Santa Pod Live Timing
Discussion
Just to let everyone out there know Santa Pod is now streaming live timing data to the 1320go.com website.
For those of you unfamiliar with 1320go it displays every run the moment it happens, giving full incremental times and also current weather conditions.
The service is free to watch the live timing page but the paid membership offers you access to all previous timing data from Easter Thunderball onwards. Android and iPhone apps are also available which gives you mobile access to live timing and previous timing data. 1320go also provide a range of run analysis software for race teams.
We'll be running the service at every event from now on (except for private test days) and any feedback would be much appreciated.
The Santa Pod live timing page can be found at http://www.1320go.com/santapod/timeslipsonline.php
For those of you unfamiliar with 1320go it displays every run the moment it happens, giving full incremental times and also current weather conditions.
The service is free to watch the live timing page but the paid membership offers you access to all previous timing data from Easter Thunderball onwards. Android and iPhone apps are also available which gives you mobile access to live timing and previous timing data. 1320go also provide a range of run analysis software for race teams.
We'll be running the service at every event from now on (except for private test days) and any feedback would be much appreciated.
The Santa Pod live timing page can be found at http://www.1320go.com/santapod/timeslipsonline.php
My first reaction is "why does it have to be in flash?". There's no mobile app for my phone and although my phone supports flash, it's slow, and the site in general is extremely heavyweight, probably to the point of being unusable on a mobile device at the track, given the Pod's poor signal quality and limited data connectivity, which is where it's needed most. I'd also really like a sensible means of getting at the data in a machine readable format. 20 bucks for a year's live data doesn't sound too bad. My concern is that the implementation means it won't be useful at the track.
hairyjester said:
Just to let everyone out there know Santa Pod is now streaming live timing data to the 1320go.com website.
For those of you unfamiliar with 1320go it displays every run the moment it happens, giving full incremental times and also current weather conditions.
The service is free to watch the live timing page but the paid membership offers you access to all previous timing data from Easter Thunderball onwards. Android and iPhone apps are also available which gives you mobile access to live timing and previous timing data. 1320go also provide a range of run analysis software for race teams.
We'll be running the service at every event from now on (except for private test days) and any feedback would be much appreciated.
The Santa Pod live timing page can be found at http://www.1320go.com/santapod/timeslipsonline.php
Woo hoo... We can see what all our competitors are up to..For those of you unfamiliar with 1320go it displays every run the moment it happens, giving full incremental times and also current weather conditions.
The service is free to watch the live timing page but the paid membership offers you access to all previous timing data from Easter Thunderball onwards. Android and iPhone apps are also available which gives you mobile access to live timing and previous timing data. 1320go also provide a range of run analysis software for race teams.
We'll be running the service at every event from now on (except for private test days) and any feedback would be much appreciated.
The Santa Pod live timing page can be found at http://www.1320go.com/santapod/timeslipsonline.php
There was a guy in the cafe at the Pod last weekend, he had it up and running on his phone, seemed to be working really well.
Is this going to help racers or will it be aimed at spectators?
redvictor said:
Woo hoo... We can see what all our competitors are up to..
LOL. Guess that answers that one then.Edited by leffehoegaarden on Saturday 14th April 23:45
Always good to get a techie's perspective Tet. The Flash is a bit heavy to load on a PC but once it's loaded it does run quick, runs are on the screen within 5 seconds of the pair going over the line. I haven't attempted to load the website on my own Android phone with Flash but I imagine I'll get the same problems.
I think it's the usual story with a lot of apps only being available on iOS or Android, that may change in the future with HTML5 standards starting to be adopted for mobile apps but I think that's some way off. And yes, the coverage of mobile networks at the track is pretty bad and we're not sure how it's going to stand up to a couple of hundred people using the app simultaneously, Main Event/Euro Finals might be interesting.
The guy in the cafe was DJ who designs all of the Santa Pod websites and made all the arrangements for 1320go. He was pretty impressed with the Android version on his phone and it got a bit of attention. We tried it out on an iPhone and that was pretty good too.
It's aimed at both racers (internet connectivity dependent) in terms of keeping up with competition (as Andy said) and run analysis and spectators in terms of getting instant incremental times, reaction times and margin of victory, basically anything the scoreboards don't show.
I think it's the usual story with a lot of apps only being available on iOS or Android, that may change in the future with HTML5 standards starting to be adopted for mobile apps but I think that's some way off. And yes, the coverage of mobile networks at the track is pretty bad and we're not sure how it's going to stand up to a couple of hundred people using the app simultaneously, Main Event/Euro Finals might be interesting.
The guy in the cafe was DJ who designs all of the Santa Pod websites and made all the arrangements for 1320go. He was pretty impressed with the Android version on his phone and it got a bit of attention. We tried it out on an iPhone and that was pretty good too.
It's aimed at both racers (internet connectivity dependent) in terms of keeping up with competition (as Andy said) and run analysis and spectators in terms of getting instant incremental times, reaction times and margin of victory, basically anything the scoreboards don't show.
All of the timing data for a run is uploaded the moment the pair crosses the line so it won't be live in terms of giving incremental times as they happen. As for the tree it's really just a bit of eye candy but it seems odd it doesn't light up the stage "lamps". Also, the 330' times appear to be missing today so we'll get in touch with 1320go.
Currently the app is only available for iPhones (inc. iPod Touch & iPads) and Android devices. I should think if there's enough demand from Blackberry users they'll look into getting a Blackberry app developed.
Currently the app is only available for iPhones (inc. iPod Touch & iPads) and Android devices. I should think if there's enough demand from Blackberry users they'll look into getting a Blackberry app developed.
t.... you missed the smiley Lee. 
I wouldnt mind looking at the stream data for that :-)
Oooops... Guess thats my web developer side coming out :-)
Would be interesting to work that streaming data in with Eurodragster's webcam feed - would definately be interested in giving that a go. In fact I will offer my time in working on that sort of integration for free - but im guessing it may not be quite that simple, dunno what sort of link up\contract there is between santa pod and 1320go.
Oooops... Guess thats my web developer side coming out :-)
Would be interesting to work that streaming data in with Eurodragster's webcam feed - would definately be interested in giving that a go. In fact I will offer my time in working on that sort of integration for free - but im guessing it may not be quite that simple, dunno what sort of link up\contract there is between santa pod and 1320go.
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