USSA Masters Race Timing
using Split Second’s Alpine Race Timing Software
Deb Lewis
Director of Race Services and Scoring, Far West Masters
Nov. 29, 2002
The USSA Alpine Race Scoring Software produced by Split Second has been enhanced for the 2001-02 competition season to improve support for age class racing in USSA Masters competition. The information provided here supplements the Split Second user documentation with suggestions and tips for using the software most effectively for running a USSA masters race.
Note: You should be working with Windows version 3.05 or later of the Split Second timing software to take advantage of the features and suggestions provided here. Features and procedures discussed here are may not be supported in older versions of the Windows software or in the DOS version. If you are working with different timing system software, the specific procedures described here are not applicable, although some of the general approaches may be useful to consider.
For questions and comments about the material in this document, contact Deb Lewis, the Director of Race Services and Scoring for the Far West Masters. Additional information about Alpine Masters can be obtained from USSA, Split Second, and the Far West Masters – see references in the Contacts section.
General Settings and Operations
Preparing the First Run Start List
Preparing the Second Run Start List
Producing the Results Data File
The principle difference between USSA Alpine Masters racing and the Alpine race organization for USSA and FIS races is that masters compete within age class groups, rather than being seeded by ranking points that reflect ability level and accomplishment. In addition, masters races at the division level frequently are organized so that all competitors race on the same course, in contrast to USSA races where the male and female competitors typically compete separately. (Regional and national masters races, however, usually have separate courses for men and women, generally split into 4 major groups of age classes). Finally, the rules for determining start order of competitors are different for masters, with age group classes used as the primary organizing factor for determining the racer start order.
The standard USSA Alpine race organization for USSA and FIS races is to organize male and female competitors separately, since their races are usually run on separate courses and the results are scored separately. First run racer start order is determined by seed points for scored races, with well-defined rules from USSA and FIS for seed groups and start order based on the point rankings of the competitors. The second run start orders are generally determined by first run finish time. Additional considerations which may be used to determine the second run start order include qualification limits on the number of competitors and use of turn-15 or turn-30 order for the fastest competitors.
USSA masters races at the division level are frequently organized with men and women competitors all racing on the same course. Regional and national competitions are organized with multiple courses, with specific age groups competing together. In either case, however, start order of competitors on a course is determined within age groups of 5 or 10 year ranges. The relative start order of the age classes is specified by the division or national competition rules in effect. Within each age group, the first run start order of the competitors is determined by random draw, while the second run start order is based on first run finish time. Second run start order within age class may be either fastest-to-slowest or slowest-to-fastest. In addition to the standard age class groups, some divisions add an “open seed” or “elite seed” group on the second run, formed by selecting the fastest racers across all age groups from the first run.
These differences between the organization of a USSA alpine masters race and that of a USSA/FIS race affect both the operation of the race on the hill and the administrative and timing operations before, during, and after the actual competition. The different point of view is reflected in how the competitor data is entered and managed in the timing system software, so understanding the different point of view for these two types of alpine ski competitions can be helpful in understanding the operation of the timing system software and how best to work with the programs.
The USSA Alpine Race Scoring Software from Split Second was originally developed for running USSA and FIS alpine competitions. Consequently, the features and organization of the timing software were oriented towards that point of view on how competitors are organized and how start orders and results are produced. The age-group organization of a masters race did not “fit” neatly with the how the program performed many of its standard operations. Consequently, a variety of ad-hoc conventions were developed by organizers to establish procedures for how to enter and work with the data for a masters race. In addition, certain convenience features in the program, notably data entry support to simplify entering competitor data by using the points list files published for the USSA national ranking system, was not available for masters races, which resulted in additional manual data entry being required of the race administrator.
The enhancement of the Split Second race timing software for the 2001-02 season to add support for Alpine Masters competitions will greatly simplify the administrative and operational work involved in running a USSA masters race. By establishing standard conventions for encoding age class information and providing built-in operations for sorting competitor data by age group, the new features will reduce the extra manual steps required to enter competitor data and to produce the start lists and results reports.
The material which follows goes through all the major activities involved in the administration and operation of a USSA alpine masters competition. The suggestions and procedures described here should help simplify the work you have to do and ensure smooth operation.
When working with competitor data for a masters race, the Split Second software can assist you to simplify the data entry and editing process when you have the current masters points list loaded. Although there is no national ranking system for masters competitors, the points list data format is used for licensed masters competitors to take advantage of the same data entry support in Split Second that is provided for USSA and FIS racers.
