FOCUSED EVENTS GOES CHRONO!
‘CHRONO DAYS’ COME TO THE UK AFTER EXTENSIVE TRANSPONDER TESTING AT OUR EUROPEAN EVENTS, A MOVE WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE ENJOYMENT AND SMOOTH RUNNING OF TRACKDAYS.
We have been testing this for the past 6 months at our European events and the feedback we received from you was a resounding ‘YES’. We are currently rolling this out at selected events this year but believe in the future it will be at all our 'group based' trackdays.
On these special 'Chrono' days riders will be monitored and then allocated into the correct groups according to their times. This is particularly important to build up the confidence of newer riders, by moving the faster ones into a more appropriate group.
Ex-World Superbike Champion and committed Focused Events instructor Neil Hodgson has assessed the new timing system on the and said “Transponders add another dimension to a trackday. Ultimately there is a massive range of ability on trackdays and this helps group riders accordingly”.
Events operating the 'Chrono' system are clearly indicated on the "UK Bike Track Days" page. Take a look at the list.
Timing Transponders - How it works:
You will need a transponder bracket on your bike but do not worry if not we can supply one for a modest fee of £2. A small rechargeable transponder is easily fitted to your bike and works in conjunction with our timing system at the track and at the start/finish line.
Every time you zip past the timing point on the start/finish line, your individually coded transponder sends a signal to a detector on the track and our system records the information.
This provides important information which builds an accurate picture of the riders on the event.
Group names Novice, Intermediate and Experienced will be finished - replaced by group names simply called 1,2 and 3 and your group will be based on 'your level' within that event.
Giving much better quality tracktime and it will be safer
In the morning after you have signed on as normal you will then go to the fitting area.
The small removeable bracket can be kept to make things even quicker the next time round.
The laps from the trackday are kept and over time the rider data grows. In 18 months time we expect to be able to map out the events accurately right from the start!
This is what some people have to say about our chrono days:
'Well done on the new way of running days with a transponder. Fantastic idea and the way you will group people is excellent, Top stuff! See you soon'
- Derek Kendall
'I will feel a lot safer on circuit knowing I will be riding with people at similar speeds!'
- Adrian Cole
We are really excited about taking trackdays forward once again. It's good to 'Stay Focused'.
