The latest RaceHero Relay for MyLaps Orbits has been released and introduces a fix for Orbits 5.8 compatibility. Let’s go racing!
If you are still running an older relay, please consider updating in order to take advantage of many improvements and reduced resource usage.
Since our last update, we have expanded the RaceHero team and made many improvements. We are thrilled to release a new tool to help you run awesome events and keep your participants engaged: In-App Alerts and the best RaceHero Relay to date!
A common challenge for event organizers is getting event day messages out to spectators and participants. RaceHero already provides real-time live timing and instantaneous provisional race results. Now you can communicate through RaceHero using our new Alerts feature.
As an organizer, you can send alerts to everyone following the event in the RaceHero apps or at RaceHero.io. Even better, as an event promoter, you can send from any Internet connected device using your RaceHero.io control panel. No need to be sitting at a Race Control computer to publish an alert.
Have a message that is destined for one or more race groups? We have you covered with the ability to choose who your message is directed towards.
You can start sending messages today from your RaceHero console. Alerts are visible in the Alerts tab of the RaceHero mobile app and website as soon as you hit “Send”.
We are preparing an update that turns Alerts into native Push Notifications. Your participants will be able to subscribe to push notifications on their mobile devices when an Alert is published including if they do not have the RaceHero app running. Subscriptions will also work in all modern web browsers.
The latest RaceHero Relay for MyLaps Orbits boasts numerous updates for real-world challenges our organizers face using unreliable track internet or wifi hotspots. We’ve worked closely with many organizations to resolve small bugs or issues that impede our goal of completely hands-off operation of the Relay.
Additionally, we have further improved the speed of the relay while minimizing its resource usage, keeping with our motto that “speed never goes out of style”.
After more than 50,000 race results from early testers of 3.6.5, we will be forcing promoters to update beginning in early November. We recommend downloading and installing the latest version now:
We have exciting news today – RaceHero and MotorsportReg.com have been acquired by Hagerty as part of their deepening investment in motorsport! Our team is staying in place and will expand to make RaceHero even better than it is today. New features, better performance and expanded support are just a few of the benefits our race organizers, competitors and spectators can expect going forward.
RaceHero is produced by the same team who offers MotorsportReg.com, a software platform for clubs, racetracks and sanctioning bodies to manage motorsport events. We are very excited to grow our customer growth and success team! Our company is fully-remote meaning you can work from anywhere so long as you have a good internet connection and a regular 4-hour overlap with US/Pacific time zone.
While we don’t talk about it in the job posting because it’s a minority of the current position, helping grow and support RaceHero will be part of the responsibilities. Full details and how to apply: http://blog.motorsportreg.com/hiring-customer-growth-success-team
We hope you’ll consider joining our team, or referring people who would be a good fit!
We’re excited to announce an important update of the RaceHero Relay for MyLaps Orbits! The update supports includes:
Download the latest RaceHero Relay for MyLaps Orbits.
We have a number of private API integrations for TV and streaming tickers, mobile apps, points management apps and other extensions that work on top of RaceHero. We are currently developing a public API to allow access to events, results, and more to encourage and support these extensions. Reach out if you’re interested in consuming RaceHero data programmatically and stay tuned for more news!
We continue to grow and improve RaceHero on the web and in our iOS and Android apps. In particular, we’ve made many enhancements to make it easier to follow live timing:
While we can’t do anything about slow or overloaded network connections, we have significantly reduced loading times for all aspects of the app, and especially live timing. When you unlock your phone or switch apps, you’ll also find our “catching up” feature more reliable for updating the race you were following or jumping to the current race.
Some of the above changes came from user feedback – if there’s something you would like to see in RaceHero, please let us know!
We’re excited to announce a major new release of the RaceHero Relay for MyLaps Orbits with support for publishing Merges/Grids! The latest versions of Orbits, 4.5SP6 and 5.2HF2, are now supported as well.
Merges are a critical Orbits function for combining multiple sessions to set grids or create results for time trials or heats based on time, distance or points. With one-click uploading available in the RaceHero Relay, you no longer need to run paper copies to Grid for the next session as anyone can pull up the order on a phone, tablet or other mobile device.
Merges set by time include lap charts featuring the best lap from each session.
Racers no longer need to return to Timing & Scoring looking for grid sheets – they are able to access them instantly on their phone. T&S can also repost Grids if there are errors.
National organizations who run concurrent events at different facilities can now stream multiple races simultaneously.
The NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill in Northern California is the longest road race in North America each year. It is also an event where the team behind RaceHero directly participates. RaceHero Founder Brian Ghidinelli drove the #3 Tiger Racing / Bavarian Tuning BMW M3 in the top ES class and finished 4th in class and 7th overall behind a list of increasingly-awesome supercars like an Audi R8 LMS, Porsche 911 RSR and Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo.
