November 9, 2009

Passwords

dragtracker — leroy @ 9:38 am

Hey guys,

We just figured out that the forgotten password page was not properly sending passwords.  This has been resolved.  Sorry for anyone that was not able to login and needed to.  Let us know if you find any other issues with the site.

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November 5, 2009

Weather History

dragtracker, weather — leroy @ 9:15 am

We have extended the amount of historical weather data that the website will hold.  We hope to expand it all the way out to a full season (approx 10 months) but right now that is too much data.  So we have expanded it to 6 months.  So if you have any runs from way back in May that  you need to enter into your account – you can’t do it.  I know confusing, but the 6 month extension only works going forward.  We previously only held 24 days worth of data, so considering we made the update about 2 weeks ago – you can probably still enter in runs from Sept and get the weather data automatically populated.  Any later than this, though, and you’ll have to have captured the weather data on your own.

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October 27, 2009

“Classes”

dragtracker — leroy @ 1:01 pm

I think the typical bracket racer sticks with one class when competing in an event.  And if they jump between classes, they do it in different cars.  Recently, I had the experience of running in two classes at the same event with the same car.  Crazy as it is, it makes it difficult to view the eliminations on the View page with any sense of correlation without knowing which round belonged to which class.  So I am going to figure out a way to get the classes to show up as a new option. 

The other part of this, however, is the fact that every track calls their classes something different.  From “Class 1″ to “Electronics” to “Super Pro” to “Sportsman” etc.  So the point is not so much that the name matches exactly with what the track calls it, but more importantly, that it is consistent among your records so you can easily tell the difference between the runs.

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October 26, 2009

Upgrades

dragtracker — leroy @ 9:52 pm

While working on some of my run data, I discovered that I wasn’t able to create a nice printable view summary of a day’s races. So I updated the printable version of a day at the track. The View Runs page, for instance, automatically loads up the last race. When it does this, it only has enough room for a few fields on the screen, but if you preview it, and turn it landscape – there is lots of extra room. I am going to add a few new fields here and have already added race time, and MOV (ft). These seem relevant when comparing runs side by side. Especially when you are running in more than one class like we were this weekend.

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January 14, 2009

Cold weather

weather — leroy @ 9:41 am

This week has unseasonably cold weather reaching across the nation. For those of you living in climates where cars run year-round, maybe consider taking the weekend off. While cool dry air helps efficiency of the engine, resulting in quicker ET’s, drivetrain components become brittle and are more likely to fail.

So for those racing on a budget, don’t run in the cold, or it might take you out for the season.

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