California Enduro Timing vs Microgate HiTiming

At California Enduro, we've been running and promoting mountain bike enduro races since 2010. Timing mountain bike enduro races is challenging. There are many timing systems available - chip/tag based systems that are very expensive, and general purpose software that can be difficult to setup/use for timing a mountain bike enduro race. So, over the years we developed our own chip-based timing software specifically focused on mountain bike enduro races. While chip timing has many advantages - chip timing hardware is expensive, and not economically viable for many race organizers. So we wanted to provide a more economical alternative that can leverage our software without the chip timing hardware. The California Enduro Timing app is simple alternative for capturing race timing for Mountain Bike Enduro race timing (or any individual start stage race event). The California Enduro Timing app is free to use with your own way to calculate the race results. Or you can use it with the California Enduro online timing system to manage race registration, online event management, and race results - contact us at info@californiaenduro.com for online timing. The app is simple and straight to the point. The main page is timing page designed to be easy for a timing marshal/volunteer to easily use the app to record the racer's number plate and the time they cross the timing point. For mountain bike enduro races, you'll want the California Enduro Timing app at each stage start and finish. At the start - enter the racer's number plate into the app using the number pad - then count them down 5-4-3-2-1-GO - on GO hit the Record Time button to record the time they start. The racer's number and start time will appear in the table. At the finish - hit the Record Time button as the racer crossed he finish line - then enter the number plate on the keypad. If multiple racers cross in a short time - hit the Record Time button for each crossing - then enter the number plate in the order they crossed the finish line, the app with match the number plate with the timestamps in order. We generally have 2 people at the finish - one to hit the button as the rider crosses the finish, the second to spot/announce the number plates. If the timing marshal accidentally hits the Record Time button too many times, use the SKIP button on the keypad to enter a blank number plate entry for the extra timestamp. If you are calculating your own race results - swipe left to review the entries and then download the results as a CSV via AirDrop, iMessage, or email. If you are using the Race Center App - you can AirDrop the times to the iPad with Race Center to calculate race results https://apps.apple.com/us/app/california-enduro-race-center/id1619377983 California Enduro Race Center

HiTiming is a Microgate App that supports RTPro single Starts and Training Light software by transferring events from the stopwatch to a mobile device in real time. Cloud Sharing The HiTiming App has been designed to share timing session data in real time with Coaches, Athletes and other people concerned through a free data sharing service. As soon as a timing session starts, I can share a session identification code with “Guest” Users. A User who has installed the HiTiming app and receives a text message or an email with the “Session ID” will launch the App in Guest mode and receive all the remote session data in real time. Once the session is closed by the primary user connected to the stopwatch, the sessions on the remote devices will also be closed automatically. Closed sessions will be available in the Session Archive. Sharing results in Excel From the session archive, you can send the session results via an Excel file attached to a text message or email. Athletes’ Personal Data In the athletes’ personal data section we can add a list of people with their main characteristics. Teams You can define one or more Teams by selecting the athletes who are part of that Team and assigning them the bib/number they will use during the training session (convenient when using the HiSmart system). Using Teams and athletes’ names is not indispensable (choosing a timing session without assigning a team will give the numbers used on RTPro) but it helps a lot when subsequently analysing the results.