D1 results on DRC?

ssracefan · 05-26-2013, 12:56 PM

Is it me or do D1 result get posted slower than any other division on DRC?

Bryan Worner · 05-26-2013, 01:03 PM

Especially Super Stock! We finished our round over an hour ago and before Alcohol and they are posted!

jwsamuel · 05-26-2013, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ssracefan

Is it me or do D1 result get posted slower than any other division on DRC?

The results are posted as soon as I can.

Jim

jwsamuel · 05-26-2013, 03:41 PM

BTW...Sometimes the DRC home page is slow to update. You can always see results more quickly if you go to "Last 30 Items" or "Last 100" items.

Jim Samuel
The slow DRC reporter

ssracefan · 05-26-2013, 07:22 PM

Jim, I wasn't trying to offend you. I REALLY like the fact that you guy post results on your site. Thank you for doing what you do.

Jim Wahl · 05-26-2013, 11:07 PM

I will have to say that I have been guilty of complaining about the speed of the updating on DRC but then I catch myself and remember what it was like just a few years ago when I had to wait until the National Dragster or Drag Review came out to get results. How quickly we forget how it was! Thanks to all you guys at DRC for the hard work you do, we know it isn't easy! Jim

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Dennis P Chapman · 05-26-2013, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Wahl

I will have t say that I have been guilty of complaining about the speed of the updating on DRC but then I catch myself and remember what it was like just a few years ago when I had to wait until the National Dragster or Drag Review came out to get results. How quickly we forget how it was! Thanks to all you guys at DRC for the hard work you do, we know it isn't easy! Jim

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jwsamuel · 05-26-2013, 11:29 PM

All of us work to post results as quickly as we can during a race weekend. But there are some factors, particularly during qualifying, that force us to sometimes wait to post.

For example, there may be new drivers running or drivers who have switched numbers. In both cases, they may not show up in our database so we have to look at the tech cards to get the info to enter them in.

If one of you drivers switches classes from the last time you raced, we don't know that until we check the tech cards or the qualifying sheets that NHRA puts out. If we don;t check every driver for the correct class, the qualifying order could be messed up. During qualifying, we also have to wait for all cars to clear scales so that we know if anyone's run needs to be DQ'ed. That takes time.

All of this assumes that we are at a track at which we can get a data feed from the timing system. At some tracks, such as Lebanon Valley in D1, there is no data feed so I have to enter all the run information manually through the keypad. That can take time too.

Other times, such as this weekend, things just move slowly on the track. Oil cleanups, etc. can add delays that are not apparent to someone who is not at the track.

I have been to every NHRA D1 points race since 2001, except for the 2007 race at Englishtown (I was in the hospital). So when I see a comment that D1 results are always slower than the other divisions, I do take it a bit personally because I am trying to do the best I can.

Jim

05-26-2013, 12:56 PM	#1
ssracefan Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 9 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	D1 results on DRC? Is it me or do D1 result get posted slower than any other division on DRC?

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Bryan Worner Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Duncannon, PA Posts: 819 Likes: 131 Liked 478 Times in 80 Posts	Re: D1 results on DRC? Especially Super Stock! We finished our round over an hour ago and before Alcohol and they are posted!

05-26-2013, 03:41 PM	#4
jwsamuel Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Upper Holland, PA Posts: 423 Likes: 27 Liked 216 Times in 88 Posts	Re: D1 results on DRC? BTW...Sometimes the DRC home page is slow to update. You can always see results more quickly if you go to "Last 30 Items" or "Last 100" items. Jim Samuel The slow DRC reporter Last edited by jwsamuel; 05-26-2013 at 04:21 PM.

05-26-2013, 07:22 PM	#5
ssracefan Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 9 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: D1 results on DRC? Jim, I wasn't trying to offend you. I REALLY like the fact that you guy post results on your site. Thank you for doing what you do.

05-26-2013, 11:07 PM	#6
Jim Wahl Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 5,844 Likes: 666 Liked 683 Times in 129 Posts	Re: D1 results on DRC? I will have to say that I have been guilty of complaining about the speed of the updating on DRC but then I catch myself and remember what it was like just a few years ago when I had to wait until the National Dragster or Drag Review came out to get results. How quickly we forget how it was! Thanks to all you guys at DRC for the hard work you do, we know it isn't easy! Jim . __________________ Jim Wahl....NHRA #2239 S/SS - IHRA # 8 Stock, D2 Stock Champion (forever I guess) 2019 Baby Gators Stock Champion 2009 NHRA D2 National Open Stock Champion 1982 NHRA D2 West Palm Beach LDRS SS Runner Up Past President, Southern Stock / Super Stock Association. Last edited by Jim Wahl; 05-26-2013 at 11:45 PM.

05-26-2013, 11:29 PM	#8
jwsamuel Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Upper Holland, PA Posts: 423 Likes: 27 Liked 216 Times in 88 Posts	Re: D1 results on DRC? All of us work to post results as quickly as we can during a race weekend. But there are some factors, particularly during qualifying, that force us to sometimes wait to post. For example, there may be new drivers running or drivers who have switched numbers. In both cases, they may not show up in our database so we have to look at the tech cards to get the info to enter them in. If one of you drivers switches classes from the last time you raced, we don't know that until we check the tech cards or the qualifying sheets that NHRA puts out. If we don;t check every driver for the correct class, the qualifying order could be messed up. During qualifying, we also have to wait for all cars to clear scales so that we know if anyone's run needs to be DQ'ed. That takes time. All of this assumes that we are at a track at which we can get a data feed from the timing system. At some tracks, such as Lebanon Valley in D1, there is no data feed so I have to enter all the run information manually through the keypad. That can take time too. Other times, such as this weekend, things just move slowly on the track. Oil cleanups, etc. can add delays that are not apparent to someone who is not at the track. I have been to every NHRA D1 points race since 2001, except for the 2007 race at Englishtown (I was in the hospital). So when I see a comment that D1 results are always slower than the other divisions, I do take it a bit personally because I am trying to do the best I can. Jim