The masters points list is created by USSA and published on their web site through the same mechanism that is used for the national ranking system of USSA competitors. The points list can be downloaded using links from the USSA Alpine web site or directly through convenience services provided within the Split Second Alpine Timing software. The latter technique is easiest, since the software will unpack and store the data files in the correct directory for you automatically.
To download the masters points list, you can either use the Load Points Lists operation in the main Activities menu or by pressing the Load Points Lists button on the Factors/Lists… tab page pane. Follow the directions provided by the software, which will automatically download and store the files for you. You can then select the current masters points list from the Masters Points List drop-down list on the Factors/List… tab page.
When entering a new competitor, you can now simply type the first few letters of the racer’s name in the Competitor Insert/Edit dialog window. The Split Second software will display a list containing the names of all licensed masters competitors whose last names begin with the letters you have typed so far. Type additional letters of the name to narrow the list entries down to the closest match. After you have located the racer’s name, click on it in the list to select the competitor. The racer’s complete name will automatically be filled in, along with their birth year, class, USSA license number, and gender.
This competitor data entry support using information available in the masters points list saves you a lot of effort when entering competitors for a race, both by reducing the amount of typing that you have to do and eliminating the need to manually enter values which would need to be correctedlater in you inadvertently mistype any the information. It also ensure that the correct age class is filled in (assuming you have the age class settings set up properly, as described in the section on Editing Masters Classes.
We recommend that you turn off the automatic sort option when creating start lists and results for a Masters Alpine race in Split Second. This option setting specifies whether the competitors are automatically sorted when a report is generated from the Competitors tab page. Because the automatic behavior is not always the desired behavior for a masters race, we suggest that you disable this option during the operation of a masters race.
ISSUE: This recommendation may be stronger than necessary; change the wording to describe when you do/don’t want the automatic sorting when working with a masters race if there are clearly cases when the automatic sort will always do the right thing. This isn’t entirely clear as of version 3.05, however, so it’s certainly safe to simply recommend turning it off while working on a masters race. [DJL 28-Dec-2001]
To turn off the automatic sort setting:
Turning off the automatic sort option is always safe to do, so you do not need to be concerned about unexpected behavior when you make this change. The automatic sort capability is still available once you have turned off this sort-when-needed option, but now you will simply be prompted whether or not you would like the automatic sort applied when you generate a report. If you have already sorted the competitor data into the desired order, as described in the procedures given in following sections, you simply reply no when prompted whether to sort again. If you have not already sorted the competitors or you are sure that the automatic sort will produce the desired result, you can reply Yes when prompted and the report generation proceeds to (re)sort the competitor entries, just as it would if you had left the automatic sort option setting on.
At the completion of the masters race operation, after final results have been generated, you can turn this option back on again by following the steps described above and turned the check-box option back on. Remember that this is an overall option setting for the program, which means that your choice for this setting will be effect for the next race that you run.
When working with competitor entries on the Competitors tab page, remember that the sort operations available from the Sort button on the toolbar have two possible effects: sorting all competitors or sorting a selected block of competitors.
If you have selected two or more competitor entries, referred to as a block selection, only the selected racers are sorted when you perform a sort operation. This is the desired behavior when you wish to do something like sorting the competitors within a specific age class into some order, without affecting the order of racers in other age classes.
When there is no block selection, performing a sort operation affects all competitors in the race data file. This is the normal mode and occurs when only a single race entry is highlighted.
If the results are not what you expect when you do a sort, check whether you have a block of competitors selected when you actually intended the sort all the racers, or whether you forgot the select the specific group of competitors you wanted to sort and accidentally sorted the entire list.
Note: There is no Undo operation supported, so if you inadvertently sort the racer list incorrectly, you may have to repeat the procedure you are performing to get back to the desired state.
In most cases, you should not need to edit the standard alpine masters age class definitions that are provided by the Split Second software. The default age classes for a masters race are set up to use the 5-year national age class groups as defined in the USSA Alpine Masters Handbook. (age 20-29 – class 1; age 30-34 – class 2; age 35-40 – class 3; … age 85-90 – class 13).
To review or edit the masters age classes:
Age class will be automatically set correctly according to the competitor’s year of birth when a racer is entered on the Competitors tab page. The software computes the racer’s age for the current competition season and fills in the competitor’s class using the age class name for that age according to the Classes settings in the program.
