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  Features
New in Version 9.3
    Completely new practice session
  • New practice session: list of all laps down the left of screen, with separate windows for each class (and one for drivers with no matching class).
  • New practice session: windows to display drivers in each class now auto-resize when main practice window is resized.
  • New practice session: maximum number of classes displayed can now be set in preferences.
  • Practice sessions - when a new driver registers a lap, and there is no match found in entries nor database, a new option allows lap times to be suppressed, the driver will be shown in history as "blocked" and no lap times will appear.
  • Practice sessions: if a driver not found in entries nor the database, the driver's "name" is now stored as the full 7 digit AMBrc number rather than just the last but another change made to revert to just the last digit when calling.
  • Change to storage of race times, to allow 24x7 practice sessions.
  • If race/practice times are in excess of one hour, times are now displayed using H:MM:SS.
  • New practice session: when column sizes on one class by class window are changed, they are copied to other class by class windows.
  • Printing of Practice Sessions: as well as best lap(s), all laps can now be printed. This uses the new wrap-and-indent print system feature.
  • Printing of Practice Sessions now supports printing of multiple practice sessions, including the current session.
  • Printing of Practice Sessions now supports printing of all drivers, drivers in a class, or an individual driver, and can print best lap or all laps.
  • Practice sessions: laps done added to screen display and to HTML via LAN display.

    • Number of meetings competed
  • Number of meetings competed: the database now stores the number of meetings that each driver competes in - at the end of each meeting, after the database is updated, every driver that completed at least one lap in a race has the number of meetings field incremented. An additional button on the Database Maintenance screen allows this to be done manually. The number of meetings for each driver is displayed on the database screen.
  • Number of meetings competed: new buttons on the driver data tab of Database Maintenance that allows meetings competed to be increased/decreased for just the selected member.
  • Number of meetings competed: a warning number can be set in preferences. The number of meeting competed are displayed on meeting setup for each driver. If that is equal to, or exceeds, the warning number, the number is highlighted.
  • Number of meetings competed: on the Database Maintenance screen, a list can be entered, for each driver, of numbers of meetings competed at which warnings in driver entry will issued. There is an exclusion option, for each driver, to exclude that driver from meetings competed checks. The highlight warnings in driver entry extended to make it more obvious. A red background is used for when the number of meetings competed matches any "target", and yellow if any "target" is exceeded.
  • Number of Meetings Competed (as stored in the Database) can now be displayed in a column in the list of drivers in driver entry.
  • Number of Meetings Competed: if a driver did not exist in the Database at the start of the meeting, if immediate Database update is switched off (which it normally is), if that driver did at least a lap in a race (so we need to update meetings competed in the Database), but if that driver is not in entries at the end of the meeting (e.g. removed by the program during a sort because of minimum drivers in a group), then the update needs to be able to use race results. Substantial changes to the routine to update a driver's data in the Database, to be able to use race results as well as entries.

    • Lap Sector Timing
  • Lap Sector Timing: this allows lap times to be captured for sectors (part of a lap) using two decoders and two loops. Transponder test now displays decoder ID for each record processed. Run race history displays decoder ID.

    • MultiEdit
  • Tool button on meeting setup, clicking on a field then on this button allows the contents of the selected field to be copied to selected races.
  • MultiEdit command extended to Meeting Setup as well as Race Setup, also a button added to select all races, and for Meeting Setup, another button added to select on a round by round basis.

    • Skins
  • Skins - new external components, to offer more visually enhanced components.

    • Other Changes
  • Support for UniCode, i.e. international
  • Fonts screen in preferences rewritten to support selection of Skins, and to change Hue and Saturation for the selected skin.
  • "Skins" - 3 are now shipped internally with Alycat and a whole lot more available for download (too large to include all in exe).
  • Sign In sheets now allow for the inclusion of a line to request club, address, phone no. and AMBrc. Also class names can be selected rather than all class names being printed.
  • Printing of practice sessions can now be limited to only drivers entered in one class.
