ex-webby

Hi All

I'm in monte carlo at present, working on the live results interface with http://www.wrc.com

I'm so impressed with the site (run by David Richards' company ISC) and yesterday was a big success on getting the live results across as they happen (thanks to JF for his help).

Check it out throughout today, and let me know what you think. If you have some suggestions / ideas, let me know here or by email, and I would be very grateful.

There's also some good videos to download here

Latest News here

The very latest absolutely live results here

There is also a whole raft of info on all the drivers, teams, cars, rallies, etc, etc.. it's really worth a look.

There are a whole load more pictures on the site, but here's one of the best so far (not biased at all!!!)



have fun

All the best

Simon

Jamie Whitfield

I think its brilliant, at last we don't have to rely on th egood but rather slow SWRT hompepage for Rally results!

ash1

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Nat21

Expect a call/visit from your web administrator !

sammyh

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Is that your new company car Simon?

Neil Smalley

Stunning site si

ex-webby

Thanks guys....

Stage 6 is now live so you should be able to see the live results coming in right now.

Brooke

Excellent being able to see results as they happen
I have one problem with the site though.....


.... I'm getting no work done

Scoobychick

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I spent quite a lot of time looking at this site yesterday, I like it a lot, especially the video downloads, excellent!

Sal

Iain P

Fantastic...........listening to the live radio coverage

rsquire

Simon I'm very sorry but

www.rally-live.com/en is still better for my money..

Sorry Dude

The WRC/ISC site is an abortion of web design *whoops* It's very clucky.. and too much flash slows ya down.. haven't tried the live radio thingy yet but some people think it's okay.

Overall.. Sorry,,, Tell David from me... NOT impressed so far and there's NO way he can charge for that coverage when other sites provide the same live stage by stage results..

But Early days yet and I'm sure that it will improve.

Sorry to be a bit of a Nay Sayer..

Richard

OH PS The really great news is Speedvision are now carrying the UK coverage on the same day

So we we don't need websites in the USA any more

Scoobychick

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PS. Simon do you need a Personal Assistant (no wages neccessary )???

Sal

rsquire

Sal

behave ya self.. or I'll tell him in doors

OBTW Happy new year

Scoobychick

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HNY to you too Richard BTW it was Chris' idea to volunteer myself for the PA job!

[Edited by scoobychick - 1/19/2002 10:19:35 AM]

rsquire

Simon..

I've just gone back to the WRC website, now please do not take this the wrong way.. BUT

If the team designing that site would like some ideas/suggestions on how to really present fast moving information on what is a slow moving medium *well for a ell of a lot of people* then

eg forget the link to next page for the next group of 7 stage results.. godddamn man use a scrollbar

On a more serious note..

tell the design team to thank their lucky stars that I'm not doing their usability testing

SCOOBERATORS

It can only be the best, from the best

I think the difference is that David Richards knows what the fans whant to see.

BRILLIANT SITE+GAME.

rsquire

Sal......

Damn Girl

He trying to get rid of you...???

Then you are mine sweety

sammyh

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You're are hard man to please Mr Squire

rsquire

Not at all..

Sorry If I seemed a little negative there. But In my opinion, and yes it's only my opinion.. the wrc site is overdone with lots of flash little graphic gizmos that actually do square root of sod all.. and take time to download.. Oh and yes I'm on a DSL line

Now the thing is these little graphic gizmos do not present hard core, on time results.. There are other sites that I can log onto that update their figures every 60 seconds.. The site is more Rally XS (ie the Maxpower of rallying) than the Motoring News..

I'm sorry but the whole layout of the site seems to have been designed by the followers of marie Antoinette

and before anyone suggests a connection to another website reporting the wrc.. Sorry but NO..

Richard

rsquire

for example
did you know

Peugeot's Harri Rovanpera stopped in the stage because he was trying to repair a broken steering arm.
Skoda's Roman Kresta had an accident in SS7 and retired. The crew is ok.

Scoobychick

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Actually I must admit that for the live stage results I always use Worldrallynews.com, reason being that whilst their site isn't pretty with lots of interesting buttons to press it is very quick to download and the stage times are simple black on white background and you don't have to click to see more, you just simply scroll down The information is very easy to find which is good for my non-techy 62 year old dad to find, I sent him a link to the WRC site yesterday but it just confused him when he got there!

Having said all that tho' the WRC site is great for serious rally addicts to spend some time on - downloading videos, radio reports etc whilst waiting for the next stage times to come in. I think the overall design suits the new image of the WRC even if it is a bit 'busy' but I'll still go to Worldrallynews.com for the stage times!

One last thing I've not found the site slow at all but I'm on a 512K cable modem.

Sal

[Edited by scoobychick - 1/19/2002 10:59:52 AM]

rsquire

Oh and another thing

I know I'm a friggin pain

at 1024 x768 full screen almost 50% of the screen real estate is lost graphics that do bugger all..

Sorry Simon and John but someone really , really needs to speak with the Chief designer of that site.. for the sake of the users..

Whooops Sorry everyone to be going on about this.. But it'd be much better to get a good 1.0 version rather than a 3.0 version

rsquire

Sal

Not used that site before...

NICE ONE

As you say not "pretty".. but damn quick and nice to see the times of the 24th car as the stage is running and then click slightly later and see the 25th

Nice one.. added to me favs

BuRR

If i remember rightly, the Australian rally last year had an applet that showed you where the cars were on the day, as they all had little GPS transmitters in them.

Josh L

Very nice my dear.

It's a shame that piccies doesn't look as sharp as it almost certainly is (judging by where it came from). For some strange reason, whenever an image is reduced it needs sharpening to make it look as good as the original. You'd think it would be the other way round.

Josh

rsquire

Burr

They also had live web cams from overhead helicopters.

Well, live... if you were in the right time zone..


Damn Aussie's and Kiwis hey !!

EvilBevel

I spend most of yesterday looking at the site & listening to wrc.com radio.

I like it a lot, it does add a new dimension to following a WRC rally.

It is a bit tarty, but then I like tarty

That said, some buttons/lights etc are a bit too much, and indeed rob you of a lot of precious screen estate. I'm still wondering what the bottom left On/Off button does (nothing ) Also the "temp" bit could be on a seperate page, as it does not move through the day, and doesn't really add much. I suppose the area right to it will be used later on for short messages/stop press bits ?

I hear what Rich is saying about lean & mean: but nothing would prevent them to include a non flash/non flashy page with just the stage results as they happen, and only a wrc logo for example.

Usability ... agree there too, there is a problem with navigation sometimes (where did I last see that link ?) and the user interface is a bit counter intuitive in some places. Nothing that can not be fixed, but it would need some attention.

Will be interesting when the VR part will be operational as well.

I think I'll spend a lot of time there

rsquire

Hey Theo..

Maybe we should go and sort em out

Scoobychick

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Can I come too????

Like Theo I guess I'll be spending a lot of time there too, it certainly is helping me get my fix of the WRC!

rsquire

Sorry to disapoint you there Sal

But..

I reckon their web team are all tucked away in an expensive highrise over looking the Thames or in the Home Counties somewhere D