Event registration and technology provider RunSignup has released RaceDay Scoring v4.0. Designed for race timers, RaceDay Scoring is for scoring and providing official race results at endurance events nationwide across the USA, including running, walking, cross country, cycling, and triathlon events.
The new v4.0 release introduces a structural redesign to the software. According to RunSignup, this delivers accelerated performance to address the needs of larger events and more complex scoring situations. This release also brings improved user interfaces and navigation for timers to quickly access different data components.
“Early in 2023, we embarked on a significant investment to complete a structural re-engineering of the core part of RaceDay Scoring that processes and scores read data to create a real time streaming architecture,” said James Harris, RunSignup’s EventDay Chief Technology Officer.
“This strategic decision to completely rewrite this aspect of the technology using an operating system language designed for the highest performance and usage of processor architectures, positions RaceDay Scoring to time the largest events in the world. As the adoption of RaceDay Scoring continues to spread, we felt this was vital to providing the next generation in scoring software.”
The latest product release also deploys an improved user interface that aims to be intuitive and efficient for timers. With the new design, timers can pick data to use or ignore, simplifying the scoring process and saving time. In addition, timers also have a comprehensive view of participant data where they can access both registration and scoring information, enabling a quick view of different data components.
Scoring is seen as the foundation of a race, and RunSignup’s Cloud platform of products offers an advantage to timers with its continuous, real-time data integration between registration, scoring, check-ins, text alerts, photos, and results.
Races are able to leave registration and check-in open even after the race starts. Live text results are issued within seconds of participants crossing the finish line, result posting is continuous, and photos are uploaded and synced dynamically.
For those timers who are not able to use RunSignUp’s registration, the new release offers the ability to load scoring data into RaceDay Scoring incrementally. Timers are then able to take advantage of RunSignup’s real-time cloud-based technology.
“Today’s timers face growing expectations from event organizers to provide more value in new ways,” said Bob Bickel, RunSignup Founder and CEO.
“Timers are truly the core of the race community, and their role continues to expand. RaceDay Scoring’s local scoring and streaming platform is fully integrated with our cloud platform to provide today’s timers with a fully integrated and automated solution with the modern flexibility and features they need.”
