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Kobalt wrote: Mon Dec 05, 2022 1:54 pm
Tom,

The track is about 20 km.

The car is a 1970 911 and it has an exhaust system which is controlled by a single wire 12 volt signal. 12 volt is loud and 0 volt is silent. Really simple.

Tom wrote: Mon Dec 05, 2022 3:35 pm

Kobalt wrote: Mon Dec 05, 2022 1:54 pm
Tom,

The track is about 20 km.

The car is a 1970 911 and it has an exhaust system which is controlled by a single wire 12 volt signal. 12 volt is loud and 0 volt is silent. Really simple.

Haha, I didn't even notice the track. That's exactly how the newer Porsche's work, and how the Track Nanny is set up to work. You'd be on your own for terminating the harness for your system, but that should be easy enough. Send me an email at admin@carpokes.com if interested.

marin wrote: Sun May 07, 2023 12:38 pm Hi Tom, I haven't read through this whole thread, so please excuse if this is answered already. Is the Track Nanny pre-programmed for the Laguna sound station?

Kobalt wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2023 2:42 am Hi Tom,

Here is some very late feedback.

I have tested the Track Nanny on the Nürburgring and it works really well!

Great product!

I really appreciate the compact format of the Track Nanny. I contemplated to build my own based on the Rennlist thread but when I saw your package it was a dealbreaker.

Nothing to complain about - all is just good

Thank you!


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Tom wrote: Fri Oct 20, 2023 4:23 pm

Kobalt wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2023 2:42 am Hi Tom,

Here is some very late feedback.

I have tested the Track Nanny on the Nürburgring and it works really well!

Great product!

I really appreciate the compact format of the Track Nanny. I contemplated to build my own based on the Rennlist thread but when I saw your package it was a dealbreaker.

Nothing to complain about - all is just good

Thank you!


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Thank you so much for the feedback. That was the most challenging chip I've programmed, with all the sound booths and the size of the track/quiet zones, etc. Glad to hear that all worked out. It's amazing how accurate you can be from the other side of the Atlantic when armed with Google maps!!

I actually designed the Track Nanny after @Crazy Eddie asked me to make him one of those Arduino units. That design was genius in that it allowed folks to make a GPS controller with virtually no electronics background. After I started playing with all the stacked boards and such, it just felt like the world needed a more compact, less delicate device for long-term use on a track. I ended up writing my own code for it too, from scratch, to accommodate the new features. The result is the Track Nanny. There's actually quite a bit of technology packed into that little box (see PCB layout below). The Track Nanny has proven itself all over the world -- but having one on the Ring is super cool to see and just icing on the cake!


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