Hey eveyone,
I just finished writing a new online program called 'RC Live.' This program uses new output files generated from RC Scoring Pro that Doug Hay has been working on. These files then upload to a server in real time and are read from RC Live. We would like to "stress test" our server and do some beta testing with as many people logging on as possible. Anyone who would be willing to create a quick account and logon at 10:00pm central time tonight (5/23/05) would be a great help. Here is the 411 on what RC Live is:
RC Live is an online program written in conjunction with RC Scoring Pro race management software to broadcast major races in real time as they happen. The main race screen displays all of the information you would see if you were watching the screen at the track, and all results are within 1 to 7 seconds of the actual race, no matter where in the world you are viewing from! Besides the live racing screen, the results of each race are uploaded automatically within 20 seconds of the race ending. This means that you no longer need to wait for a person to upload the results!
Additional Features
Along with the live scoring and results, RC Live also encorporates a real-time chat window for viewing users to communicate with each other on. Users who are logged in can view who else is on, and talk about the race as it is happening. All of these features, the live scoring, race result archive, chat, and active users are tied into 1 screen, so you can use and moniter everything at once.
What do I need to do to get started?
All you need to do is create an account on our site, which is 100% free. We respect your privacy, and will NEVER sell our member list or your email addresses.
In the future (possibly VERY near future), we will be using RC Live to bring you real time results from numerous events around the world where RC Scoring Pro is used.
Here is the link to RC Live:
http://www.rccars.com/rclive
All you need to do is click on "CREATE ACCOUNT" and then fill in your name, email, and password, and you are set to go. Then click on "LIVE SCORING WINDOW" and you will see the results. Until 10:00, you may see a screen that is not changing, or no race screen at all. By 10:00 however, we will be running some mock races and everything should be working then. As each race ends, the a link to a page with the full results of each heat/main will appear.
Any input you guys have is greatly appreciated! Feel free to post here, as Doug and myself will be monitering this thread.