GrandPrix Race Manageris an application that will help you manage your Pinewood Derby®, Awana®Grand Prix, Space Derby®, Raingutter Regatta®or similar race. GrandPrix Race Managerhandles registering racers to determining award winners, making your race more organized, shorter and enjoyable for all. GrandPrix Race Manageris highly customizable and easy to use.
Key Features:
Adapts to Other Types of Races- Customizable for racing Cars, Semi-Trucks, Rockets, Boats, or other race vehicles.
Step By Step Use- The software indicates the steps to take to run your race. You can check off each step as you go.
Number of Lanes- Supports from 1 to 8 lane tracks.
Simple Racer Registration- Manually enter racers or import racer information from an existing spreadsheet or database. Racers can choose their own car numbers or they can be assigned by the race staff or the program itself.
Race Charts
Compatible with most non-elimination methods such as Perfect-N Type, Stearns, Lane Rotation, Round Robin, and others. Generate Perfect-N Type or Lane Rotation Charts or import your own charts.
GrandPrix Race Manager also supports "Dynamic Racing". Racers are matched based on performance in earlier heats. This maximizes the number of racers to win at least one heat and also leads to closer races for racers at all levels.
You can even race without charts for ad-hoc racing.
DOES NOT support Single, Double or Triple Elimination- Find out why
Race Scoring- Score by total points or by cumulative, average or single fastest elapsed time. With times scoring, you can even ignore each racer's worst time. Points and Times can be entered manually or automatically via a timing system.
Other Hardware Supported- Supports triggering a solenoid start gate and drag racing style start light "Christmas Tree" via the serial port.
Awards Management- You can define an unlimited number of Design, Special Speed or other awards and designate the winners of each. You can even print out awards and participation certificates!
Large Font Displays– Several screens are designed for display on a large TV or projection system for your audience to see.
Highly Customizable- Many options are provided to allow you to customize the software to better suit your needs.
Reports- Numerous reports are provided to help you manage your entire race from race rosters to reports on results and race statistics. Reports can also be exported to various file formats and even be posted to your website.
Race Rounds- Run any number of rounds for each race group. You can also run a Grand Finals Round of the top finishers from each race group.
Fully Featured Racing Screen- Shows current heat's and "On Deck" racers and race results, use sound effects, display track record, automatically receive input from a timing system, and other features. You can also run test races without having to register racers, and run tie breaker heats, if needed.
Data Export- Report data can be exported, so you can work with the data or create your own reports.
Race Statistics- Detailed statistics are provided for racers, heat turnaround times, lane, and overall race statistics.