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Originally Posted by rhino20
The latest amb lap system, wouldn,t accept MRT transponders at a largescale meeting in the NL, 2 weeeks ago ,which meant drivers had to buy new transponders at the race.
Who needs another 80 quid for a new transponder,on race day.
With the cost of racing increasing, this is another unnessary cost.
I don,t know if other manufactures transponders were affected,but its crap.
I hope any clubs thinking of ungrading their system, think about this.
Personally i hope clubs boycott AMB,S latest system.
I,ve used MRT transponders, and known Terry for 30+ yrs, great products & service, so support the little guys buy british !!!
Yet another case of a big company,s greedy attitude, they,re gonna kill the golden goose. BEWARE amb.
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Originally Posted by fencer39
Personally I see this new system as blatent profiteering by mylaps. They purposefuly made the new system to be incompatible with the MRT transponders because basic business sense says that every mrt bought is not a sale for them, so they were loosing money.
Hence the new amb.
This sport is getting pricey enough without this.
If every MRT owner got on the case and told the BRCA so, then maybe they will change their mind about using it.
If not then they (brca) should bloody well stand up for all those that support the them.
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I don't understand this attitude at all.
AMBRC as they were known, pioneered the electronic lap counting system, made it reliable, sensibly priced and carried on developing it (otherwise we'd all still be using massive handout ones) - AMBRC/MYLAPS are not a charity, they are here to make a profit like any other company - I have absolutely no issue with them wanting to make good on the fruits of their labour. Quite frankly MRT came in a made their transponder - fine - have no issue with this either but you cannot expect AMBRC/MYLAPS not to want to protect their business.
I bought a PT when they 1st came out - it has been, hot, cold, frozen, wet, charged (!) , dropped, trodden on and driven around countless laps of rally cross and 10th scale circuit and is still going strong and has never missing a lap and remains the best £50 (at the time) I've spent on RC bar none. AMBRC/MYLAPS
