Tom W

Where is the best place to buy a transponder (AMB TranX260) either in hardwired or rechargeable formats?

SkipSauls

Hi Tom,

Pegasus and some of the other race vendors have them:

Pegasus Racing Page 24 (PDF)

You can also get them from PCA Club Racing:

PCA AMB Order Form (PDF)

It looks like they might be cheaper from PCA, perhaps due to some sort of group discount.

Mike in Chi

Tom

You goin racin?

JackOlsen

You can often get a discount by buying them from a club that's bought their own setup. I'd suggest the hard-wired version. Put it in and forget it. The battery ones have to be in a more-easily accessible location, which ends up meaning putting it on for every event.

Tom W

Mike: I'm not "racing" yet. Next year maybe. I am doing a lot of time trials and getting tired of the hassle of waiting for a transponder and paying the rental fee. I may do a couple NASA events before year end (HPDE3 and HPDE4) to get licensed and have the option of PRC next year. I really need to determine what class I would be in and get my car setup accordingly. I think I have all I need except for a seat-back brace and some 'E' stickers.

I am mostly looking toward the hard wired version since it is less hassle and cheaper.

richard glickel

for PCA club racing you get the transponder directly from the PCA club racing administrator.

Richard

Tom W

I'll be buying from PCA club racing. It's the cheapest I've seen by far. You do not have to be a PCA club racer to get one (but I think PCA membership is required, not an issue for me).

Thanks for the help, it's appreciated.

chris walrod

Tom, did you check with Laurie at the POC?

APKhaos

Most [all?] of the sanctioning bodies offer transponders at a decent price - less than the commercial outlets. That said, OG Racing and others stock them as well.

Go for the hard wired version. Its a simple install, and one less thing to worry about. I'd hate to run well in a race only to discover that the transponder battery was dead!

Tom W

Chris: No. Got contact info?

Chaos

Try APEX