NHRA Launches Live Timing for Lucas Oil Series Events ?

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Originally Posted by Ken Miele

What does everyone think about NHRA now doing live timing at divisional races. I have not seen anyone talk about It yet. I'm thinking its pretty cool, lots of us are looking for qualifying at the division races, but we know DRC can only do so much. This might help fill that void.

First off, I tried to continue what DRC was doing for Division1 and paid for it myself in 2014. I tried to raise funds to continue in 2015 but got no support so I gave up on the idea.

This could be a good thing but realize that Live Timing is not going to be available at all D1 events because it is tied into the Compulink system just as our system was tied in.

Lebanon Valley runs on Portatree, so Live Timing will not work there. It will also not work at Compulink tracks that do not have a working data feed to tap into. Virginia never worked properly, so I always had to enter everything manually, as I had to do at Lebanon Valley. The rest of the D1 tracks have the correct hookup, though each had a problem at one time or another that prevented me from getting the datafeed.

DRC is going to continue to post results remotely at the end of the day. I am going to continue to put summaries and recaps on my website to build an archive.

Jim