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WINDOWS 95 SOFTWARE

• Cycling Track Software
• Showjumping software
• Ski Software

Track Cycling Software

Through co-operation with FRED PATTON of
PHOENIX SPORT TECHNOLOGY we can supply organisations in the UK with the much acclaimed PST VELODROME RACE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE . Designed by Fred with full consultation with UCI International Commissaries this software fully meets all specifications required by Velodrome operators .

Some of the advanced features of this software include

• Time Trial Individual/teams
  • An event initialised as a Time Trial can accept up to 100 heats of 1 or 2 riders/teams, for a total of 200 competitors. Time Trials use an ALGE S4 Timer in HP Mode
    
• Sprint Race Individual
  • Since sprint racing is a judged discipline, this software does not time races. It is designed to track results and generate a paper trail. There are two type of reports, conventional communiqué lists for starts and results, and a tennis tournament-like "draw sheet". The draw sheet shows all matchups and results if any, as well as illustrating where winners and losers progress to in subsequent brackets. Since the draw sheet is new and somewhat experimental, conventional reports are provided as a service for those situations where convention is called for.
    
• Pursuit Race Individual /TEAM
  • Pursuit Racing has 37 match records available: Qualification Heats1-30, Quarterfinal Heats 1-4, Semi-final Heats 1-2, and the final. Pursuits use an ALGE S4 Timer in HP Mode
  • AUDIT TRAIL GRID The two Audit Trail grids show a complete audit trail of all timer impulses received for both riders. Both the raw "Time of Day" and the calculated "Net" are displayed. These can be edited and corrected in mid-race by "dragging & dropping" a Time of Day either to the TRASH CAN (if a false impulse is received), or to another split (impulses out of order), or to the other rider's Audit Trail grid (time given to wrong rider).
  • TRACK GROUP BOX An iconized track shows the riders as they proceed around the track. If the riders get out of order due to a false impulse from the timer or a missed impulse, the riders can be dragged around the track with the mouse from one position to another. When one rider becomes close to the other, the riders will appear on the same side of the track, but slightly staggered. If a PASS is made, the PASS button will cause the riders to swap positions.

    
    SAMPLE SCREEN FROM PURSUIT RACE

    

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• Points Race Individual/team
  • Before a sprint Race is scored, the riders/teams must be entered into the race database. Up to 60 riders can be entered into record numbers 0-59.
  • The SPRINT DATA groupbox will keep track of up to 30 sprints with up to 5 riders/teams placed per sprint. The various sprints can be accessed via the notebook tabs at the bottom of the groupbox.
    • Each sprint can be be given a name, such as 100 LAPS, which will then appear on the notebook tab. This can be done at any time, but ideally should be done before the race starts to make data entry easier in the heat of the moment.
    • Each placing for every sprint can be given a point value from 0 to 99. When a sprint race is created, points are allocated by default as 5-3-2-1-0.
  • LAP DATA GROUPBOX If a rider or group of riders goes up a lap or down a lap, they can be selected in the pick list and put up or down a lap all at once.
  • SCOREBOARD GROUPBOX If a matrix scoreboard is used, the buttons in this groupbox control the scoreboard. Each of the sprints can be displayed, as can pages of standings.
    

    SAMPLE SCREEN OF POINTS RACE

    

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• ALGE DISPLAY DRIVERS An array of four ALGE GAZc displays can be used as the primary or secondary event displays with this software. The displays must be configured as A, B, C, and D on the thumbwheels located on the side of each display.
  
  For Pursuit Racing and Time Trials, the four displays will show the following:
  
  A    Course A Rank & Bib
  B    Course A Time Splits
  C    Course B Rank & Bib
  D    Course B Time Splits
  Standings pages will show Rank and Bib.
  
  For Sprint Racing, the displays will show the following:
  A    Place & Bib
  B    Place & Bib
  C    Reference Time
  D    {blank}
  
  For Points/Madison Racing, the displays will show Rank & Bib for the main standings or a given sprint.
  
  
  The ALGE GAZ Monitor is an independent window which can be brought up onscreen. This window shows in real time what all GAZ displays are showing. This is very effective for situations where the operator can't see the displays. This window is most effective using an 800x600 screen, as it can be positioned above the scoring program and viewed in real time without interfering with operation of the scoring program.
  
  

Ski Software

ALGE S4 timers and GAZ4 display boards are fully compatible with Broder's Skunkware ski software.

Broder's Skunkware Ski Racing  General Features

Data Logging

• Data logging is an extremely useful feature whereby a "tape" printer can be used to "log" every split, start, and finish.....both net and time-of-day....which takes place in a race. This produces a complete transaction audit trail of every "event" taking place during a race which can be used to trace where mistakes were made by the operator or to verify that mistakes WEREN'T made. .
  

