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Old 07-25-2006, 07:41 PM
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it's called a transponder. 2 wires underneath the surface, and when the transponder crosses the point where the wires are, that is the signal.

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Originally Posted by Danzig188
i believe in europe they time from the actual start of the race, a 'standing' start...while here they begin timing after the break-a running start.

i know they have some kind of gadget in race cars to score laps. wonder if they couldn't put the same type of thing on a horses bridle....
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