Mammoth Timers' Guide
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Intro and Best Practices

  • Intro
    • Time of Day (ToD) Timing
    • Electronic Timing
  • Best Practices
    • General Best Practices
      • Make a Plan and Prepare Before Race Day
      • Always Have a Backup
      • Make it Weatherproof and Public-proof
      • Keep it TIGHT
      • Expect the Unexpected
    • Wiring and Connections Best Practices
      • Polarity
      • Securing Connections
        • Banana Plug to Timing Box
        • Banana Plug to Banana Plug
      • Securing Wire Runs
        • To a fence
        • On bamboo
        • Under the snow

Setup

  • Homologated Setup
    • Start Setup
    • Finish Setup
    • Timing Shack Setup
      • Connect the electronic timers
        • Connect the start
        • Connect the finish
        • Connect to the timing PC
      • Connect Coms
      • Scoreboard Setup
    • Intermediates and Speed Traps
      • Wired Intermediate Timing
      • Wireless Intermediate Timing
      • Why intermediate times?
      • Choosing a location
      • Safety
  • Other Timing Setup
    • Ralphie’s Free Course
      • The Start
      • The Finish
      • Timing Shack
      • Testing and Troubleshooting

Running a Race

  • Radio Protocol
    • Start Ref Protocol
    • Finish Ref Protocol
    • Timer Protocol
    • Mammoth Mountain Protocol
  • Timing With Split Second
  • Race Day Plan
    • Get Race Files Ready
    • Test Start and Finish
    • Test Display Board(s)
    • Test Scoreboard Communication
    • Sync Timers
    • Start Run on Time!
    • Prepare Report by the Referee
    • Send Results to Race Admin
    • Complete TDTR
  • Other Race Day Officials
    • A note on volunteers
    • Starter
    • Handtimers

Infrastructure

  • Mountain Layout
  • Race Venues
  • Timing Shacks

Equipment

  • Equipment List
    • Start Area
      • Start Block
      • Start Wand
      • Start Block Chain
      • Headset with TAG Plug Adaptor Attached
      • Com Box
      • Start Gater
      • Electronic Start Clock
      • Free Course Start Controller
    • Finish Area
      • Impulse Distributor
      • Photocell Pair
      • Photocell Gimble
      • Scored Finish Post
      • Cheese Wedge Pad
      • Finish Panel
      • Homologated Timer
      • Hand Watch
      • Alge Self Timer
    • Wiring and Cables
      • Pigtail
      • TAG-to-TAG Cable
      • Tag-to-Banana Cable
      • Long Start Wand Cable
      • Short Start Wand Cable
      • RS-232 Cable with USB Adaptor
      • Three Pair Spool
      • Two Pair Spool
      • Hand Spool
  • Kits
    • Homologated Start Kit
    • Homologated Finish Kit
    • Free Course Start Kit
    • Non-homologated Finish Kit
    • Interval Kit (wired)
  • In-Depth Equipment Guides
    • Alge ASC3 Start Clock
      • Wiring and Setup
      • Syncing Time of Day
      • Setting Interval and Brightness
    • Alge Self Timer SF3
      • Self-Timing
        • Cabling
        • Settings
    • Hanhart Delta E 100
      • Setting System Time
        • Step 1 - Reset the watch
        • Step 2 - Set ‘TIME’ mode
        • Step 3 - Set time
      • Syncing Hand Watches
        • Step 1 - Reset the watch
        • Step 2 - Set ‘TIME’ mode
        • Step 3 - Set the split time
        • Step 4 - Sync Watches
    • TAG-Heuer CP 540/545
      • Basic setup
        • Turning on the printer
        • Setting timing precision
        • Set lock time
      • Syncing timers
      • Troubleshooting
        • CP 540 won’t turn on
        • Printer keeps turning off

Reference

  • Paperwork
    • EET
    • TDTR
    • Penalty Calculation
  • ICR Reference
    • 611 Technical Installations
    • 611.3 Timing
    • 612 Start and Finish Officials
    • 613 The Start
    • 615 The Finish
    • 617 Calculation and Announcement of Results
  • Useful Links
    • Rules
    • Chief of Timing and Calc Study Guides
    • Other
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