Racer Self-Certification Tech Program

[MR DERBY CITY]

Originally Posted by Chuck Beach

Not all racers have internet access, what are they supposed to do? Just asking for a friend.

Wondering the same thing Chuck, , internet access at bowling green can be spotty...if we have to retrieve our time slips on a phone app it could be a problem.....

[RPM5595]

Is this anything like self identifying? In that case I declare myself the winner of the season. One paycheck will be fine.

[G Schenck]

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

Wondering the same thing Chuck, , internet access at bowling green can be spotty...if we have to retrieve our time slips on a phone app it could be a problem.....

They could print out the incrementals like comp at the end of the session and post it on the trailer.

Greg

[RJ Sledge]

There are quite a few real good ideas being posted, Probably won’t happen......unfortunately they make too much sense.

Basically it’s all about the Liability involved.

Hoping for a quick conclusion to this, but it’s only going to change if NHRA and Tracks get together with racers and sponsors and make some common sense changes and plans.

RJ

[e vassar]

Originally Posted by Adub464Q

Tulsa has a timeslip App they are using. Not sure about Atlanta. And...dont forget, that NHRA has had divisional live timing for a few years now (although spotty at times). Could always find your timeslip there as well.

I know in Tulsa, there will not be timeslips.

I have advocated for years that Compulink runs on MS-DOS system (dont get me started)...but it is 2020. How could we not have a system capable of programming a phone number to the car number entered, and you get a text of your timeslip automatically sent to your phone when you go through the finish line? I am not a program person, but this seems doable with todays technology.

I asked the same question many years ago. I wanted a windows based program so i could have several windows running at the same time. TT, PRO,SPRO, etc we could just pull up that window when we changed classes.
I was told windows is way to vulnerable to virus,s nobody writes a virus targeting doss and windows requires to many re starts .
I know compulink runs on doss,but I believe accutime runs on windows

[Dan Bennett]

It's been a long time since I've seen a timing system boot, but Bob was using something I'd never seen - Concurrent DOS. That was constant for many years and still may be.


Back then, there were varieties - MS-DOS, IBM-DOS, etc. I remember I had to ask some of the REAL veterans about it even back then. A couple of them remembered it from the very early days of PC operating systems.

It's been a while so I don't remember if there were any differences other than who had the rights to sell each version, but I vaguely remember asking him about it and seem to remember it could do some things he needed that the other ones couldn't.

[Stan Weiss]

Originally Posted by Dan Bennett

It's been a long time since I've seen a timing system boot, but Bob was using something I'd never seen - Concurrent DOS. That was constant for many years and still may be.


Back then, there were varieties - MS-DOS, IBM-DOS, etc. I remember I had to ask some of the REAL veterans about it even back then. A couple of them remembered it from the very early days of PC operating systems.

It's been a while so I don't remember if there were any differences other than who had the rights to sell each version, but I vaguely remember asking him about it and seem to remember it could do some things he needed that the other ones couldn't.

Would you know if the software has its roots before DOS? Maybe CPM?


Stan

[BILL TAYLOR]

Originally Posted by Jeff Stout

Racers cheat?

I think it was either Bill Jenkins or maybe Smokey Yunick that said it's only cheatin' if you get caught!

[MR DERBY CITY]

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

For Pete’s sake, put 10 timeslips on 10 separate clipboards on a table..., allow the racers to pick up their time slip ,ONE AT A TIME...wearing a mask....with social distancing of course...I PROMISE you I will use hand sanitizer after I pick up my slip...Has everyone LOST their freakin mind ????? Hey NHRA, I can’t find the ONLINE link for flipping a COIN in the staging lanes ???....

Nice to know the INSANITY subsided at the Atlanta points meet. Timeslips picked up by racers after their run, fuel check as normal and HEAVEN FORBID actual coin flipping onsite in the staging lanes. Thanks D2 for allowing us to return to normalcy...WELL DONE !!!!

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

Nice to know the INSANITY subsided at the Atlanta points meet. Timeslips picked up by racers after their run, fuel check as normal and HEAVEN FORBID actual coin flipping onsite in the staging lanes. Thanks D2 for allowing us to return to normalcy...WELL DONE !!!!

Mighty Quinn, You know there's a few guys here that are gonna hate reading this. ;-)

Come on without ..Come on within..