Daktronics CARS - Manual (Page 13)

9. Printouts that would be valid during the event would be “Qualifying Order,” “Pairings”,
“Round Winners”, “Round Losers”, “Ladders”, and “Time Slip”. Refer to the operator’s
manual for sample printouts of these different formats.
10. The <Utilities/Closest to Dial-In> option was designed for bracket racing in that it will
present a list of which vehicles raced closest to their dial-in. The list is used for determining
byes for later rounds.
11. The <Utilities/By Reaction Time> option is similar to the closest to Dial-In option. It will
present a list of which vehicles had the lowest reaction times. The list is used for determining
byes for a later round.
12. The <Utilities/Clear Times> option can be used to clear either qualifying or eliminations data
for a particular round or all rounds by vehicle or by category when necessary.
13. The <Utilities/Copy Vehicle Times> option can be used to copy qualifying or elimination
times for all rounds or a specific round from one vehicle number to another, in the same
category.
14. The <Utilities/Backup Data Files> and the <Utilities/Restore Data Files> were designed to
keep a backup copy of the current event and configuration being used by the CARS software.
These options can be useful for backing up the event files to either a diskette or the hard drive
for obvious reasons. Perform this task at the end of each day for multiple day events.
2.3 After Event
l After the race is completed, simply generate the appropriate printouts, and use the
<Control/Finish Event> option to end the event. Make a backup of the event when prompted
to do so in the case of a problem. Daktronics will generally want a copy of the event for
troubleshooting situations, and generating a backup of the event is a great help. The next
questions that will appear when finishing the event are whether to update the registration
database with the event points and generate an IHRA data file. Simply make the appropriate
selections for these questions.
Running an Event 2-3