The problem isn't the programming, it is getting NHRA to give the information out to anyone except themselves and ESPN. They own the data and don't lease it. When iCard was running it was the best thing since sliced bread for RACERS, not the average fan. They got pissy with them and dropped it, too bad for us as racers.
NHRA programmers, or who ever designed the Live Timing for NHRA, suck at their job, no doubt about it. Who wants to see the christmas tree come down and two little dragsters move on the screen? Nobody does. I consider it one of the worst designs in history.
Our software interfaces with 1320go.com but that does not work at national events, just division races and bracket races at tracks that run it. I like this program but even it is still at the mercy of the dimwhits in the tower. At Firebird this weekend we had to tell them to change the date from 2004 to 2013 so the information would show up properly.
I can translate the ET info from NHRA's website but it is soooo slow.
The root of the problem is NHRA could care less, pure and simple. If it doesn't bring in revenue then they don't even know it exists. They spent the racers money to get this piece of crap to market, full of problems and they won't ever fix it. I would bet it goes quietly away in the next few years unless someone steps up and sponsors it.
