The reason for the.009 margin is due to the difference in placement of the transponders. Our timing system is accurate to.00010 seconds and we display times rounded up to 1/1000 of a second. With a physical margin of victory of about 2' – 3' the actual time gap should be more in the order of.000631312 seconds. Having had to buy my own transponder in 2003 for the Manx, I went to give it its three monthly charge and it now goes flat after about 16 hours, despite giving 3 flashes when it first. Your calculations are correct that at approximately 180 mph a.009 margin of victory equates to about 2.34 feet.ĪMB TranX260 Transponder - Older rechargable type I've also posted this on the MGP and the Classic Club sites, but got no replies so thought I'd repeat it here. Figuring this was a problem with IE I tried to open a webpage, which just gave me a blank white space in IE.Ĭopyright 2003, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.This just in from AMA Pro Racing's Ken Rogers, in response to our post, ' And Now A Very Good Question About The Daytona AMA Superstock Race, And Transponder Scoring Of Close Finishes.' Editor, :Thanks to John Kos from Albuquerque for your observations regarding the use of transponders in timing and scoring.
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