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RFID Timing December newsletter

 

Dear Friends and Partners in the timing world,

The holiday season is just around the corner and a successful year is drawing to a close. RFID Timing is not only celebrating the festive season but a great year as the ULTRA has continued to be the choice of timers large and small all over the globe.

The neat part of it all is with every new unit we make the RFID Timing world grows. Whether it is timing walks, runs, pedals, swims, skis, or paddles – we are all working together, side-by-side as partners.

To top off a great year we are launching our new website with this newsletter. The expanded site has many new features and products, showing who is using our timing equipment around the world, the incredible cost savings our ULTRA units are delivering to timers, as well as the amazing range of events that are being timed by our systems.

We are also looking to kick off 2012 with a bang with the Americas Race Timing Conference at the end of January. The event has garnered extensive interest in the last few months, and we are excited to meet our American partners face-to-face.

I would also like to extend a warm welcome to Mr Genco Jin of Sydex (Beijing) Science and Development Co. Ltd. as our new China Agent. With this new partnership we look forward to seeing the ULTRA grow in popularity throughout the China region.

We hope you enjoy this newsletter and would like to take this opportunity to wish you health, prosperity, and joy in the coming year.

All the best for the holiday season!

Andrew Peterson

RFID Race Timing’s New Website

RFID Race Timing is launching their new website with this issue of the newsletter. An all new look, the website has been updated in line with the products and technology of our ULTRA units that are surging in popularity. The latest ULTRA 8 and ULTRA 4 are unveiled along with developments in timing mats, side antenna, disposable transponder choices and the new multisport ULTRATAG.

We invite you to take a look at rfidtiming.com to see what is the latest and greatest at RFID Race Timing.

RFID at the races

Our ULTRA System has gained hugely in popularity over the last year so it is no coincidence that it was used in each of the highlighted events for this month:

The Santos Great Bike Ride for Charity (Perth, Australia):

On November 20, over 3,000 cyclists donned their helmets and pedalled in support of three different charities in the Santos Great Bike Ride for Charity. The Great Bike Ride, established in 2004 and taking place a stone’s throw from RFID Timing headquarters, is one of Perth’s most popular cycling events. Participants of the 10km, 53km, and 106km rides raised significant and vital funds for the Horizon House, Hope for Children and the Heart Foundation. One of the largest bike events ever to use a UHF system, the Great Bike Ride was reliably timed by Blue Chip Timing with the ULTRA System.

More on the Great Bike Ride here

YouTube clip


Run Geelong (Geelong, Australia): 

Approximately 11,500 people took part in a Run Geelong on November 20. A charity event, Run Geelong included runs of 6km and 12km to support the Geelong Hospital children’s ward. Raising an impressive sum of over $475,000 AUD, the event had 9,100 finishers whose times were all captured without exception by Tomato Timing using the ULTRA System. CEO Andrew Peterson was on course to see first-hand the smooth running of the event and the successful capture of race times.

More information here


Pacific Association-USA Track and Field Half Marathon Championship (Clarksburg, California)

Just over 500 runners lined up on November 13 for the Clarksburg Half Marathon Championship, one of a number of running events that make up the 45th Annual Clarksburg County Run. The Half Marathon is now a Pacific Association-USA Track and Field Championship race, and many of Northern California’s best runners participate in this race as a tune up for the California International Marathon. The ULTRA chalked up yet another flawless race for A Change of Pace Foundation contributing to the event being an overwhelming success.

Clarksburg County Run website

Pacific Association-USA Track and Field website


Tour de Bintan (Bintan, Indonesia)

Some 800 cyclists trekked to Bintan, a one hour catamaran ride from Singapore, for the Tour de Bintan which took place from November 11-13 in relatively hot and humid conditions. The ride past traditional fishing villages, dense lush green forests, and beautiful unspoiled beaches included three stages over a total distance of 265Km. BlueChip Timing timed the event with the ULTRA system. The ULTRA mats again proved successfully that they are the number one choice for cycling events.

Tour de Bintan website

News Flash: Americas Race Timing Conference around the Bend
Sign up by December 26 for your complimentary pass

The 2012 RFID Race Timing Conference for partners in the Americas will take place on January 26 – 28, 2012 in Deerfield Beach, Florida. RFID Timing is pleased to provide complimentary access to attendees that register by December 26, 2011. The RFID team from Australia will team up with Americas agent Al Harding to tell the RFID Race Timing story. This is your chance to attend informative seminar sessions, view product demonstrations, and meet race timing peers in an informal atmosphere at a one-of-a-kind venue.

Visit our registration page to sign up now


For further information please contact the
nearest distributor in your country

Asia Pacific & Europe

North and South America

United Kingdom/Ireland

RFID Race Timing Systems

Accuchip

StuWeb

97 Garling Street
O’Connor
Perth

2501 NW
107th Avenue
Coral Springs,
Florida 33065

5 Harcourt Dve
Dudley DY32PW
United Kingdom

Phone: +61 8 9316 4528

Phone: (954) 461-6320

Phone: +44 7808 254 916

Email: info@rfidtiming.com

Email: AccuChip@bellsouth.net

Email: stuart@stuweb.co.uk

France

Spain

China

Ipitos

UNO Multimedia

Sydex (Beijing) Science and Development Co. Ltd.

