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running_a_race [2017/10/22 12:08]
admin [Flags]
running_a_race [2018/04/13 15:52] (current)
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 So you want to run a race? Here's where you start... So you want to run a race? Here's where you start...
  
-(Fill in info here about how to run a race!)+Read this document: [[https://​docs.google.com/​document/​d/​1KKcR0xs0ztP6X94Q3-YHlOSiGHciSeBBWnhTsqsNuIE/​edit|How ​to run a Power Racing Series Race]]
  
  
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 ==== Flags ==== ==== Flags ====
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 +You can certainly make your own, but we wanted them fast and had other things to do. (We used PVC pipe for the handles and zip ties to attach the flags.)
  
   * [[https://​www.amazon.com/​gp/​product/​B06XP8DFKX/​|(2 pack lot) 2x3 Green Solid Plain Blank Color Flag 2'​x3'​ Banner Grommets]] - Used to start the race.   * [[https://​www.amazon.com/​gp/​product/​B06XP8DFKX/​|(2 pack lot) 2x3 Green Solid Plain Blank Color Flag 2'​x3'​ Banner Grommets]] - Used to start the race.
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 ==== Transponders ==== ==== Transponders ====
  
-  * [[http://​rclapcounter.com/​|Transpoders]] - Let them know you are using them for the Power Racing Series. It will be a kit you need to assemble. (Just some LEDs and battery connector to solder on.)+  * [[http://​rclapcounter.com/​|Transpoders]] - Let them know you are using them for the Power Racing Series. It will be a kit you need to assemble. (Just some LEDs and battery connector to solder on.) Note: Supposedly we can make our own... there'​s a link somewhere with Arduino code and a schematic!
   * [[https://​www.amazon.com/​gp/​product/​B00X456V6K/​|Duracell Procell 9 Volt Batteries,​12 count pack of 2]] - Multiply the number of cars times two for a two day event, and then get a few more. We give each car one battery each day. Note that Orlando has used rechargeable 9 volt batteries.)   * [[https://​www.amazon.com/​gp/​product/​B00X456V6K/​|Duracell Procell 9 Volt Batteries,​12 count pack of 2]] - Multiply the number of cars times two for a two day event, and then get a few more. We give each car one battery each day. Note that Orlando has used rechargeable 9 volt batteries.)
  
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   * [[http://​www.inventables.com/​technologies/​brushed-silver-on-black-laserable-acrylic-sheet|Brushed Silver on Black Laserable Acrylic Sheet, 8"​×12",​ Thickness: 0.022"​]]   * [[http://​www.inventables.com/​technologies/​brushed-silver-on-black-laserable-acrylic-sheet|Brushed Silver on Black Laserable Acrylic Sheet, 8"​×12",​ Thickness: 0.022"​]]
   * [[http://​www.inventables.com/​technologies/​deep-bronze-on-black-laserable-acrylic-sheet|Deep Bronze on Black Laserable Acrylic Sheet, 8"​×12",​ Thickness: 0.022"​]]   * [[http://​www.inventables.com/​technologies/​deep-bronze-on-black-laserable-acrylic-sheet|Deep Bronze on Black Laserable Acrylic Sheet, 8"​×12",​ Thickness: 0.022"​]]
-  * [[https://​www.amazon.com/​gp/​product/​B00C93KO2U/​|Morex Ribbon 6-Pack Sweet Petite, Patriotic]] ​(For the medals) +  * [[https://​www.amazon.com/​gp/​product/​B00C93KO2U/​|Morex Ribbon 6-Pack Sweet Petite, Patriotic]]
 ==== Misc ==== ==== Misc ====
  
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