Brit Butt Rally 17th to 19th Sept 2021
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Steve
i will try that method and see what difference it makes
is'nt it just another way to add an attachment? will it stop the e mails just hanging in hyperspace? my thinking is; this is an e mail issue.
i too have had to delete and resend the e mail to make things happen its reassuring that its not just me this is happening to.
e mails have always been a pain sending pictures we had the issue with this at work and just didn't even try to send them that way, but used alternatives.
i will try that method and see what difference it makes
is'nt it just another way to add an attachment? will it stop the e mails just hanging in hyperspace? my thinking is; this is an e mail issue.
i too have had to delete and resend the e mail to make things happen its reassuring that its not just me this is happening to.
e mails have always been a pain sending pictures we had the issue with this at work and just didn't even try to send them that way, but used alternatives.
Dave: I suggest that you stop worrying about whether they have been sent. In most cases, as long as you have actually pressed send, they will find their way to their destination once they have a signal. I spotted a few times on the BBL that my emails were waiting to be sent, but by the time I had got to the next bonus they had gone. Rest assured, you will not be penalised for issues that are clearly not your fault.
when i do things i like to make sure i'm doing it right is that worrying then i'm guilty. the last update i got ref e mails on the bbr said something like time e mail received not sent. the statement was quite firm
"Bear in mind that the deadlines are cutoff times for receipt of emails at rally HQ, not cutoff times for the emails to be sent. If they are not received, for whatever reason, by the deadline they won't be accepted.
"Bear in mind that the deadlines are cutoff times for receipt of emails at rally HQ, not cutoff times for the emails to be sent. If they are not received, for whatever reason, by the deadline they won't be accepted.
Electronic bonus claiming is here to stay as it's preferred by the majority.
There are certainly many ways it can be achieved.
After 2 yrs of use and tweaking the system; email apps have found to be as reliable as any other apps so it will be with us for some years yet. Everyone has an email app. That cannot be said about the many other apps.
Maybe one day someone will design us a rally scoring app.
We now use phone cameras rather than digital cameras.
We use a GPS rather than paper maps
We now use laptops and mapping programmes to plan routes instead of maps string and pins
We use CamScanner to put bonuses on our phones to save flicking through rally books.
In each case we figured out how to become more effecient so we could maximise riding time. Each of us found what's best for us.
It will be the same with electronic bonus claiming.
There are certainly many ways it can be achieved.
After 2 yrs of use and tweaking the system; email apps have found to be as reliable as any other apps so it will be with us for some years yet. Everyone has an email app. That cannot be said about the many other apps.
Maybe one day someone will design us a rally scoring app.
We now use phone cameras rather than digital cameras.
We use a GPS rather than paper maps
We now use laptops and mapping programmes to plan routes instead of maps string and pins
We use CamScanner to put bonuses on our phones to save flicking through rally books.
In each case we figured out how to become more effecient so we could maximise riding time. Each of us found what's best for us.
It will be the same with electronic bonus claiming.
well it's 4 weeks since breaking my arm, will I be completing in the BBR next weekend, don't know yet.
What I can confirm is that I will be at the start as a competitor or a supporter. I can't cancel my room with out loosing the money and that ain't going to happen.
So I'm going out for a test ride now, this may be 10 minutes or may be hours. Kill or cure. See you Friday.
What I can confirm is that I will be at the start as a competitor or a supporter. I can't cancel my room with out loosing the money and that ain't going to happen.
So I'm going out for a test ride now, this may be 10 minutes or may be hours. Kill or cure. See you Friday.
For the Brit Butt rally all claims were submitted by email . The format of the email was a heading of
Rider no. Bonus claimed. Mileage Time
All with no punctuation.
23 47 21342 1545
And the required photo attached
As the riders emails came in the data and photo were loaded into our scoring system automatically. If that did not happen because of random punctuations, numbers missing, incorrect mileage, incorrect time and it had to be put in the system manually 10% was deducted from the bonus. Every bonus was judged (on the system) as it came in by the rally team. Every bonus was judged equally and fairly for every competitor
At the finish riders were given a list of bonuses the system had registered and told to send anymore they had still in their phones.
Then they were given a second list detailing their score and reasons a bonus claim failed. If there was a difference of opinions the claim email was looked at ( for the first time) and solution agreed.
The above process started as soon as riders finished so every rider was scored before the rally finished at 6pm.
Overall the majority of headings were correct.
Typical failures were wrong bonus claimed, wrong rider no, no flag, no bike , no face in pic, wrong location in photo.
Rider no. Bonus claimed. Mileage Time
All with no punctuation.
23 47 21342 1545
And the required photo attached
As the riders emails came in the data and photo were loaded into our scoring system automatically. If that did not happen because of random punctuations, numbers missing, incorrect mileage, incorrect time and it had to be put in the system manually 10% was deducted from the bonus. Every bonus was judged (on the system) as it came in by the rally team. Every bonus was judged equally and fairly for every competitor
At the finish riders were given a list of bonuses the system had registered and told to send anymore they had still in their phones.
Then they were given a second list detailing their score and reasons a bonus claim failed. If there was a difference of opinions the claim email was looked at ( for the first time) and solution agreed.
The above process started as soon as riders finished so every rider was scored before the rally finished at 6pm.
Overall the majority of headings were correct.
Typical failures were wrong bonus claimed, wrong rider no, no flag, no bike , no face in pic, wrong location in photo.
Well I finished (24,400) which is all I really wanted to do. As a team with Steve we planned our ride and rode our plan, even when my speedo cable broke after 59 miles. Thankfully the satnav gave speed over the ground and we used Steve's odo for mileage. Thanks for all the help and chat from everyone and we hope to do better on our second attempt.
