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We, LVCC, were considering using transponders at the Velopark for our Ten series . That would be for 90 riders doing 10 laps.
We were not convinced that it would be more reliable than our analogue system; but we would be interested in a cheap and reliable digital system
Our timekeepers are very , very analogue but also highly reliable.
Peter_Carter-
I was wondering how you guys did it. You must have a good organisation to count 90 x 10 laps, but I guess they are not all out on the track at the same time so not quite as hard as it sounds.
Unfortunately the proven systems aren't cheap! I looked into it again last year as some of our transponders were approaching end of life. There seem to be just two systems that are widely used for this type of thing, a the costs were similar, so we just spent a few hundred on 5 new transponders and stuck with what we had.
frank9755
We're running out in mine - mainly because they all keep riding!
I reckon it will come, when the technology gets cheaper and you can do it reliably with a post at the side of the road rather than a wire across it.
I've had enough dodgy calls from timekeepers, and seen what goes on when riders have been missed to be sure which I would rather trust.
And I've seen how reliable our system has been: in 50 events over 5 years, with an average of say 30 riders doing 11 laps - that's about 16,500 passes - there have only been 3 or 4 missed lap readings.