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Dollar Speedway Gets Hooked-Up on New Technology by Troy Hennig |
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February 1, 2006...John Padjen
Motorsports is proud to announce the addition of transponder-based automatic
timing and scoring at Silver Dollar Speedway for the 2006 season.
“We are excited to bring some new technology into the racing at Silver
Dollar Speedway,” said promoter John Padjen.
“We have also started the process of getting Placerville Speedway ready
to for their own system. You can
expect Placerville to have automatic timing and scoring in the near future.”
The system has already been purchased and will be ready to go for the year’s first race, the Mini Gold Cup, March 10 and 11. All divisions will be required to either rent or purchase their own transponder. Transponders will be available for rent at Silver Dollar Speedway for $25.00 a night. If you wish to purchase a transponder you can go directly through John Padjen Motorsports and save over $30.00 off the list, website price. A transponder with charger will cost $333.00 while the hard-wired battery based transponder will cost $302.00 from John Padjen Motorsports. Direct pricing from the manufacture will cost $365.00 for charger/transponder and the hard-wired battery based transponder will cost $325.00. “I think that transponders are the way to go,” said Chico sprint car driver Eddy Lewis. “When they are in place at the Outlaw shows it just seems to make the event run smoother.” Sprint car veteran Andy Forsberg also summed up Lewis’ thoughts, “With the automatic timing I see no reason why anyone can dispute their spot on the track. Now we can let the officials do their jobs and get us lined back up according to the computer so we can get back to racing sooner.” The timing and scoring system eliminates arguments over inaccurate hand-scored results, while providing racers with race data such as individual lap times, lap charts and a history of their results. Since the system is simple to setup and operate, only one or two scorers are needed to manage the scoring for the entire night’s races. The system keeps track of results live during the race, which can be sent simultaneously to scoreboards, TV crews and monitors in the pits. AMB i.t. is the world's leader in transponder-based automatic timing and scoring systems. Since the early 1980's, AMB has manufactured the world's most advanced timing systems for sports ranging from RC model car racing to high speed car racing, horse racing, speed skating, cycling and athletic sports, such as marathons, triathlons and more. The system is currently relied on by more than 100 traveling series and tracks including: World of Outlaws, DIRT Motorsports, USAC, 141 Speedway, Houston Raceway Park and Knoxville Raceway. For
any other information please visit www.johnpadjenmotorsports.com |
