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TranX160 Rechargeable Transponder
http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.asp?RecID=4639
$240
http://www.cometkartsales.com/store/gauges/amb.htm
$250
also can be found on ebay from time to time…
I hope that if transponders are required for CSC or at club level everyone would be notified prior to the first race. I hope that one day that all requirments per level and per event are made known in advance to everyone and more than one way. A lot of people are unaware of this venue to gather the knowledge, advice, and used equipment that they may need. :idn:
I agree w/ Dave. It is basically assumed w/ folks that have been racing a while that transponders are part of their own racing equipment etc.
For folks new to the sport it is one of those “oh yeah, you need to spend another $250 if you want to race.” Granted, we all know that karting AINT cheap but if transponders are a must own item, some folks will be very angry on race day if they find out they need their own when expecting to rent or unaware of the need for one.In defense of some of the track owners I heard last year at a couple of the last races that because of the charging problems with some of the older transponders that they would not be supplying them this year..after what we all have invested in our toys what is $250 anyway… :money….I am not trying to say we are all rich but I wouldn’t want to have to supply all the racers transponders.
That would be $500 for me :money (2 kids racing) and one for me (I wanted to race) :money Don’t throw away those old ones that done charge I’ll take them off your hands…..
For an average of 135 karts at the CSC, that is a $33,750 “investment?”
For them to be “provided” or “rented” for $5.00?The other side of the coin…
Jim, I wouldn’t want to buy all of those either. I think they cost too much for what you get and they need to last longer than a few years. Not smart to seal the batteries in the case.
So will we need to buy them and if we do, can we use 1 for both of our kids as long as they are not in the same race? Just trying to save a little money…
Les,
I agree with you.
Lets see what Brad comes up with for re-charging the batteries…
Yes, you may switch a transponder between all of your entries as long as they are out different times on the track.
Thanks,
JimJim. I would like to know if the track is going to require transponders at the club level and the CSC race? Or is rental of a transponder available, or is the ones at IMI going to be used at the track? I understand that there is a large investment for a track to have transponders, but what I would like to know a for sure what the decsion is. There is so many things that are “up in the air”. someone or group needs to put things in concrete.
ThanksDave,
Yes, Transponders are required IF you want to be scored. If you want to start from the back of the pack each Main, then, NO transponders are not required.
Brad has been nice enough to supply them over the years, however the “charge” isn’t holding for more than 1/2 a day.
Thanks,
JimThere is so many things that are “up in the air”. someone or group needs to put things in concrete.
Dave,
As mentioned in an earlier post, part of this is an apprenticeship. We went through it racing at different levels. I went through it with Harley Davidsons back when “if you have to ask you wouldn’t understand” was pretty much the norm. Once I understood, I would share anything I knew with anyone.
It’s hard to look at things as noobie when you’ve been around it for a while. But you do have some options. Many of the racers who post fairly regular here would be glad to help you directly or get the information you need. There really is no handbook for the somewhat infinite things that you may need to know. Coming out to a race day to hang with a team would be about all you would need to do. While this would not be Csc or The Series specific, it will be very simular to the events you’ll be attending. We are thinking about doing the Grand Junction enduro if you want to come hang out. There are also people who offer services to the racer for one on one.
Maybe you should be the one to compile all this information and put it in a form to help racers coming in behind you not to suffer the same frustrations you are encountering. The problem is, it will take a lot of effort to do a news letter for noobies or something like that which would include specifics to “The Series or Csc” events and structure. Most of these questionsare answered the first race day. But when your sitting around wondering how all this works before your first season, it might be a great thing to do. Rich Vito put out a news letter, he may be a good contact if you want gather and put this information together for others as well. I don’t think the cost is much and you wouldn’t need more than 20-30 copies at most.
As far as the transponders go. I personally would just figure out a way to buy one. I kinda doubt you’ll have much luck this time of the year on ebay, so you may just have to bite the bullet. It’s not much more money than a set of tires and a jug of racing fuel. There are also benefits to using your own transponder. You can log onto http://www.mylaps.com
and bring up any event that your son has ever raced in easily and it is cool to surf back through and use it as information for your previous performance as well as your competitors. You can also track your drivers lap consistency in a bar graph form which is a great tool and view lap charts to see postion changes per lap. When you click on lap chart, go to a drivers name below and click it to highlight one or several drivers, it’s awesome. You can also profile your driver with specific information there as well. Go there and type in – roman gutierrez or kyle ray for example (or any driver) and look around. If you know all this already, sorry for redundancy but maybe some other new racers don’t.Rick
Rick brought up some advantages of owning your own Transponder. Other advantages are:
It’s yours.
No waiting for one race morning.
You know the condition of the battery and how much of a charge it has.
No rental fee.I bought one in the late ’90s for $200 in Daytona. The rental fee was $25.00 a weekend. It paid for itself in 4 race weekends. I sold it in ’06 for $100.00. (in good working condition). Point being I got my dollars worth and had less hassle at the track.
BR
There is one thing wrong with owning your own transponder. At the end of the day, some one is at the scales trying to get it from you! :cheers:
O.k Brian,
You need to take your socks off while doing the math. 200.00 divided by 25.00 = 8 weeknds :bs:
These are good points too and yes you do have to throw your body over them rolling off the scales at the end of the day. 😯
They must be durable, we have the new little one (not sure the number) and it got knocked off in Vegas. It got beat up pretty bad but it still works. The first transponder I’ve seen with tire marks on it, then it looks like it may have drug a while before seperating from the kart. So I may have a slightly used one, only driven on Sundays, allways garaged blah….blah….blah :cheers:
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