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Fully
Configurable soap box derby options allow you to customize
how your event will be ran. Single/Double elimination, Lane/wheel
swapping, single run heat races, and Lane/Wheel swapping for the finals are
all there. You can configure each division with or without lane/wheel
swapping as well as single or double elimination. Giving you the
ability to run your masters class with these options while running your
larger divisions without them. You can also select how many places (up to
8th place) to award winners. These rules are in accordance with the
AASBD
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Auto-bracket
creation automatically generates the soap box derby brackets
and heat orders for your race. Removing the most complicated and error
prone area in your race. This feature alone is what truly makes
running your race much easier. Take the complexity out of your soap
box derby race.
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Auto-import feature will automatically import all of the
soap box derby racer's information from a custom PDF form that they download
online. This keeps you from having to retype unreadable forms after
the race and saves you countless hours for your submission to the
AASBD.
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Auto-timer
integration feature links your Maggic Two Timer III, Race
America Tlink wireless soap box derby race timer, or GritTimer drag race
timer into your software and completely eliminates you manually entering in
times. The software then automatically advances the racers to their
next appropriate position in the heats. After the data is collected
then the timer will automatically be reset by Derby PRO™.
You can also manually enter in the time and reset the timer from the Derby
PRO™
software if you do not have a compatible timer.
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Drag Racing
interface adds the ability to link your Derby PRO software
to a GritTimer drag racing timing system to give you overall times for each
lane as well as speed information at both sensor sets. Adds drag
racing timer tree interface that gives you audible cues at each timing tree
mark to enhance racers start performance.
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Best Time
feature when used with a GritTimer gives you the top 10 best
finishers relative to their overall finish time. This is useful in
giving out additional awards to your racers.
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Auto-announcer feature automates the announcement of who
won. The software will actually announce the racer's name using it's
built in speech engine Derby BOT™.
Derby BOT™
can read virtually any
name. This feature can be turned
off if you plan on using a standard announcer.
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Auto-announcer
fields feature makes it easy for an announcer by giving
him/her an info area similar to a teleprompter. The allows you to use
a professional DJ or announcer to announce your event even though they may
not understand the inner workings of a soap box derby race.
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Race View
allows you to see all of the soap box derby brackets for all divisions.
The brackets are also color coded to show you what stage each heat is in.
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Upcoming
Heats View allows your soap box derby race manager to
monitor the upcoming heats and to move them around as needed. You
don't have to run the heat that the computer tells you to. Even though
the race is automated
you always have 100% control of your race.
Heats that have been completed can also be re-ran.
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Completed Heats
View allows you to view any completed run and its results.
This is a great documentation tool for storing on your computer or answering
questions from soap box derby parents.
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Race History
View allows anyone to view the history of a soap box derby
racer as well as telling them when the racer will be up next. You can
view every run down the hill that the racer performed with the time and race
results. This is critical in answering questions from racers.
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Graveyard View
gives your workers important information telling them which cars have
finished racing and do not need to be brought back up.
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Race Statistics
keep track and display throughout the race which lane has one more times and
by what percent.
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Winner's List
shows you a quick view of each winning place at the end of the race making
it easy for you to hand out the soap box derby trophies. Just print
this page and head to the awards ceremony.
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Derby NET™
Server is included in every Derby PRO™
software package. This server allows you to have a main computer
connected to your timer while having up to 10 other computers viewing the
race through a network. Through security only 1 of these has the
capability of controlling the race (race manager's computer). Each
computer (including the server) will need to have a licensed copy of Derby
PRO™
installed.