Relating to the timer thing, I'll just leave this here, from his bio page:
"I’m a certified instructor for Combat Focus Shooting, Combat Focus Carbine and Home Defense Handgun through I.C.E. Training."
I don't know who said it (Ayoob or Cirillo, maybe? One of the old school guys) but
"A competition isn't a gunfight, but a gunfight is damn sure a competition" seems to sum it up nicely.