Specifications

Pack 353 Pinewood Notebook
Page 23 2012 pinewood notebook
i. Race Vehicle = Race Car
ii. Race Registration Custom field = Car Name
iii. Number of lanes should be 4
iv. Lane Labels = Numbers
v. Display Names = First Name Last Name
vi. Use Subgroups should be checked
b. Under Schedules Tab Nothing needs to be selected
c. Under Racing Tab
i. Track Records – Do not check this box
ii. Scale Speed = MPH
iii. Track Length = 29.0 ft
iv. Vehicle Scale = 1 inch = 25 inches
v. Auto heat Advance should be selected and Time delay should be
10 seconds.
d. Under Standings tab
i. Race Scoring Method = Time
ii. Standings Determination = Cumulative of all heats
iii. Other Standing Options – Select be able to exclude racers
iv. Tie Breaking – Don’t worry about ties
8) Click the Setup Reports Icon
a. This area you can play with how you wish. It will not affect the racing only
the reports that are generated.
b. Under report Titles, these will go on all reports so something like 2012
Pack 353 Pinewood.
c. You should check the box under the general tab that is for Only Frist
Name and Last Initial. If you plan on publishing any of the race reports to
the web you do not want last names on the reports.
9) The hardware setup tab needs to be run after the computer is connected to the
track hardware. If it is not connected you will be an error message saying NO
COM ports were found.
a. Use this tab to setup and test the track, if you have questions check the
help menus.
b. Under Timer tab
i. Make sure SmartLine is checked
ii. Make sure a COM port number comes up in the COM Port:
window. Ideally this should be 4 or less.
iii. Maximum time set to = 9.9999
iv. Photo finish is not used (unless someone wants to try it out)
v. Make sure all the Lanes are checked in use.
c. Solenoid Start Gate is not used
d. Light Tree is not used
10) Click the Define Race Groups Tab
a. Click the Add Group button , Name it Pack353
b. Select the Pack353 Group by highlighting with the mouse and then click
the add sub group, Create one subgroup for each Den.