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RallyCross Internal Link

SidewaysData supports SCCA RallyCross registration and timing by splitting the different main use cases into separate event types.

There is:

  • SCCA RallyCross, with all the SCCA classes.
  • SCCA RallyCross (2WD combined), which uses SCCA inspired classes but instead combines front and rear wheel drive.
  • NWRA RallyCross - This was added for the North West region, and splits the classes out further into separate N/A and Turbo classes.

All the RallyCross event types also have some custom classes like for side-by-sides and for timing the water truck, under the WAT class.

Cumulative Scoring

RallyCross is not scored by fastest run. Instead, it's calculated by adding up all the runs for the segment.

Handling Run Variance

In order for cumulative scoring to work, we have to determine how many runs to score. This is done by only scoring runs that are part of the most-common number of runs per class. For example, if it rains, and we end the event early, it's okay if Stock Front does 6 runs and then Mod All only does 5, and one person accidentally does a sixth run in Mod All. The system will automatically determine that since most Modified All drivers did five runs, the sixth run should not be included as part of the cumulative results, won't be part of the awards, and so on. This can be configured and turned off for custom event types.

Handling DNFs

DNFs are handled by finding the slowest run in your run group plus N seconds (this exact time can be customized by event type, SCCA uses 10 seconds, NWRA uses 30, etc).

This means that if you DNF your 3rd run, your time will be the slowest of the 3rd runs in your run group + the DNF penalty for your event type.

It is a recursive algorithm in order to handle all edge cases, handles times being updated/changed, etc.

Awards etc

The RallyCross scoring supports:

  • Fastest Time in Class
  • Fastest Time Of Day
  • Cone Killer
  • Most Consistent Racer

The awards can be done for an entire weekend or split by day.

Additionally, the awards and stats portals have additional information.

Overall Sorting & Other Features

The RallyCross results now support overall sorting to compare competitors across classes and the ability to combine 2WD classes in the results if desired.

AutoCross & Solo Internal Link

SidewaysData supports SCCA AutoCross registration and timing.

Custom event types can be added by Support for your use-case, if you want to do custom penalty configurations and so on.

AutoX Scoring

Unlike RallyCross, autocross is scored by fastest run. The scoring can be done by segment, day, or entire event.

Handling DNFs

DNFs are handled by finding the slowest run in your run group plus N seconds (this exact time can be customized by event type).

This means that if you DNF your 3rd run, your time will be the slowest of the 3rd runs in your run group + the DNF penalty for your event type.

It is a recursive algorithm in order to handle all edge cases, handles times being updated/changed, etc.

Awards etc

The AutoCross scoring supports:

  • Fastest Time in Class
  • Fastest Time Of Day
  • Cone Killer
  • Most Consistent Racer

The awards can be done for an entire weekend or split by day.

Additionally, the awards and stats portals have additional information.

PAX Identifiers

The system automatically periodically fetches the latest PAX modifiers from the source website and updates them for the PAX for the current year. Once the next year modifiers have been added, they are locked-in for that year.

Rally & Volunteer Events Internal Link

SidewaysData provides a custom Volunteer management system for large events. You can take volunteer registration with custom questions, group volunteers into different locations, assign the locations captains, send out email and SMS communications, and captains are automatically provided with the contact information of people in their group.

Learn more about taking Volunteer registration here

Others Internal Link

SidewaysData has more than 20 knobs we can configure for different event types in terms of scoring. Whether you want to race on tarmac, dirt, gravel, or on a racetrack we can track, time it, provide live timing, and store the archived results. The timing application does not currently have a limit on how many vehicles can be timed at once and is written in a way to handle large events if needed.