  • On Quick Transponder Test, a "pilot light" added, a bar at bottom that displays green if the decoder is connected, and changes to red if connection is lost. If the connection to the decoder is lost, new option to call a warning message, and also to suspend the countdown timer.
  • HTML via LAN: the index page is now auto refreshed on the end-user machine (at a different interval to the current race).
  • HTML via LAN: at the end of a race, or a practice session, the relevant HTML via LAN output file is now rewritten with a message to say no race or practice session is currently active.
  • HTML via LAN: the current race, or practice session, screen now has a menu at the top like all other HTML via LAN screens.
  • HTML via LAN: when a new meeting created or copy from old meeting, a prompt is now issued to clean out the LAN folder and recreate the index file.
  • Printing of Practice Sessions: the command from the main screen now supports printing of a currently running session (so the toolbutton on the practice session removed).
  • Calling of first lap in a practice session is now not done (program was not distinguishing race and practice).
  • Practice session printout now includes details of each of the practice sessions used in the printout.
  • HTML via LAN for new format practice session screen - "main" file now written, formatted (shade second lines, spaced, etc), with links to lap times for drivers. When a lap is registered (in practice and HTML via LAN in force) lap times now written to a LAN file (as well as being able to be displayed via the main practice LAN file it is also included in the LAN index. The file also auto refreshes so if a driver is continuing to practice the file is updated without user intervention).
  • When requesting a practice session to reload, if no practice sessions are found an error is displayed. If one or more found, the first is auto selected in the list.
  • Rewriting of the HTML via LAN index file changed to being directly written, also the index is now only rewritten if the latest file added to the LAN directory was not previously existing.
  • Practice session and HTML via LAN: practice screen did not show drivers in the class by class display whose class not matched. Also HTML via LAN display was based on data displayed on the practice screen so only classes on that screen were displayed on HTML via LAN. Unmatched drivers are now displayed on the class by class display (in their own list), and they, together with classes set as not to be displayed on the practice screen, and classes in excess of maximum number displayed, are now all shown on the HTML via LAN file (substantial changes to practice routines).
  • Logging System: large rewrite, tidying up of code, removal of unused code and unused old options. Maximum records per file can now be set, defaults to 20 million and can be changed via Settings.ini (this value is unlikely to be exceeded by normal meetings). If this value is reached, the log file is closed, another created and opened - this all needs to be done in one go, within a CriticalSection, to ensure no other routines can log data whilst logging is being closed and reopened.
  • Exception Handler component: changed some options, if a crash occurs or if the program hangs, the restart, continue, etc is still shown as previously, but if no action is taken with a short time, restart is used automatically to restart Alycat.
  • Changes made to the start of a race to minimise the time between the "race ready" sound and the actual "start race" sound, to fit in better with Nitro starts and the use of a "cars down".
  • New main screen menu item, Quick Setups, to assist in setting up specific scenarios.
  • The splash screen background image can now be replaced - if the file SplashScreen.jpg exists in the Graphics sub-folder it is used.
  • When sorting heats (for a regrade or final) using Combined Result, the number of rounds dropped can now be calculated on a percentage basis - this is calculated on the numbers of rounds completed rather than total to be run - refer to help file for details.
  • Printing of Qualifying by Combined now uses the Print System automatic new line and indent if lines are too long.
  • A new report, "Membership Receipt", which prints, for all drivers in the current database, today's date, member name, membership number (assumed stored in ID#1), and custom text (set in preferences), together with club contact info, as a footer (also stored in preferences).
  • Printout can now be sent to a CSV file - this is created in the directory used for HTML output, etc., viz. "Reports", under the current meeting directory (this may change for csv files). Also, Print System completion is trapped and confirmation of file completion and file location are now displayed, using the standard status bar on the main screen.
  • New option in Driver Point Score, to allow drivers with a zero ID#1 value to be disqualified from the point score.
  • Membership Receipts report, now only printed for drivers whose ID#1 is non-zero. Also, a new component written to allow a driver to be selected from the Database, to enable Membership Receipts report to be run for just one member (and a button to Print All).
