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What's New V22

What's New with Version 22.0:

GrandPrix Race Manager™ was originally written for use in our Awana Grand Prix races at Gateway Church of El Cajon, CA. Then it was offered as shareware for a couple of years before being rewritten as a commercial grade application and launched as Version 2.0. Each year we continue to improve the software and have used it to run our own Awana and Cub Scout races each year. Countless race coordinators have given their feedback and suggestions over the years, which has helped make GrandPrix Race Manager into a quality race management software package and an outstanding value for the price.

Version 22.0 is part of the fourth generation of this software (V1 Shareware, V2-6, V7-15, V16-?). This generation is a major overhaul of the software to accomplish two main goals. The first is to make the software as user friendly and intuitive as possible. The second is to make the software compatible with both Windows and macOS. This was a major undertaking, as the software had to be written in a different programming language, but we are proud of the results and believe that you will find the software even more useful and easier to use.

  • New or Improved Features for All Users
    • Main Screen
      • Main Tool Bar - Added Window button for any open windows (audience display screens and reports screen).
      • Main Tabs - Divider position, between the round/group/subgroup list and the data records, is now remembered. (Registration, Schedules, Racing, Standings, and Awards tabs).
      • Basic Setup Wizard - Removed, as it was causing confusion instead of being a help.
    • Schedules Tab
      • Schedules Data section is now visible to Lite users (except for Import and Export buttons).
      • Added "Passed Racer" count to the Schedules Data section, for quick reference.
      • Added a Wizard button to recommend which scheduling method(s) to use based on the current settings and group structure.
    • Racing Screen
      • Lane column can be hidden, if using lane colors.
      • Racer Name can be hidden, but not if Vehicle# is hidden.
    • On Deck Screen
      • Lane column can be hidden, if using lane colors.
      • Racer Name can be hidden, but not if Vehicle# is hidden.
    • Serial Timers
      • Added support for Best Track's new single sided Champ timer model.
      • Added a warning if getting relative finish times, when the start gate check is not disabled.  Applies to The Judge, Smartline and Champ timers.
      • Having to go to the Hardware Setting screen to initialize the timer prior to going to the Racing screen is now only required once for any given day.
    • Intermission Screen
      • Added ability to manually change the font size for the message.
    • Awards
      • Added "Delete Award Winners" option to the Main screen's Delete menu.
      • Awards Tab - Added "Winners Assigned" total to the Awards Data section.
    • Reports
      • Lane Statistics Report - Added the median stat.
      • Report Settings - Select from any system font, instead of just a select few.
    • Report Viewer
      • Added separate zoom up/down, fit page width and fit entire page buttons.
      • Remembers screen size and position.
    • General
      • Position of dialog screens are now remembered for the next time around.
      • Improved management of screens when running multiple monitors.
      • Several other less notable improvements and fixes were implemented.
  • New or Improved Features for Pro Users
    • Software Settings
      • Added the ability to change the default racer image.
    • Snapshots
      • Added a warning if photo already exists with the same file name and gives the option to provide a different file name, instead of overwriting the old photo.
    • Master Scheduling
      • Implemented better master scheduling collation of heats to minimize groups running back to back heats.  Thanks to Lee Bennett for providing the algorithm.
    • Manual Scheduling
      • List of available racers is now sortable by column.  Makes setting up grudge matches easier.
      • Master Scheduling, if being used, will be temporarily turned off until the scheduling screen is closed.  Reduces the amount of processing.
    • Top Times Settings
      • Moved the Save button up to the settings section, since it was intended to save any settings changes.
    • Track Record Settings
      • Moved the Save button up to the settings section, since it was intended to save any settings changes.
      • Changed 'Auto Update' labeling to 'Auto Save' for better clarity.
      • Added support for Grand Turtle record tracking (slowest time that is not a DNF).
    • Awards Tab
      • Added "Voted On" total to the Awards Data section.
    • General
      • Several other less notable improvements and fixes were implemented.

Version 21.0 Changes

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