2020-04-09: RACE RESULT Online Training
We recently launched our RACE RESULT Online Training, hosted every Friday, giving you the chance to improve your knowledge and skills. Read more about it here.
2020-04-12: Happy Easter!
2020-04-27: New "Additional Fields"
Today we released RACE RESULT version 12.1.2 with a groundbreaking new feature. Additional Fields will now replace ATFs, AYNs and AYNTFs, letting you define an unlimited number of additional data fields. All existing fields will be converted automatically to the new structure and can still be called in the same way as before.
2020-05-23: Online Registration Backend Update
On Monday, May 25, we will launch an update to our online registration backend. We do not expect any outages or downtimes. In case you find something not working, please let us know immediately on support@raceresult.com.
2020-05-27: Customizable Confirmation Page
We have recently added support for a customizable confirmation page after the Online Registration. You can now call fields to display such as the bib number of the participant. Please note, for Group Registrations it will only show data for the first participant (GroupRegPos = 1).
2020-09-10: Decoder GPS Module
As we see the return of events after a longer than usual break you may need to take some extra time to sync the GPS time of your decoders. Over such a long break the GPS module may have lost all data or the satellite data is no longer accurate and will need to fully resynchronize which may take longer than usual. If you use the GPS time, we suggest putting the decoder outside, under clear skies for at least one hour before you need it, ideally at least the day before the event.
2021-01-18: Virtual Timers Conference
Around the world - around the clock. This is the motto of our Virtual Timers Conference on February 26. Learn and discover more about RACE RESULT and exchange with colleagues.
Click here to find more information on the conference and register free of charge.
2021-01-22: Event Groups
We have restructured the event groups for events on my.raceresult.com. You will now find event groups in the start page of RACE RESULT 12. When in an event, just click the RACE RESULT 12 icon. In the left navigation bar, you will find Event Groups in the left hand menu.
2021-02-11: RACE RESULT 12.2
If parties were allowed, our software department would be celebrating now:
The Sports Event Server (SES) has been completely reprogrammed in the past few months and is now officially online! The SES is the compute engine that does all data processing in the background of all RACE RESULT events. The new server runs 10 times faster than the old one. Loading large / complex lists should work much faster.
At the same time, RACE RESULT 12.2 was officially published and is available for download now.
2021-03-30: New "powered by" Logo in embed
We have changed the style of the "powered by RACE RESULT" logo for the website integration of RACE RESULT 12 events. The logo now changes its color depending on the background. This also applies to all previous embeddings.
2021-04-04: Happy Easter!
2021-04-15: Online Training 2021
As part of the RACE RESULT Academy, we started a new series on free live webinars. The sessions cover different functions and features in RACE RESULT 12. We offer English webinars twice to cover all different time zones! A detailed schedule and the registration can be found here: https://my.raceresult.com/167431/.
2021-05-11: my.raceresult.com relaunch
We relaunched my.raceresult.com to improve the user experience for athletes and the service for timers. Major update are the new groups categories Race Organizers, Clubs, Series, Timers, Themes. Please check if your existing event groups are sorted correctly and improve them by uploading additional information and header pictures/logos.
More information can be found in this Knowledge Base article.
2021-06-07: New Decoder Firmware
With decoder firmware version 2.58 we are removing the option for TCP + HTTP upload and defaulting to TCP upload only.
If for any reason you use any connection method which relies solely on the HTTP upload (Transponder module, Connector or Deprecated Storage APIs) you will need to switch the decoder upload target to HTTP. Please note there should be no need to use any of these modules, the Timing tab within RACE RESULT 12 is always the best choice.
For full details see the firmware release notes: https://www.raceresult.com/fw/support/kb.php?id=23806-Version-258
2021-07-05: RACE RESULT Kiosks
The all new Checkin Kiosks provide a flexible solution for dynamic bib assignment and so much more! You'll find them under the Tools menu inside RACE RESULT 12.
Find out more about how they work and the flexibility they offer in the Knowledge Base
2021-10-18: Important software update
With version 12.3.17 we released an important update to RACE RESULT 12 which is required when timing online. You will need to run the RACE RESULT Webserver from this version (or newer) in order to connect to local systems in the Timing Tab. This replaces the Local Adapter although, for the time being, this will still be used for connecting to tools and when timing offline.
2021-11-30: Bye bye Instant Push
From December 1, 2021 Instant Push will be deprecated and no longer available. Instant Push used to allow you automated sending E-Mails, SMS or WebService calls triggered by raw data. This functionality has now been moved to the Exporters. Learn more about it here.
2023-01-21: New Online Training!
Have you seen the most recent update to our Academy page? Check out our new Online Training and take a look at the dates of our upcoming 2023 Training/Networking Sessions:
2023-03-04: New Presenter
This week we have launched the new tool Presenter which will replace the tools "Show Last Chip Read" and "Present Results" shortly. The new presenter contains the functionality of those tools but at the same time offers many more different display options and lets you customize the screen in various ways.
Learn more about it in our Knowledge Base.
2023-03-09: Chip Check moves to Presenter
After launching the new tool Presenter last week we continue developing. The tool Chip Check will also move to Presenter soon. The functionality remains the same, but as with Show Last Chip Reads and Present Results, the new Presenter offers various display options and lets you use all those tools much more flexible, and most importantly, without providing a login to RACE RESULT 12. All Presenters can be accessed by a fixed URL.
2023-07-07: New Default Language Field
As we are adding new functionality in to RACE RESULT 12 a new default field has been added to the database - Language. This is primarily used for E-mail / SMS Templates, which can now be multi-lingual. This does however mean that existing Additional Fields / User-Defined Fields using this name may not work as expected as the new field will take higher priority.
