Do racers want to pay to use transponders at EVERY race meeting?

**Biggles08** · 22nd March 2010, 13:58

There has been some talk about the expense of using transponders as opposed to mark-time or equivalent at race meetings. Here is a poll to have your say on the matter. Obviously this is unscientific and arguably even pointless but it will be interesting to see what you lot think on this issue.

Lets keep it to racers only so as to try to get a feeling for what the average road racer wants from thier club. So if you currently race, feel free to vote.

**Sketchy_Racer** · 22nd March 2010, 14:10

Meh I always use my own timer which seems consistently accurate to 0.1 of a second which is good enough for me.

Mark time is good enough to use at club days but if it turned up at nationals I would be pissed!

**woodyracer** · 22nd March 2010, 15:22

not a fan of marktime...their numbers never do seem quite right

**Skunk** · 22nd March 2010, 16:03

$35 won't cover it. Try closer to $40 - if you get 100 entries.

**Biggles08** · 22nd March 2010, 16:10

Originally Posted by Skunk

$35 won't cover it. Try closer to $40 - if you get 100 entries.

That may be the case Skunk but it was a figure I pulled out of my arse as for the Nat's round at Hampton I saw they are charging $75 for a two day round....so to be pedantic lets say $37.50 per day...happy?...

**Str8 Jacket** · 22nd March 2010, 16:18

Originally Posted by Biggles08

so to be pedantic lets say $37.50 per day...happy?...

Isn't that what we pay at VMCC winter series anyway?

**quallman1234** · 22nd March 2010, 16:20

Doesn't it take a-lot of people to keep a track of where everyone is in a race? Without Transponders

**Skunk** · 22nd March 2010, 16:21

Originally Posted by Biggles08

That may be the case Skunk but it was a figure I pulled out of my arse as for the Nat's round at Hampton I saw they are charging $75 for a two day round....so to be pedantic lets say $37.50 per day...happy?...

The $40 is on top of the transponder hire...

**Skunk** · 22nd March 2010, 16:24

Originally Posted by quallman1234

Doesn't it take a-lot of people to keep a track of where everyone is in a race? Without Transponders

Those are called volunteers. A real shortage of those around Auckland I hear.

**Biggles08** · 22nd March 2010, 16:24

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

Isn't that what we pay at VMCC winter series anyway?

About that :-)

**Str8 Jacket** · 22nd March 2010, 16:31

Originally Posted by Biggles08

About that :-)

Yeah, around $35-$40 is reasonable to me. I enjoy meetings and although I am never usually running to the front of the field its nice to have an accurate time to measure my progress in each race.... That and I am competitive I have had a few races when I crossed the line right next to someone where I knew I had passed the line before that rider and could prove it!

**Wannabiker** · 22nd March 2010, 18:01

...hell, I punt around in clubmans and one could argue I need a calendar, not a stopwatch for my lap times....

**scrivy** · 22nd March 2010, 18:04

Remember the old days before transponders.............

Stop watches and lots of time keepers!!!
No one worried back then..............

**k14** · 22nd March 2010, 18:11

There is no option for "it's club racing, who cares". That's my opinion about it anyway, for nationals, yes they are needed. For all other racing, not too bothered either way. I have my own transponder so if they allow it I will run it (if I remember to charge it) but if not then not too worried.