The only situation where you are likely to need to edit the age class definitions is when running a Far West masters division race, which uses 10-year age groups rather than the standard 5-year age class ranges. Please see Age Class Codes for Far West Masters Division Races for detailed information about what to do in this case.
If you edit the masters age classes, remember that these changed settings will be in effect for all masters races that you work with in the software. If, say, you run a FW masters 10-year age class race, then want to run a regional masters race using the 5-year national classes, you will need to use the Edit\Classes dialog to reset the age classes to the national age class ranges before beginning to enter competitor data for the regional competition. This is relatively rare, however - your settings for the masters age classes should usually be fine for the duration of the season once they are set up properly. Again, in most cases the default class settings provided with the Split Second software are already correct for most race organizers and should not need to be changed.
Advanced users may wish to review the option setting for periodically performing automatic saves of the race data file. Most users will want to retain the default value of this setting, so that changes made while editing the race file are routinely saved every few minutes.
In certain circumstances, you may wish to have explicit control over when the race file is saved. (E.g., this is sort of the cheap hack way to Undo a mistake – if you make an incorrect change, exit the program without invoking the File/Save operation to throw away changes made since your last save, then restart the program and try making the changes again, presumably with more desirable results on the next try.)
ISSUE: There seem to be some hardwired saves bolted in the program logic at various points, but not sure what they are. So you may not always be able to back out of unwanted changes by this technique. [DJL 28-Dec-2001]
To change the automatic-save interval:
NOTE: There is no way to entirely turn this feature off. In addition, the time intervals are limited to a small, predefined set of values between [1..30] minutes. If you want anything different, you’re out of luck.
Prior to the race, the race administrator will create a race file containing the race specifications (when, where) and enter the competitor data for all racers entered in the competition. There are two basic approaches that can be taken:
Both of these techniques can be useful and are described in the following sections. For a race series, such as a weekend series of 2-3 races at a single location or for a regional or national competition consisting of several races, the typically pattern is that one race file is set up as the basic race entry file, then copied and minor modifications made to the race information (date, discipline) and racer list entered in the specific competition for the subsequent races in the series.
Before you begin creating the race file(s), make sure you consider how the race organization on the hill will affect the race files that you create for the timing software. In general, there will be a separate race file for each separate race or discipline in a race series. When separate courses will be set for different groups of competitors in a single discipline, such as separate courses for men and women or the A/B/C/D group splits at regional and national masters competitions, you will probably want to separate race file for each group/discipline combination (e.g., Group A SL, Group B SL, Group C SL, Group D SL, Group A GS, Group B GS, etc).
Also be sure you understand the age class groups to be used in the competition. Most division races, as well as all regional and national masters events, are organized by 5-year age groups for Men and Women. The age groups and the overall start order of age classes are described in the USSA Alpine Masters Competition Handbook. The Split Second 3.0x software now supports Masters Alpine races as a distinct organization type and provides data entry support from a masters points list published by USSA to assist in entering competitors with current USSA number and age class automatically filled in. Sorting operations are provided to sort competitors into running order by age class or within national group, as described in the Masters Handbook. The data entry and sorting/report generation support should greatly simplify the operation of a masters race by reducing the amount of manual data entry and manipulation that were required in the past.
Division races in the Far West division are organized into 10-year age groups. Consequently, the default 5-year masters age class organization provided by the Split Second software are not precisely what is required for running a FW division race. However, there are some fairly simple techniques that can be used so that the desired 10-year age class organization can be handled without undue extra effort. The conventions and procedures that are specific to FW masters races will be noted as necessary in subsequent discussions. Additional information about class codes for FW masters races can be found in Age Class Codes for Far West Masters Division Races.
You will usually want to create an entirely new race when setting up the first race of a race series. This race can usually then be copied with minor modifications to set up the race files for each additional race in the series, since the competitors entered in each race of a series are usually substantially the same.
Note: For a Far West masters division race, it may be easier to start from the standard prototype race data file that can be downloaded from the FW masters web site than to start from scratch creating a new race file. The prototype race provides a competitor list containing all currently registered FW masters races, which can be edited into the actual race entry list by simply deleting racers who are not entered. You should consider the tradeoffs between the two approaches and decide which is simplest for you.
