On
Tour
DHI
Cup 2005 - Denmark
Following the successful timing of
the GP Touring Car Carpet World Cup, bbk were in Denmark to time the
DHI Cup . This is a huge meeting with 180 competitors
in 2 classes, stock and modified. There were 19 Heats, 2 rounds
or practice, 6 rounds of Heats and 3 Leg Finals for all crammed into
less than 48 hours! This year there were drivers form all over the world,
not just Europe, including Atsushi Hara, Matt
Francis, Tom Hodge, Andy Moore, David Spashett,
Ben Cosgrove, Martin Hudy, Craig Dresher and of course the current World Champion, Marc Rheinard.
Together with just about every Touring Car Driver in Scandinavia was
racing at this high profile race, one of many this year in
Denmark. For details check out www.dhi-cup.dk.
Team Orion were on hand to cover the event (here)
with their now legendary live Web Cast, including
Web Cam and this time it included Live Race Results
(here)
from our bbkRC Drivers Plus Race Software. Over 30
local PCs (connected by Wireless LAN) were running the
RCNetScreen software and as many again were getting
instant results via PDAs and PCs. There were also many who
"watched" the results unfold live on their PCs via the
Internet. This has set the standard for International Race
Meetings of the future. From now on you will be able to
watch RC Racing lap by lap from your PC, PDA and even Mobile
Phone! If you are running a meeting and want to get your
results to the world, contact us ASAP. We can help you do it
or come and do it for you. But please hurry, our diary is
rapidly filling up! We are even taking bookings for 2006.
January 2005
GP Touring Car Carpet World Cup
One hundred and ten races, followed
by a ten car shoot out. That was the 2004 GP Cells Touring
Car Carpet World Cup. The meeting was administered and timed
using bbkRC Drivers +. Entries were managed using a
built in Driver/Competitor Email facility which enables you
to send an email to all competitors to confirm entry status,
including crystals, information packs and post meeting
results. Competitors who brought a Laptop PC or
PDA
with a WiFi connection had up to date race and
qualifying data on their pit tables. The race format was
Reedy style with most competitors racing most other
competitors at least once. The overall result was based on
best 8 finishes out of 10 races with the tie break first on
count back of finishing positions and then on best finish
time. During races the current race order was used to
provide an overall results list. We have been providing
instant overall results in our software for over 10 years.
We have been running WiFi race data systems for Race
Officials and Competitors in the UK for nearly 3 years. This
is the first International event where we have been able to
deliver it to pit tables (and pockets) via a wireless link.
Our efforts to provide the same live results facility to the
outside world were frustrated by a cable problem, but you
can now see the full results
here. Next time we are determined to bring you Live Race
Data that you will be able to view on your PC, PDA
or even WAP Phone at the track or anywhere in the
World! When will the next time be? Very soon indeed! Check
out this web site for an announcement before the end of 2004
of our involvement at an International Event early in 2005.
If you are planning a Race Meeting and you want to have the
widest and fastest results distribution available today,
contact us now.
December 2004
Results from the 2004 GP World Cup in Results
Switzerland.
Its all over for another
year and we are full of Chocolate and Cheese! Full results,
pictures and loads more can be found
here.
December 2004
bbk
at the BRCA AGM
Like previous years we were
at the BRCA AGM on Sunday 31st October 2004 at Coseley
School & Leisure Centre in Bilston. Wehad the latest AMBrc
Equipment on display, plus some developments in Race Timing
(see story above). Thanks to all those who came by our
table.
October 2004
Want to Race against the World's best Electric Touring Car
drivers?
If in 1998 you wanted to
try your skills against the likes of Barry Baker, Craig
Dresher, Atsushi Hara, David Spashett, Josh Cyrul, Mike
Swauger, Joel Johnson or Masami Hirosaka then all you
had to do was enter the ISTC World Cup at On Track 98. Those
who did will never forget the experience. Those who didn't
kicked themselves for passing by the chance of a racing
lifetime. Well, you have another chance this December! Its
not quite so convenient to us Brits but in Switzerland on
December 9-12th there is another one. If you book with
EasyJet the fares are rock bottom! Luton/Geneva £7.99 there
and £4.99 back! There are hotel rooms for as little as 53
Swiss Francs a night (circa £25) so what is stopping you?
You can even bring back some Duty Free (Switzerland is not
EEC) and some Swiss Chocolates for her Christmas
Present. Just check out
http://worldcup.rcworld.ch/. Why are we telling you
this? Well, just like the 1998 (South Shields), 1999
(London) and 2000 (Zhongshan, China) ISTC World Cups we are
the Timekeeping. See you in the snow?
September 2004
Timekeeping Services from bbk Software.
If you are planning a big
meeting and need Timekeeping Services, just call us. We can
run the meeting with your equipment or we can supply
Computer, Printer, Decoder and Transponders. We can time
meetings at all levels, in the past we have timed IFMAR
World Championships, National Championships, Regional Series
and Grand Prix. This is not a UK only service, we can Time
Meetings anywhere in the World. In the past we have timed
meetings in America, China and Europe. If you don't need a
Timekeeper but just need some extra equipment, we can
probably supply that as well.
September 2004