Race Management Software Comparison

Below is a comparison of the three most popular race management software packages. Decide for yourself, based on the features that you want, which software package will work best for your race.

Features	Software Package
Features
Version#	8.0	7.0
Number of Lanes Supported	1 to 8	1 to 24
Configure to race Cars, Semi Trucks, Rockets or Boats
Serial Timers Supported	Fast Track NewBold Turbo & DTx000 RaceMaster IV SmartLine The Champ The Judge Timestopper Other Serial Timers (Note 1)	Fast Track NewBold Turbo & DTx000 The Judge
Solenoid Start Support	(Note 2)
Light Tree Support	(Note 3)
Operating Systems Supported	Windows 2000 SP4/XP SP2/Vista - Version 7.0 & above Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista - Version 6.0 & below	Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista
Customize to Your Organization
Assign Your Own Car Numbers
Race Methods Supported	Perfect-N Series Lane Rotation (Normal, Modified and Clustered) Dynamic (Note 4) Stearns (Note 5) Chaotic-Rotation (Note 5) Round Robin (Note 5) Custom (Note 5) No Chart (Adhoc) Racing	Stearns Lane Rotation Single Elimination Double Elimination
Race Schemes Supported	Top finishers from a racing group can be advanced to a succeeding round, if desired. Unlimited number of rounds. Top finishers overall or from each race group can be raced in a Grand Finals round, if desired.	Multiple rounds
Race Scoring	Cumulative, Average or Single Fastest Times - Auto or Manual Worst times can even be ignored! Cumulative Points - Auto or Manual	Cumulative or Average Times - Auto or Manual (Note 6) Cumulative Points - Manual
Run Tie Breakers	(Note 7)
Design and Special Awards	Unlimited number	Up to 50
Participation Certificates
Large Screen Displays	Roster Race Results On Deck Racers Final Standings Awards	Race Results Final Standings Awards
Lane and Car Statistics
Interfaces with Video Replay Software	(Note 8)
Display Racer Photos
Demo Version Available
Cost	$59.99 (Online download or via CD)	$49.95 (Online download or via CD)
Website	http://grandprix-software-central.com/gprm/	http://enterprisingideas.com/derbymaster/

Notes:

#	Software	Note
1	GPRM	Many other serial timers can be supported as long as you can find out the settings to communicate with the timer and what software commands the timer will accept, if any.
2	GPRM	Supports a solenoid start using a trigger signal from the serial port (pins 4 or 7). Supports solenoid start with a serial timer that will accept a software command to trigger the solenoid.
3	GPRM	Supports a light tree that can take a single "kick-off" signal via the serial port (pin 4 or 7).
4	GPRM	With Dynamic scheduling, racers are matched based on performance in earlier heats. This method maximizes the number of racers to win at least one heat and also leads to closer races for racers at all levels of performance.
5	GPRM	Perfect-N Type, Lane Rotation and Dynamic schedulers are built into the software. Other types of charts can be imported or input manually, as long as they will fit into a grid of lanes versus heats.
6	DM	Will only allow times scoring if a supported timer is being used.
7	GPRM	You can run head-to-head tie breakers, but you also have the option of applying a set of tie breaker rules so you may not have to do a run off.
8	GPRM	Interfaces to RaceReplay video instant replay software for the recording and replay of video for each heat. Click Here for more information.