Timing Mats

[The Saint]

In racing a few events on the finish timing mats are placed by the finish line and then a little further after the finish line.

 

Which time is actually taken? The one on the finish line or the one further up?

 

Also what is the reason for having two sets of mats on the finish line and only one on the start line?

 

[Tumbleweed]

don't know, but as an interesting anecdote, a mate of mine was directing over the mat at a disoragnised fort to fort a coupla years back after he retired with a technical problem. he was amused/bemused when they contacted him a week later to fetch his prize money as he was the masters winner in a time of 1hour for 50kays!!!

 

he did point out that with a time like that he shoulda got the prize for overall as well!!

holy roller2007-07-14 12:25:31

[The Guy in Pink]

MuXman,

The second mat used at the finish is a back up mat in case the first mat does not record the chip. So the time is taken at the frst mat normally.

At the start two mats are not needed as the speed of the bikes is low, so the  probalilty of the mat not recording a chip is much lower than at the finish where speeds are higher.

 

The Guy in Pink2007-07-14 18:58:29

[The Saint]

Great thanks TGIP. Always wondered if I had to still go balls to the wall to the second mat

 

 

 

LMAO at Holly's story, maybe he should have just kept quiet and asked for more money for breaking the World Record aswell

[Cois]

What was the 1st mat in the 94.7 for.   The one about 500 meters before the end? I thought that was the end, but no... I had to find out that was not the end. And had to sukkel to the real end?

 

 

[VeloRacer]

I wanna know why they have the 'finish' line 10 meters before the timing mat. If you in a sprint for 1st place you have to sprint to the timing mats and not the finish line and then you have to brake very hard on the timing mats so  that you chip gets recorded.