| White River Sports uses a wide range of timing technologies to provide the most accurate and fastest results processing available today. We have both Active and Passive based transponder chip timing systems along with an array of support timing hardware and computer systems. Our timing software is custom built in-house to provide a customized solution for each event we time. Our technology includes: |
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The AMB Activ system is the most accurate active transponder timing system available today. With no mats to lay down at the finish line, this system can be easily deployed allowing for multiple split locations. We use the AMB Activ system when precision and accuracy cannot be compromised down to the .001 of a second. |
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The Winning Time system is designed around the TIRIS RFID (radio frequency identification) technology developed by Texas Instruments, which offers a proven, highly reliable performance. Other applications include pay at the pump technology "Speedpass", automotive security, and building access systems. The Winning Time system works great for large foot running races with large volume of runners. |
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We use the latest FinishLynx Pro camera for the best in high-speed, high-resolution, photo-finish timing. It is the gold standard for high precision results. The FinishLynx camera is accurate to .001 of a second so is extremely useful for sprints and track meets. |
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The ALGE photocell system is mostly used for downhill skiing, sprints, and interval start races where great precision is needed. It is accurate down to .001 of a second. |
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The Time Machine is used in smaller events and to backup time the top finishers in larger events. It's great to take to those middle of the woods splits or finish lines with no power or shelter because of it's small size and battery capacity. |
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| Our computers are linked in two-way communication to our electronic timers. This eliminates hand data entry and its associated errors. If doing manual timing, we can barcode the order of finish, as well, (preferred when racer numbers exceed 200) to help ensure no keying errors. All of the timing data is logged into our computers, so we can provide a complete timing audit trail. |
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We maintain a minimum of two electronic timing systems–primary and backup–to ensure no timing interruptions. Our timing computers and electronic timers run without line power–using internal and external batteries. Our scoring computers are protected by an uninterruptible power supply. Separate external batteries are available for longer power outages. We also have generator capability for sites without power.
We use Macintosh TiBook, Macintosh Cube, Macintosh PowerBook, Macintosh Desktop G3, and Macintosh iMac computers running Mac OS X because these are the most reliable systems we have found. We spend our time at events processing your results, not fiddling with our computers. We have had no timing failures (software or hardware) in our fifteen years of timing progressively larger and more complex events. We also run Windows 98 and Windows 2000 software, including Microsoft Office, for exchanging data with wintel systems. |
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| Our computers are linked via a high speed ethernet and wireless ethernet network; enabling us to process race day registrations, timing, and scoring through multiple computers. Our results are printed to high speed laser printers. We provide interim results during the race and final results within 15 minutes of your race's completion. |
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Our race day results are published, not just printed. Using 600 dpi laser output, they are easy to read and fax well. We can provide output in up to tabloid (11" x 17") size to provide space for many columns of information--esp. useful for triathlons. Our custom results covers are a White River Sports trademark. We have at least two laser printers onsite to ensure reliability and to speed multiple results copies.
We also publish the same detailed results on this web site. These internet results are nearly always completed on race day. We can email and/or efax results to your webmaster or media.
Receipt printing is a newer service we offer and has been extremely popular. Receipts can be printed at check-in for fast bib pickup or after the finish for a wonderful souvenir to take home with times/places listed for each split and finish line. |
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| Ours are multi-channel from ALGE and Time Machine. They can be operated in either manual or fully automatic mode. We can start the timers with a manual plunger, an automatic start wand, a photo-electric cell, or the flash of a starter's pistol. Finish times are triggered either manually with snap buttons, or automatically with photo-electric cells. We have the capability of timing track meets in a fully automatic timing mode using our FinishLynx digital video camera. |
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| We use digital video cameras with a very high maximum frame rate (60 frames per second) to capture finish line results. We can feed a manually or fully automatically started timer overlay onto this video to provide both position and time on the video signal. The video signal is displayed on our high resolution computer screens–far clearer than the interlaced TV picture. We use the latest FinishLynx Pro camera for the best in high-speed, high-resolution, photo-finish timing. It is the gold standard for high precision results; plus it provides a backup record of finish line placing. |
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| Ours have large 6" numbers with both single and 2-sided displays for maximum race time finish line viewing angles. We also have full 6 digit clocks to provide the complete time-of-day display, especially useful at the start line. Our displays can be started via the computer connected timers. They can be operated in fully automatic mode to display and hold a finish time. For interval start races we use either an ALGE start beep or a Tag Heuer analog display start clock to provide count down and starting sounds for each starting interval. |
