2022 - Round 4 - York. 19th June

Results!  We haz them!

Observant readers will notice that the third race appears as both a three-lap time trial and a one-lap time trial.  This is because we used the software in time-trial-timing mode (manually without the RFID system, because reasons) to record that event.  It doesn't have a concept of best-of-n, so I've hand-crafted a fake one-lap time trial using people's best lap times in order to display and further process the data.  Really observant readers will notice that some of the times are different.  This is because we were also recording times with a Mk 1 stopwatch and clipboard, and I've taken the faster of the two best times for each rider.

Now, you're probably thinking 'Never mind all that bistromathics, what about the photo finish between Russell and David in the final race?'

Well, it was certainly close.  Too close for the RFID data to be of any use.  Fortunately, we now have CrossMgrVideo.  Unfortunately, we have a 30fps Logitech webcam, which was plonked on the table behind the computer in the timing tent, and not a high-framerate industrial camera on a tripod aimed perpendicular to the finish line...

It's clear from the surrounding images that Russell was overtaking David as they crossed the line, but with the parallax error, that's too close to call.  So I've done the only reasonable thing and given them both the same finishing time!

Great job, Kim. I was wondering how we were going to score the 3-lapper and your solution seems perfect.

The photo-finish looks like it's down to where their cranks were as they crossed the line so a dead-heat is fair, if the software allows.

I knew it was close, but not that close!

I completely f'd up the end of that race - I found myself on the front of the line with three whole laps to go to the checkered flag and I thought sod it - I'll hold the inside line and they'll just have to come past me the long way. Three laps later I was miraculously still leading, but what there was not was a chequered flag but a sodding bell....aaaaaargh.....1 more lap at full tilt with a lunatic Frenchman bouncing away on the outside resulted in a new all-time maximum heart rate of 185.

I'll take a draw...unless David's camera shows otherwise...