yes, i suppose someone would have to enter at least the car number at the
start line so that a time could be linked to a particular car. its not
broke, so lets not fix it then :)
enormous thanks to you et al for making it work!
-james creasy
-----Original Message-----
From: Pat Kelly <lollipop@ricochet.net>
To: James Creasy <jcre@pacbell.net>
Cc: Giles Douglas <giles@quote.com>; ba-autox@autox.team.net
<ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: T&S positions (how naughty!)
>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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