dʒˈɑːn fɹˈaɪ, hˌuː bɪkˌeɪm ˈɛdɪɾɚɹɪntʃˈiːf ʌv skˈiː mˌæɡɐzˈiːn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ, ɐdˈæptᵻd ðɪs pɚsˈɛntɪdʒʌvtˈaɪm sˈɪstəm tʊ ɐ pɹˈoʊɡɹæm fɔːɹ ɹˌɛkɹiːˈeɪʃənəl skˈiː ɹˈeɪsɪŋ ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, kˈɔːlɪŋ ɪt ðə nˈæʃənəl stˈændɚd ɹˈeɪs.
John Fry, who became editor-in-chief of Ski magazine in 1964, adapted this percentage-of-time system to a program for recreational ski racing in the United States, calling it the 'National Standard Race'.