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| Vlad sent me this e-mail: |
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Hi Brent, Firstly My apologies for the very late response, Family matters have a way of changing ones priorities. I've had a chance to test the system and I have to say FANTASTIC!!!!! The system looks great and works flawlessly on all my cars, slow or fast it does not matter. It has not skipped a beat in over 100 laps of racing so far. The only problem is that it will not read the BLUE Scaley guides. I was aware from your previous emails that this may happen, so I had already collected a heap of old black scaley guides that fit the new cars, this has fixed the problem. Thanks again Brent, your work is fantastic! Best Regards |
| KCMO Racer writes in an e-mail: |
| Hi Brent, Yup, the lapcounter is
working great. No problems at all. |
| Donkey Runner writes in an e-mail: |
| Hi Brent, Just thought I would touch base with you, my track has never missed a beat, and boy are we putting laps on it thanks again. Notice you have changed your web site around look's good. I notice your collection of cars is getting up there, you'll soon need a bigger basement to store the cars(lol) I have a question for you, do you run most cars with stock tyres? if not what tyres are you using. I notice your long straight on the track now that looks fun. Are you able to fully hold in the controller for a second, and do you find the cars bounce or not when flying down the straight. Keep in touch..................Stewart Hi Brent, Ok here is my result's last night we ran a scalextric F1 with blue guide for 150 laps and we did not miss a beat . We then ran a Porsche GT with blue guide for 60 laps and again every thing was fine. We ran on both lanes and in each direction. We have our sensor's placed as you come out of a chicane into a hair pin and in the other direction as you come out of a hair pin into the chicane, so in either direction the cars are not traveling very fast. Regards ............Stewart |
| Newslotfan writes this on the SCI forum: |
| Hello, Just a small note to let everyone know who's looking for a great timing program, sensor track, complete with a used lap top to check out what Mr.Bugs SCI (aka) Brent Carlson has put together. I bought a complete set up from him about a month ago and I've loved it ever since, I would recommend his system to anyone looking to find an affordable timing system that is expandable and fun. 
Bruce contact Brent @ b.carlson@carlsoncomputers.com Edited by: Newslotfan at: 9/17/03 9:03 am http://pub83.ezboard.com/fpockitfrm13.showMessage?topicID=554.topic |
| Al Penrose, owner of BWA Wheels replies to a post on HRW forum: |
| Contact Mr.Bugs, he will build you a real nice setup
for your Artin track, that uses a couple of different Free CPU based Lap
timers. Here's a link to his stuff. Track Sensors They work very well indeed. I know, because he did some for my old Revell track and they work just Jimm Dandy.
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| TightLip wrote this on the SCI forum |
| I received my sensors and laptop system this week. All
I have to say is this is 1 great deal. Plug it up and go with it. Now
mind you I'm no a COMPUTER PERSON but it seems to be a very self
explaining system"SRM2". I've run around 150 laps sense the hook up with
no problems at all. very neat set-up !!!! "THANK YOU VERY MUCH BRENT" MARK: November 2003 http://pub83.ezboard.com/fpockitfrm2.showMessage?topicID=7197.topic |
| Jeff (GSStage2 on HRW) wrote this on HRW forum. |
| I just received my Carlson Sensor Track for my 75 foot
Artin layout. AWESOME is what it is. I received it in about a week, which is
incredibly fast for such a high quality, hand built product. Not to mention
how far it had to travel to get here. Mr. Carlson even gave me e-mail
updates on the progress. In my case I just took out two sections (4 lane) of
straight track and replaced them with the Carlson Sensor Track, plugged in
the power supply and hooked it to my printer port on my computer. Turned
everything on and made sure my settings in my lap timer software were set
right and went RACING! I would post a picture but since you need no light
bridge or light source, the picture wouldn’t look any different then the
pictures in my post in the Artin section, other then the two wires plugged
into the track. Thank you, Brent for such a great service Jeff Hart Moderator on the Buick Gran Sport Club of America EZBoard: www.pub35.ezboard.com/bbu...bofamerica Moderator on the V8Buick.com board:www.v8buick.com 1970 Buick GS Stage 2, 10.??@130+MPH http://pub44.ezboard.com/fhomeracingworldfrm2.showMessage?topicID=2679.topic |
| Kevin (Turbokev on HRW ) wrote this on HRW forum. |
| just wanted to give an endorsement (unpaid, unsolicited) to