Step 1: Create the race file
To create a new race file, select the New Race operation in the main File menu of the Split Second timing program. A file dialog will be displayed which allows you to enter the file name in which the race data will be stored. We recommend that you follow a standard naming convention for your race data files so that it is easy to identify and choose a race file. For example, a good name could indicate the sport, discipline, and date: Masters-SL-Dec252001.alp. (The .alp file extension which identifies an Split Second Windows race data file will be added automatically to your name, so you do not need to type that in yourself. However, it does not hurt if you do, so either way is fine.)
Note: By default, the race data files are stored within the My Documents folder of your computer’s hard drive. During installation of the Split Second software, a folder named Alpine and Snowboard is created within a SplitSecond folder in your My Documents folder. We recommend that you store all your race files in this folder. You can put them elsewhere if you wish, but in general it’s good to keep your files stored together and the suggested default directory is fine unless you have a compellings reason why you want to store your files elsewhere.
Step 2: Enter General Race Information
After you have specified the file name, the Split Second window displays a new, empty race data file. Select the Header tag page to enter the general race information. Enter a descriptive name for the race in the Race Name field. This is the race name that will be displayed on start order and race results reports. We recommend that you enter a race name which is similar to the file name you use for its race data file – this makes it easier for you to remember and work with multiple race files. For example, if you named the race data file Masters-SL-Dec252001.alp, the race name that you enter on the Header page should be something like Masters SL – Dec. 25, 2001.
In the Sport choices, select Masters Alpine. In the Race Type choices, select the discipline of the race. Fill in the Race Date field with the date on which the race will be held.
You should also fill in the USSA Code field at this time. All USSA masters races must be registered with USSA and a race code obtained by the organizer – this is critical to ensure that insurance coverage is provided for the race organizers and competitors.
Review the organizer information fields on the right side of the Header page to ensure that the information about the division, area, timing equipment, etc. is correct. If any corrections are required, make the necessary modifications. (Note: if the organizer information is incorrect, you may wish to review the Edit/Defaults to update the default values so that they are corrected for any other races you may create later.)
If you know for sure where the race will be held, you can fill in the Course Name and Elevation fields at this time. Otherwise, those values can be filled in when the race is actually held.
Note: This is a good time to ensure that the race data file is saved. From the main File menu, select the Save operation to save your changes.
Step 3: Load the Masters Points List
Select the Factors/List… tab page so you can install the current masters points list. If you have not already done so, use the Load Points List button to download the current masters points list from the USSA web site. Then select the current masters points list in the Masters Points List drop-down list on this page. This setting will enable the data entry assistance feature to simplify entering competitors.
Note: If you do not see the current officials points list in the officials list drop-down choices on this page, you can copy the NLOxxx file that was downloaded into the main Points List subdirectory of your SST directory into the Masters subdirectory. This situation can occur when the MASxxx points list zip file posted by USSA doesn’t include a copy of the officials list, which is necessary to get this file automatically installed in the proper location for SST when you download the masters list.
Step 4: Enter the Competitors
Select the Competitors tab page pane when you are ready to enter the racers who will compete in the race.
Important: Before entering any competitors, be sure that the masters age class settings are set correctly for the 5 or 10 year age class ranges to be used in the race you are creating. Also, be sure that you have installed the current masters points list via the Factors/Lists… tab page pane so that data entry assistance is provided as you enter the racers.
Use the Insert button in the toolbar at the top of the page to add competitor entries. You do not need to enter the racers in any particular order or to maintain the list in order as you do this, although you may wish to sort the data periodically to review what you have done.
If you work with the current masters points list installed, almost all the data for a competitor is entered automatically from the points list data. The principal value that you may still have to enter manually is the racer’s bib number. For divisions which assign permanent bib numbers to their racers for the duration of a season, bib numbers can be checked against the division racer registration list.
Note: Some divisions may wish to provide organizing areas with a prototype race data file containing entries for all their registered racers, with the correct bib numbers already entered so as to simplify the registration process for the organizing area. In this case, the organizer would use the Copying an Existing Race technique described in the next section, starting from the prototype file, and simply remove all racers who aren’t entered in the race(s) they are hosting.
As usual, the racer list can be edited up until the point that you are ready to freeze the race entries and generate the start list. This allows you to add or remove racers as late registration information is received or to edit the existing entry if for some reason you need to correct information about a racer.
You will usually want to copy an existing race file once you have set up the initial race data for a race series, since the racer list and a certain amount of the general race header information is typically the same for all the races in a series and can be reused for the subsequent races in the series with minor editing modifications.
