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Originally Posted by mark christopher
Bugger me that's so clever
I have a mrt pt in all my cars with the same number, and quess what I don't need my pt to tell me which car I'm driving, because I can see it on the track.... Oh and the software will only know if someone tells it what is what.
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Exactly this, why do I need an extra digit available, so what? Do I need the system to tell me I am accidentally running my Snoring car on an off road circuit, might I bring my model boat to a micro national? Sorry, being a little bit facetious (I don't do boats, touring car or micro
), but what is the point of it? The pinnacle of RC timing technology is adding an extra digit to the transponder number?
I cannot see what it does to enhance the hobby whatsoever - now if they were going to tell me the upgrade will allow tracks to be divided up into sectors to provide split times (something I'm sure is probably already possible) then great, or it has been designed to work with some new affordable personal lap counting device, excellent, but it's none of these and nothing else I can see. I'm not saying lets all stay in 1985 pushing the number keys on a bbc micro to count laps, but change for change's sake? Even if the change was to give the clubs some amazing do-it-all software which makes those running the meetings lives' much easier then I could see the point in that too, but I'm yet to be convinced.
I have 2 MRTs on the same number in my 2 and 4wd - If I had to buy Harrys to replace them then I would, but I wouldn't even want to do that at the moment with the Purcy on the horizon, all a bit confusing right now...