  • New "Quick Link" added to driver entry, to open up the Database Maintenance screen, with the driver from entries set as current database driver.
  • Changes to some Toolbars, for consistent captions and glyphs, also some groups of buttons changed to toolbars.
  • Number of Meetings Competed: new ToolButton to reset to zero all values for meetings competed for all drivers in the Database.
  • The Alycat DataArea can now be set by the user via the Boot Menu.
  • New command, on Database Maintenance, to set all ID2 values to a given value.
  • If a new set of preferences created, or a copy of an existing set created, an option is now given to have the newly created set as the default preferences.
  • And for those with large Databases (1,500 drivers, 3,500 sub-records!), when loading, either at program load or when changing Databases, a progress indicator is displayed.
  • HTML via FTP - new practice screen now supported.
  • If group order on the meeting setup screen is being enforced, and if group order is changed, a warning popup is now displayed.
  • When the number of meetings raced is updated for all drivers in the Database a confirmation message is displayed at completion - this is now suppressed if this task is done automatically at the end of a meeting.
  • Display of best lap as well as best number of consecutive laps in practice: new Preference setting to control this, new field added to race structure to store best laps (previously this was stored in best lap as only one, but not both, were utilised during practice), screen display changed for best lap, also printouts, HTML via LAN, HTML via FTP.
  • If a race is moved, or created, or deleted in race setup the program attempts to maintain the next race to be run. This is no longer done if the meeting has not yet started.
  • If entries have been changed, if the Database is in use, and if the option is on to auto save the Database, if the program is exited before the end of the meeting (when the Database is auto updated and saved) an option is now given to update and save the Database.
  • In a meeting summary, (TQ) is displayed next to the driver who was TQ in that class - qualifying positions are now displayed for all drivers.
  • The number of lines displayed in the history section of the run race/practice screen is now limited, the default value (stored in the Settings.ini file) is 2,000. This is to handle memory problems during mega practice runs (duration of weeks).
  • If a car registers in practice, entries are scanned to find a matching class, and if no match, the Database is scanned (Preference settings can override this behaviour). The list on the left of the practice screen, showing all drivers, was not scanning the Database for a matching class.
  • The new practice session can now display each drivers estimated laps/times based on a "race" time entered in preferences.
  • Auto syncing of preferences and meeting data from master to slave.
  • Sector Timing: decoder ID for each record received during a race now displayed during a race and saved to race results file.
  • Sector Timing: routine to warn about missed sequence numbers during a race now supports two sets of sequence numbers, one for each decoder if using sector timing.
  • Sector Timing: fastest sector times are now displayed for each driver during a race.
  • Sector Timing: New tab on race results display, to display sector times for each driver (only tested for restored races).
  • Sector Timing: Analysis printout for a race now includes each driver's sector times.
  • If HTML via FTP in use, an index is written and uploaded when new printing done.

  Version 9.2
  • Re-design of the run race screen.
  • Transponder Collection window: can now be set to auto load or not at program load, and has an option to auto select and copy each registration, so the value can be copied directly from driver entry. All drivers registering a lap and found in the database are added to a buffer, and data for all such drivers can be pasted with a button into current entries - if a driver registers a lap and subsequently enters and then registers another lap , the driver is removed from the buffer. .
  • Display of cars that are "close" on the track, with green showing cars are closing, red they are getting further apart and yellow staying much the same gap.
  • Windows 7 format changes
  • During a race, if in finals and multiple legs are in use, new option to display points from earlier legs, together with current leg points based on estimated laps/times, with total points (using dropped and tie breaks), and positions.
  • Consistency value displayed in race results: as well as the original value, values dropping the worst lap, and two worst laps are now displayed.
  • Average lap time value displayed in race results: as well as the original value, values of the best 5 laps, and best 10 laps are now displayed.
  • New field added to the database, at the driver level - AMBrc# History, which is updated with all AMBrc#s used by a driver, in any class. The list id displayed on driver setup, with a button to paste values to current entries.
  • Order of drivers display during a practice session changed from best lap to order last registering a lap.
