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Racecourse lap counter and racecourse for radio controlled vehicles

  • US 7,474,984 B2
  • Filed: 06/07/2006
  • Issued: 01/06/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A combination of a racecourse and a plurality of racing vehicles, comprising:

  • said racecourse having a predefined path defined by at least one gate, each one of said at least one gate including a unique identifier;

    each one of said plurality of racing vehicles having a sensor capable of detecting said unique identifier, said sensor coupled to a logic circuit and to a transmitter, wherein the logic circuit transmits vehicle race progress information less frequently than at each gate passing; and

    a scoreboard having a receiver capable of receiving information directly from said transmitter and displaying said information according to a desired format, wherein a time to travel between gates determined by said racing vehicle (T1) is compared to said time to travel between gates determined by said scoreboard (T2) and displaying a false start if T2 is less than T1.

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