Thanks for all the updates on the placings. Slowly getting there but it seems there were a lot more mistakes in the official results than I first thought.

So far I've found at least 12 paddlers that had the wrong times/placings. That's 30% of the total competitors, which isn't the greatest advertisement for RaceTec Timing.

Here's the updated results page. Can't guarantee it's 100% but it should be a lot better than the official results:

www.supracer.com/the-doctor-sup-results-2013/

If you know of anyone else in the wrong spot let me know.

I'm sure it's easy to make mistakes with this kind of technology, but hopefully the organisers either figure out how this happened or go with a different timing system next year. Interesting to hear it happened in the Duel as well.

I don't wanna be a whiner, but the least you deserve when you pay to enter a race is to know where you finished. Whether you were first or last, like Stimo said, bragging rights are important!

I was next behind you Stimo by about 3 minutes and then Brett Hall the same behind me.

Jackson Shaw was on a 14' DC everything else looks pretty close.

roggoodwin said...
Jackson Shaw was on a 14' DC everything else looks pretty close.

Fixed

Considering how much it costs to run a complex system like that, sometimes I think a pen and a piece of paper is a better way to go. Results aside, I understand the race was very well run so well done to the organisers.

Yep - can confirm that it was a really well run weekend. Unfortunate about Sat's results.
Pre & post race gourmet meals and beers, clear briefings, nice starts, plenty of safety craft etc.
Just reading through the comments, i would like to mention that Dean goes out of his way to accomodate the SUPs and acknowledge the support he gets from Ian at Starboard. I would much rather a professionally run race that is part of a ski and OC race than a SUP only race that is a shambles.
Unfortunately only 6 SUPs on Sunday...and they still gave out 4 cheques - how cool is that
Best 4 days (Thurs-Sun) of DW paddling i have had since Maui.

chrisparker said...

PTWoody said...
Considering how much it costs to run a complex system like that, sometimes I think a pen and a piece of paper is a better way to go. Results aside, I understand the race was very well run so well done to the organisers.

Definitely. Or an app like Race Splitter.

We use Dez Blanchfield's Blast Race Management, and although there is no timing chip on board with the paddler so a race steward has to click a button as each paddler crosses the finish line, it is pretty bullet proof. The only errors occur with data entry finger faults and they are usually easy to fix quickly. But as you say, with entries over 200, anything not fully automated may well become a challenge for stewards.

chrisparker said...
Thanks for all the updates on the placings. Slowly getting there but it seems there were a lot more mistakes in the official results than I first thought.

So far I've found at least 12 paddlers that had the wrong times/placings. That's 30% of the total competitors, which isn't the greatest advertisement for RaceTec Timing.

Here's the updated results page. Can't guarantee it's 100% but it should be a lot better than the official results:

www.supracer.com/the-doctor-sup-results-2013/

If you know of anyone else in the wrong spot let me know.

I'm sure it's easy to make mistakes with this kind of technology, but hopefully the organisers either figure out how this happened or go with a different timing system next year. Interesting to hear it happened in the Duel as well.

I don't wanna be a whiner, but the least you deserve when you pay to enter a race is to know where you finished. Whether you were first or last, like Stimo said, bragging rights are important!

Thanks for doing this Chris. Scott McKercher was at least 30secs infront of me (Greg Kerr) instead of 27th.

What has worked well before for us is to have a basic low def no frill video camera stationed parallel to the finish line and running from when the 1st person is across the line to last person across. Play back the hard drive and your away.

Most of the time you can pick out who's who from the vid and the timing from the time stamp.

Not so good for splitting the 1/100 of a second finishes but may probably have solved most of your problems.

Phill

chrisparker said...

CMC said...
Hey Chris, were there classes along with size?

Over 40's etc?

Nah no mention of Age Divisions in the official results, only Board Classes.

Great event and I will be back again (with a little more training next time) regardless of age divisions, but it would be great to have some sort of acknowledgement for those of us in our 40' or 50's who know we have no chance of finishing anywhere near the top ten.

I'm know there was at least 3 O50's and heaps of O40's, yet I think only 2 12'6

Those results are spot on chris

Great event and i will be back next year.

Thanks to everyone invovled

X angie

Some photos from the finish line, missed the top 9. Middle of the fleet only!

In order of finishing (hopefully this is correct!), approx arrival times shown


(Marcus Tardrew) - 3:28PM


(DC) -3:34PM


(Steve Walker 3:37PM)


(Galvo - 3:39PM)


(Ben Tardrew 3:40 PM)


(Angie 3:42PM)


(Roger Goodwin 3.44PM)


(Michelle England 3:45PM)


(Pete Pridmore 3:46PM)


(Molly Walker 3:47PM)


(Cameron McKay 3:50PM)


(Jackson Shaw - 3:52PM)


(Alison Fullagar - 3:54PM)


(Scott McCluskey - 3:57PM)


(Scotty McKercher - 3:59PM)


(Greg Kerr - 3:59PM)


(Me - Pete Baldwin - 4:01PM)

Thats all folks.

A few more Doctor Pics.........

Great photo's guy's, I don't have any action shots but here are some shots of the SUSS crew getting ready.

CMC said...

lincd said...
a few more pics..

Hey Lincoln, Beau has a rather concerned look on his face, what is your hand doing back there

It's not called the Doctor for any reason ?