AMB transponder ownership issue

[BruceG]

Hi

I just bought a new(used) car that has a hardwired AMB transponder included as part of the deal. I have the transponder # but don't know how to change the ownership(open a new account) at MYLAPS.COM. When I try to open a new account with the transponder #, I get bounced out because the number is already being used.

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,

BruceG

[Gary L]

Bruce - Sorry, but the rules have changed. Read this thread:

https://improvedtouring.com...eferrerid=9666

[CaptainWho]

I'll be interested to see what comes of this. I've got a car I need to "unregister" from my ownership on MyLaps.com because we've sold the car. I couldn't find a way to do that, either.

[Greg Amy]

Send 'em a nastygram; I did. And I told them that as a result of their new policy I'd never buy a new product from them, ever, even if it meant buying someone else's old used-up equipment at a higher price.

GA

[BruceG]

Hi Doug

I just found out the answer to my issue from mylaps.com. Once a transponder has been registered, it always belongs to the owner!!

That sucks. They will give me 40% off on buying a new transponder but The old one will always show results for the previous owner. They have the new car owner under their thumb.

You should be able to cancel your mylaps acct for your transponder. Go to their website and you can ask them a question.

Thanks,

Bruce

[CaptainWho]

I think we might want to send this up the flagpole at SCCA HQ ... it seems like it really undermines the usefulness of MyLaps.com. Maybe someone "up there" would be interested enough to take it up with AMB. I doubt they'd listen to the racers, unless a crapton of racers started climbing their hides. AFAIK, there's no alternative for official scoring.

[BruceG]

Hi Doug...thanks for your response. I obviously would have purchased a new transponder if there had not been one already available(and hardwired) with the vehicle. If mylaps wanted to charge me a fee as a new user(with an existing transponder) that would be ok...but not this! It's like saying that you can only buy parts for your race car from the original owner!!

Bruce

[CaptainWho]

Hi Doug...thanks for your response. I obviously would have purchased a new transponder if there had not been one already available(and hardwired) with the vehicle. If mylaps wanted to charge me a fee as a new user(with an existing transponder) that would be ok...but not this! It's like saying that you can only buy parts for your race car from the original owner!!
Bruce

I'm with you. The reason I sold the one in my old car was that the new car had one already hardwired into it. Plus the old car went to a newby starting up, so they needed all the "bits and bobs" they could get.

I'd be willing to pay a small fee, like five or ten bucks, to switch it over. If I had a choice of using someone else's product for official scoring, I'd do it in a heartbeat based on the attitude displayed by AMB on this topic.

[datadude]

The easiest fix for this is to get the original owners user name and password for Mylaps, the new owner can set up a new account for his new transponder. The transponder # is identified by T&S to the actual driver at the event not the original owner of the transponder. Mylaps is NOT an official results site for SCCA, it does not have all the necessary info that OFFICIAL results are required to have. The only official site for results is the SCCA web page under club racing and then national and regionals and then the individual events. T&S has to send them the OFFICIAL results, within 7 days of the event.
SCCA is only a small portion of AMB's business so trying a scare tactic isn't going to work.

[JoshS]

Mylaps is NOT an official results site for SCCA, it does not have all the necessary info that OFFICIAL results are required to have.

What information is on the results on mylaps is entirely up to the organization that uploads them. There is no reason why all of the required info couldn't be there, and in fact, some regions do use mylaps as their official results site, including all of the info.

[pgipson]

From the GCR

5.10.3. Results
A. Provisional Results
One of the two lap charts or a printout showing order of finish and number of laps completed for each car shall be posted and titled as Provisional Results. The time of posting shall be noted on the Provisional Results and an announcement made.
Pending the decision of the SOM, the results of the competition shall be considered Provisional.
B. Final Results
1. At the expiration of the protest period, Provisional Results may be considered final. The Final Results should be titled as Final or Official Results and shall include the following types of information: description of event, timing and scoring information, and driver information.
2. The description of the event shall include: location of event, date, sanction number, name of conducting region, length of course, and duration of race (laps or miles).
3. The timing and scoring information shall include: total number of entries, including DNF’s and DNS’s, the overall and class finishing positions for all starters, the number of laps completed for all starters, the overall time of the race, the winner’s margin of victory, the winner’s average speed, the fastest lap time for all starters and any new course records.
4. The driver information shall include: driver’s full name, hometown, state, region of record, car number, car make and model, and car year as required per GCR. It is required that the competition license number be included in the driver information.
5. Optional information to show on the Final Results includes: the overall time and average speed for each class winner, pit stop information, accident reports, and sponsorship. This may be provided on documents (i.e. Entry List) other than “Final Results” and submitted to the national office, divisional pointskeeper and other officials.
6. When a car is disqualified, excluded, or withdrawn, the results should list the car at the bottom of the finishing order, showing the true finishing order as affected by the disqualification, exclusion, or withdrawal. The results should show the final overall and class positions, as adjusted, for all finishers.

I've never tried to use mylaps data for submission of contingency awards. Will tire (or other suppliers) take them without the Chief of T&S signature?