Impulse G4 Race System
The Impulse G4 Pairs Tournament-Grade Race Hardware with Two Powerful Web Apps to Run Your Entire CO₂ Dragster Program
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SKU: SKU:94214
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WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Start gate
- Finish gate
- 4 gate supports
- Spool of monofilament lines
- 2 launch pods
- 2 launch triggers (one red and one black)
- 2 finish detector pigtails
- Power supply
- 2 deceleration towels
- Junction box
SPECIFICATIONS & SAFETY
- Tools and Materials Required: Screwdriver and duct tape
Frequently Bought Together
Race Day, Reimagined.
Microsecond Timing with Automatic Winner Detection
Precision photobeam sensors capture reaction times and finish times down to the microsecond and instantly identify the winner. Large, customizable LED displays make results easy to read from anywhere in the room—whether that is a classroom of thirty or a gymnasium of two hundred. When a student shaves time off a run, the data proves it.
Christmas Tree Starting Lights and Victory Effects
Dual-sided staging lights count down through amber, green, and red with an audio sequence that hushes the room. False-start detection keeps competition fair. When a winner crosses the finish line, LED celebrations and audio cues erupt—the kind of moment that turns a STEM class into the highlight of the week.
Web Event Management App
All-in-one event control from any device via Bluetooth. Set up professional brackets, manage multiple divisions, view instant wireless results, and export everything to CSV. Cloud-connected with save, load, and export flexibility so your race data is never trapped on one computer. No software to install, no subscriptions, no IT requests.
Web Live Results Viewer App
Give spectators, parents, and competing teams real-time results from anywhere. Participants access results with a secure event code—zero setup on their end. The viewer displays complete event information and updates automatically, no refreshing needed. Perfect for large tournaments where not everyone can see the finish line.
What Students Will Do
- Design and shape a dragster from balsa or basswood blanks
- Sand, seal, and add wheels and axles
- Load a CO₂ cartridge into the launch pod
- Set the dragster on the launch pod and align with the start gate
- Watch the Christmas tree count down and launch
- Read reaction time and finish time from the LED displays
- Analyze race data in the built-in race manager
- Iterate on dragster design based on timing data
- Compete in automated bracket tournaments with real-time leaderboards
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| Feature |
Current Product
Impulse G4 Race System
| EZ Start Gate | Dual Lane Race Timer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $1,995.00 | $339.00 | |
| Timing Precision | Microsecond | — | Millisecond |
| Starting Lights | Dual-sided Christmas tree + victory effects | — | — |
| Race Manager Software | Event Management + Live Results Viewer | — | — |
| Winner Detection | Automatic with LED + audio celebrations | — | Manual comparison |
| False-Start Detection | Large customizable LED panels | — | Basic digital readout |
| Launch Pods Included | 2 included | — | — |
| Best For | Advanced programs and tournaments | Affordable elementary racing | Adding timing to existing setup |
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From Unboxing to Race Day
Every Race Is a Physics Lesson
Why Coaches Love the Impulse G4 Race System
Race Day Runs Itself
The Web Event Management App handles brackets, leaderboards, and results via Bluetooth while the hardware handles launches and timing. No spreadsheets, no manual tallying, no arguments about who won. You coach. The G4 does the rest.
Students Actually Iterate
When microsecond timing shows that a reshaped nose cone shaved real time off a run, students stop guessing and start engineering. The precision drives design conversations you cannot get from a stopwatch.
One Setup, All Season
Modular plug-and-play components mean you set up once and race all year. No dedicated computer, no software licenses, no IT tickets. Power on, connect via Bluetooth, and go.
Fills the Room with Energy
Christmas tree lights, audio countdowns, and LED victory celebrations turn every heat into an event. Students who never engaged with physics are suddenly sprinting back to the design table.
Scales from Classroom to Tournament
Run a class race in period four and a regional tournament on Saturday with the same system. The Live Results Viewer lets spectators and parents follow along from their own devices—no crowding around the finish line.
Pitsco Backs Every System
Direct phone support, replacement parts, and curriculum resources from the company that invented classroom CO₂ racing. You are never on your own.