Equibase New GPS Tracking System
 

I've been tracking this for a while. While it offers some advantages, it is not as accurate as the beam system. GPS is getting better all the time but at this point I don't think it should be used for official timing. The decision has already been made so I guess we'll see if it lives up to the promises.

Too bad.

I was hoping we'd get the best of both worlds.

Imagine the starting delays on cloudy days. Searching for satellite, searching for satellite....:pound:

Don't get me wrong, there are some good things. It just isn't as precise as I'd like and from a timing perspective I think it is a step backwards. It does help with one of the big shortcomings of the beam system, timing turf races when the rail is moved around.

Its coming in as a timing product and improved on-screen graphics.

But for the player, the real game changer will be wave generated data.
They're scaling this after testing it for less than 3 months? Tests started in July.. They must of saw benefits that they want to get to quickly. Usually that means they see $$.