Racer Self-Certification Tech Program

[Adub464Q]

I know that in a future update, the online tech card program will allow you to have a profile and store your information. Therefore, the only thing that will change is the drop down menu for the event being entered.

I found the online program fairly simple, it stepped through the tech card process similar to how one would fill one out on paper.

Random thought with trying to be touchless: What about fuel check? We all touch the same cups and stand in line? Are we going to have a 6 ft spacing line? Facetious questions....

In my personal opinion, once someone completes an adequate fuel check in Qualifying, they should not be subjected to additional fuel check unless in a heads up elimination run. I think most of the time NHRA does fuel check anyway is because they need generator gas...I have been at an event with 5 qualifiers and did fuel check EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

[e vassar]

Should eliminate some of the panic when they're calling stk to the lanes at 8AM and you're still waiting to get teched.

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by Adub464Q

I know that in a future update, the online tech card program will allow you to have a profile and store your information. Therefore, the only thing that will change is the drop down menu for the event being entered.

I found the online program fairly simple, it stepped through the tech card process similar to how one would fill one out on paper.

Random thought with trying to be touchless: What about fuel check? We all touch the same cups and stand in line? Are we going to have a 6 ft spacing line? Facetious questions....

In my personal opinion, once someone completes an adequate fuel check in Qualifying, they should not be subjected to additional fuel check unless in a heads up elimination run. I think most of the time NHRA does fuel check anyway is because they need generator gas...I have been at an event with 5 qualifiers and did fuel check EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

I was wondering the same thing about fuel check. Maybe they will only spot check a few cars each round or do 1/2 the field on one pass and the other 1/2 on the second pass. I am sure it will take some time to get it down. The other question is the time slips. Will we be getting time slips or have to search on live timing to get our results?

[Chuck Beach]

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

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by Chuck Beach

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

I guess someone with internet access could help a friend out?

I just did all my stuff for Atlanta. It wasn't that bad to do.

[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.....

[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

[Adub464Q]

Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

I was wondering the same thing about fuel check. Maybe they will only spot check a few cars each round or do 1/2 the field on one pass and the other 1/2 on the second pass. I am sure it will take some time to get it down. The other question is the time slips. Will we be getting time slips or have to search on live timing to get our results?

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.

[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