Trackmate RC Lap Counter for Our Backyard RC Track - Installation and Review

Installation and review of the Trackmate IRidium lap counter and timing system for our backyard RC race track. We ordered the standard package which includes 10 transponders, eight IR sensors (enough to cover a 10-foot wide track), the USB decoder, and all USB and RJ45 network cables required to connect everything.

Needed to complete the setup is a PC or laptop computer, and some sort of bridge to span the track in which to attach the sensors. We built ours with pressure-treated wood decking material.

Race management software is available from Trackmate at no charge, but the system works with other race management programs as well.

Our backyard R/C track is sized for 1/10 scale RC buggies and trucks such as Associated SC10, Traxxas Slash, Losi Ten SCTE, RC10GT, RC10B, and RC10T. We also have Kyosho nitro-powered 1/8 scale buggies but they are a bit large and fast for this track.

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Music: Demilitarized Zone, Demilitarized Zone (Sting) - by Ethan Meixsell.