RaceTec

RaceTec has been designed and developed by myself, Graeme Vincent. I have 14 years development experience in Delphi, the programming language used to develop RaceTec, and 12 years of extensive experience in Microsoft SQL Server, which is the database backend used. My experience has been in large, mission-critical systems with databases far larger t... han RaceTec will ever achieve, and I have used that experience to design a database that is flexible, powerful and stable. RaceTec was started in 2004 as a customised system for one of the largest races in the world (the Comrades Marathon in South Africa), and has evolved in time from the 'top down'. In other words it was designed to cope with the biggest races, and has been enhanced to also cope with the smallest races. So it does not suffer from the effect of being essentially a small system constantly struggling to cope with bigger and more complex races. What does it do? RaceTec is used by race timing companies to produce results at races like marathons, fun runs, triathlons, duathlons, ocean swims, MTB stage races, pro cycling events, etc. This is its sole focus and the reason it is rapidly growing in success. Although perfectly suited to professional, full-time race timers, it can be used by clubs and other small organisations. However there is an initial learning curve which might not suit organisations which change timing personnel often. So how hard is it to learn? Not hard at all. It usually requires my close assistance for your first couple of races and I am more than willing to provide that assistance. Although you will still be learning new tricks and techniques after a year, you will know enough after one race to at least be able to do what you need to get results out fast and accurately. What do I need? A computer (PC or laptop). There are really no minimum specs other than a computer that has Windows XP or later installed. The bigger the race you do, the more I recommend having more powerful PCs. Internet access for the installation, and for getting ...Read More