Timing
Software
Here we cover in detail the key features of RaceControl, a race management software built for karting and motorsport. For a general overview, visit the main page.
Lap timing system easy to use
The first thing that stands out about this lap timing system is how easy it is to get started. Register your karts or vehicles, connect the decoder and start timing. No endless setup wizards or 200-page manuals.
Automatic unattended timing
RaceControl can run entirely on its own. When the race timing system starts, a predefined session is pre-selected (for example: 15-minute Race). As soon as a vehicle crosses the finish line, the session begins automatically. When time or laps run out, results are printed and the system resets itself for the next group, waiting for the next crossing. No human intervention required.
Live session adjustments
You can modify session settings while a session is running, including duration and even the event type. Switch from qualifying to race and the system reorders automatically. Qualifying ranks by fastest lap, race ranks by laps completed. Changes take effect immediately and the final results reflect the active format at that moment.
Configurable session ending
Set how the session should end automatically. The available options are:
- By time or laps. The session ends when the counter runs out.
- When the leader crosses the line. Once the clock hits zero, the session ends for everyone as soon as the leader completes their lap.
- When everyone finishes. Each participant completes their final lap after time expires.
- Manual. The session stays open until you end it, allowing extra laps or minutes beyond the original setting.
Wireless remote control
This timing and scoring software supports wireless RF remote controllers to operate key functions from a distance. With a single button press you can start a session or trigger the starting light sequence from anywhere on the track, without needing to be at the computer.
This is particularly useful at circuits where the operator handles multiple tasks or simply needs to move around. The remote acts as a trigger. You choose the exact moment for the start while overseeing the track from wherever you need to be.
Automatic race result printing
The printing system auto-adjusts to fit the content. When there are many participants or many laps, it reduces the font size and redistributes the layout so everything fits on a single page. No data gets cut off or lost, regardless of grid size.
Team mode and endurance racing
RaceControl supports team races and endurance events (24-hour, 12-hour, etc.) by assigning multiple drivers to the same vehicle, solving one of the biggest headaches in long-distance racing, transponder swapping. Find out how on our dedicated endurance racing page.
Live Timing
The system provides cloud-based live timing. Anyone who visits your track's URL can follow the live standings in real time from any device. All the traffic is handled by RaceControl's timing servers, so you don't need any additional infrastructure or worry about the number of simultaneous connections.
You decide when to broadcast and when not to. Live timing can be enabled or disabled directly from the software, with no need to contact support or wait for anyone. Private events, closed tests, practice sessions you'd rather not share: just turn it off and lap times won't be broadcast. You can also see in real time how many viewers are watching the event through the software.
Laptimer app
Timing does not end at the scoreboard. With the laptimer module, the same official data the system generates reaches the driver's steering wheel.
Each driver opens it on their own phone, with no install, no sign-up and no cost to them. There is no hardware for the track to buy, install or rent, and no GPS estimation involved. Lap times are the official ones, down to the thousandth, because they come from the same place as the standings.
And unlike a conventional laptimer app, the screen shows more than just your own lap. It also shows position, rivals, laps and time remaining, fastest lap and race control notices such as yellow flags.
The app has several screens the driver switches between depending on what they need to see at any given moment, with the information as large as possible so they take their eyes off the track as little as possible.
Pit wall communication
The team follows lap-by-lap progress from the pit wall and can send messages to the driver's screen. Those messages accept a reply, so the driver answers with a single tap using the preset quick responses, without typing or getting distracted.
There is also two-way voice. The driver opens the channel with the dedicated on-screen button or straight from the headset button. It shows its worth most in endurance and relay racing, with the team giving constant feedback throughout the event, but it works just as well for a coach or a mechanic following a single session. There is more detail on our dedicated endurance racing page.
Steering wheel laptimer displays
Alongside the phone app, RaceControl offers its own displays for permanent installation on the steering wheel, designed to equip an entire fleet. They require prior installation, a power output from the vehicle and Wi-Fi coverage across the track, or at least across the section of it you want to cover.
These are dedicated devices, with a monochrome LCD screen readable in full sunlight, physical buttons and multicolor LEDs for the warnings a driver has to catch without stopping to read, such as a yellow flag or a race control instruction. They power up the moment the vehicle supplies current, with no operating system to boot and no batteries to charge between sessions.
These displays receive text messages from both the team and race control, and the driver answers them using the physical buttons. They also include a dedicated button for emergencies and stopping the vehicle.
Timing screens and scoreboards
In RaceControl, information is power. Every live timing display is designed to make use of every single pixel on screen. You decide what information to show and at what size. Hide irrelevant columns, adjust row height, colors, zoom and the overall layout.
Other lap timing software uses a fixed design that wastes large areas of the screen on data nobody can actually read, either due to distance or font size. On a scoreboard that is doubly wasteful: it takes up space and reduces the readability of what actually matters. Here you have full control over what is displayed.
Automatic day/night mode
Most timing solutions use a fixed dark design that works well at night, but under direct sunlight visibility drops dramatically. RaceControl switches automatically between light and dark mode based on the time of day, ensuring maximum readability on any timing screen in all lighting conditions.
Energy saving
You can schedule each scoreboard to display a blank screen when the track is idle, saving electricity and preventing image retention and panel damage caused by displaying the same image for extended periods. This setting is configured independently for each video output, scoreboard and display.