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ROCKINGHAM
GETTING MAJOR UPGRADE TO TIMING SYSTEM
Latest Compulink Equipment Including Computers, Monitors,
Sensors and Cable
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – Much of drag racing’s appeal stems from the
fact that it is constantly evolving. It is a “what have you
done for me lately?” sport. Those who adjust and adapt,
survive and thrive. Those who don’t? Well, they go the way of
the front-engine dragster, the bleach burnout and the flag
start.

For 53 years, the last 31 under the ownership of Steve Earwood,
Rockingham Dragway has remained part of the conversation by
quickly identifying and embracing new trends.
Whether it’s new concrete and asphalt, better timing
equipment, better lighting, better track preparation
techniques, better safety equipment or simply the willingness
to accept new and unfamiliar derivatives of the standard
straight-line equation, The Rock has managed to roll with the
flow.
It is that philosophy that compelled Earwood to commit this
week to yet another track improvement project. Through an
agreement with Bob Brockmeyer, founder and CEO of Compulink,
the industry gold standard and the official scoring and timing
system of the NHRA, the track is due for a complete electronic
makeover.
Existing Compulink scoring and timing equipment will be
replaced with next generation versions including new
computers, new monitors and new sensors all connected to new
cable strung from starting line to finish line.
“Bob is always refining his system,” Earwood said, “and we owe
it to our racers and fans to keep up with the changing
technology.”
It will be the second major upgrade to the timing system
during Earwood’s ownership. He also oversaw several expansions
of the pro and sportsman pits, an upgrade of the scales,
erection of new read-out scoreboards and installation of a
high tech Musco lighting system.
He arranged for the first re-paving of the quarter mile
surface since the track’s construction and, unhappy with the
result, had the work done two more times to get it right and a
third time to maintain its integrity.
Among the other construction projects completed on his watch
were a new ticket office, new concessions buildings, a
crossover bridge linking the pro and sportsman pit areas,
concrete guardwalls that run the length of the quarter mile
and re-paving of the main entrance road.
Work on the scoring and timing upgrade will begin within the
month, Earwood said. |
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