  • New extended status display on main screen (with a drop down list of status messages, time of message, etc.) enhanced to optionally "beep", change colour and pause - non-critical messages are now displayed this way rather than a modal popup.
  • Master/Slave: this allows two computers, connected over a LAN, one of these ("Master") is the normal Alycat computer, driven by the race director, the second ("Slave") is a backup. When a race is started on the Master (manually or by countdown) the race is then also started on the Slave.
  • Option to purge sound queue during a practice session if too many sounds queued, which can happen with a large number of drivers practising.
  • Two new options, with regard to Quick Transponder test - first allows the test to be automatically started when saving and closing entries before the first race of the meeting (assuming practice is not running) - if the test is already running, the screen is automatically refreshed in case entries changed, the second allows the test to be automatically started when exiting a practice session, again before the first race of the meeting has been run.
  • Revised Christmas Tree Overall printout
  • More fields imported from database when importing entries.
  • User Defined Reports, enhancements.
  • Enduro Races enhancements (lots)
  • New setting in Preferences to allow race sounds (such as calling remaining time) to be called, where applicable, in "Laps" races.
  • When a new driver registers a lap in practice, settings control whether a scan is made of entries, or the database to match the AMBrc#, but once found the driver is always called - there are now options to control whether to scan entries and the database, but in addition separate settings control whether the driver's name and/or laps are called.
  • Display of gaps between drivers during a race is now displayed for all drivers rather then just the first three.
  • In Enduro races the drop down list from team name now displays total time for each driver as well as total laps for each driver.
  • When entering a driver using the quick entry method, and Other Class list used, when deciding which sub-record to paste the Other Class value is now used if selected.
  • Support for new tie break method, due to be adopted by AARCMCC in 2011, and following the IFMAR rule.
  • The option to remove estimated lap/times from the race screen after a designated time changed to leave the estimates on the screen but to change the values to completed laps/times.
  • Under fastest lap(s) starts, there is an option to call a driver's best result each lap - new option added to call result each lap.
  • Membership No, which is stored at the driver level in the database, is now also available in driver entries - it is displayed on the driver entry screen, is saved to the database, pasted back, and can be displayed in the driver info columns on driver entries screen.
  • On the race display screen, a new button to create a "finishing" lap if missed, e.g. if a driver has a race time of 4 minutes and 50 seconds (in a 5 minute race), this command adds one lap and adds the average lap time to the driver's race time.
  • Race duration included on grid listings (laps or minutes), for the round for which the listings are being printed.
  • and more...
Earlier versions
  • One screen to display centrally all driver data, viz all entry data and race results.
  • Drivers can be sorted (using skill, random, change spread, etc.) automatically after saving entries
  • During the last round of qualifying (or during the round before a heat sort/regrade), drivers are sorted based on results - an option now allows this sort to be done either during the round as each class is completed (which is how it had previously been done), or after the round - if done after the round, all classes are sorted and then, if the option to reprint grid listings is on, all grid listings for all finals are then printed.
  • The maximum number of drivers that can be placed in any group (as set in Preferences) can now be overridden on a class-by-class basis - if left at zero, the number will default to the Preference setting.
  • The maximum number of drivers placed in a group after sorting using finals method can now be overridden on a class-by-class basis - if left at zero, the number will default to the Preference setting.
  • During a race, when a lap is registered, if that lap is that driver's best lap of the race, or if that lap is the best lap for all drivers, a sound can now be called.
  • Sending of various outputs to HTML via LAN can now be set to "Ask", in which case the program will ask when such printout is produced. This will allow say Grid Listings to be initially sent to the server before a meeting, but withheld after sorting and then sent later after checking, etc.
  • HTML via LAN - the current race (or practice) can now be sent to the server. The resulting HTML file is refreshed by the program on the server, and the client-end HTML file refreshes to the server automatically.
  • Calling if a driver is improving during a race - speech can now be set separately to that used if improved after a race is completed.
  • Speech can now be set to be "overlapped" by another speech if one speech is still active when another starts.
