MK9R
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| posted on 20/10/11 at 09:17 AM |
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Can pit boards have lights on them?
In a bid to try and make the pit board more visible I was thinking of adding some lights to it, anyone know if this ok or does it break every MSA
rule?
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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franky
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| posted on 20/10/11 at 09:22 AM |
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have you ever seen a race series with them?
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balidey
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| posted on 20/10/11 at 09:24 AM |
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Its not the pit-board thats the problem, its the driver.
I spent a couple of races holding out boards, the same as every other driver in the race.
After the race we asked if the driver was OK with the info.
He admitted he never looked at it once. 
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MK9R
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| posted on 20/10/11 at 09:25 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by franky
have you ever seen a race series with them?
No, but have found a very very expensive pit board that has LED display that blinks etc.
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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MikeCapon
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| posted on 20/10/11 at 09:25 AM |
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As far as I know it's not against the rules. For 24 hour racing we either had a lamp above the board or when we got really pro a backlit board
with black numbers/letters on transparent supports.
HTH
Mike
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MK9R
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| posted on 20/10/11 at 09:26 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by balidey
Its not the pit-board thats the problem, its the driver.
I spent a couple of races holding out boards, the same as every other driver in the race.
After the race we asked if the driver was OK with the info.
He admitted he never looked at it once.
Its a must for the 6hr birket relay race next weekend
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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MK9R
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| posted on 20/10/11 at 09:28 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeCapon
As far as I know it's not against the rules. For 24 hour racing we either had a lamp above the board or when we got really pro a backlit board
with black numbers/letters on transparent supports.
HTH
Mike
I can't find any specific rule either, and the nightime races did make me wonder how else it could be done
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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MikeCapon
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| posted on 20/10/11 at 09:34 AM |
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Thinking further on this subject I'm surprised than in F1 the pitboards are so ordinary.
In a sport where spending bucks is of no consequence it seems odd that McLaren, Red Bull Ferrari etc all seem to have bought the base model from Demon
Tweeks. 
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adithorp
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| posted on 20/10/11 at 09:40 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MK9R
quote:
Originally posted by balidey
Its not the pit-board thats the problem, its the driver.
I spent a couple of races holding out boards, the same as every other driver in the race.
After the race we asked if the driver was OK with the info.
He admitted he never looked at it once.
Its a must for the 6hr birket relay race next weekend
OT but... I guess it's going to rain next week then?
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britishtrident
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| posted on 20/10/11 at 09:42 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeCapon
Thinking further on this subject I'm surprised than in F1 the pitboards are so ordinary.
In a sport where spending bucks is of no consequence it seems odd that McLaren, Red Bull Ferrari etc all seem to have bought the base model from Demon
Tweeks.
F1 pit board is only a back up system
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TimC
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| posted on 20/10/11 at 09:42 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
OT but... I guess it's going to rain next week then?
As regular as Christmas...
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tegwin
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| posted on 20/10/11 at 10:40 AM |
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That could actually be quite a cool project.... Create a network of LEDs... buy a commercially available driverboard and have your very own dot-matrix
messaging system... if your clever about it you could stick up a "finger" to the opposition :p
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procomp
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| posted on 20/10/11 at 11:03 AM |
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Hi
The LED versions are quite hard to actually read at speed. As per Mike capon the best solution is a simple back lit version. Spent some time with Mike
Topp and his project off doing them. Simply get the translucent material and get the numbers cut out in black vinyl with the actual number removed,
simple light behind and bingo very easily seen pit board. Also works a treat in the day time also with the light off.
Cheers Matt
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bi22le
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| posted on 20/10/11 at 02:19 PM |
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I dont know about the rules but I bet I could make one that worked!!
Only the same as Procomp said. Negative letters and compile the information in tiles before hand.
Could you not use one of those party flash sign things you have to wave really quick?
Or get a radio \ intercom?
Or glow in the dark transfers and a 'charge' lamp to keep them under?
Or an LCD tv with laptop connected.
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