About using R/C stock: there are no such stores in my area. Is there a good
hobbyist magazine I could look at? What do you recommend?

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> From: Andy Kunz <montana@FAST.NET>
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: Project: Any Ideas?
> Date: Tuesday, August 26, 1997 8:10 AM
>
> At 10:32 AM 8/26/97 -0700, you wrote:
> >Reading abut the driveway thing reminded me of a project I turned down
> >recently. We have a racetrack in the area that races kitcars (sort of
1/5th
> >scale NASCARs) and they wanted a system for timing the laps of
individual
> >cars on the track. I thought about some ideas but they all seemed too
> >complicated. Amy ideas from you bright sparks out there? Remember that
as
> >many as 6 cars can cross the line at the same time.
> >regards to all,
>
> I would recommend using R/C car transponders.  Very cheap, and there are
> several systems out there for processing the incoming data.  Go to a
hobby
> shop that has a car track and you'll get all the info you need.
>
> Bring your credit card and buy a BOAT while you're at it <G>
>
> Andy
>
>
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