  • User Defined Reports.
  • Enforcing of Meeting Schedule - the meeting schedule can now be "enforced", with inter-race gaps reduced if necessary to "catch up".
  • Option to only call drivers comments if the comment is different to that last called for that driver.
  • Option to restart an aborted race from the last saved position (the frequency of which is set in Preferences) - driver details, lap done, split laps, etc are all restored and drivers called in the order (and times) that they were at the last lap recorded.
  • Display of qualifying list on the dual monitor can be switched off.
  • If drivers in a race are in "another class", printout of race results now displays the "overall" positions under positions, and each driver's position in the "other class" and the name of that other class after comments.
  • Option to allocate "club" AMBrc's by skipping drivers with a personal, so first driver in a race without a personal would be given club #1.
  • Data from the Dual Monitor cut-down main screen (next race details, next race grid and countdown time) can now be sent to HTML via LAN .
  • New command to upload HTML files created with the Create Web Files command to a FTP server (using host name, usercode, password set up in Preferences).
  • New option to allow uploading of HTML files created with the Create Web Files command to be performaed automatically after a Create Web Files command.
  • When displaying race results, a list is displayed of all AMBrc numbers that recorded values during the race.
  • Meetings displayed on the Online Entries screen can now be limited to those starting with a defined string (set on that screen and saved and restored in Preferences).
  • Top qualifier in each class can now be optionally displayed on the dual monitor screen. This data is displayed and then updated each time a qualifying list is printed.
  • During the last ten second countdown before a race start, the speech/sound can now be set individually for each second. Also, previously sound was just played each second and stopped when it was time for a race start, but because sounds are now individual, the program can now skip some sounds to catch up with the countdown timer.
  • A new check added when closing meeting setup, to warn if a driver's AMBrc # in entries is the same as a club transponder set in Preferences.
  • A new check added when closing meeting setup, to warn if a driver's AMBrc # in entries is not 7 digits.
  • Sounds/Speech used during the last 10 seconds of a race can now be switched off for IFMAR/Staggered qualifiers.
  • Use of Other Classes now can now be switched off for updating Driver Point Scores and also for Track Records/PBs.
  • When updating a Driver Point Score, as well as flagging a message if a class is skipped a message is now displayed if a driver is skipped, e.g. by being disqualified because of ID2 value.
  • The amount of the entry fees inserted using the entry fee toolbutton on driver setup can now be overridden by ID#2 values (two sets).
  • Starting of a quick transponder test after each race can now be delayed (defaults to 30 seconds) to allow drivers from the previous race to be cleared from the track before this test starts.
  • Option to allow a driver that has a PT set up in driver setup to register laps with a club transponder.
  • Support for the new AMBrc3 decoder
  • Ability to change transponder colours for the next race from the default, ability to assign missed transponders in a race to a driver.
  • "click through" links throughout the program, e.g. in Race Setup, click the link to "Edit other classes" and be taken to that screen in Preferences to allow "Other Classes" to be set.
  • "Entry changing" events, e.g. sorting, can be set to prompt beforehand, and after completion a list is shown of all preference settings used in that event, clicking on an item in the list will allow the value to be changed, and the whole event can be re-done.
  • New print system, new menu system.
  • New simpler design of the meeting setup screen.
  • New centalised method of setting up and managing various screens, e.g. databases, point scores.
  • Re-vamp of settings in Preferences-View, to allow more user tailoring.
  • The command to set the next race to be run ("jump to race") now has options which will, after the race jumped to has been completed, either jump back to the race that was jumped "from", or continue with the meeting from the race that was jumped "to", or else re-prompt to jump.
  • StringGrid components (e.g. driver setup) are now shaded every second row, as a visual guide.
  • For major meetings, the number of frequencies requested is now user selectable.
  • Points used for Finals (Legs) and Rounds combined results are now user selectable.
  • A Backup Data Area can now be set and all Alycat files, as created or changed, are automatically copied to there.
  • The maximum number of cars in a race, previously determined by the number of flags set, is now a separate field in Preferences.
