Realistically, having a marshal present is not going to happen. If Kyosho wants to continue this online site (and have be credible) they will have to establish some basic controls. As Pedrocamp was saying in his thread if there could be a basic minimum time setting and to calculate a lap time it would be an average of a number of laps. This part could be a problem since the current software may not have this ability. They do need to do something to minimize people cheating their lap times. I can see that without actually having a marshall there to validate the lap times there will be no perfect system but at least it would deter most of the cheating.
i would be shocked if the software did not have an adjustable min.lap time setting. how else do you prevent someone crashing, backing over the line from counting multiple laps? i had thought they bought core and improved upon it, not make further reduce its productivity.
does anyone know what the precise difference(s) are between the 'home' version and the htusa version?
I would support a HFAY based dNaNo series, it lends itself well to home and small club tracks. While I wish the Hobbytown program well, I don't think the dNaNo will really catch on till the exclusivity deal runs out... as you do arch. The fact that so many Hobbytowns have opted out doesn't help and right now there is no way for other interested shops to get some racing going in the US since they can't sell the cars or parts, as Nonotrax does.
Will the HFAY be an RCP based track or are other options being considered?
The HFAY and future store racing leagues will be RCP based.
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