I was old enough to work the SCCA timing stand in the 70's. Worked
my way up to 3 or 4 cars simultaneously, analog watches with the
split hand, really wished hard for a calculator that would do "time
math" (lessee, that's carry the 6?). Hard work (especially lap 1
when they are all bunched), hard to not make mistakes, lots of
workers needed. Totally eliminated by transponders and a computer
with the right software.
There are now races where I may have no pit crew so I'd have to time
the car WHILE DRIVING if we went back to the honor system.
I agree - Lets just race! :)
- Tony D
At 09:37 PM 1/16/2009, RACER BUD wrote:
>When i began racing..in the late 1960s...we operated on an honor
>system.....Our pit crews took our lap times with stop watches..and
>turned those times into the SCCA people...That made up the grid...If
>a guy lied...It all came out in the wash...It did not matter what
>the fastest lap time was in the race...It was..Who won the
>race......I would like this stuff to be TOTALLY PERIOD CORRECT...We
>don't need any Electronic stuff......In CSRG we have lots of racers
>who race without transponders....Let's Just Race!
>Racer Bud..Spitfire #21
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Drews" <tony@tonydrews.com>
>To: <fot@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 7:18 PM
>Subject: Re: [Fot] Hans now Transponders
>
>
>>Back when Transponders were being required by the vintage clubs, I
>>got in on a Florida SCCA deal and got the wired one for like
>>$240. This was back in 2002, I think. So, it has been done...
>>
>>- Tony D
>>
>>At 06:35 PM 1/16/2009, dos_gusanos@msn.com wrote:
>>>Maybe someone could get a club deal on say, AMB
>>>transponders. There can't be
>>>$300 worth of stuff tucked in that little red box.................Henry
>>>Morrison
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