Is it possible to record raw times on DQ runs?

[Pat Chewning]

It is certainly possible to do this.

However, one of the most popular timing-recording spreadsheets (Dan Gessmer's) is currently set up to record a DQ by typing in "DQ" in the raw-time field. If this spreadsheet were to be altered to include a "DQ" column with a simple "DQ" entered there instead of the raw time, that would do the trick.

-- Pat

[Jani Soderhall]

I don't see that as a problem. We normally note the time anyway, but in the end it's removed from the spreadsheet after the Red sign has been confirmed. But as it looks now we can't have both time + cone count and a DQ indicator in Dan's spreadsheets, so it'll have to be kept on paper. Keeping the time and a cone count (if possible) might also be a good idea if there's a protest.

I'd say we could encourage race organsers to do this job, just for the pleasure of those who DQ, but maybe it shouldn't be mandatory.

/Jani

[Karl Floitgraf]

I was just wondering if it is possible when a racer finishes the course but DQs on cones to record that raw time even if it still goes offically as a DQ.


Some of these final rounds are close and when you lose the race just because of that one extra cone it's nice to see how close the race was.