I find it kinda hard to believe but I'm surprised that NHRA doesn't have a mobile app. All the other racing series I follow have apps (The F-1 app is awesome) but no NHRA app other than an app for NHRATV. Damn, Comp Plus has a great mobile app, why can't NHRA step up and join the 21st century?
Why Doesn't NHRA Have A Mobile App? (1 Viewer)
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Nick Rienstra
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What would be the advantage to an app that you can’t get from their website? Apps take up space on your phone. Website for the most part don’t. Some apps are tools and are very handy but most seem to be just another avenue to the same info you can get from their website. I’m not a web or app developer so I may be missing something here.
ZenModeling
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I could be wrong but I think it’s now done by the Track. Example both Texas Natl Events I attend each year have that app. It’s free & fun to use.
Al
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Lee is correct in that many tracks have their own apps.I have used the apps at Vegas, Charlotte and Seattle has one too. HOWEVER, I would like to see an app that gives you real time updates on delays. Whether it is a rain delay or track clean-up / repair delay it can be a pain to stay within earshot of the track's PA system to know when racing will resume.
If I can remember, The NHRA app came out like 8-10 yrs. ago counting the cell phones I upgraded to. When they came out with the app at that time, It was state of the art with them diving onto the app bandwagon. Unfortunately back then, The cell towers were at a minimum at Maple Grove so if you weren't in that sweet spot, You didn't get reception.
1963grinch
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Live timing is available on the nhra site. It's delayed maybe 30 seconds. Live timing, detailed results, ladders etc https://www.nhra.com/results/2021/nhra-camping-world-drag-racing-series.
I use this every race.
I use this every race.
One word...Convivence. Bobby Bennett's Comp Plus app is free and it mirrors his website. One tap on my phone and I'm there. To get to the NHRA website you've go to go thru a browser requiring more effort.
Nick Rienstra
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But isn’t that what bookmarks and/or favorites are for? One tap and I’m there too.
It used to be great, of course until they killed it. Bobby at CP has done a fantastic job, it fills the void the NHRA did not fill, and then 100% better than NHRA once it was killed. How hard was it to update ladders after a session, Link just the bare minimum news, and post links to teams' social media? Forget the actual visible visibility of NHRA vs. others. We have to deal with the no answer or the embarrassing fact the NHRA, the # 2 motorsport in the world, 100% does NOT have an app. This is a dangerous game in the stone age and they don't really seem concerned about how arrogant and naive it really is.