Brent Carlson (MrBugs) for the laptiming tracks he builds. I used the standard TrakMate light sensors with an overhead light bridge for the last year..with the exception of the GoCarts, it worked pretty much perfectly during that time. However, when I took down my layout for a rebuild, I was determined to set the track back up with something that would time the cars, but would eliminate the need for overhead lighting. I considered dead strips (and they probably would work just fine) but I ran across some posts regarding tracks made by Brent that were compatible with the TrakMate software and did not require lights.. I got in touch with him and sent 2 peices of sport straight and my TrakMate cable up to him in Canada for modification. I was under the gun to get this completed quickly as I had a HOST club race coming up soon and the turn-around time was great. Once he recieved them, he did the work and they were on the way back to the states within 24 hours. He included an extended sensor cable, a wall adapter, the 2 modified straight tracks and my original TrakMate cable..all of which were very well packaged and arrived damage free. I got a 4 lane setup and the tracks lined up nicely and actually plug into each other. There is also a plug for the power and another plug for the sensor cable that goes to the computer. All these plugs are built right into the side of the track itself. Hooking everything up was a breeze. I did have one issue with a couple blue guide cars not tripping the timer when I first set it up, but Brent was available by email and responded very quickly to any question I had. Once I got the timing tracks perfectly straight, every car I own tripped the timers perfectly with the exception of the white guided ProTrak chassis. (I'm sure it's just a matter of switching to a black guide or coloring the white guide in) I held a club race last Saturday using Brents timers and I am happy to report that between 5 racers and a combined 2400 laps of competition with 20+ different cars there was not one single missed lap.. 100% accurate laptiming..you can't ask for more than that 
One thing that potential customers should be aware of is that there are electronic components and wires hot glued to the underside of the track.. the track will not sit flush on a hard surface anymore. I'd say the components raise the center of the track about 3/16th of an inch. I used a 1/2 inch support at one end of the timer tracks and the following straight..so the cars go up a half inch, stay level for one straight, then go back down the half inch to table level. This was needed to keep the timing track itself nice and straight..it did slightly bow if it was not supported and keeping that track nice and straight was crucial in my case to provide 100% accuracy. So, a big thanks to Brent for providing a solution that is 100% accurate and does not require a light source.. I am definately enjoyning this new setup. Kev Schofield http://pub44.ezboard.com/fhomeracingworldfrm2.showMessage?topicID=2634.topic |
| FreddyB wrote in an e-mail. July 7 2004. |
| The SensorTrak works great now that I moved it to right
before a turn. I have no trouble with it....it catches ever lap, no matter
what braid is on the car. I would have to say this was the best investment I
have made in the slot hobby yet! Thanks again for getting it here before the
4th..it made for a great weekend. Thanks again, |
| Frank Labue wrote in an e-mail on Jan 24 2005 |
| Hey Brent, How's it going? Well, we have done a lot of racing, and the sensor track has'nt missed a beat. It's so great. I love it. It puts a hole new perspective on racing. I finally have the track far enough along to send you some pictures. My wife put them in the mail today. It's far from being finished. Their is still some landscaping to do and I want to build grandstands and tower over the pit area. Also some bridges and walkways etc. etc. etc. Anyway drop me a line when you get them. I look forward too hearing from you. Frank |
| Michael Albano wrote in an e-mail on Jan 28 2005 |
| First thank you for making the SensorTrak and PCC for
me, they are working flawlessly. I can foresee many hours of fun in my
future. I am trying to get you another customer as I twist my friends
arm and attempt to persuade him to squeeze out some of his dusty money
and get a real timing system. The second thing I wanted to ask you was regarding the circuit board spacers that you were using for the front fly axel fix. I have not been able to find that type of spacer or something alike that will work easily for me. Could you possibly tell me where I could order those; if not would you be willing to sell me a dozen or two if you have any on hand? Thanks again, hope all is well. Michael Albano |
| Keith Allen wrote in an e-mail, Feb 17 2005 |
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Hi
Brent,
You
have another happy customer!!!! I finished installing your sensors
last night, and they worked like a charm. Initially, I was
experiencing the occasional missed lap with my fastest cars, but I
soon realized that (duh!) I needed to reset the minimum lap time to
a lower figure. And it cured everything ...no missed laps with
any car.
Thanks
for all your help during this installation process. Incidentally, I
ended up using some styrene strips affixed with short screws to hold
the sensors in permanently (and it also makes them easy to remove
should I need to). I can send pictures of this if you like.
Take
care,
Keith
Allen
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