Why ChipTimer
Organising a race is hard enough. Here is what we take off your plate, and what your runners get in return.
One team, start to finish
Registrations, race packs, timing and results all come from the same people and the same system. Nothing is retyped between a registration company, a timing company and a results company, so there is less to go wrong.
No up-front payment
Many clubs are under pressure to pay for services in the weeks before an event. When entries run through our online system we do not ask for payment up front. The costs are taken from the entry money.
Accurate, fair timing
Electronic RFID timing removes human error and handles big crowds and individual runners equally well. Results are right, and runners and officials trust them.
Results the moment they finish
Runners find their result online straight away. For prize giving we group the results by category, so the officials have a clean sheet ready.
Race day and race desk
Late entries at the race desk by cash or card, pack collection in the days before, and a record of who captured each payment. Online entries can close a few days before the event, and the desk stays open for those who decide late.
Teams, groups and hand-overs
Team entries with an invite for every member, and runners who cannot make it can hand their place to someone else, with your approval and an optional fee.
Certificates for every finisher
Your own wording, colours, logo and signatures. Runners print theirs from the results page, and you can print the whole set.
A share card for your runners
Finishers make a picture with their own photo, your event name and their time, and post it. Your event gets advertised by the people who loved it. The photo never leaves their phone.
Clear finances for organisers
Every payment, fee and desk takings are on a statement per event, with an activity log showing who did what. It makes it easy to pay out the club and to answer questions afterwards.
Extras where they make sense
Personal SMS results for single-lap races, race clocks, and branded bibs for events that only need those.
Agents in three cities
We have timekeepers in Bloemfontein, Johannesburg and Cape Town, who bring the same equipment and the same standard.
We stay out of your way
You decide your races, prices, categories and rules. We provide the engine and the people, and your club stays the face of the event.
Why specialist help matters
A sports event is a complex thing to run. Specialist help directly affects the safety, efficiency and success of the day. Using experts reduces the risks that come with logistics, legal cover and money, and lets you give runners a better experience.
Accurate, fair timing is what makes an event credible and keeps participants happy. A specialist partner can handle large numbers of runners without the errors and bottlenecks of manual timing.
What organisers typically ask us for
- Timing only, with their own entries
- Online entries and results, with their own timing
- The full package, entries to prize giving
- Race packs and branded bibs
- A race clock and event administration on the day
Planning an event?
Tell us about it and we will come back to you with a firm quote.