RaceClocker News #11

Dec 4, 2022

👋 Hello to our intermittently appearing newsletter with events, updates or other information around our race timing app you may find helpful or entertaining. #happytiming

New 'Two Step' timer

We've redesigned the 'Two Step' timer in RaceClocker. It's now much better suited for races where two timekeepers on separate devices do the race finish timing together. The first timekeeper marks the moment when a finisher passes the line and the second timekeeper matches the order at a later moment with the finishers name, bib number or any other kind of identification.

Two Step timer includes numbered finish order as well the option to undo, redo, reassign or to remove a marked finish altogether.

Real time all the time

A big chunk of our development effort in the past few months went in to the creation of real time bi-directional connections between all RaceClocker devices in a single event. It's based on the same technology that enables people to work simultaneously in a Google document or on a digital whiteboard together. The result is that timing devices, the dashboard and live results are instantly updating each other on any timing action. This is super useful for when you have multiple timekeepers at the same timing point and it also makes live results truly 'live' as they update and sort immediately when a new time stamp is made.

And some more new features...

Below just a few examples of some more recent new features and capabilities. We’re improving and expanding RaceClocker every day and most of the product development is based on our customers feedback and requests. So, keep them coming…

Drag drop editing of the start list order is now available on touch devices like phone and tablets for better management of last minute changes to the start list

Left: timekeepers are now notified when a race is being 'reset' by the race manager. Right: first time timekeepers can now easily access information to learn about timekeeping and the various app options.

The history of timing events in the timekeeper now includes more details. All two step timer actions are now included. This makes sure that all timing actions, undo's, reassigns and other changes are available for backup.

Fire brigade stair run Osthofen

It's always inspirational to see the events our app is used for. Take the fire brigade in Osthofen, Germany doing a race up 260 stairs in full fire fighting gear, including a mask. Click the picture for the full story in German.

#happytiming

We're happy to look back on yet another year of solid growth of our platform and see more and more people appreciate how do-it-yourself timing with a focus on ease-of-use can take the stress out of race timing. We wish you all a great 2023 and like to thank you all for your trust and support!