Derby Talk

Just an FYI for both of you... I bought a Judge roughly a month ago, and the serial cable that was supplied was DOA. It turns out we needed the cable to be about three feet longer for our setup, so I just used a cable that we had on hand. If it turns out to be a communication problem, perhaps you ca...

Because we don't "own" our own track, (two tracks are shared by three churches) I also mounted our finish line timer in a frame that can be slid onto the last section of the track, and straddles the finish line. To keep everything lined up, I drilled a hole on each side of the track, up fr...

Our laptop is near the starting gate, so we run the signal from the PC out to a 1:2 Distribution amp. One output goes to the ceiling mounted projector. The other signal goes out to to a monitor that sits (screen up) on a padded chair, directly behind the gate. It makes it very easy for the two start...

The clearest, biggest image is going to be obtained with a projector (using the VGA output), so I would make an effort to find a projector to borrow for the race. The prices are coming down quickly, and a lot of places have them now. In the past we have borrowed them from the high school, and from l...