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- Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:40 am
- Forum: ISSA World Ranking
- Topic: [2004] World rankings: Overall
- Replies: 135
- Views: 171003
Strength of schedule
Chris Barker (and others): The proposed World Ranking system is supposed to work like this: 1) Before the season starts, contests are anounced. 2) The organizers of those contests are supposed to make "bids" or "cases" as to why their contest should be awarded a certain status. 3) Through some autho...
- Sun Jun 06, 2004 5:45 pm
- Forum: Seattle - Portland
- Topic: 2004 Cascade Slalom Association - Race #2
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7649
Seattle Race Pics
Here are some pics from the race in Seattle May 23. Dan Huges attacking the course: <img src=http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/events/2004/CascadeII/Dan_Hughes.jpg> Gareth Roe vs Steven King. Two different push-start styles: <img src=http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/events/2004/CascadeII/Roe_vs_Kin...
- Sat Jun 05, 2004 1:17 am
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: New timing system for race organizers: Chronocone 2004
- Replies: 53
- Views: 85462
Remote display of times during a race
JG:
http://www.alpha-american.com/signs.html
http://www.ams-e.com/AlphaGraphiques1_e.html
These can be networked together on RS-485 .
I don't think a little laptop display is good for displaying info to spectators and racers.
-- Pat
http://www.alpha-american.com/signs.html
http://www.ams-e.com/AlphaGraphiques1_e.html
These can be networked together on RS-485 .
I don't think a little laptop display is good for displaying info to spectators and racers.
-- Pat
- Fri Jun 04, 2004 7:47 am
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: New timing system for race organizers: Chronocone 2004
- Replies: 53
- Views: 85462
Interface to LED display for displaying times RIGHT NOW
Relatively inexpensive LED scrolling displays are available. It would be really nice if the racer's time and cones were instantly displayed for spectators and racers to view. I have purchased a used display on EBAY and will experimentally interface to it so that racer name, time, cones will be displ...
- Fri Jun 04, 2004 7:23 am
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: New timing system for race organizers: Chronocone 2004
- Replies: 53
- Views: 85462
2nd run swap lanes for ALL racers.
You've run the 1st run, now you are running the 2nd run. Chronocone allows you to swap lanes for the selected racers who are ready to go. But you have to do this for each racer pair as they are selected. It would be convenient if a "swap all" function were available so the entire list of racers was ...
- Fri Jun 04, 2004 7:17 am
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: New timing system for race organizers: Chronocone 2004
- Replies: 53
- Views: 85462
Screen visibility in sunlight.
The choice of background colors and text color/font/boldness makes some fields difficult to see when operating in bright sunlight. Of course, we rarely get bright sunlight here in Oregon, so I just noticed this now. Proposal: Change text and background to provide more contrast. 6/18/04 -- Fixed in R...
- Fri Jun 04, 2004 7:14 am
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: New timing system for race organizers: Chronocone 2004
- Replies: 53
- Views: 85462
Single-lane timing output instead of dual lane?
Chronocone always outputs data from both lanes, even if only one is being used. This is a minor hassle as 1/2 of the data needs to be thrown away when running a single-lane race. Sorting by LANE makes deleting the data easy. This is a low-priority feature that probably won't be added since it's so e...
- Fri Jun 04, 2004 7:11 am
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: New timing system for race organizers: Chronocone 2004
- Replies: 53
- Views: 85462
Correcting the output file on-the-fly
The output file from Chronocone can be viewed in Excel by a click of a button. The file opens in "read-only" mode for viewing. Sometimes it would be nice to open the file for editing, to correct some info, delete an aborted run, etc. The problem would be if the file were left open in Excel while Chr...
- Fri Jun 04, 2004 7:04 am
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: New timing system for race organizers: Chronocone 2004
- Replies: 53
- Views: 85462
Potential operator errors: Cone count
The cone count entry is a list box that has cones from 0 to 25 cones. As you scroll, the # of cones is shown in the list box. However, to actually enter the # of cones, the value in the list box must be clicked. There is a potential that people could miss the correct entry of the # of cones by faili...
