4th-May-20, 08:17 AM
Leo - it would be good to document progress with Drag RC in another thread - with lots of pics and detailed problem-solving. I think is it a bit of a sideshow to Dave's main focus - Race Coordinator proper - but it does offer a very accessible entry point to a PC-based drag timing system for any scale. The latest version of Drag RC was released just before Christmas 2019. One of the guys who hosts races with the NitroSlots group has used it for competition this year.
An Arduino Uno clone (£5-ish) will do the job, plus IR emitters and sensors and lots of cabling. Throw in a 2-Channel relay board plus various connectors, fuse holders and switches I think I spent less than £25 on components. With what I've built for Drag Basic, I will be able to use a female D-sub socket to swap it over to the Drag RC set-up. It's only right and proper to contribute to Dave's charity fund, so that's potentially a great little drag race timing system for around £50. It does need a fully updated version of Windows 7, 8 or 10 with .NET 4 installed. So it won't work on my Satellite 100CS...
An Arduino Uno clone (£5-ish) will do the job, plus IR emitters and sensors and lots of cabling. Throw in a 2-Channel relay board plus various connectors, fuse holders and switches I think I spent less than £25 on components. With what I've built for Drag Basic, I will be able to use a female D-sub socket to swap it over to the Drag RC set-up. It's only right and proper to contribute to Dave's charity fund, so that's potentially a great little drag race timing system for around £50. It does need a fully updated version of Windows 7, 8 or 10 with .NET 4 installed. So it won't work on my Satellite 100CS...
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