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Re: Autocross Timing/Scoring Software

To: "Clay Horste" <clay@metashock.com>
Subject: Re: Autocross Timing/Scoring Software
From: dennis@raceamerica.com (racky@pop.iex.netdennis@209.238.91.186)
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 13:15:14 -0700
Clay,

When you consider the big picture, I'd have to agree with your observation.

Dennis

>Wouldn't environmental variables such as elevation, surface, humidity etc.
>give more accuracy error from event to event than the hardware or OS.  I
>would think that as long as precise within the same event.  I just wonder if
>we are nitpicking the wrong things here.
>
>-clay-
>
>
>
>> All of the software timing solutions are cost effective (if you don't
>> count
>> the cost of the PC) and offer the driver registration and scoring, some
>> offer the timing also.  Software timing will vary slightly from one PC
>> to
>> another based on what's in the PC, so comparing results from one region
>> to
>> another would not be accurate to .001 seconds.  Comparing results from
>> one
>> event to another would require using the same PC hardware for both
>> events,
>> but even then, that would not guarantee .001 second accuracy for both
>> events.>>>



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