Crew Chief Pro Users

Before you begin

Crew Chief Pro users – you can purchase a subscription to the Time Slip Simulator (TSS), which integrates directly with your electronic logbook.

With a button push, you can transfer run details from electronic logbook into the Time Slip Simulator and analyze your runs.

To purchase a subscription, please visit Crew Chief Pro and return to this page when you’re ready to install the TSS and get started.

Download and install

First, you need to download the TSS installation package to your computer. You can download the latest version here:

Download

Once downloaded to your computer, install the TSS by double-clicking on the installation package. Follow the prompts, and the TSS will be installed on your computer.

If you see a warning message when you run the installer that says “Windows protected your PC”, click the “more info” link and press the “Run Anyway” button.

This is just your computer being overly protective when installing an application you downloaded online.

Product activation

Once installed, you next need to activate the Time Slip Simulator. To do this, open Crew Chief Pro on your computer and follow these instructions:

  • From the main menu, click Setup and then select the Time Slip Simulator Activation menu item
  • Copy and paste the activation code into the field provided. Don from Crew Chief Pro will provide you with the activation code when you purchase a subscription
  • From the main menu, click Setup and then select the Time Slip Simulator Setup menu item
  • A pop-up window will appear. In the Directory of Files field, click the Find button and locate the TSS program on your computer. By default, the TSS is located here: C\:timeslipsim\tss_ccp\tss_ccp.exe
  • With the field now completed with the correct information, press the Save button
From Crew Chief Pro, a pop-up window will appear . In the Directory of Files field, click the Find button and locate the TSS program on your computer.
A pop-up window will appear. In the Directory of Files field, click the Find button and locate the TSS program on your computer.

The final step in the activation process is to open the TSS from Crew Chief Pro, which is detailed in the next section. When you have done this once, you won’t have to open the TSS from Crew Chief Pro unless you want to import a new run.

Import a run from Crew Chief Pro into the Time Slip Simulator

Opening the TSS from Crew Chief Pro (you need to do this at least once to complete the activation process):

  • Open Crew Chief Pro on your computer
  • View any run from your log book and click on the Opponent Information tab
  • From the Opponent Information tab, click the Time Slip Simulator button
  • Crew Chief Pro will then open the TSS and copy the selected run into the first time slip slot in the TSS. Press the Simulate button to view the run
  • Note that by default, when your import a run from Crew Chief Pro, it will be loaded into slot #1 in the TSS. I’ll show you how to import runs into different slots next

If the TSS is already open on your computer:

  • Open Crew Chief Pro on your computer
  • View any run from your log book and click on the Opponent Information tab
  • From the Opponent Information tab, click the Time Slip Simulator button
  • Crew Chief Pro will then bring the TSS window to the front
  • From the TSS, make sure you are on the Time Slip Screen
  • Use the Prev and Next buttons to choose the slot you want to import the time slip into and press the Import button
  • Your selected run will be imported from Crew Chief Pro into the TSS, and you can simulate the run
From the Opponent Information tab in Crew Chief Pro, click the Time Slip Simulator button.
From the Opponent Information tab, click the Time Slip Simulator button.

Time Slip Simulator 101

For instructions on how to use the TSS, go to Time Slip Simulator 101.