Dual Courses

• This software allows simultaneous, independent operation of two side-by-side courses. Each course has configurable "stations" which can be used as intermediates or speed traps. Racers move from station to station as they progress through the course.
  
  

Intermediates/Speed Traps

• This software allows up to THREE intermediate points oncourse. Each of these "ints" can be configured as a split, a "speed trap open", and a "speed trap close". A speed trap open records an intermediate time but does not display it anywhere. A trap close can follow either an intermediate, a trap open, or a start.

Queues

• The timing screen allows up to three racers to "queue" up for various points on the course. Therefore, with a course configured for simple start-and-finish, three racers may be on each course simultaneously. Each time an intermediate point is added, the number of racers allowed oncourse increases by three. For instance, in a course configured with start-int-trap close-finish, in theory nine racers can be on each course simultaneously.

Drag-and-Drop

• The timing control screen in this software allows both times and racers to be "drag-and-dropped" around the course. If an intermediate, start, or finish is given to the wrong racer, or if racers get out of order, timer impulses or racers can easily be dragged around from station to station to correct the situation instantly.

Multiple On-Screen Windows

• With an 800x600 (or larger) VGA (or higher) screen, this software allows multiple monitoring windows onscreen during a race. These windows can be positioned around the main scoring window to allow a tremendous amount of information to be viewed simultaneously. Additional windows include scoreboard monitor windows, data logging monitor windows, and standings window.

Sample Screen during timing

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SHOWJUMPING MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

This software is designed to hold a database of riders (Name File Maintenance) and a database of horses (Horse File Maintenance) so that classes can be filled in very quickly using hashed-Key "lookups".
The database holds 2000 riders and 2000 horses, the horses also are stored with a bridle number.

A Class can contain up to 200 Riders with Horses. This software keeps track of 26 Classes at a time.

To actually time a class, choose "Score & Time a Class" from the Main menu. If the Class is something other than a "Speed Round", the program will ask if you are timing a the Round(s) or the Jumpoff parts of the competition.
Once in the timing form,you will see the following:

1) Rider/Horse Groupbox. Located on the left side of the screen, the Rider/Horse Groupbox contains a "Pick List" of the riders/horses entered in the competition. This list may be sorted by Horse Name, Bridle Number (BIB), Rider Name, or Record Number. Most operators and judges prefer to identify competitors by bridle number, however in certain circumstances (such as running an informal class where no names are registered) it may be preferable to list riders by record number.
To choose a competitor for timing or viewing, DOUBLE-CLICK on the competitor in the list.

2) Standings window. On the right side of the screen there is a Standings Window. This window is designed to be onscreen at all times only with a 800x600 screen. With a 640x480 screen, it must be dragged on top of the timing form to be viewed and therefore cannot be viewed while riders are oncourse.

3) ALGE GAZ Monitor window. On the top of the timing form there is a small window showing an iconic representation of the GAZ displays (if GAZ displays are configured). These icons will show onscreen what the GAZ displays are also showing.

4) Competitor Groupbox. The large Competitor Groupbox in the middle of the screen shows the currently chosen competitor.

5) Timer Groupbox. The Timer Groupbox shows the status of the input from the timer, i.e. COUNTDOWN, finish time, or ticking seconds.

6) Scoreboard Controls. Scoreboards run automatically, however they can also be cleared and controlled manually using the Scoreboard control buttons in the Scoreboard Control Groupbox.

7) Edit Time & Faults Button. If a competitor retires, is disqualified, or if a hand-time must be entered manually, clicking the EDIT TIME & FAULTS button will bring up the Rider Edit form where this can be done. If an adjusted or hand-time is entered, the time faults will automatically be calculated when the Edit form is closed, and the standings will be updated.

8) In Progress. Once the timer starts ticking, click the IN PROGRESS button to begin sending timing information to the scoreboards. When a rider is "In Progress", a black window will be overlayed on the timing form showing the "hotkeys" available to add faults. As the rider progresses through the course, jump faults can be added using the hotkeys & buttons, and time faults will be calculated automatically. When the rider finishes and the timer stops, hit <ENTER> or click "OK" and the final time and place will be sent to the scoreboards.

The times from the timer will ONLY "flow through" to a competitor when the IN PROGRESS window is onscreen. If the IN PROGRESS window is not in use, nothing is done with timer data. When a rider finishes the course, hitting ENTER to close the IN PROGRESS window will allow the timing judge to "zero" or "Clear" the timing device.

If a rider retires or is DQed while the timer is running, first click "CANCEL" to close the In Progress
window, and then click EDIT TIME & FAULTS. Once the EDIT form is onscreen, click "ELIM" or "RET" in the STATUS groupbox for the correct round and the standings will be updated.

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