FAQ

Nominal Time is used to assign a standard result time to competitors who couldn't complete a section normally (DNS, DNF, or late finish scenarios). It ensures fairness by giving them a standard time and allows them to remain in the overall results.

When to use it:
Set Nominal Time if you want to handle DNS/DNF/late cases fairly and automatically. It’s essential for rallies with strict timing, results, or penalties. P.S. Competitors without a recorded finish (ASS) time or nominal time will not appear in the overall results.

Nominal Time Types:

• Fixed time (static): A predetermined absolute time value set by the organizer
• Winner's time + X minutes/seconds: Calculated by adding a specified time to the winner’s section time. For example: All competitors who arrive more than 5 minutes after the section winner receive the winner’s time + 5 minutes.

When Nominal Time is Applied:
You can choose to apply nominal time to one, two, or all three scenarios in the event itinerary section settings. When nominal time is applied depends on these situations:

• DNS (Did Not Start): When a competitor fails to start the section
  • The timing marshal must set the competitor's status to DNS.
  • The system will set total time equal to nominal time.
• DNF (Did Not Finish): When a competitor starts but cannot complete the section
  • The timing marshal must set the competitor's status to DNF.
  • The system will set total time equal to nominal time, ignoring all WP penalties (you can decide to ignore other penalty types too (e.g., speeding, no STOPs)).
• Late Finish: When a competitor finishes but exceeds the maximum time allowed for the section
  • The timing marshal does not need to take any action.
  • The system will set total time equal to nominal time, ignoring all WP penalties (you can decide to ignore other penalty types too (e.g., speeding, no STOPs)).