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[Larry Sullivan]

Originally Posted by RacingRicki

I was afraid of that answer. I still think its sad that in this information age, the data coming from Compulink is so unreliable and problematic. I remember talking to the guy from iCard several years ago and him telling me all the troubles of interpreting the data feed, etc. so I understand what you mean.

It's not unreliable or problematic at most tracks, but all tracks are not equal and not all are running CompuLink systems. Timing system maintenance is critical, especially the old non-fibre-optics systems which act like lightning rods. CompuLink is also the only drag race timing system that has a dedicated data feed.

[Larry Sullivan]

Originally Posted by Larry Sullivan

It's not unreliable or problematic at most tracks, but all tracks are not equal and not all are running CompuLink systems. Timing system maintenance is critical, especially the old non-fibre-optics systems which act like lightning rods. CompuLink is also the only drag race timing system that has a dedicated data feed.

Inadvertent double-post.