Hello PARA Community       February 1, 2018
 
 
Recently, there has been some misconception regarding the requirement to re synchronize all electronic systems (A and B). 
 
The rule 611.2.1 - Electronic Timing, ACR Page 92. requires re-synchronization of the electronic systems if the start of the run occurs 60 minutes after the original synchronization of theelectronic systems.
 
Please note that the clocks used for hand-timing are not part of this rule, though most T&C officials do synchronize them to correspond to the same time as the electronic systems.. 
 
This rule is not new; and has been a requirement for some time. I believe that it has come to the forefront because of the new requirement that all sanctioned US Ski and Snowboard races now require a TDTR and a closer scrutiny by US Ski and Snowboard to review these reports for accuracy and validity.
 
The requirement to re-synchronize the electronic systems can occur when there are multi-gender races occurring on the same date and course, which is a common practice in PARA. 
 
Specially, if the women’s first-run exceeds 60 minutes from the original synchronization of the electronic systems, then before the start of the first run of the men’s race, the electronic systems must be re-synchronized. 
 
For those T&C officials who choose to synchronize /re-synchronize their hand-timing clocks to correspond to the electronic systems; there have been several suggestions/"work-arounds" from our PARA timing community on how to effectively handle re-synchronization of the hand-timing clocks. 
 
I will ask those T&C officials who would like to share their solutions to send them to me and I will pass them along. 
 
Thanks for your dedication to alpine ski racing,
 
Rob