Waaaay off-topic: Bit Char-g vs. Nikko iRacer?

[jeremany91]

I'm making a lap timer for my major project, and I have designed and made a track, which was meant to be suitable for a Tomica Bit Char-g:

http://anytoys.co.uk/images/compact_char-g_ferrari_%20Set.jpg

which is 6 cm long, and about 4 cm wide.

It turns out that the track is too complex for the Bit Char-g because of all the turns, and the car's lack of proportional speed and steering.

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As a result of this, I thought about getting the Nikko iRacer:

http://www.iwoc.co.uk/images/models/nikkoir04.jpg

which is smaller, at 4.5 cm long. It also has proportional speed and steering, which means it can make much sharper turns, which I need.

I am not sure whether I should buy the iRacer (I already have a Bit Char-g).

Any help?

Thanks in advance,
jeremany91

[Joel]

The best way is to try both and decide which is more fun to handle. :)

[philpalm]

I thought you were going to use a palm device to count the number of laps your little car can do. The hard part would be a way to hook up a lapcounter to the pda...

[jeremany91]

No my T3 is dead, so I can't do anything like that :/ I've already made the PCB for the timer anyway, and it works :)

Ok, I'll have to ask my parents if I can get the iRacer. (I've already bought a Bit Char-g and a Bit Char-g clone in the last couple of weeks)...

Have any of you heard of the DigiQ? It's similar to the iRacer, but much more expensive :eek:, and I've heard it's a lot better.

The only place I can get it from is America though. The postage alone costs more than an iRacer and postage from the UK!

Decisions, decisions...