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ROAR addresses personal transponders at national events

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Mike Garrison

0 Feb. 19, 2013, 6:04 a.m.

2/19/2013

By Mike Garrison

LiveRC.com

ROAR has made an announcement this morning regarding personal transponders at ROAR National Events. As many have been experiencing on a local level, new software and systems are replacing the old which in turn have left some racers without a working transponder.

ROAR has announced their solution to the issue for the 2013 national season with this statement:

"To all ROAR Members

As some of you may or may not know, MYLAPS is updating their decoder scoring systems. In doing so, the MRT transponders are not always picked up by the new system. However, the AMB/MYLAPS transponders will continue to operate properly. We are working with MYLAPS to provide as smooth of a transition as is possible. For the 2013 Carpet on-road nationals we will be using our current system which does not support the new native 3 wire RC4 transponder. My Laps will be sending us a very limited number of hybrid transponders for those people using the native RC4. This will be a loaner transponder and handed out on a first come first serve basis until the supply is exhausted. You will have to swap your Native RC4 Transponder for the Hybrid. You will receive your transponder back at the end of the event when you turn the loaner transponder back in. You may not modify the Loaner Transponder in any way. If unit becomes damaged you will have to pay for a replacement. We will be switching over to the new RC4 system starting with the The ROAR Electric Paved On-Road Nationals in May. This means by switching over to the new My Laps RC4 System, the MRT Brand transponders may not work properly.

My Laps Transponders may be purchased at most Hobby Retailer’s or by going to there web site at http://www.mylaps.com/index.php/us_eng/Websites/B2C/rc/shop2

Please check with your local tracks to see if they have updated their systems."

Unfortunately, like any updating situation, technology advancements and improvements are going to leave some users without working equipment. There is no 100% sure way to make certain that everyone will make the transition to updated software and systems smoothly, however, ROAR's solution to make sure everyone is counting at the Nationals through public announcements and hand out exchanges is definitely a step in the right direction.

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