Drag Race Starting Trees - Need an electronics guru

[WickedFog]

Ok, my brother is taking a look at this. He said a Raspberry Pi would be able to do everything. Control the lights, bracket racing, staging, 60'times, reaction times, etc. Just like a real pro tree. So this could be really cool if we could get it going. He is looking at the parts needed to build it.

 

[WickedFog]

Anybody ever notice this pic for the Losi 22S?

 

[Greywolf74]

All I know is whoever mass produces a drag timing set up will start raking in the cash as theres a fair demand for them I think right now.

 

[Iowa crawler]

I am thinking about the starting tree situation.
$500.00+ seems to be the best option for a starting system with staging that has a speed trap. Really that’s a good deal. Wish it was not discontinued. Still have them on E bay new in the sealed package.

But like someone said we have the GPS in the car.
SkyRC GPS gives all the information, so really all we need is a battery operated count down thing that has three yellow and one green light. Push the button blink,blink,blink and go on the green light.

Forget the staging stuff. Draw a line with Chalk.
Draw another 132 feet away and set up the go pro.
No wires nothing. Just a starting light.

We are smart. We should be able to figure it out

 

[Chubaka]

Not a tree, but a start...... horrible pun intended. I guess to give you s street race feel.

https://www.bigsquidrc.com/traxxas-drag-race-start-light/

 

[Iowa crawler]

I got the Traxxas drag race start light. It’s perfect. It like a cute girl standing in the middle of the street with a flashlight ready to start the race. Only without the cute girl.

 

[WickedFog]

I got the Traxxas drag race start light. It’s perfect. It like a cute girl standing in the middle of the street with a flashlight ready to start the race. Only without the cute girl.

Probably just going to grab that along with a couple GNSS units.

 

[Iowa crawler]

The GPS unit will handle all the imbibing and speed