Live from the Pennsylvania Dutch Classic

[442OLDS]

As long as we are discussing DRC on this post,who writes the comments?
It gets tough to follow.

Bye run.
He will race Land and Mangus will get the bye next round.

Who is Land and how can a guy that lost get a bye next round?

This is from Las Vegas.


Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

[jmcarter]

In the Larry Sullivan (RIP) and Summit collaboration days we were spoiled and current reporting (or lack there of) continues to create frustration for all of us hooked on the almost instantaneous results feed. Live timing can sometimes fill the gap but like all of NHRA’s digital services it’s cumbersome at best. I took Dan Bennett’s original post as he intended (and not as a slight to Jared) in that a company(s) that would step up to better fund DRC and streaming live services would gain a lot of good will in the racing community. If we fail to patronize and support them then then it’s more or less the same as the old adage “voters most often get the government they deserve”. To that I would mention that I was hot footing it home from New York and had the opportunity for stop by for Friday morning’s action at the Dutch. Wish I had time to visit and spectate longer but had to be home on Saturday. Wow, what a track in an unbelievably picturesque setting. Hope to race there next year.

[Dan Bennett]

Originally Posted by 442OLDS

As long as we are discussing DRC on this post,who writes the comments?
It gets tough to follow.

Bye run.
He will race Land and Mangus will get the bye next round.

Who is Land and how can a guy that lost get a bye next round?

This is from Las Vegas.


Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

If you look at the top of the page, there is a byline for who's doing the report.

And what you saw is something that just happens. Trust me, the reporter is not kicked back in his chair with his feet up. There is a lot of pressure, believe it or not, to keep up. And with thousands of passes to cover in a weekend, every once in a while even the best gets a disconnection between their brain and their typing fingers.


One thing you probably don't know is that the DRC person is always one of the last to leave the track. It's usually a minimum of 3 hours, and quite often longer after the last pair hits the finish line.

Racers are out in the pits barbecuing, swapping war stories, and taking a much needed break from their busy day. The reporter is still in the tower double checking sheets, making sure the server didn't burp and fail to post or hose the formatting. He has other reports to file which go other places.

I've enjoyed watching you and your wife race at a whole bunch of tracks, and always admired your dedication for doing it differently than the crowd. This is not an attack towards you, just trying to explain that the number 1 thing hammered into any new DRC reporter is GET IT RIGHT! All I've worked with take that to heart, but mistakes have (and since we're depending on humans) and will continue to crop up from time to time.