36 Rue Geoffroy de la Tour Landry
49120 LA TOURLANDRY
France

Alta, 46-A, Entlo,
39008 Santander,
Spain

Ole Sports Centre
No.5 Shimen Cun Road
Baizi Wan Bridage East
Chaoyang District, Beijing, China

Phone:+33(0)2 41 30 44 54

Phone:+34 609 131 130

Email: gencojin@gmail.com

Email: ipitos@ipitos.com

Email: bernardo@uno.es

Japan

Motoki Sato

Japan 21
1-26-7 Ebisunishi
Shibukya-ku
150-0021 Japan

Phone: +81 3 5456 8540

Email: sato.motoki@japan21.co.jp

RFID Timing – www.rfidtiming.com

 

RFID News, Uncategorized

Run Geelong (Geelong, Australia)

Approximately 11,500 people took part in a Run Geelong on November 20. A charity event, Run Geelong included runs of 6km and 12km to support the Geelong Hospital children’s ward. Raising an impressive sum of over $475,000 AUD, the event had 9,100 finishers whose times were all captured without exception by Tomato Timing using the ULTRA System. CEO Andrew Peterson was on course to see first-hand the smooth running of the event and the successful capture of race times.

More information here

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The Santos Great Bike Ride for Charity (Perth, Australia)

On November 20, over 3,000 cyclists donned their helmets and pedalled in support of three different charities in the Santos Great Bike Ride for Charity. The Great Bike Ride, established in 2004 and taking place a stone’s throw from RFID Timing headquarters, is one of Perth’s most popular cycling events. Participants of the 10km, 53km, and 106km rides raised significant and vital funds for the Horizon House, Hope for Children and the Heart Foundation. One of the largest bike events ever to use a UHF system, the Great Bike Ride was reliably timed by Blue Chip Timing with the ULTRA System.

More on the Great Bike Ride here

YouTube clip

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In search of a UHF Multisport tag that works

From the day we produced our first ULTRA we have been acutely aware of the requirement for a UHF multisport tag. This is because events like triathlon that must use a transponder attached to the ankle because a shoe cannot be worn for all disciplines and often a wetsuit is worn right up to the transition between swim and cycle. The problem with passive UHF tags is that water is a major barrier to good read performance. This occurs either due to the tag’s close proximity to the skin or having a wetsuit dripping in salt water wrapped around the transponder. Most attempts at a solution in the past have seen chunky plastic clips used to hold the tag off the skin but this is cumbersome and not effective for wetsuit swims.

RFID Race Timing Systems in conjunction with our agents in USA and Europe have been testing a new special Gen 2 UHF tag with amazing results in triathlon. The tag has been tested and modified by RFID Race Timing Systems to maximize read performance when worn on the ankle. These tags are reliably read using only two antenna ports connected to two side flank antennas either side of a timing point that can be up to 6m wide. The new tag will be officially unveiled in January 2012 at the RFID Race Timing System conference in Florida. Attendees at the European Conference held at Stansted UK were also given a sneak preview of the new multisport tag we call UltraTag.

Tech Talk, Uncategorized

Europe Conference a Success. Next Stop, the US

On the heels of the successful Users Conference for our European timers in September, we are pleased to announce that the 2012 RFID Race Timing Conference for our partners in the Americas will take place in beautiful Deerfield Beach, Florida on January 26 – 28, 2012. We are also thrilled to extend complimentary registration to those who respond by December 26, 2011. The conference will include a meet and greet cocktail party on January 26 in the evening and informative seminar sessions – including the launch of our new multisport UHF tag as well as other product demonstrations — on Friday, January 27 and 28.

For more information and to register, please click here

RFID News, Uncategorized

Coca-Cola Road Race (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

RFID Race Timing helped make history when it had the honor of being selected as the first RFID system used to time all participants in an Ethiopian event. On September 19, the first race of the 2011 Coca-Cola Road Race Series – a 7K run – took place in Addis Ababa with more than 3,000 participants. The ULTRA system was used by the Great Ethopian Run who was proud to have results posted for all runners online within two hours of the event’s completion.

More information on the event may be found here.

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Triathlon Audencia La Baule (La Baule, France)

On September 17 and 18, over 60,000 spectators cheered on the 5,600 competitors lining up in various races comprising the 24th Triathlon Audencia La Baule. The event, which included nine races geared for any age and athletic level took place in picturesque La Baule, France, northwest of Nantes. The triathlon was timed by RFID Race Timing distributor, Ipitos, with the HDD System.

For more information, visit the event website.

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Challenge Henley (Henley-On-Thames, UK)

Some 1,000 participants gathered on a misty September 19 morning for the inaugural Challenge Henley ironman triathlon. Taking place on the River Thames, through the scenic Chiltern Hills, and nearby villages, the event included a 3.8K (2.4 mile) swim, 180K (111.8 mile) bike race, and 42.2K (26.2 mile) run. Challenge Henley-on-Thames is part of the Challenge Family global series of long distance triathlons featuring 13 races over three continents. The race was timed by our UK / Ireland distributor, StuWeb Timing Solutions, using the HDD System.

More on the triathlon can be found here.

BBC coverage of the event is here.

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Dublin Marathon (Ireland)

Considered to be the ‘blue ribbon’ marathon event in Ireland, the Dublin Marathon took place October 31, with record numbers as 14 000 runners, joggers, and fun-seekers poured onto the streets of Ireland’s capital. The event has grown in popularity over the years and is internationally known as the Friendly Marathon due to the amicable atmosphere shared by the thousands of spectators. Timing Data Service effectively managed the increased number of competitors delivering accurate and timely results thanks to the reliable ULTRA system.

For more information visit the race website.

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Fort 4 Fitness (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

An estimated 25,000 runners and spectators came out for the fourth annual Fort4Fitness event which took place on September 24 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. A total of 8,600 participants registered for the Half Marathon, 10K, and 4 Mile Run/Walk making it the largest Fort4Fitness to date. End Result LLC used the ULTRA System combined with disposable tags to time the race.

More information on the race is here.

Local news coverage of the events is here.

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