Chapter 1. Getting Started

Table of Contents

1.1. General Information
1.2. Setting up the Hardware
1.3. Creating Racers
1.4. Setting Up a Race
1.5. Running a Race
1.6. Viewing Results

1.1. General Information

Flip Side Racing Software is an open source, cross platform lap counting software project that currently supports the Core Speedway, Kyosho IC, I-Lap, GiroZ and Robitronic lap counters or the use of a keyboard. This software has been developed with a great amount of useful input from the Mini-Z community at the Mini-ZRacer.com Forums and was designed with the How Fast Are You OnLine Point Series in mind. If you have not looked into the How Fast Are You OnLine Point Series you should take a moment to visit their website at www.howfastareyou.com. Any group that has at least 3 people, RCP track and a suitable lap counter can race against people around the world.

Features

  • Supports Core Speedway,Kyosho IC, I-Lap and Robitronic lap counters

  • Use cheap generic RFID tags

  • Text to speech engine, the software will attempt to pronounce names and can dynamically announce things during the race such as ranks, individual best laps and time remaining

  • Live graphing, during a race you can look at the graphs of racers progress

  • Add racers anytime during a race, useful especially for practices

  • Start races without adding anyone before the race, useful for practices

  • Generates How Fast Are You OnLine Point Series information

  • HTML and XML data race report export

  • Available for Windows and Mac

  • Open source