Don't change the rule, technology will eventually catch up and allow the chip to be embedded in a competitors number worn on the singlet.
Ed Koch Original Message: ----------------- From: Robert Hersh [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 17:05:02 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: t-and-f: Chip timing in the Times. Message text written by "Christopher Goss" > Bob H., I know that one of the troublesome issues with chip timing is the placement of the device on the foot rather than the sternum of the chest. Have the rulemakers considered changing this definition for non-laned or distance races? Or is the thought that chest-mounted technology (under development, I understand) is not that far away and that a change in the definition of the timed part of the body is not necessary? Maybe this concept of runner identification and tracking is not even under serious consideration. I would be interested in hearing what the committees are thinking.< I don't think we've looked at this recently. You're right--there is definitely an issue about the fact that we judge by the front of the torso, but the chips are on the foot. I haven't heard about the possibility of chest-mounted chips. If we changed the definition of the finish to count only the foot with the chip on it, you might get some very strange (and possibly dangerous) behavior by runners seeking an edge at the finish of a close race. Just think about it. Bob H (By the way, I did spell my name correctly for the guy who wrote the story. Somewhere between my lips and the ink on the pages of the NYT, it got screwed up.) -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
