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Forum: General Racing Discussion

12-14-2018, 09:51 PM

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Sticky: Fractional Time Errors

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Posted By bobphilo

Here are some ads that showed up, appropriately...

Here are some ads that showed up, appropriately enough, on the the ad side of the PA site used for timing track, skying, cycling and cross country. In addition to the traditional electronic timing...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

12-12-2018, 02:48 PM

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Sticky: Fractional Time Errors

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Posted By bobphilo

Looking forward to reading it. Where can I find...

Looking forward to reading it. Where can I find this article?

Forum: General Racing Discussion

12-12-2018, 10:00 AM

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Sticky: Fractional Time Errors

Views: 314,654

Posted By bobphilo

I see your point. Since the only problem was that...

I see your point. Since the only problem was that they didn't have the right time for the 1st quarter it shouldn't have affected the incremental times for each succeeding quarter. The correction for...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

12-11-2018, 12:23 PM

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Sticky: Fractional Time Errors

Views: 314,654

Posted By bobphilo

Cj, when you say that you used the Cigar Mile and...

Cj, when you say that you used the Cigar Mile and and some other mile races as a baseline, do you mean you used these races to get a variant that you applied to the mistimed races to correct their...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

12-11-2018, 12:11 PM

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Sticky: Fractional Time Errors

Views: 314,654

Posted By bobphilo

What they must have done is calculated how long...

What they must have done is calculated how long the horses would have taken to run the 54 feet from the gate to the timing device and subtracted that from the original time of the 1st quarter and...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

12-11-2018, 12:00 PM

Replies: 1,073

Sticky: Fractional Time Errors

Views: 314,654

Posted By bobphilo

Apparently they have a backup system which allows...

Apparently they have a backup system which allows the timer to be activated manually because someone did this, but he activated it when the gate opened instead of when they reached what should have...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

11-27-2018, 07:54 AM

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Sticky: Fractional Time Errors

Views: 314,654

Posted By bobphilo

Perhaps we'll have to settle for these...

Perhaps we'll have to settle for these inaccuracies. After all, timing has improved from the days when races were hand timed to fifths of a second.

But I think not. Olympic downhill skiers going...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

11-26-2018, 10:25 AM

Replies: 1,073

Sticky: Fractional Time Errors

Views: 314,654

Posted By bobphilo

I believe a couple of posters here are from...

I believe a couple of posters here are from England and I occasionally PM with one of them. I think he bets using sectional times (could be TPD data).

I will ask him when I get a chance or if he...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

11-26-2018, 10:17 AM

Replies: 1,073

Sticky: Fractional Time Errors

Views: 314,654

Posted By bobphilo

One of the links has links to the different...

One of the links has links to the different companies. I imagine the price would vary by where it's installed and the track would have to negotiate. If colleges can afford them, most race tracks...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

11-26-2018, 10:11 AM

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Sticky: Fractional Time Errors

Views: 314,654

Posted By bobphilo

As cj has noted, these fractions by claimers...

As cj has noted, these fractions by claimers would be good enough to win the BC Mile. That's why we need a more accurate timing system like they use in the Olympics and even college track meets....

Forum: General Racing Discussion

11-26-2018, 07:39 AM

Replies: 1,073

Sticky: Fractional Time Errors

Views: 314,654

Posted By bobphilo

Here's an interesting evolution of timing devices...

Here's an interesting evolution of timing devices used in the Olympics.

https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/olympic-timing5.htm

Why don't tracks look into these systems?
...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

11-26-2018, 07:20 AM

Replies: 1,073

Sticky: Fractional Time Errors

Views: 314,654

Posted By bobphilo

I trust you. I'm also wondering what they...

I trust you.

I'm also wondering what they use to time human track meets in the Olympics. They never seem to have problems there. They are so sensitive they can detect if a runner jumps the gun by...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

11-25-2018, 08:09 PM

Replies: 1,073

Sticky: Fractional Time Errors

Views: 314,654

Posted By bobphilo

It seems to be working in England for some time....

It seems to be working in England for some time. Maybe they're not installing it correctly here. As a figure maker I would imagine you would want to question them on any U.S. inaccuracies and get...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

11-25-2018, 04:42 PM

Replies: 1,073

Sticky: Fractional Time Errors

Views: 314,654

Posted By bobphilo

http://www.totalperformancedata.com/racecourses-fi...

http://www.totalperformancedata.com/racecourses-find-out-more

Forum: General Racing Discussion

11-25-2018, 01:55 PM

Replies: 1,073

Sticky: Fractional Time Errors

Views: 314,654

Posted By bobphilo

This is very disappointing as the system was...

This is very disappointing as the system was successfully tested for many months before going on the market. The problem is that the current timing systems at several tracks is so error prone that it...

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