- Fri Jun 04, 2004 7:00 am
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: New timing system for race organizers: Chronocone 2004
- Replies: 53
- Views: 85462
Bug Found: Does not work under Windows98
Chris Barker found out that Chronocone does not work on his computer running under Win98.
Proposal: Change documentation to remove Win98 as a supported OS
Fixed in V4.0 documentation
Proposal: Change documentation to remove Win98 as a supported OS
Fixed in V4.0 documentation
- Fri Jun 04, 2004 1:35 am
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: Conehead System
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5393
Yes, this works
All of the Cascade races have used variations on this type of system.
It works pretty well because racers know the conehead rules and what to watch for.
-- Pat
It works pretty well because racers know the conehead rules and what to watch for.
-- Pat
- Thu May 27, 2004 12:01 pm
- Forum: ISSA World Ranking
- Topic: [2004] Region West Atlantic: USA East
- Replies: 20
- Views: 24253
East/West USA dividing line? St Louis is in East or West?
I hadn't thought about exactly WHERE the USA would be divided EAST/WEST. Until there is a race anounced near the border, I guess it doesn't matter. In the mean time: Some arguments for St Louis being in the East USA: 1) It is east of the geographic center of the continental USA (located near Lebanon...
- Wed May 26, 2004 3:47 pm
- Forum: ISSA World Ranking
- Topic: [2004] Region West Atlantic: USA East
- Replies: 20
- Views: 24253
Main is higher status that Prime
Under the guidelines that Corky has outlined, the term "MAIN" is a higher status than "PRIME".
Does this change your proposal, Joe?
-- Pat
Does this change your proposal, Joe?
-- Pat
- Sat May 22, 2004 6:36 am
- Forum: ISSA World Ranking
- Topic: [2004] Region West Atlantic: USA West
- Replies: 24
- Views: 26236
Proposed Status of Comps for USA West
Looking at the races for the Western USA, I think this makes sense: Class Race State Date Major World Championships Morro Bay (Am Cup) CA 8-Oct Main US Open - Breckenridge (American Cup) CO 20-Aug Main La Costa (American Cup) CA 24-Jul Prime Hood River - Gorge Games (American Cup) OR 10-Jul Prime Bi...
- Wed May 19, 2004 11:41 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: Entry fees
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11751
No - fee local races
Cascade Slalom Association races in Portland, Seattle, Salem, etc do not charge a fee. These are local races supported by local vendors (Roe, Insect, Daddies Board Shop)
- Wed May 19, 2004 4:57 am
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: Entry fees
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11751
Entry fees
Racing on the street might cost more than racing in a park or other "protected" area.
A park would already be separated from traffic.
A park would already have bathrooms.
A park might be free for recreational uses.
My impression (might be wrong) is that the Paris event is in a park?
-- Pat
A park would already be separated from traffic.
A park would already have bathrooms.
A park might be free for recreational uses.
My impression (might be wrong) is that the Paris event is in a park?
-- Pat
- Wed May 19, 2004 4:53 am
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: Entry fees
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11751
Entry Fees -- should be in proportion to the event size
Small local races should have low fees. For those big races where people travel from long distances, the fees can be higher. In comparison to airline tickets, hotel, car rental, and meals, the entry fee at the World Championships was nothing. I find it amazing that the folks organizing the big Paris...
- Wed May 12, 2004 9:19 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: Secondary thoughts on Slalom- Secondary Schools that is.
- Replies: 48
- Views: 63190
Secondary Schools as source for new slalom racers
Last year about this time I contacted the local high-school ski race coaches to try to drum up some interest in slalom skateboarding. I had no success. (I was a former ast coach of the ski team for a local school.) This year, I was contacted by one of the racers who, along with 4 of his friends, has...
- Mon May 10, 2004 9:10 am
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: Soap box derby racing...how did they do it? Securing sites.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10070
Securing practice spots at work.
