Hi Ron, We run a three lane system without the aid of a timer, computor or any electronic device. We score using the following method (designed by engineer and fellow Ranger, Lorel Clark). All cars are assigned a number (on a sticker, attached to the car) upon check in. This number corresponds to the numbering system below. Use a piece of lined graph paper and run a column on the left starting with 1 and running through the number of cars entered. If you are using a three lane track then bunch the numbers into three's, four then four's, two then two's, etc. Each car gets at least two runs. But, two loss's and the car is eliminated. The winner of each heat gets a red circle places around the their number and the losers of the heat get a blue circle around them. Two blue circles and the car is out. The first heat looks like this running a three lane track. The ) represents a loss. The second column represents the second heat. The third column the third heat, etc. 1 1) 1)* 6)* 10 10 2) 6 6 10 5)* 3) 11)* 7) 14)* 4) 2)* 3)* 7)* 5 7 4)* 5 6) 12)* 10 7) 3 14 8) 8)* 5) 9 13)* 9)* 10 4 11) 9) 12) 14) 13) 5 14 10) 15) 15)* The * represents a car with two losses, eliminating them from the race. The winner is car # 10, with car # 5 in second and you can have a race off between # 6, 7, & 14 for third. I know this is clear as mud and if you have further questions please contact me. Bob Triphahn Sr. Cmdr. O/P 312 Victory Church, St. Clair, Mo. > > Help! Does anyone know how to run/score the elimination part of the Pinewood > Derby. Last year every car raced every car and it was lengthy and after a > while the boys lost interest. Is there some kind of matrix or winner looser > bracket type thing to do this. Our derby is coming soon so please let me > know as soon as you can. > Thanks, Ranger Ron > > ----------- > This message was sent on [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need information on valid >commands on this list, including how to unsubscribe, send a message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following word in the body of the message: >Help _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