  • New option to allow frequencies to be entered in driver data by use of a drop list.
  • Support for "marshalling groups", which allows races to be grouped together for marshalling purposes.
  • Option, when using dual monitors, to have a "simple" run race screen, with only basic info and displayed in a larger font.
  • On dual monitors, drivers' elapsed time each lap and their last lap can now optionally be displayed.
  • Frequency "validation" table added to Preferences, to allow users to specifiy a "mask" to validate frequencies.
  • New file format for Preferences, substantially faster than previously.
  • New command to automatically cleanup the log files directory - all ZIP files are deleted and "old" log files are deleted. This command is automatically run at each program load.
  • The race analysis printout now skips over drivers who did no laps when printing the columns.
  • Sorting for heats: redesign of screen and data storage to remove the limit of 3 sorts. In addition, there is now an option for this sort to only apply to the current group (i.e. race) rather than sorting across the whole class.
  • Sorting for finals and heats - re-design of the Preference settings screens.
  • A "Group Finals" command on Meeting Setup
  • A summary of total races and total races in each round are now displayed a the bottom of race setup and meeting setup screens.
  • When a race is displayed (be it a restored race or a just completed race) a check is now made for any missing AMBrc sequence numbers and a warning message is issued if any are found.
  • A new field, ID3 is now supported, it is an integer number, with no other limit, similar to ID#1. The driver setup screen has been changed to support this field.
  • The International page in Preferences now allows descriptions to be set for ID1, ID2 and ID3.
  • New command to print the frequency conversion list.
  • New command in SetupMeetings-Load Meetings, to enable a race meeting to be imported from a CSV file in a format specified by the BRCA.
  • New toolbutton on meeting setup to perform a sort by result.
  • New menu command in driver setup to sort classes by ID#1 values (on the basis that that field can be used as a "ranking" field required for BRCA meetings).
  • Buttons added to the setting of points for multiple finals (legs) to set points to 1,2,3... or the reverse.
  • If a driver does an additional lap after his race is finished it is no longer called as "discarded".
  • Points used for various items, e.g. combining heats for qualifying, now verified to ensure all decreasing or all increasing.
  • When configuring the main screen toolbar, the "storage" toolbar now has its close button visible so configuring can be finished by merely closing the "storage" toolbar.
  • Checking for key strokes during a race (with manual input) the program now casefolds before validating (so "a" and "A" are interchangable).
  • Option to call drivers' ID#1 values rather than drivers' names.
  • When printing frequencies on Grid Listings, there is now an option to only show "Selected" frequency.
  • Splitter bar added to the driver setup screen, to allow resizing of the panel on the left (the one that contains the list of races and optionally the driver database). Also one added to control the panel on the right if the driver database is set to be positioned there.
  • When importing entries from Online Entries System, and if the option to overwrite drivers is checked, and if driver records are overwritten, a total number is displayed at the end of the import.
  • The lapping message can now be switched off for IFMAR/Staggered start heats.
  • The Fastest Time of Day in meeting summaries now lists all fastest laps for a class in one list, irrespective of race time for that class. As a result of this change, fastest laps are no longer shown on the list that shows best lap/times for each duration for each class. Furthermore, the best lap/times list is not created if the relevant race time applies to a final and there is only one final for that race.
  • When entries imported from online entries, the intial group is now set to blank, and now only if there are multiple groups are they created as A, B, C or 1, 2, 3, etc..
  • Printing of Grid Listings to an HTML file is now supported.
  • Points that are awarded for the Driver point Score when "use sequential" is set to off, are now derived from a separate table to that used if "use sequential".
  • Race numbers during multiple finals now reflect the "overall" number during all finals, rather than the number during say the first round of finals.
  • The expression "Race" can now be changed via the International page in Preferences.
  • A-Final positions can now be called as each car crosses the line. Display of A-Finals in the race need not be switched on for the positions to be called. Like the diplay of A-Final positions, calling is not done during finals nor during "Rounds" races. In addition, neither the display nor calling is now done during the first round if there is only one group in the class.
