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RE: [RC] Pres Cup timing system? - Steph TeeterOne of the horses was munching the grass while waiting to see the vet, and a steward came over and said 'I need to warn you that the grass was recently painted' It was very green :) Regarding the timing system, it is fairly common now at the championship level rides over-seas. Electronic card reading for in/out gates (but the rider cards are handed to officials for the actual reading - the riders don't do their own 'swiping' , pulses displayed on a screen at the end of the lane (to avoid any possibilities of innaccurate readings, lack of fair play, etc). Steph -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Sharon Levasseur Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 8:49 AM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] Pres Cup timing system? No kidding, my eyes bugged out at the trot-out lanes with the lush grass and bright white dividers. Wowsa. It's like an olympic size lap pool with grass instead of water!! $$$ - Sharon L. Quoting Alissa Cowan <amcowan@xxxxxxxxxxx>: Hey, Steph - when you get a chance can you explain how the timing works at the President's Cup? From the pictures it seems like a fairly high tech system. Does a rider carry a "swipe card" with him, to swipe in at the in/out gates and the pulse gate? Do they cross a pulse line to get their time? And what kind of back-up do they have, if all the fancy gadgets die? Intriguing to see how things work in other parts of the world, where they are able to spend lots of money on their rides! Alissa =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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