TIMING AND SCORING

(SMSCC uses the Richta GPS Checkpoints system of apps
to record your times and calculate your scores.)

How to use the ‘Competitor - Richta GPS Checkpoints’ smartphone app.  

1.    Download and install the ‘Competitor - Richta GPS Checkpoints’ app. 
       It is available free at the App Store, or Google Play. 
       Load the Richta Competitor app on your smart phone or other device.
 
2.    Make sure your device is not in Airplane Mode. 
3.    Close all apps other than Richta. 
4.    If you are using an Android device, go to phone setting under locations and set for
      high accuracy and remove location permissions for all apps other than Richta. 
 
5.    Open the 'Competitor - Richta GPS Checkpoints' app. Accept the privacy policy
6.    The first page is ‘Select Event.’ Find the event you want in the list and tap it.
       BE SURE YOU SELECT THE CORRECT EVENT.

7.    The second page requires the rally password.  Enter the password given in your 
       Route Instructions and tap the Continue or Save button.
8.    On the next screen, enter the car number you are assigned in the first box. 
9.    Enter your own password in the second box. Use a simple one you won’t forget.
       (This prevents other people from logging in with your car number.) 
10.   Tap the Continue or Save button. 

11.    The next screen is to enter information needed by the organizers to correctly score
        your event.  This includes your Class: Please enter only one of the Class designations          specified as available.  For SMSCC events they are A, B, C, and D.  You will have
        already selected your class when you registered for the event on MotorsportsReg.
12.    Please enter your active, primary email address in the email box.  
13.    Please enter your partner’s and at least your first names in the ‘Team Name’ box.  
        (Example - ‘Jeanne/Larry’).  
14.    In the ‘phone’ box please enter the number of a cell phone in your car that is not 
        running the Richta app, so we can contact you in case of an emergency. 
15.    Tap the Continue or Save button.
        You will then see the rally screen. 

16.    Check the GPS Accuracy. If it displays a number like 8 meters or less, then you are
        ready to run the rally. If it does not, come and talk with us. 
17.    Your device will NOT need to be in cell phone service range during the entire rally in 
        order for this app to work.  The app only needs location information from the GPS
         signals during the rally.    
18.    You MUST keep an eye on your device to make sure that the Richta Competitor app is
        still running and is on your device’s screen.  If your device reverts to its home screen,
        then the Richta app may not sense your arrival at a checkpoint.  
19.    The Competitor app will normally have the display on at all times.
        This uses a lot of power. To avoid having your device shut off during the rally,
        please keep it charging at all times.