We still do that for divisional USSA ski races when the timing fails
(usually wiring).
~ Ken
-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Brown [mailto:free2000@quixnet.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 11:54 PM
To: 'AutoX'
Subject: Re: Wireless autocross timing equipment
I remember having 6 people on stop watches, 2 per car so we could run up to
3 at a time. One was "primary" and one was "backup" and if the backup was
more than 1/2 second off the primary, the car got a re-run. And when we did
start electronic timing, we still had stopwatch backup for many years that
had to still be within the 1/2 second.
Rick Brown
BM/D Sports Racer
> How many of you old geezers out there remember a three man crew with
> stopwatches timing the events? We would average the times from the
> stopwatches and post one run at a time. A friend of mine ran a brand
> new Datsun Roadster that was several seconds faster than most of the
> competition, so thousandths of a second didn't make much difference.
> If there was a tie, we had a runoff. The fast cars ran "race
> compound" recap tires. The trick setup for wheels was to pop the
> rivets out of your steel wheel and weld a wider rim from a Chevy or
> Ford onto your center section. And the only Subaru available was the
> 360, sort of a tippy egg shaped econobox on 10 inch tires. I am
> personally thankful that we have ever better equipment for timing and
> scoring, and that the cars keep getting better and safer. I still
> like the idea of runoffs, though.
>
> Leisure Suit Terry
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