This technique is also useful if a prototype race data file is supplied by the masters organization which contains entries for all their registered racers. This is particularly helpful for divisions which assign permanent bib numbers to their racers, since the masters group can perform the data entry to correctly provide the racer’s bib number along with the standard name/age/gender/licence information which is otherwise obtained from the masters points list provided by USSA.
Step 1: Create the race file
First, open the race data file that you want to copy. If you are not already working with that race, use the Open operation in the File menu to select the race data file that you wish to copy for the new race you are setting up.
Now invoke the Save As operation in the File menu. In the Save As.. dialog, enter the name of the race data file for the new race you are setting up. Press the Save button to complete the operation – a copy of the original race data file will be saved under the new file name.
Just as when creating a new race file from scratch, as described in the previous section, we recommend that you follow a standard naming convention for your race data files so that it is easy to identify and choose a race file. For example, a good name could indicate the sport, discipline, and date: Masters-SL-Dec252001.alp. (The .alp file extension which identifies an Split Second Windows race data file will be added automatically to your name, so you do not need to type that in yourself. However, it does not hurt if you do, so either way is fine.) And as noted above, we recommend that you store all your race data files in one location, preferably the default Alpine and Snowboard folder provided by the Split Second software within the My Documents folder on your hard drive.
If the race file you copied contains results data from the previous race, you should clear those values now so that you have a clean start for the new race you are setting up. Review the information on the Header, Officials, and Run Data tab pages and update or clear any values from the previous race which are not appropriate to keep. Select the Competitors tab page and ensure that any start order and timing values are cleared:
Step 2: Edit General Race Information
Select the Header tag page to edit the general race information. Some of the values from the original race file that you copied can be reused, but other values must be changed to correctly describe the race you are now creating.
Be sure the edit the descriptive name for the race in the Race Name field. This is the race name that will be displayed on start order and race results reports. You will want to change the name from the race that you copied to one that is appropriate for the new race file that you are now working on. We recommend that you enter a race name which is similar to the file name you use for this race data file – this makes it easier for you to remember and work with multiple race files. For example, if you named the race data file Masters-SL-Dec252001.alp, the race name that you enter on the Header page should be something like Masters SL – Dec. 25, 2001.
In the Sport choices, verify that Masters Alpine is selected In the Race Type choices, select the discipline of the race. Fill in the Race Date field with the date on which the race will be held.
You should also fill in the USSA Code field at this time. As with the race name, you will want to be sure to change the race code from the value that you copied from another race to the value for the race you are now creating. All USSA masters races must be registered with USSA and a race code obtained by the organizer – this is critical to ensure that insurance coverage is provided for the race organizers and competitors.
Review the other information in the race Header and make any additions or changes that are appropriate. Your organizer information is typically the same, but fields such as the course name and elevations may need to be modified.
Note: This is a good time to ensure that the race data file is saved. From the main File menu, select the Save operation to save your changes.
Step 3: Load the Masters Points List
Select the Factors/List… tab page and verify that the current masters points list is installed. If the Masters Points List field contains none, you should install the current masters points list. If you have not already done so, use the Load Points List button to download the current masters points list from the USSA web site. Then select the current masters points list in the Masters Points List drop-down list on this page. This setting will enable the data entry assistance feature to simplify entering competitors.
Step 4: Enter the Competitors
Select the Competitors tab page pane when you are ready to edit the list the racers who will compete in the race. If you are copying the race data from a previous race in the series, the racer list will generally already be close to being correct. Remove any racers who are not entered in the race you are now working on. Insert new entries for any additional racers who need to be added to the entry list for this race.
You do not need to enter the racers in any particular order or to maintain the list in order as you do this, although you may wish to sort the data periodically to review what you have done.
You will need to generate a race entry report for race registration checkin. You may also need to an entry list of the competitors for team captain and seed meetings, such as at the USSA Masters National Championships.
--###TO DO: add remarks here about assigning bib numbers. Divisions which assign permanent bib numbers to their racers should already have bib numbers for racers as part of the entry info; only “temp” racers need bib numbers for the race – these are typically assigned from 900 up and these racers are given paper bibs at race checkin. Regional and national events have their own systems for allocating bib numbers.
To generate the entry list, select the Competitors tab page. Click the Report button on the tool bar, select the Competitor Lists option, and choose the desired order for listing the competitors on the report.
Note: All the report order options except Current Order will re-sort the competitor entries into the order used for the report. So if you’ve arranged the data into some desired order that you want to keep, you need to either be sure to choose the Current Order option or else be prepared to re-sort your data back into the desired order after generating the entry list report.