2023-07-24: Coming Soon - New Online Registration
On 1st August 2023 we will launch a new, updated online registration platform which brings new functionality and enhancements to give your participants an event better user experience. All events generated from this date will use the new platform automatically, any events created before this date (including those with active online registration) will be unaffected.
Get a preview of the new features in our Knowledge Base.
2023-08-01: New Online Registration Tool
As of today, the new registration forms tool is live. It's essential to know that nothing changes for events already set up, including those with active online registration. There's no action required on your part in such cases.
All newly created events will benefit from the advantages of the new registration process. You can find the new tool in RACE RESULT 12 under Main Window → Event → Registration Forms. Both individual and group registration templates have already been set up.
We have thoroughly documented the new features and settings in this Knowledge Base article.
If you copy old events for the new year, a conversion program in the background will try to convert your old registration into the new format. However, this is done without guarantee!
Please check all your forms for completeness and function before publication.
2023-08-11: New Splits Calculation Algorithm
As Splits are used in more events every week, we have refined the algorithm for how Splits are calculated. In your Splits setup you can choose between Version 1 or Version 2, which is now the default for newly created events.
The new algorithm is designed to offer better handling of missed detections and is explained in the following knowledge base article
Old events will not be changed to prevent impacting any old results.
2023-09-14: New Location for "Designer" Tool
With version v12.5.7-25, the "Designer" tool has been removed from the "Tools" tab. It can now be found under "Output → Certificates":
2023-09-22: Settings moved
- The setting "Chip reads after Finish Time Limit" has been moved from "Timing Points" to "Start Times / Finish Time Limit"
- The settings "Subtract start times (T0)" and "Ignore chip reads before start time (T0)" have been moved from "Timing Points" to "Results (Advanced)"
2023-09-25: Settings moved
- Main Window -> Bib Numbers has been integrated into Main Window -> Participants Data.
2023-10-11: Access rights
With today's update we slightly change the behavior of access rights when copying an event. From now on, all access rights will be copied together the event!
If you don't want the same user accounts to access the copied event file, please remove the access rights after copying the file.
2024-01-31: New WordPress Plugin for new registration
We updated the WordPress plugin for the website integration. Especially when using the new registration, please update the plugin in your WordPress page and use the updated Shortcodes. You'll find the plugin under "my.raceresult.com > Website Integration".
Alternatively, use the regular code snippet for your website integration.
2024-02-27: DIY-PayPal NVP API deprecated
For reliability reasons we disabled the old PayPal NVP API for all events with IDs higher than 278685. The NVP API was requiring a username, password and signature. In case you see an error when trying to checkout through your own PayPal account, please update to the ClientID and SecretKey. You will need to create these in your PayPal business settings.
2024-11-28: Discontinuation of Old Online Registration
One and a half years after we first introduced our new registration forms, the old online registration functionality will be disabled in the first week of January 2025. What does this mean? Events with an ID smaller than 255225 where registration should remain open need to switch to the new registration forms. The easiest way to do so is to copy the event. For assistance, please refer to the Knowledge Base: Registration Forms.
If you are using the deprecated [ChangeLink] please update your templates to work with the new ChangeLink().
For users of the deprecated [PaymentLink], please create a simple self service form to use together with the ChangeLink(). We put together a guide here: Sending a Payment Link with a Self Service Form.
2024-12-30: Categories for various settings
Today, we introduced categories, similar to those used in output lists and certificate sets, to other settings such as registration forms, email templates, certificates, labels, statistics, presenters, and Checkin-Kiosks.
Caution: Moving existing templates into newly created categories will change the underlying file name, which will affect pre-existing access URLs for registration forms, presenters, and Checkin-Kiosks as well as references for statistics or custom strings in Simple APIs.
2025-01-16: Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
Today, we have introduced 2FA for access to your customer account. For now, 2FA is optional and needs to be enabled from your customer area. You can use any Authenticator App providing a Time-based one-time password (TOTP). 2FA helps protect you against unauthorised access to your event files and the associated data.
Third-party platforms which interface directly with RACE RESULT 12 should switch to using API Keys for authentication.
2025-03-17: Major Refactoring
We performed a major refactoring under the hood of RACE RESULT 12. Consequently, if you want to check-out an event or open an offline backup copy, you are required to have RACE RESULT version 12.5.34 (or newer) installed on your local machine.
2025-04-08: Handling of [Created] and [Modified]
The internal handling of dates in RACE RESULT 12 has changed. We recommend using the date() function to query the date/time from such strings as needed.
For example, use date("yyyy-mm-dd";[Created]) to call the date of the Created timestamp or date("hh:nn:ss";[Created]) for the time of the creation.
2025-05-15: Refactoring Online-Payment statistics
We have refactored the online-payment statistics. From now on, you will find a "Sales list" in the Online-Payment overview. In here, define a timeframe and receive an accumulated overview of calculated entry fees within the given timeframe. Please note, the timeframe refers to the time of creation of a transaction, not the date of the payout.
2025-06-06: Want to join our team?
Learn more and submit your application here:
https://karriere.raceresult.com/jobview?id=24685
2025-06-27: Search bar functionality
Did you know you can enter a formula as a filter in the search bar to preview all participants matching that filter? Instantly see how many participants match, review the records, or simply validate your filter. Try it out by entering [Contest]=1.
2025-07-21: New TagTool released
A new version of TagTool has been released here. It includes the Firmware 2.6 for download and installation on USB Timing Box and Management Box. TagTool 4.1.0 requires Firmware 2.6 to be installed on your Active Devices.