Here's how I secured a good slalom practice spot at work: 1) Observe new construction of courtyard -- nice wide concrete paths around basketball court. 2) See how little it gets used. 3) Somebody leases a "Segway" human-transport vehicle and allows anyone to use it if they watch the training tape an...
- Fri May 07, 2004 10:35 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: Rising fuel prices impact on slalom racing.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3005
More races, all local (Oregon/Washington)
I'll be doing more local races in Oregon/Washington
I will travel to one race. Last year it was FCR Worlds in Morro Bay. This year it will be US Open in Breckenridge.
Gas price has little to do with it. Vacation time is limited, so if I can get it local, I won't be traveling.
I will travel to one race. Last year it was FCR Worlds in Morro Bay. This year it will be US Open in Breckenridge.
Gas price has little to do with it. Vacation time is limited, so if I can get it local, I won't be traveling.
- Mon May 03, 2004 7:22 am
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: New timing system for race organizers: Chronocone 2004
- Replies: 53
- Views: 85462
Proposed Feature: Highlighted signaling of a false start
In some races, a false start needs to be signaled immediately so the race can be aborted and re-started. Using version 3.0, the race organizer would have to monitor either the "reaction time" or the "DQ" setting to see if a false start happened, then activate a signal to the racers. We would like to...
- Mon May 03, 2004 7:13 am
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: New timing system for race organizers: Chronocone 2004
- Replies: 53
- Views: 85462
Chronocone 3.0 bug: Fewer than 2 start tones
In Chronocone 3.0 if you select a small number of tones, you don't get the right result. Select 2 tones: One count-down tone and then GO tone -- this is correct. Select 1 tone: One count-down tone and then GO tone -- this is wrong. Select 0 tones: One count-down tone and then GO tone -- this is wron...
- Mon May 03, 2004 7:08 am
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: New timing system for race organizers: Chronocone 2004
- Replies: 53
- Views: 85462
Add "Surprise" start-tone as starting option
It has been suggested that a "surprise" start tone would be more useful to force racers to start simultaneously (rather than the cadence tone count-down). The proposal is to add a start option which is not preceded by any tones. A single tone sounds at an indeterminate time and starts the race, simi...
- Wed Apr 28, 2004 6:13 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: Soap box derby racing...how did they do it? Securing sites.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10070
Salem Oregon SBD hill - skateboard events
We held our season warm-up event on the Salem Oregon Soap Box Derby hill ( www.salemsbd.org ) We will be holding our 100-cone race there on Sunday June 20th 2004 This hill is excellent and is already spawning a group of eager local slalom racers. The hill is in a public park, so it is available at a...
- Wed Apr 28, 2004 9:51 am
- Forum: Media Resources
- Topic: Slalom Race Posters (high-res graphics of posters)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15132
- Tue Apr 20, 2004 7:50 am
- Forum: Media Resources
- Topic: Slalom Race Posters (high-res graphics of posters)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15132
- Fri Apr 16, 2004 8:28 am
- Forum: Media Resources
- Topic: Slalom Race Posters (high-res graphics of posters)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15132
Slalom Race Posters (high-res graphics of posters)
I think it would be a great idea to collect the various posters for each race here for people to display or print. Some of the posters this year are really pretty good, as were some last year. Some of my favorites from the past: "High Peaks Drifter", Tunnel Slalom So if you are a race organizer or t...
- Tue Apr 06, 2004 7:42 am
- Forum: Monkeywrench Machine Works
- Topic: Machine Shop (Geezer-X)
- Replies: 65
- Views: 104143
"Geezerized" Metal Seismics with 8mm axles?
How do I get some of these?
-- Pat
-- Pat
- Wed Mar 31, 2004 12:56 am
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: New timing system for race organizers: Chronocone 2004
- Replies: 53
- Views: 85462
Bug: Hardware must be plugged in before starting program
Chronocone Version 3.0 Symtom: You start up the program without the hardware connected. Then you plug in the hardware. There is no feature in the program to re-check for the hardware, so it never recognizes it. Work-Around: Exit the program. Plug in the hardware. Re-start the program. Or always reme...
- Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:15 pm
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: New timing system for race organizers: Chronocone 2004
- Replies: 53
- Views: 85462
Proposed new feature: Speed Trap
We have the switches and the timing. Why not add a feature where the distance between switches can be entered and then an average speed computed on-the-fly. This would be particularly useful for single-lane downhill or GS courses where the normal 2 switches could be used for the course timing (and a...
- Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:10 pm
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: New timing system for race organizers: Chronocone 2004
- Replies: 53
- Views: 85462
Proposed new feature: Lane assignment of switches
Rev 3.0 of Chronocone When running a race sometimes in the rush to get things wired up, the right lane tape switch might be wired to the left lane. Instead of forcing the crew to re-wire or physically swap the right and left lane switches, why not have an option under Chronocone to assign the meanin...
- Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:01 pm
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: New timing system for race organizers: Chronocone 2004
- Replies: 53
- Views: 85462
Bug Found: Start/Stop before final start tone (REV 3.0)
Symptom: A START followed quickly by a STOP will give an erroneous value for the "Reaction Time" if the START/STOP happens before the "GO" tone when running a common-start race. Work-Around: A normal skateboard race is not likely to see this event, since the racer would have to start the race on the...
- Tue Mar 30, 2004 7:50 pm
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: New timing system for race organizers: Chronocone 2004
- Replies: 53
- Views: 85462
Bug: Two pushes of RESET required to clear DQ checkbox
Found by: Pat Chewning Software Rev 3.0 Symptom: Under certain conditions, it will take 2 pushes of the RESET button to clear everything to 0 for the next race. This happens when using one of the features to automatically enter a DQ for a racer (e.g. starting too early or exceeding a certain cone co...
- Mon Mar 29, 2004 11:49 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Do you prefer using Macintosh over other operating systems?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 17221
Reason for asking?
Is this in relation to computer-based timing systems?
- Thu Mar 25, 2004 3:24 am
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: New timing system for race organizers: Chronocone 2004
- Replies: 53
- Views: 85462
I really only have one question, why don't you switch from using a USB to using the COM port like the EttSexEtt timer. This way you wouldn't have to buy and modify the game controllers, instead you'd need 5ft of wire and a 9pin connector for a buck or 2. And if you still give the software away for ...
- Fri Mar 19, 2004 9:13 am
- Forum: Canada
- Topic: Vancouver, Friday March 19, 2004
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14394
Race in Vancouver, tomorrow (Mar 19)
Good to hear that there's a big race in Vancouver tomorrow night.
Didn't see this on any of the calendars, so its a big surprise.
Are there more planned?
Didn't see this on any of the calendars, so its a big surprise.
Are there more planned?
- Fri Mar 12, 2004 11:56 pm
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: New timing system for race organizers: Chronocone 2004
- Replies: 53
- Views: 85462
Chronocone 2004 technical details
Chronocone 2004 is compatible with Trackmate wiring, but it probably won't work to simultaneously connect both systems to the same wires and tape switches. (Might be a good experiment to try). The flow is like this: 1) Tape switch 2) Telephone wire 3) Goes to custom circuit board for noise immunity ...
- Fri Mar 12, 2004 10:29 pm
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: New timing system for race organizers: Chronocone 2004
- Replies: 53
- Views: 85462
Game Pads gave up their lives for Chronocone
Six game pads gave up their lives today to become components of Chronocone 2004 slalom race timing units. Chronocone 2004 -- coming to a race near you. http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/Stuff/TimingSystems/Chronocone/Chronocone_0.jpg http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/Stuff/TimingSystems/Chronocone/C...
- Sat Mar 06, 2004 5:32 am
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: New timing system for race organizers: Chronocone 2004
- Replies: 53
- Views: 85462
New timing system for race organizers: Chronocone 2004
Over the winter I finished development of a timing system for slalom races. The goals of this project were: 1) Compatible with Trackmate wiring. This allows one set of wires to use either Trackmate or Chronocone. Now you can have a backup system ready to plug in right away. Use your same tape switch...
