The next release of RCS64 will feature the new Smart Sensors.

These sensors can be used in place of Pit-Pro to sense entry of a car into the pits or exit from the pits. They can also be used as sector timers.

More info to follow after I have received and tested them myself.

Andy Parry

Team RCS64 Aerodynamicist

The next release of RCS64 will have the new Pace Car feature. Here is a short demo video of what you can expect –

Thanks to Maarten Homberg, (Marketing Adviser) for making the new Channel Art for the RCS64 YouTube Channel free of charge!

Check it out along with all our videos at https://www.youtube.com/user/RaceControlSystem64

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MARCEL JUST HAD LIVE RCS64 RACE RESULTS ON HIS PHONE

Marcel writes on SlotForum – “About the phone, it is not an App yet, you log in on your local network and than you browse to a local web page. So I can see results on my Wifi TV, or tablet or phone connected to my local router.

Having that said, we would like to have an App, Martin could do it but it will take away time from other development.
So if anyone is interested to join the RCS team to help build an App, he/she is very welcome !”

Andy P
Team RCS Aerodynamicist

Pace Cars are now well into development. The following video shows a pace car at the start of a 50 lap trial, in fact it did about 100 laps before I stopped it.

It’s average lap time was approx. 6.8 sec per lap – Human drivers average approx. 6.4 sec per lap with this car. I have raced against this pace car with a similar car and found it to be very entertaining – because it accelerates down the straights and then randomly changes lanes it is very hard to overtake.

Further work needs to be done, but Pace Cars are looking very promising indeed!

Andy P

Team RCS64 Tea Boy

Important, if you are thinking about getting an Arduino Uno or Mega for start-/track call-/pit lights, you may want to wait about 1-2 weeks, because than we expect the Smart Sensor to be available.

The Smart Sensor is an Arduino based solution for pit in/out detection (or sector) AND it supports start-/track call-/pit lights. More details to follow soon.
If you dont need or want the sensors, than getting an Uno or Mega is still an option.

Marcel says that an RCS64 version with pacers will be available in June. Work will then begin on a Rally mode along with Sector Timing, and then an Event Planner.

Marcel has just posted about a Rally Mode for RCS64 on Slot Car Illustrated. Follow the conversation via the following link http://www.slotcarillustrated.com/portal/forums/showthread.php?t=71445&highlight=rcs64  Thread # 18 on second page.

Hi all,

Sorry for the lack of updates lately, we all are very busy these days, and this is slowing down progress a little. And for another, very good but unforeseen reason….yes, RCS64 related ! Some very interesting development is going on with regards to sensors in combination with RCS. I can not tell you more, but I am very excited about It. Hope to tell you more soon ! This development takes away some time of Pace Car development, but in the end I know it will be worth It, trust me.

Team RCS64 (April 26th 2013)

Thanks to Dave Latymer for sharing this video.