You'll notice that they never post times, not even to putting up the
printouts, because they really don't know what car turned what time. It
would take someone at the keyboard putting in the info to correlate the
times with cars. Even at nationals, there is a little tape that's run
with the times in sequence, but the times are actually hand-keyed into
the computer as the event goes on. I saw this with my own eyes. :-) That
is with a data base already input because the event is pre-register. Our
data base has about 2700 names acquired in the last 2.5 years, and I'm
going to have to get a zip disk drive for my old laptop to transfer data
between this computer and the laptop. Yeah, I know there are better ways...
To keep up with the enormous number of new folks who show up at an
event, class, car, # changes, index changes, sloppy handwriting, lack of
entry cards (!!!), would drive anyone crazy, and very nearly did me in.
And to do it at an event, well, with all the interruptions that happen,
it is very difficult, if you want to have fun while you're there. I
tried it at an Oakland event this year on my laptop and finally realized
it wasn't fun.
--Pat Kelly
James Creasy wrote:
>
> sac region has some computer hooked up to the timer that auto-records the
> times. i dont know much else about it. certainly a better system but a
> significant expense i am sure.
>
> -james creasy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Giles Douglas <giles@quote.com>
> To: ba-autox@autox.team.net <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 4:41 PM
> Subject: RE: T&S positions (how naughty!)
>
> >Now, since we're in the computer-enlightened Bay Area, all we need is for
> >some enterprising soul to donate a PC and write an application that enables
> >us to enter scores and cones for the drivers on course, and we could have
> >instant results at the end of the rungroup (well, almost).
> >
> >(Unless someone already tried that and it didn't work?)
> >
> >Don't suppose the timer apparatus has a RS232 port or something for the
> >ultimate hands off system, does it?
> >
> > Giles
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Pat Kelly [mailto:lollipop@ricochet.net]
> >Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 4:15 PM
> >To: Giles Douglas
> >Cc: James Creasy; Russ Bowlus; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: T&S positions (how naughty!)
> >
> >
> >And you can thank Art Allen, driver of the A Mod Tui Super Vee for
> >building the card sorting box. A very nice gesture on his part.
> >--Pat Kelly
> >
> >Giles Douglas wrote:
> >>
> >> The first time I did it I didn't even know there was a card sorting box!
> >The
> >> label on it is right, it makes it much easier. Plus you don't get
> sunburnt
> >> in the trailer.
> >>
> >> Giles
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of James Creasy
> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 2:03 PM
> >> To: Russ Bowlus; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >> Subject: Re: T&S positions (how naughty!)
> >>
> >> try sorting cards for over 50 drivers when the sorting box is missing,
> >there
> >> are 10 cars with the same number, people come up and want to look at
> their
> >> times and i had to go outside the trailer to see what cars were on line,
> >> then cars would cut into the line.
> >>
> >> well it was easier my second time :)
> >>
> >> -james
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Russ Bowlus <rcbowlus@yahoo.com>
> >> To: ba-autox@autox.team.net <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> >> Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 1:18 PM
> >> Subject: Re: T&S positions (how naughty!)
> >>
> >> >
> >> >James mentioned that he thought card osrter was the
> >> >hardest position...I thought it was the easiest,
> >> >personally!
> >> >
> >> >-Russ
> >> >HS #69
> >> >
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> >
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