- Sat Mar 06, 2004 4:54 am
- Forum: Monkeywrench Machine Works
- Topic: Machine Shop (Geezer-X)
- Replies: 65
- Views: 104143
Just finished my 8mm axle upgrades.
I just finished up some 8mm axle upgrades to 4 trucks today in the machine shop at work. I faced the hangers square to the axles, turned some 8mm axles, pressed them into the hangers. 3 of 4 are true as can be. The 4th one has a slight bend to the axle when it is pressed into the hanger, but not whe...
- Sat Mar 06, 2004 4:28 am
- Forum: Bahne
- Topic: JPL Set-up
- Replies: 8
- Views: 14490
Waiting for the right cycle (wind)
Jack: That's cheating to use your knowledge of the wind and thermal cycles to gain an advantage over the rest of the group! Waiting for the right cycle before launching ... what do you think this is -- a hang-gliding contest? Pretty soon, you'll be watching for swallows feeding on insects to pick th...
- Sun Feb 29, 2004 2:13 am
- Forum: Seattle - Portland
- Topic: Any Seattle slalom during mid March?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6706
March Slalom in Seattle
Erin, If the weather is good we will have some cone action on the weekend in Portland Oregon. Not a race, but just some of us getting together for practice. If you send me your email, I can put you on our email distribution list where we send out info on upcomming practices and races in the Seattle ...
Let's come back to the real world, the subject of this post is: do you think a lot of riders will fly from Europe with the risk of being arbitrarily treated like **** by airport customs agents who think they are playing in "Texas Ranger", and then to fly back on their own charges, for leisure ? Whe...
- Fri Feb 20, 2004 9:19 am
- Forum: New to slalom skateboarding?
- Topic: Spacers
- Replies: 38
- Views: 38989
Bearings and spacers
Rich, I am a mechanical engineer and I also skateboard. I have designed moving machinery using bearings, but I am not a "bearing engineer". In the skateboard application, a spacer is needed to keep the inside races of the bearings from being compressed out of alignment with the outside races. This i...
- Mon Feb 16, 2004 5:53 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Gilmour...Duel Sport World Champion?
- Replies: 54
- Views: 56575
Gilmour...Duel Sport World Champion?
John, it was supposed to be DUAL sport champion, not DUEL sport!
Dueling with trees is almost always a losing proposition -- I know.
I hope they are making you feel comfortable in the hospital with the right meds and that you have a speedy recovery.
-- Pat
Dueling with trees is almost always a losing proposition -- I know.
I hope they are making you feel comfortable in the hospital with the right meds and that you have a speedy recovery.
-- Pat
Re: reading list
And that explain the case we are talking about (putting a young guy in jail because he was irritated being hasseld by a stupid stewardess). Actually, he is not in jail because he was irritated. He is in jail because he chose to use a bomb threat (or a joke about a bomb) as his method of expressing ...
- Fri Feb 06, 2004 6:17 am
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: Contest Schedule 2004
- Replies: 54
- Views: 86743
2004 Cascade Slalom Association series
Local Grass Roots races in the Northwest USA (Oregon and Washington). Competitors earn points throughout the series for an overall champion to be crowned in September. Our sponsors are Daddies Board Shop and Roe Racing There are 5 planned races: April 25 2004 Dual Hybrid Slalom -- Ridgefield WA May ...
No Joke???
As in most cases, there's more than 1 side to the story. Here's a different view of what led to this person's arrest. If it is true, then the authorities did the right thing (in my opinion). If you are not going to act like this, then there should be no problem travelling.... ================= A HOL...
I would reword this: "In the present situation, all travelers to the USA (from Europe, Asia, France, wherever) should be sensitive to the heightened security measures in effect, and should not under any circumstances say the word "bomb" while in an airport or in an airplane. and it applies to a fre...
Listen, i think you guys are a bit emotional Let's stick to facts: if i refer to a very precise statistic from Michael Moore, the objective risk for an american civilian to get caught in a terrorist attack of any kind has been inferior during the last two years to the risk of getting a meteorite fa...