To find out more, please visit the GrandPrix Race Manager page at GrandPrix Software Central, located at http://grandprix-software-central.com/gprm/.
Here's a summary of what's new:
- Added a large-font roster screen for easy display of checked-in racers (or those not checked in) to the audience. The audience can help you to verify that you have not missed checking in someone and that they are all in the correct race groups.
- Added the ability to break ties in the standings based on a set of tiebreaker rules. These include Total Points (if scoring by time), Total Time (if scoring by points), Results Against Common Opponents, and Strength of Schedule (but not necessarily in that order).
- Added the ability to launch the RaceFX dashboard from the racing screen, if RaceFX Version 3.0 is installed.
- Added support for RaceReplay Version 1.0 to the racing screen. RaceReplay is our new instant video replay software package, due for release by the end of September.
- Use of race subgroups is now optional, if you have no need to break down the group standings.
- Added menus to the racing, on deck, standings, and awards screens for easy access to features and allow for customizing the screens.
- All large-font screens now support the use of PowerPoint presentation remote controls. Your MC or race director can control the screens using one of these types of remote control.
- The Report Viewer has been made easier to use and provides more ability to filter the report data as desired.
- Added a Team Standings report so you can promote teamwork within your race groups. This should improve the level of competition as knowledge is shared and racers that need some help get it.
- Added a Check-in Inspection Sheet report to aid in checking in racers.
- Added Participation Certificates (based on those who have checked-in).
- Added a count down timer to the racing screen that can be used during an intermission or to otherwise display when racing will start.
- Modified the auto heat advance feature to jump to the next unrun heat, instead of going back to an earlier unrun heat.
- Added the ability to control and reset the track record from the racing screen.
- Added an auto update feature for the track record. If selected, there will still be an on screen notification when the record is broken, but the screen will automatically disappear after a few seconds and the record will get updated.
- Award names can now be up to 50 characters long, instead of 25.
- Added the ability to see scale speed when using a timer but scoring by points.
- The "All at once" or "One at a time" setting in the awards and standings screens are now remembered.
- For registration, the car name field is now customizable so it can store other information, if desired.
- Roster, awards and chart imports can now be TXT (tab delimited) or CSV (comma separated) files. Chart imports can also be space delimited TXT files.
- For registration, the automated car numbering was modified so it is easier to work in number series for different race groups.
- The Racer Name dropdown lists are now multi-column and sortable, so you can easily select a racer by their name or car number.
- When starting a Grand Finals round you can now specify if finalists are from each race group or from the overall standings.
- When starting a Grand Finals round, added drag-and-drop support for selecting race groups to include/exclude.
- When starting a new round or Grand Finals round, added a recommended number of finalists.
- Added CSV (comma separated) export of data to all reports. You can use this data to create custom reports.
- Added the ability to print out awards certificates ahead of time and then you can later fill in the blanks with the winner's information.
- Added summary statistics to the Individual Racer Stats report.
- Awards certificates are now more configurable (font sizes, font formatting and certificate image).
- The report image, which is displayed on all reports (except certificates), is now configurable. You can use your own logo or other image on the reports.
- Backup data can now be saved to a specified location.
- Added a "Delete Everything" option to the main menu to wipe out all data in a data file.
- And there's more...
If you have any questions or comments, please email or PM me.
Thanks,
Randy Lisano
Lisano Enterprises
