Weird. Most of the Vintage races don't care--they'll let you run but won't
give you a time or a qualifying position so you start at the back. At an
SCCA race a few years ago my transponder wasn't working and they talked
about DQ'ing me. I asked what the justification could possibly be. They
couldn't come up with anything rational, so they let it go.
Sometimes it helps to just keep asking why.
-----Original Message-----
From: WEmery7451@aol.com [mailto:WEmery7451@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 9:10 PM
To: Bill Babcock; N197TR4@cs.com; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: AMB Transponder Needed for TOM CHANDLER
In a message dated 3/29/05 12:51:59 PM Pacific Standard Time, BillB@bnj.com
writes:
<< Actually, the cheapest way is to not have one. You don't get a time, and
you start from the back of the pack, but starting out, who cares?
>>
Around here, there is a strong chance that you will be disqualified and not
allowed to run. During the first race that I attended which required
transponders, I was called in and told that mine was not working. The Glen
Region was putting on the race, and knew that I had bought a transponder
from them the previous winter. I told them that I knew that it wasn't
working because I didn't have time to put it on. Your entry form
instructions said that transponders were only needed for the enduro race.
They said that other people made that mistake and wanted to rent one to me.
I had brought mine along and managed to install it in the paddock.
The next event, my boy had trouble with his battery powered transponder for
his RX-7 Mazda. Some grid worker told him that if he can't get it working
right, they were going to disqualify him. Since I had sheared off my
flywheel bolts on the TR-3, I lent my transponder to him, which is hard
wired. I then told him to keep it and get rid of that battery powered one.
I ordered another hard wired transponder directly from AMB over the
Internet.
The next time out, my new transponder would not work right. It would show
times for a couple of laps and then quit. After fiddling around most of
Saturday and Sunday trying to make it work, and each time being told that
the thing would quit working, I looked into renting one (for a fee and some
huge deposit). Much to my surprise, they lent one to me for nothing.
I then contacted AMB about my problems. They told me to send back my
transponder, and they sent me another one, which works.
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