  • Also using the ability to create copies of Preferences, the run race screen now maintains its own copy of Preferences, which isolates a running race from any changes.
  • When calling lap times in practice sessions, a maximum lap can now be set, to prevent lap time being called for drivers joining the session some time after it was started, or for drivers who have time off the track.
  • When calling lap times (for "Fastest Lap" races or practice sessions), the number of decimal places used is now a preference setting.
  • Computerised Speech Technology, with user selectable pitch, speed and voices - allows the program to call information in a more "personalised" manner
    • next race grids can be called by actual name
    • race results can be called after a race
    • progressive information can be called during races
    • next race grids and marshals can be called, and clicking on an individual driver will call that driver
    • Drivers' names and Class names have a phonetic field that can be used to fine-tune pronunciation.
    Of course, all users's circumstances are different, so these features can be switched on and off or modified
  • Calculation and display of race lap times to 1/1000ths of a second
  • Race starts can be called and uncalled staggered/IFMAR starts
  • "Turn-dial" radios support
  • Practice session, with the ability to call drivers' times, names, etc, and the ability for a driver to just start driving and be counted
  • "Black flag" drivers during a race
  • Ability to call for marshals from the last group in that same class, e.g. to have nitro drivers always marshalled by other nitro drivers
  • Automatic calling for volunteer marshals
  • Support for "internationalisation", with distances and speed in miles per hour, kilometres per hour, etc, etc..
  • Quick centralised display of all frequencies in use in a meeting (or in a practice session) grouped by frequency used.
  • Race screen shows drivers' name, car#, laps completed, last lap time, Elapsed Time, estimated completion result, fastest Lap, whether a driver is ahead of his/her PB, where that driver will qulaify in the As, etc.
  • When drivers complete the race, no "tones", etc are used (like in some older programs) drivers can be called using their actual names with speech technology
  • Multiple track support for track records, etc
  • Add a racer's AMBrc number to a race setup by just by having him cross the scoring loop
  • Full database, stores drivers’ data for future events
  • Unlimited supports for loan transponders
  • Base qualifying on drivers' best laps/times, or points, or a combination of drivers' best results by points or laps/times
  • Super fast driver entry, paste from database or use the "quick" entry (with data held for multiple classes)
  • Complete control of Heat/Finals setup, run races in some rounds and not others, run multiple finals, trgrade during heats, etc.
  • Review Heat/Final setup, modify, then preview and/or print
  • Base race duration on minutes or laps.
  • Re-sorts for finals, for heats, etc
  • Points score for drivers, clubs, on a multitude of bases
  • HTML output for easy web viewing, automatic generation of index pages, drop down menus, etc
  • Recall and print results from prior meetings
  • Change race length while racing
  • Use built in sounds, or use your own or use speech
  • Sort by place during races
  • Support via phone or email or forum
  • database to store drivers and race details
  • Output can sent to screen, printer, disk files, HTML, etc.
  • one click solution to creating race results for web sites
  • you can re-load a previous meeting at any time
  • races can be set up and sorted by skill level, heats can be re-sorted part way through a meeting, and for finals
  • 20 car (and more) races
  • quick-driver entry, automatically creates new groups
  • high degree of user-configuration - race times, sorting methods, start methods, point score methods, all configurable
  • Drivers, races, etc. are called using actual names (with phonetic overrides), voices all configurable - no having to use pre-recorded sounds like other programs.
  • Full 7 digit AMBrc and personal transponder support, also KO and Simpson, and keyboard
  • Individual lap times on race screen
  • In-line database entry in Setup Drivers
  • Enduro race support
  • "Winston Cup" pointscores
  • Speeds, distances in mph, kph, etc
  • Web file creation functionality
  • LAN support for sending race results to a "slave" PC over a LAN
  • Drivers can be sorted to attempt to eliminate frequency clashes
  • Output type of "forum" which produces output in a format to be uploaded to a forum
  • Call for volunteer marshals
  • More data can be "rolled back" to undo changes, e.g. database, entries, etc.
