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I have never used it and so I am not sure. It may leave a residue on the track. Leave a comment on how you get on if you use WD40.

Glad it helped!

Thank you!

I thought my track was old! Good luck in repairing your set up.

Thanks for sharing your experiences.

Hi Apofica. Thanks for your question. The next race can autostart after a period of time or you can manually swipe a sensor to start the race countdown immediately. After a race has finished, the results are displayed on the LCD screen (and sent to a computer via a datalink with certain models). These screens display the lane that won, the race time and winning car difference for about 10seconds before changing to each car's speeds for another 10 seconds. The Race Timer then enters a countdown of 10 seconds before the next race starts with a sound and light sequence. You can pause the displays and the count sequence at any time before the race starts. This gives as much time as you need to record the information or set up the next race. When ready you then un-pause the Race Timer and the remaining data is displayed or you can skip all the data displays and begin an immediate race countdown sequence. With our datalink models all this data, (with race numbers, better accuracy and more information about the race and car speeds) can be recorded on a computer and then used for further analysis. So skipping the data display on the LCD can avoid the delays before starting the next race. The Race Timer also offers a speedometer mode when every car's speed is instantly displayed and held until the next car passes the Race Timer. Our latest models can now display the speeds on the LCD in Km/h or MPH. If you would like more information, please contact us at www.cooksprojects.com

Thanks! I think it's very gracious of you to respond to every question in such detail. @@cooksprojects

How do i get programming part?

Hi Apofica. Depending on your track set up and how you are racing you may need a 'supervisor' to make sure there is no cheating going on! When we have our races, I can normally see the start line from the finish location and so see if anyone jumps a start. We sometimes also use the stock Hot Wheels start gate so that both cars are released at the same time. shop.mattel.com/products/hot-wheels-track-builder-unlimited-multi-lane-speed-box-glc95

Thanks for the advice.

Might be Alan. So all we now need to find is how to clean the polish off the plastic?

Good idea. May be it would require less elbow grease using lighter fluid? Just make sure you do this in a well ventilated room and with no naked flames nearby. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for your comment Brad. It is a similar idea - using a mild acid (vinegar) to dissolve the surface impurities. However, I had to rub the track quite hard using a metal polish. So a mild acid just wouldn't cut through it and a stronger one would also damage the paint and finish on the plastic. Using vinegar and water on a lightly corroded track may work, but I suspect this would be needed before any discolouration was seen on the track. Anyone else have experience of using this technique? Comment below.

You're welcome.

Appreciate it. We are spending most of our time suppling the Race Timer to customers worldwide. We also have some exciting new versions in the pipeline.....standby for the announcements!

Hi 'Get Famous..' Great! Let us know how you get on.

That is a good idea....and if you check out our other video, you can see how I did it.

Thanks!

Great advice!

Thanks ✌️

Hi Jean, Thanks for your kind comments. I hope you are enjoying cataloguing all your car collection and finding the best ones to race.

This is a great idea, thanks Ted. Using a Dremel would make it a lot easier. It's the same principle; clean the track with some metal polish. But, for those of us without powered tools, a lot of elbow grease is the only option.

Hi Juan. I have also replied to your other comment. Please check www.cooksprojects.com for the latest product information and projects. Visit the store for pricing and ordering. If the country you are from is not listed, please use the contact us section to ask for the cost for shipping to you.

Thanks Zelda Racing.

I agree! It is hard work cleaning the track! Let us know when you have found a quicker and easier solution.

Try useing a spray can of break cleaner, spray onto micrifibre cloth and rub over rails and the track, it may work for you in the residue/tarnish is not tooo bad I have used it and it helped but defintely cleaned the plastic up, the purpose of the polish is to restore the rails to smooth electricaly conductive rails and to retard tarnishing, Autosol metal polish really does the trick

@@eugene4154 cheers for reply mate , autosol great product ... didn't think of the break cleaner ..im going to set up some sort of auto polish contraption ..if i had the option again id go for the stainless steel option ,,,best regards the celt

Scotch Brite very fine course is excellent for this and is a lot quicker.

Glad it helped. Happy racing and thanks for watching Simo Jnr.

Thanks for your comment Gaz. You are right it would have prevented the track discoloration.

True Ross, but I don't have any other Scalextric cars to use! Which cheap ones do you recommend?

I reckon that’s a sweet cop car 🤘

Thanks Cleveland City Die Cast Racing for your kind comments. We have certainly had fun developing it! In fact, when we first wished we could see which car had won a race, we were disappointed on the Hot Wheels products on offer. So we made our own and played with it, making numerous tweaks and changes along the way. Only after publishing it on UA-cam have we discovered a large community of die cast racing fans! And even more surprising was that no one produces a product that measures race time, time difference and speed of each car in a standalone, easily positioned unit... which led us to having making a product to sell. We hope it is useful for some of the diecast racing fans.

@@cooksprojects how do I get one cause I need one that I use on one of my tracks?

@@clevelandcitydiecastracing5688 Just visit our website www.cooksprojects.com and click on the Store button (top right of screen). We have just a few of the first production run left so will be able to get one shipped and on its way straight after ordering. We look forward to seeing it in one of your videos!

@@cooksprojects My ORDER IS IN! 😀😎

Fantastic and it's on its way!

Glad to help

Thanks

See my other reply.

Dear Zelda Diecast Racing, Thanks for the kind comments. If you haven't already, please like the video and subscribe if you want to know when we upload videos of our next projects. The Race Timer and Speedometer is completely my own work, from the electronics through to the coding and the case design. We are also pleased to announce that you can now buy the production version featured in this video. Go to www.cooksprojects.com for more information and to visit the store where you can order your very own.

Hi YoungTrillDK and thank you for your comment. Many people have contacted me about producing the Race Timer and I am excited to reveal that my current project is looking into making these for sale! So you may be able to buy one in the next few months. It is early days, and by necessity production numbers will be small. If you, or any one else is interested on being emailed when the product goes live, either leave your email address as a comment, or better and more securely, email me directly and let me know that you are interested in being one of the first to know when the unit is ready. Of course being a subscriber to my channel will also allow you to get notification when we have finished the new product. You can find my email address in the 'About' section of the channel. Just head over to my UA-cam home page and click on the 'view email address'. Thanks for your interest.

Thanks David. I can't find your email address on your profile, so if you wish me to respond, either email me direct using my address in the 'about' section of my channel or post your email address here. UA-cam will automatically hold it for me to review before it goes public. After I note it, I will delete it so you won't be spammed. Your, and Joseph's, comments have made me wonder if I can get these made on a larger scale....but I think this will take a while to setup.

@@cooksprojects Thank you for your reply, ahh sorry! I didn’t realise my email address wasn’t visible. I will email directly you shortly :)

Hi Joseph. Thank you for liking my work! I am not a manufacturer and develop these projects as a hobby. However, I have contacted you directly regarding how I may help you further. Thanks for subscribing as well.

Thank you Josef. We hope you have watched our other video on how to make the Race Timer and seen that a detailed e-book is available? (the link is contained in the description to the video) The download provides detailed design information and dimensions as well as the source-code for both the basic Race Timer as well as the enhanced Race Timer and Speed Trap function. We have had so much fun measuring the speeds of our cars on various tracks. We have another video under production that reviews a Hot Wheels product and uses the Speed Trap function to compare the speeds of the cars being shot out of the launcher. If you want to see this when it is released, we hope you can subscribe to our channel.