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 a Nominal Time if you want to handle DNS/DNF/late cases fairly. It’s essential for rallies with strict timing, results, or penalties.
P.S. Competitors without a recorded finish (ASS) time will not appear in the overall results. You must manually apply DNS/DNF for the system to assign a nominal time in these cases.

Nominal Time Types:

• Fixed time (static): A predetermined absolute time value set by the organizer
• Fastest clean time + X minutes/seconds: Calculated by adding a specified time to the fastest clean section time. For example: All competitors who arrive more than 5 minutes after the fastest clean rider receive the fastest clean time + 5 minutes.
  The fastest clean time is not simply the fastest time ridden. It is the fastest time among competitors who cleared all waypoints of the section (no missed waypoints). A rider who skipped part of the course therefore cannot set the reference time.
  If nobody rode the section clean, the reference is simply the fastest section time.

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)).