Electronic Time Slips

[Ron Ortiz]

So you will be getting a time slip from your phone in the future at some tracks. Most racers check their time slips very quickly to analyze the run. So after a run I just proceed to my pit area and get out my phone. What if I carried it with me so I can check the results at the scales or while waiting at the scales after a loss.
I saw on Drag Racer TV the incremental times being displayed while the cars were going down the track, how cool.
I understand that you need to get an app from the track to get the results of your runs.
Did you know that my phone has the capability of getting near another phone to transmit data.
I saw the other day something about TikTok, my next door neighbor has it as they are circus performers and broadcasts to over 3,000 live. Wow, technology. Seems like you can get an app for all kinds of purposes.
I think I'm going to mount a little bracket on my dash so I can put my phone there for easy access to get my time slips.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA. real time

[Jeff Stout]

Just posted on another thread. No timing equipment needed. Just compare your DRAGY unit with their DRAGY unit and determine winner.

Dragy uses high speed GPS satellites to accurately measure your vehicles performance within 1/100th of a second, producing identical results to the much more expensive and cumbersome VBOX system, in a less expensive and easier to use package. The Dragy software automatically charts slope on all timeslips which you can then post to forums or social media, share with friends, or even upload to the Dragy leader board. The Dragy box is extremely compact at 1" x 3" (25.4mm x 76.2mm) and can be set on the dash when testing and stored in the glove box or center console when not in use.

In addition there are many advanced features under development including superimposing performance data over your mobile camera, virtual races with friends, an internal feed for photos and performance discussion, and more to come. Runs are saved in both metric and SAE formats, allowing comparisons of 100-200kmh and all metric equivalents. You can also define your own performance windows for measuring both trap speeds and/or elapsed times, time to brake performance such as 100-0, and much more.

The system can be run simultaneously with JB4 Mobile and other bluetooth apps. Requires the Dragy app which is available free of charge for both iOS and Android.

Features:
Measure acceleration (0-100kmh, 100-200kmh, 1/4 mile and more)
Measuring braking time (100-0kmh, 200-0kmh and much more)
Lap Time (available soon)
G-force measurement
Highscore list sorted by manufacturer
Dragy
Video Drag and Drop
Profile (garage, profile picture and much more)


Box contents:
Dragy Performance Box Lap and Accelerometer
USB charging cable
2x metal plates and 3M adhesive strip
Manual

[63corvette]

[QUOTE=Jeff Stout;616471]Just posted on another thread. No timing equipment needed. Just compare your DRAGY unit with their DRAGY unit and determine winner.

Dragy uses high speed GPS satellites to accurately measure your vehicles performance within 1/100th of a second, producing identical results to the much more expensive and cumbersome VBOX system, in a less expensive and easier to use package. The Dragy software automatically charts slope on all timeslips which you can then post to forums or social media, share with friends, or even upload to the Dragy leader board. The Dragy box is extremely compact at 1" x 3" (25.4mm x 76.2mm) and can be set on the dash when testing and stored in the glove box or center console when not in use.

Just getting the time down to .01 (1/100) is not close enough to determine a winner in a race.
I have won and lost races down to the .0001 before and most time slips does not go that far into the .0001 numbers unless those are needed to determine the race.
Just My Take
Rick Cates
Canyon, TX

[G Schenck]

[QUOTE=Jeff Stout;616471]Just posted on another thread. No timing equipment needed. Just compare your DRAGY unit with their DRAGY unit and determine winner.

With no reaction time? I can see the fights in the pits now. lol

The Tulsa dragway app was easy and showed everything but names only car number. Since it is an app I would think that there would be no range so people could follow the race 1000 miles away.

Greg

[Adger Smith]

At my race tracks back in the 70's... before the booth on the return road.. we just dropped a hand written time card (business card size with timing sponsor on it) down a PVC tube into a basket at the base of the tower.
Might have to go back to the future...at some time. BTW Gary years ago there were no reaction times and we didn't have fights. I've always though things would be better without reaction times.. You would have to really work to set up your delay box...

[Keith 944]

Originally Posted by Ron Ortiz

So you will be getting a time slip from your phone in the future at some tracks. Most racers check their time slips very quickly to analyze the run. So after a run I just proceed to my pit area and get out my phone. What if I carried it with me so I can check the results at the scales or while waiting at the scales after a loss.
I saw on Drag Racer TV the incremental times being displayed while the cars were going down the track, how cool.
I understand that you need to get an app from the track to get the results of your runs.
Did you know that my phone has the capability of getting near another phone to transmit data.
I saw the other day something about TikTok, my next door neighbor has it as they are circus performers and broadcasts to over 3,000 live. Wow, technology. Seems like you can get an app for all kinds of purposes.
I think I'm going to mount a little bracket on my dash so I can put my phone there for easy access to get my time slips.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA. real time

Absolutely not!!! Real time info inside the car? I will win a lot more races!!!
Does anyone remember the i-card? Yep, it gave real time info till NHRA figured it out
A few of us had figured it out, had the gameboy velcro on my dash with tape over all but both reaction times and 1/8 mile times- you figure it out.......

[Jeff Stout]

[QUOTE=63corvette;616474]

Originally Posted by Jeff Stout

Just posted on another thread. No timing equipment needed. Just compare your DRAGY unit with their DRAGY unit and determine winner.

Dragy uses high speed GPS satellites to accurately measure your vehicles performance within 1/100th of a second, producing identical results to the much more expensive and cumbersome VBOX system, in a less expensive and easier to use package. The Dragy software automatically charts slope on all timeslips which you can then post to forums or social media, share with friends, or even upload to the Dragy leader board. The Dragy box is extremely compact at 1" x 3" (25.4mm x 76.2mm) and can be set on the dash when testing and stored in the glove box or center console when not in use.

Just getting the time down to .01 (1/100) is not close enough to determine a winner in a race.
I have won and lost races down to the .0001 before and most time slips does not go that far into the .0001 numbers unless those are needed to determine the race.
Just My Take
Rick Cates
Canyon, TX

I believe it shows 4 digits over. I'm just staing it is .02 difference from track time slip. We feel because of no rollout on dragy. You move it starts timing. That would be equal 2 both cars being .02 off actual.

[Stan Weiss]

No. The difference between draggy and your time slip will vary even in the same car between shallow and deep staging. Since it sounds like draggy starts the timing and measured distance from first movement.

Stan

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Adger Smith

At my race tracks back in the 70's... before the booth on the return road.. we just dropped a hand written time card (business card size with timing sponsor on it) down a PVC tube into a basket at the base of the tower.
Might have to go back to the future...at some time. BTW Gary years ago there were no reaction times and we didn't have fights. I've always though things would be better without reaction times.. You would have to really work to set up your delay box...

Some of us remember all that. :-)

[Stan Weiss]

They did not have very much information.


Stan