RC-Timing 2004 Is Now Available, with these new features
Spectator Display Output
RC-Timing now allows you to connect extra monitors to your race control
computer for spectators, drivers and pit men to watch. The display on these
extra monitors is totally different to the main race control screen, using a
specially chosen large font, so the displays can be seen from a much greater
distance. And all of this can be done using standard computer monitors; no expensive
hardware is required! Laptop computers already have an extra monitor output
that can be used for this purpose. For a desktop computer, all you need is an
extra graphics card costing around £10. Check out the 'Spectator Displays'
section of the new User
Guide for help on setting up these displays.
Practice Lap Timing
RC-Timing now allows the AMB lap counting equipment to be used during free practice,
so anyone with a personal transponder (or a handout transponder borrowed from
the club) will automatically have their laps timed. RC-Timing shows the practice
laps on an extra monitor (see screenshot below) and the main screen, so both
race control and spectators can instantly see the lap times of all the drivers
practicing. A printout can also be produced at the end of practice, which even
calculates each driver's 'best run', so you can see who was quick over five
minutes, as well as who was quick over a single lap.
BRCA Touring Car 2004 Finals
Tie Breaking
RC-Timing now allows multi-leg finals to be tie-breaked according to BRCA Touring
Car 2004 rules, which specify that the total laps and times from all final legs
will be used to resolve any ties. With 8 of the 14 BRCA meetings being run with
RC-Timing, we are sure our customers will find this useful!
BRCA 1/10 Off-Road Round-By-Round
Tie Breaking
RC-Timing now automatically used BRCA 1/10th Off-Road rules to resolve tie-breaks
in Round-By-Round qualifying. These specify that in the event of a tie, the
position will be resolved firstly by comparing the single highest finishing
positions, and then the best laps and times from those rounds. With more and
more national and regional level off-road clubs choosing RC-Timing this is certain
to be a timesaving new feature.
Rolling Starts
During qualifying you can now use rolling starts. This is especially useful
for IC meetings where cars warm up before the race and continue lapping the
circuit as the race starts. This option turns off the staggered start numbers,
but ensures that each cars time starts only when they first cross the loop.
Include Specific Member Types
In a Championship
Does your club only give points to club members? Or would you like to set
up a separate senior and junior championship? Well with RC-Timing this is now
possible, as you can specify exactly which member types score points in any
given championship.
F1 Style 'Gaps' Display
Have you ever
watched full size motorsport on TV and found it useful when they showed how
quickly one driver is catching another? You can now enjoy this feature at your
RC race meetings as well. A new panel on the race screen shows you the gap between
each car and the leader, and also to the car in front. This information is also
shown on the spectator displays during finals. Great for spectators to watch
and commentators to shout about!
USA & Canada Frequency
Support
RC-Timing can now be used throughout North America with the addition of 75Mhz
crystals. Just select 'USA & Canada' for the region in the Settings screen.
More Sound Adjustments
You can now have warnings at 2, 5 and 10 minutes before the next race, great
for club meetings where you want a big gap between races but would like to leave
the computer on automatic.
RC-Timing also now allows you to adjust the gap between cars when using staggered
starts, useful for spacing cars out more on bigger circuits such as 1/8th tracks.
Improved Looks
All RC-Timing Meeting, Archive and Championship files now have their own coloured
icons, making them stand out much better in Microsoft Windows. You can also
double-click any RC-Timing file from within Windows Explorer and it will automatically
load up in RC-Timing, making managing multiple meetings and championships even
simpler.
RC-Timing 2004 also has a new, blue-coloured toolbar making it stand out from
the previous 2002 version.
Click here to download an upgrade to RC-Timing 2004