of the reason we quit running Chow.Did Amb/My laps somehow force Chris and Scott to buy transponder scoring systems?I cant see how this is going to help anything or anybody except Scott and Chris.In this economy,they shouldnt be adding any more expense to the racers.I really hope this is a bad joke.

Darrell

well i guess i have to find another  sponsor to pay for this . might not be able to throw s many shirts and stuff. i think if i can find 3 more sponsors i can afford to buy it and throw shirts ever race.

I've really never noticed a lap count difference between hanford and bak.  It may be more accurate though.

The dummy one goes on the engine plate, the real one under the nose! Seriously, welcome to the 21st century. No more full restarts after the first lap was complete because it's impossible to score. No more getting put back out of positions you gained fairly because the scorers missed it. Not knocking hand scorers that's a tough job, I wouldn't want to try it. Now if they would put a pylon in the infield the drivers could see we can sort it out in a hurry and quit screwing around under yellow.

Electronic timing and scoring has been arond for a LONG time now, and it is the way things will be in the future, so to be upset because your track went to it shows a poor attitude about the sport in my opinion.

Yes, it is an added expense. I've been a crew chief for a long time, but now I've started my own program, so I can definitely relate to the added expense and how hard that is, but there are always added expenses. This sport is not cheap. Everytime you turn around you've got $100 here, or $100 there to spend. That sucks, but that's the reality of the situation.

To get on here and pregnant dog about what you can or can't afford, or the fact you're going to not race at a track because they require this... well, that track probably isn't going to miss you anyway. Track's need the little guy's in the sport to survive, but most don't want to deal with the headaches of the people who constantly pregnant dog about how they can't afford this or that. If you can't afford it, stay home til you can. No one is forcing you to race.

With either my crew chief hat, or my driver's helmet on, I applaud tracks for going to BOTH transponders and raceivers. When Willamette went to transponders a couple years ago, I was stoked. More accuracy on lap times and qualifying, and we can go back and analyze the results later. A definite plus. I have also been a big advocate for them to go to Raceivers, and they are finally requiring them for 2012. Yes, that hurts my pocket book, BUT, if it allows me to avoid a wreck and damage, it will have SAVED me money the first time out. $100 to be safer in my car? Absolutely... that's a no brainer and an easy purchase in my opinion.


Now, I don't know if tracks up here do the "rent to own" deal, but they definitely should, at least for the transponders. That aids the tracks more, and if they're going to require it, it shouldn't be at a profit. That is MY OPINION, not a bash, just an observation. I think all tracks should run the transponder deal that way.

As for the raceivers... I would put this challenge up to any and all tracks... If you want to go to this system, both for ease for your personel, and to help with driver safety, I would challenge you to search out a sponsor, or save some of that beer money, and purchase this system and the units and PROVIDE them each race night to the drivers FOR FREE. Before I get bashed on that... it is happening at tracks. I got that idea from seeing it happen at Knoxville. You give the track your licsense, get a transponder for the night, and turn it in at the end of the night and get your DL back.

I see providing something for safety like that as a true sign to the drivers supporting your track that you are looking out for them and want to keep them coming back week after week. It is the little things like that that go a long way with teams.

That is my opinion on the subject. No bashing of tracks or anyone intended, so if you disagree, no worries, and if you're offended, sorry.

Craig Cassell

where can i order 1 ? i would like to order it tomorrow (monday) i just can not find it in the speedway magazine need some help sap. please

Just Google transponders...There are a lot of places you can buy them...You can get them used also...

Only certain ones work with certain systems, usualy MyLaps systems use the red ones for race cars on there web site not the gocart yellow ones. I would think they would come up with a part no. but to buy one from Mylaps will be the same price as your promoter is selling them for. But buy 10-25 for $400 there is a different price. If used properly Transponders are a great tool, Raceceivers if the track uses them properly can save you the cost of the transponder, if you can miss just one wreck you have most of that money back by calling yellow yellow turn 3 or red red turn 1, think about it.

Same thing happens if you buy a used scoring system. It cost about the same to re-register it as a completly new system.

Don"t bye a used won..Just hope all the loops are done right.