Daniel 'BBQ' Persson signs up with Dirt Champ Design

[jimmy]

Dirt Champ Design, Makers of the exciting new personal lap counter, have announced the respected Swedish racer Daniel Persson has joined the team.

Daniel Persson:
I am wery glad that Dirt Champ Design wants me on board, There new awsome laptiming system will be a huge help for alot of drivers and clubs out there. im looking forward to work with them.

Check out DirtChampDesign website for more information on the new personal lap counter system. http://dirtchampdesign.com/

[Danosborne6661]

Sounds good! I'm guessing its going to be expensive like AMB though?

[bbq]

not even close to a amb system, this you will have with you when you go practicing.

[b4pete]

Christ, I opened the page and thought Ali G had taken up RC!!

[super__dan]

No idea on the lap counting system but Daniel is ACE!

[Alex H]

Ali G!! Now when you say it.

Nice Daniel och fet lycka till hur nu det sammarbetat kommer fungera.

See you soon on a track near you.

[Ema]

@Bbq
Looking at the website seems that the transponder communicate to the main unit using an infrared beam.

Is that right ?
What happen when two car pass on the finish line at the same time ?

Using this system it is possible to manage a club race or it is only good for pratice purposes ?

bye and thanks
Ema

[Danosborne6661]

Also out of interest, could you use the software for racing?
Is it possible to have 5 minute heats with intervals in between?

I know this is meant to be for practice laps but it's interesting to know if you can run a meeting from the software?

[JonMack]

Originally Posted by Ema

@Bbq
Looking at the website seems that the transponder communicate to the main unit using an infrared beam.

Is that right ?
What happen when two car pass on the finish line at the same time ?

Using this system it is possible to manage a club race or it is only good for pratice purposes ?

bye and thanks
Ema

I thought it was through bluetooth

"Completely wireless using bluetooth technology"



Dan, I like your thinking

[Danosborne6661]

Sounds good doesnt it? Our retro AMB system is a bit lame
I'd be willing to chip in a lump sum towards it, sounds fun

[Ema]

Originally Posted by JonMack

I thought it was through bluetooth

"Completely wireless using bluetooth technology"



Dan, I like your thinking

Read carefully ....

I think that the unit use an IR beam from the trasponder to the timing unit and the bluetooth technology only to send the data from the timing unit to the PC.

[David Church]

I think this is an in-expensive way to count your laps/race. If it's too much to buy for one person, get a few together to chip in or have a whip round at your local club, this brings the price per person right down

Plus I am sure my man BBQ will be happy if they sell loads

[DCD_MarcusBerglund]

@Ema: The reason why we placed the TimeR on a tripod is that you can place it in an angle towards the track. This makes it possible for the IR-beam placed inside the car to pass over the roof of other cars passing at the same time.

Of course there are limits to this as well. If you are running a 1/10 touring car at the same time as a 1/5 large scale, you CAN expereince problems. As long as you are running cars of similar size you should not have any problems.

If there are many cars on the track we suggest you place the tripod on something of about 0.5 meter height to increase the reliablility.

At this point the software can manage to run qualification heats (delayed start) and final mode (simultaneous start). You select which users that are in the race and the results are shown live in the race-tab. Whenever the race is finished you can export the results to a pdf and run another race. Beside the race results all the laps are stored in the corresponding user tab as well, for further analysis.

It is important to stress that we are not aiming to compete with AMB. But you will definitely be able to run small club races with a minimum of setup time and a much lower cost!

The TimeR uses a Class 1 Bluetooth link to the computer to provide the data in real-time. The TimeR can provide a free line of sight range of approximately 100m. However, the limiting factor will be the internal Bluetooth of whatever laptop you are using since they most of the time include a Class 2 Blutooth device. The idea is that if the range is enough using the internal Bluetooth you are fine, otherwise you can buy a USB-Bluetooth device which improves the range further.

We are aware that the device might seem a bit expensive, but considering that you can split it between your racing mates it will become more cost efficient than any other system out there.