Personal or not Personal?
From owning 2 AMBrc systems... you guys are right... there are no current knock-off's around... As a AMB dealer/user, we too are stuck to the pricing that anyone (you) can get directly from AMB. 10 or more Personal Transponders you can get them cheaper, otherwise, $83 beans for one as of 9.29.4. We have a few left in our PA store, and are about to order 10 more. If anyone is interested, stop in or call/email.
AMB suggested to us (and other tracks) to raise the entry fee of racing from $10.00 to 12... This would add encouragement for racers to purchase a personal. Although that is an idea, I can't see doing that personally. Although if you are really into racing, this adds an "identity" to you, almost like a social security number... and would travel with you wherever you would race. That is, if the system can read personal transponders! There is a national database of racers that is growing. Someday in the very near future race data will be uploaded to a central site. SCH already uploads all of their race data, but not the transponder data. Race computers will be able to have live, updating to either their club website, or the national site designated by AMB.
Interesting technology on the horizon... If you were a serious racer, I would pick up a personal transponder so you can be on the bleeding edge of r/c technology. Just 2¢ worth.
Mike :wave: