IndianaOpenWheel.com Sprint Car & Midget Racing Forum
Forgot Password?

Reply  Indiana Open Wheel > Indiana Open Wheel Forum > 2021 Transponders
Thread Tools
2/23/21, 8:53 PM   #1
2021 Transponders
Kinser5K
Kinser5K is offline
Member

Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 82
 

Can someone please post a little info into the MANDATORY Transponders we are being forced to buy to run Bloomington, Paragon, and Lincoln Park Speedway?
Here are a few questions I’ve been asked on this subject...
Are we buying these to keep?
Do they come with a charger?
Is the $169 for a one year subscription?
Will this be a fee every year in the future?
Who covers cost of damages?
What happens if it dies during race night?
If the transponder becomes faulty, who replaces it?
What happens with lost transponders during a crash/race?

Thanks in advance
 
2/23/21, 9:04 PM   #2
Re: 2021 Transponders
dirtracer74
dirtracer74 is offline
Member

Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 153
 

Any track I have dealt with where you have to buy a transponder, the transponder is yours. It is up to you to make sure it is in working order, just like a raceceiver would be. They did say they will have a few to rent for each night. Even if you do rent one, if you damage it or lose it, you are still responsible to replace it.

The part I do not understand, they say to mount it on the right rear axle tube. Might be OK on a late model, not so much on a sprint, lol.
 
2 members like this post: jim goerge, tirespinner
2/23/21, 9:18 PM   #3
Re: 2021 Transponders
Sandy Lowe
Sandy Lowe is offline
Senior Member

Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,660
 

I believe this is the transponder they are requiring:
https://speedhiveshop.mylaps.com/tr2...onder-car.html
FYI we use the yellow Westhold transponders at Lawrenceburg and the MyLaps transponder is not compatible with our system.
_________________________________________________
Last edited by Sandy Lowe; 2/23/21 at 9:20 PM.
 
3 members like this post: kcarm92, Luvdirtracing, tirespinner
2/23/21, 9:46 PM   #4
Bshort36
Bshort36 is offline
Member

Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 33
 

Lawrenceburg doesn’t charge for transponders correct?
 
1 member likes this post: tirespinner
2/23/21, 9:52 PM   #5
kcarm92
kcarm92 is offline
Senior Member

Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,241
 

again you think tracks would work together, and get the same transponders so they work at all tracks , and tracks that we have ran transponder, if it's properly attached, and they get damaged , it's theirs, not if it's true or not but was told by a promotor they can have them insured for that reason , racers cannot ,
 
1 member likes this post: tirespinner
2/23/21, 10:13 PM   #6
Re: 2021 Transponders
Sandy Lowe
Sandy Lowe is offline
Senior Member

Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,660
 

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bshort36 View Post
Lawrenceburg doesn’t charge for transponders correct?
Correct
 
3 members like this post: Bshort36, Leohr46, tirespinner
2/23/21, 10:23 PM   #7
Chastain75
Chastain75 is offline
Member

Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 83
 

At brownstown they charge you $5 and hold your driver's license when you rent one. You get your license and payout when you return transponder. I don't recall any registration fees either. Guys like me will not spend an extra $170 to go run his tracks on brownstown's off weekends. Spending more money and racing for less winnings. I don't see how this helps the local racer.
 
4 members like this post: Blacksheep, interpreter66, J Watson, tirespinner
2/23/21, 11:53 PM   #8
Jrp4554
Jrp4554 is offline
Senior Member

Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 857
 

Greeds a powerful thing.
 
3 members like this post: Chastain75, svfd830, tirespinner
2/24/21, 8:00 AM   #9
TQ29m
TQ29m is online now
Senior Member

Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 6,159
 

I still have mine, from my tq days, we had a gentleman who wanted them used and he was financially able to buy them, and let us make payments on them. They claim that location is the least likely to get damage in a crash, Lord knows we had plenty of them.
__________________
"Being old, isn't half as much fun, as getting there"! Ole Robert I!
 
2 members like this post: jim goerge, tirespinner
2/24/21, 1:31 PM   #10
badcoupe
badcoupe is offline
Senior Member

Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 946
 

Most all tracks I’ve been to use the westhold like lawrenceburg and brownstown as well as north Vernon do. Wonder if they were having issues getting them returned at end of night or did the tracks mentioned earlier not use transponders before? It would be nice if everyone used the same one. Most of the RC tracks make you buy your own as well, I quit doing the rc car thing I think he winter years ago but they were 100 back then.
 
1 member likes this post: tirespinner
Reply Indiana Open Wheel > Indiana Open Wheel Forum > 2021 Transponders


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 2:05 PM.


Make IndianaOpenWheel.com your homepage
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
© 2005-2024 IndianaOpenWheel.com
Mobile VersionLinks: Dave Merritt - Chris Pedersen - Carey Fox - Carey Akin - Joe Bennett - Brandon Murray - Dave Roach - John DaDalt - Racin; With D.O. - Jackslash Media