  • Support for Simpson counters
  • Practice Sessions
  • Combined Option and Preference display
  • Transponder support in "Lite" (limited)
  • Quick driver entry - Enter details, select a class and driver is pasted to the first empty position or a new group created
  • Drag and drop extended, drivers can be dragged from the database to the current race, or to another race, and can be dragged from race to another
  • Automatic creation of all your web files for a meeting, together with an index or a drop down menu
  • Drivers data can be amended whilst a race is in progress
  • Lap counting can be done via AMB20, AMBrc, AMB Interface, Simpson Lap System, or manually via computer keyboard
  • Database, containing race and driver details, automatically updated after a meeting, supports drag and drop when "pasting" drivers to a meeting
  • Automatic resolution of frequency conflicts
  • Different start methods, race durations, etc for each heat, each class, and finals
  • Meetings can be quickly setup from the database, or all data from a previous meeting used
  • Drivers can be "pasted" from the database using the same car number as in the previous meeting.
  • When sorting drivers, an optimal fit method can be used to keep as many driverss flags the same as possible
  • Heats and finals up to 999 minutes (longer if you really want it!)
  • Races can be held in any order each round, either automatically by setting up the order at the start of the day, or else manually at any time
  • Race display shows laps and time completed, estimated laps and time at the end of the race, estimated qualifying positions, ahead of track records, drivers' personal best times, etc, etc
  • Races can be stopped and restarted
  • Race results show split lap times, progressive lap times and automatically highlight potential missed laps
  • Race duration can be set in minutes or laps
  • All race results are saved to disk, can be restored and changed and re-printed at any time, qualifying lists and sorting can be re-done at any time
  • Track Record system keeps a list of every driver's fastest time in each class on all different track layouts
  • Club logo can be included in all printouts
  • Transponder colours to be used for a race are "called" by the program automatically
  • A car number can be voided, so if a transponder fails or a keyboard key is stuck, it will not be used, even if drivers are sorted
  • Driver point scores, Club Point scores, on multiple bases
  • Multiple track layouts
  • Drivers can be added into entries at any time, even after racing has started
  • Automatic "promotional finals" ("bump-ups")
  • Drivers can be setup to run in one class but be regarded for point scores, track records, etc as racing in another class (ideal if too few racers turn up)
  • Finals can be sorted using the combined result of say 3 of the 4 heats, on various sorting and tie-break methods
  • All printouts can be output as HTML file for uploading to your website
  • Countdown timer between races
  • An estimated meeting completion time
  • Calculation of grids for the next race
  • Support for "close" frequencies. e.g. 40.695 and 40.700 will show as a "clash" (user selectable and user-settable of course)
  • Drivers can be sorted for regraded rounds
  • Easy editing - in setup drivers, races, etc. full use of cursor keys to move around the data
  • First lap in any race can be counted as zero or one, and can be set separately for each class
  • Support for multi-leg finals, with automatic aggregation of results and reconciliation of any ties
  • "Race of Champions" ("Reedy" style races), with automatic rotation of drivers
  • "Suspect" lap times highlighted - user can determine what is "suspect" and what action is to be taken
  • During a race and in results, split laps can be displayed as times or speed display (set separately for each class)
  • Driver's car specifications can be set, and displayed during a race and in results
  • Drivers race grids can be selected from Random, Previous result, or aggregation of heats
  • Results for selected rounds can be excluded from sorting
  • Maintenance and display of Personal Bests, Personal Best of Day, Fastest Time of Day, Track Records
  • Automatic aggregation of results, for Rounds and Multi-Leg finals
  • Automatic Qualifying lists, sorts, Christmas Tree promotions
  • Display of drivers estimated laps during a race, with indication if the driver is ahead of Track Record, FTD, etc
  • Automatic countdown timer between races, between rounds, and also a lunch timer
  • Automated sorting, printing, etc
  • Automatic resolution of frequency clashes, with option for higher driver to have priority
  • Ability to run staggered start, and mix these heats with grid start heats
  • Qualifying by a driver's best consecutive laps