In addition to being a racer, Brian also serves on the Thunderhill Raceway board a director. In an effort to improve the experience for participants and spectators, we added pit stop support in live timing to help teams strategize the race just like the pros. We worked with the track to install a new timing loop at pit in and coordinated with NASA to provide the necessary extra timing hardware.
The ultimate goal was beautiful – live timing with automatic visual pit stop notifications and counts including the super important “laps since last pit” counter to help identify when a racer might need to stop next. Everything a professional race strategist would use at the 24 Hours of Daytona or Le Mans is now available to every endurance race around the world.
For more information about how to get set up with RaceHero, download our Live Timing Relay for MyLaps. Pit stop support temporarily requires us to mark your race as an endurance event so please contact us for details.
Big news from Las Vegas, Nevada this weekend: the Superkarts! USA SuperNats are celebrating their 20th anniversary. Approximately 500 of the best racers from around the world, including current Indy 500 winner Alexander Rossi, Formula 1 pilot Sergio Perez and IndyCar racer Conor Daly are all pounding around the temporary parking lot circuit at the Westgate Hotel.
We are excited to be part of this historic event by launching the SKUSA live timing and results app powered by RaceHero (and we have to admit, pretty cool to see Formula 1 and IndyCar drivers show up in your app!) Wrapped in the familiar Superkarts! USA blue, iPhone and Android users can exclusively access SKUSA events including ProKart Challenge, Pro Tour and National events for the 2017 season and beyond.
For promoters wishing to provide a bespoke experience to their racers, fans and officials, the RaceHero app can be white labeled, or “themed”, as a drop-in unit for audiences of any size. In addition to the detailed live timing, provisional and official results, entry lists and schedules, RaceHero also supports trackside operations for grid and tech making it a comprehensive, integrated solution from a single provider.
Download the SKUSA app and follow the racing action this weekend on iTunes and Google Play.
For more details about our private-label options for your race series, please contact us.
I’m very proud of this news today! This partnership has been underway for the better part of 2016 and we finally get to break the news that RaceHero is now the exclusive live timing and results app for all 150 annual events organized by the National Auto Sport Association (NASA). For racers, officials & spectators, RaceHero is the app for live timing & results!
NASA previously used a patchwork of familiar systems to keep everyone up to date: event schedule PDFs sent by email, printed entry lists at registration, live timing on race monitor and paper results taped to the side of a trailer. RaceHero consolidates all of those functions into one automated, co-branded service that creates a better experience for their members and racers.
Read on for the full release:
Napa Valley, CA: The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) has selected RaceHero as the exclusive provider for live timing and race results for all 15 NASA regions and NASA Championship races. RaceHero provides a “weekend in your pocket” experience featuring real-time entry lists, schedules, live timing and race results. Racers can now track over 150 annual NASA events using RaceHero on phones, tablets and desktop computers making their NASA experience easier to manage during the weekend activities.
It’s not a race without results and there are no results without timing and scoring. What once was tracked with a stopwatch is today completely orchestrated by computers. RaceHero allows us to provide an automated live stream from our existing timing systems to anyone in the world on any device, enabling us to grow our reach with no additional cost or effort. It also simplifies the process of posting results and getting information out to competitors and fans alike.
“NASA Timing and scoring operators are typically volunteers working under tight schedules” said Roman Vaisman, NASA Chief Technology Officer. “Just like the racecars on track, speed and accuracy are critical for our Timing and Scoring staff. RaceHero automatically publishes accurate provisional results and lets us easily distribute official results with penalties and corrections without adding more work for our staff.”
“While we can’t do everything in-house, we look for partnerships where we aren’t just directing our members to a third-party”, said NASA Director of Business Development Jeremy Croiset. “We embed RaceHero’s live timing and results in our websites where we can drive traffic, promote our sponsors and provide value to our members through the latest and greatest technology. Software entrepreneur and racer Brian Ghidinelli created RaceHero based on his passion for endurance sports car racing which is a core event offering from NASA and we’re thrilled to be working with him on this new program.”
About NASA: The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) was formed in 1991 with the premise of delivering high-quality motorsports events to enthusiasts at major racing venues throughout the nation. NASA has created programs that allow owners of both racecars and high-performance street-driven vehicles to enjoy the full performance capabilities of their cars in a controlled professionally managed environment. NASA offers many different programs that will allow you to enjoy motorsports on a number of different levels, including our High Performance Driving Events (HPDE), Rally Sport, Time Trial, NASA-X and Competition Racing programs. For more information, log onto www.nasaproracing.com and connect with the community at Facebook, Twitter and Google+.
About RaceHero: RaceHero brings everything about race day to your pocket in a fun, social way. By looking beyond simple finishing position, RaceHero highlights big passes, personal bests and epic battles. Access entry lists, schedules, live timing and results from smartphones, tablets and laptops all driven automatically from existing timing and scoring systems. RaceHero is free to event organizers, promoters and racetracks and is available today at http://RaceHero.io and on Apple iTunes and Google Play.
View a sample race result from NASA’s recent race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca