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Old 02-28-2021, 11:59 PM   #1
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There is no question ,NHRA must ALWAYS go with the cheapest vender when it comes to website programs and management .
Time and again they experience rollout problems and crash/overload issues.
The time limits on completion and the utter nonsense of the redundancy of some information is ridiculous.
There is absolutely no reason that the National event tech card information that nearly all of us have on file and other data stored on the NHRA server can't be easily transferred to the Divisional race entries ,add your payment info an be finished in minuets .
Not always the cheapest is the problem. 2 Stories, I worked for a large national distribution company in 1987, they had a simple computer inventory system with no sales system in it. They brought in a large software company to upgrade the national system to integrate sales. After spending millions, they scraped the new system. The company they brought in was IBM. Website setup years later for my company, a college professor who taught website design, set our site up without a easy way to change prices, They said, "you change prices yearly?"

Kind of surprised NHRA does not use a company like MICRO STRATEGIES ????? That is right, he only supports nhra drag racing

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Old 03-01-2021, 12:51 AM   #2
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I would have to fill out a tech card every time if I paid at the gate. I find it easier sitting at my desk at my own leisure. I surely don't mind paying an extra 2.50 to be safer from this crazy covid. I haven't had to wait in any lines at the races. The tech guys come around while my car is sitting in my pit space and check the safety equipment without anyone around them and the car doesn't have to move. No complaints with the system here..

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Old 03-01-2021, 06:45 AM   #3
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We will enter the Fla. race today and keep track of time to do so on the road.
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Old 03-01-2021, 03:38 PM   #4
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Johnny - So I waited till today to enter the Baby Gators and it should have taken 10 minutes because I type slow - shame on me - I was at it over an hour - nothing seemed to go right as I put it in .They've got to come up with a better way ..........
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Old 03-01-2021, 09:29 PM   #5
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Hour and 15 minutes and counting with a lot of that is filling out tech card. NHRA fix this, most racers do not change cars or class from race to race, so why can’t we have a more streamlined process. Hint swallow you pride and be customer oriented. Just a few thoughts from an old racer
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Old 03-01-2021, 11:14 PM   #6
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Is this whole system because of Covid ? Or was it gonna happen anyway ?
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Old 03-02-2021, 12:05 AM   #7
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Covid got the blame when they rolled it out
Its fine...just needs to be streamlined and a tweak here and there.
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Old 03-02-2021, 04:06 PM   #8
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Hour and 15 minutes and counting with a lot of that is filling out tech card. NHRA fix this, most racers do not change cars or class from race to race, so why can’t we have a more streamlined process. Hint swallow you pride and be customer oriented. Just a few thoughts from an old racer
Larry....I know where you are coming from. It can be improved, absolutely. I know that there is not a dedicated resource to this program from the IT dept from NHRA, the head of sportsman racing has to program this themselves in what little spare time there is. That however is not an excuse, I can see how this program can be frustrating for some. There is an initiative in place to have a "profile" stored that will auto fill in your information for the tech card. You will simply have to select an event from a drop down to enter the tech card. This will remove some time for sure.

I, for one, work on a computer daily and I am very efficient. I have my total process for 2 entries, waivers for 3 people down to about 15 total minutes. Again, I am very familiar with the computer system and how everything works.

Also, I prefer the online entry (minus the service fee but thats a different conversation) and tech card entry. For years, I have arrived at national events on day of qualifying and had to rush to get teched in and sign forms at the credential trailer line (oh....we forgot that NHRA alleviated one of the issues everyone used to cry about). The online entry and tech cards help with all of that process.

There are some good things about some of these processes, at least in my eyes but sure there is definitely room for improvement. And guess what, I am always in contact with my NHRA folks to tell them what they can improve from the racers side, either over the phone or in person.
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Old 03-02-2021, 04:56 PM   #9
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I'm not sure why anyone was ever filling out tech cards at the races, let alone at every race. I would go online, fill out my tech card, and leave the date blank. Then, I'd print a copy then make 15 or 20 copies. When I'd get to the track I'd fill in the date and hand it in. Didn't get any easier than that.
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