Automatic yard counting
Each runner lap total updates by itself. Nobody argues about a loop any more.
Chip timing
The backyard, the format that breaks every stopwatch
One loop an hour, for days on end. The one format where counting laps by hand is impossible.
Where we travel The published price covers France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Germany, where booking happens online. For an event anywhere else, write to us, we price the transport and we come.
On a backyard you no longer measure a time, you measure presence. Every runner must complete the loop within the hour and set off again at the next bell, over and over, until one is left. Tracking that on paper after thirty hours is not realistic. The sensor records every crossing, marks who finished within the hour and produces the yard count to the second.
What you get
Drop out detection
A runner who does not come round within the hour leaves the standings automatically, with an exact timestamp.
A readable village screen
The projected leaderboard shows who is still in and on which yard. That is what the crowd comes to watch.
No human night watch
Your crew sleeps in shifts instead of ticking bib numbers at three in the morning.
Timestamped proof
Every crossing is recorded. The last one standing is beyond dispute, to the second.
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Yes, the sensor runs on mains power and is designed for continuous operation on long events.
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One is enough when the loop passes the start line, which is the standard setup. A second one adds a mid loop control.
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The system keeps running while more than one runner remains. You see live the moment only one is left, which ends the race.
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Same principle. Any repeated loop event times the same way.
Other timed disciplines
- How much does chip timing cost One price for the weekend, not a subscription. You know what you pay before you book.
- Time a trail without staying up all night A mass start, several distances, an aid station to control. The sensor does the work, you run the race.
- Obstacle racing, in waves and without bottlenecks Starts every few minutes, penalties to fold in, multiple categories. The timing keeps up.
- Ten k, half marathon, corporate run The most classic format, with the same demands as the rest. Net time, instant results, a page that stays online.
- Canicross, bikejoring, run and bike Starts one by one every thirty seconds, harness categories to separate. A textbook case for net time.
- What happens between the line and the leaderboard The principle comes down to three parts, a transponder, an antenna and software. Here is how they work together.
Put on your backyard
The format draws a crowd and almost no timing provider covers it properly. Let us talk.
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