[JohnP]

QUOTE is infra-red control a practical alternative to the current slew of digital slot cars?

Many moons ago there was an IR car racing circuit featured in Elektor magazine so this kind of thing can and has been done. One problem though - you need some form of feedback from the car to work the lap timers/counters.

 

[JohnP]

QUOTE (Tropi @ 5 Dec 2004, 20:30)Use existing standard track lap timers and counters.
Much less complexity and no compatibility problems.
NEXT!

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Are we just talking about one car per lane here then? Who needs a high tech solution for that

RC transponders = expensive Macca!

 

[JohnP]

QUOTE IR travels at the speed of light. How much faster can it get than that?
How about the speed of gravity Fergy

 

[JohnP]

I didn't mean falling out of an aeroplane Fergy!

Gravity waves travel through space almost instantaneously - much faster than the speed of light!

(some say)