To generate an entry list in alphabetical order of all racers:
To generate an entry list in alphabetical order within age class:
The first run start order for a masters race is determined by a random draw of the competitors within each age class, with the overall start order determined by the age class start order.
Before generating the first run start list, be sure to clear any start/timing data in Competitors entries:
To generate the first run start list:
Note: This is a good time to enter the general race information about the course and officials, if you have not already done so. Review the information on the Header and Officials tab pages and enter any information that is not already filled in. On the Run Data tab page, you can fill in Weather and first run values if these are known at the time you are preparing the start list.
The second run start order for a masters race is determined by first run finish time of the competitors within each age class, with the overall start order determined by the age class start order. Start order within class may be fastest-to-slowest, as at regional and national events, or slowest-to-fastest, as in some divisions such as Far West.
Some divisions also have an “open seed” or “elite seed” class that is used on the second run. Under these rules, the fastest competitors from the first run are grouped into a special class for the second run. The division masters rules specify whether open seed classes are used and qualification rules.
Before preparing the second run start list, you should do a quick check of the general race information on the Officials and Run Data tab pages. Check that the race officials information has been completed. Make sure that the first run values on the Run Data page are filled in – it’s usually easier to do this now than to go back at the end of the day and reconstruct what happened that morning!
If open seed classes are being used in this race, you need to know the qualification rules for moving racers into this class. Typically, the qualification rule is that the fastest N racers from the first run qualify for the open seed, subject to their agreement to move out of their age class. For example, the Far West division open seed classes are formed from the fastest 10 men and the fastest 5 women from the first run.
To create the open seed classes:
Note: The class code that you use is somewhat arbitrary – if you prefer, you can use OPN or ELT or equivalent.
Special note for Far West open seed classes: If you are working with a race file copied from the prototype race data file supplied by the FW masters, where there is a class start order sort code letter in the Team field of the competitor entry, you should edit the start code letter as well as the class. As described in Age Class Codes for Far West Masters Division Races, the start codes for the FW open seeds are:
G or GOP – Women’s Open
T or TOP – Men’s Open
so that the open seed classes start between the 50’s and 40’s classes.
After setting up open seed classes, if used in this race, you can create the second run start order according to finish time in age class.
To create start order by first run finish time within age class:
The racer list is now arranged in the start order for fastest-to-slowest within age class, with unqualified racers (DNF, DSQ, DNS) listed at the end of their class. If the desired start order is slowest-to-fastest within class, perform one additional step at this time:
ISSUE: Should probably clear the start order values left from the first run before/after doing this. Not clear what the best way to install second run start order is, or whether this even matters, when unqualified racers within class are scattered through the list at this point – the Assign/Start Numbers operation assigns start order numbers to every competitor, even if not qualified, if you run it on the entire list at this point. Perhaps a bug, oh well.
Now print the second run start list:
At the completion of the race, review the general race information on the Header, Officials, and Run Data tab pages to verify that all the appropriate values have been completed. Check that the race officials information has been completed. Make sure that the first and second run values on the Run Data page are filled in. Do a final check on the Header page to ensure that the USSA code and course information for the race are correct.
Race results for a masters race are reported by finish time within age class:
The host masters organization will usually ask you for a copy of the results data from each day’s race – this is used for publishing race results on the web and for doing season standings or special event scoring scoring. The masters scoring software can handle data in any of several formats:
If a representative of the masters is there on race day with a floppy disk to get a copy of the race results data, simply use the File menu Save As… operation in Split Second to save a copy of the .xml race data file onto the floppy disk in the a: drive. Alternatively, use the standard Send SkiData files operation to generate the USSA SkiData and FIS XML data files and save them to a file on your hard disk or a floppy that can be given to the masters representative.
For questions and comments about the material in this document, contact Deb Lewis, the Director of Race Services and Scoring for the Far West Masters.
--###TBD: Links to additional material on race timing and
scoring at:
Deb's
Glaivestone web site - ACE Scoring masters scoring
For information on USSA race timing and software, see USSA Alpine Race Scoring.
Information and support for the Alpine Race Scoring Software is available at Split Second.
30-Dec-2001 – D. Lewis – Complete first draft.
29-Nov-2002 – D. Lewis – Pull FWM age class coding appendix, move to separate document. Add section describing how to deliver a results data file to the masters.