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Race on this device

Put the race on this computer or iPad so the Timing app can time it with no internet.

TimerUpdated 27 October 2026
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  1. What it's for
  2. Before you start
  3. Steps
  4. What success looks like
  5. If something goes wrong
  6. Related

What it's for

In the Race Bureau Timing app the This device menu has two pages: Race on this device and Backups & USB export. Race on this device brings the chosen race down onto the device — competitors, the run 1 start list, the timing desk of every run, race settings and FIS data, timing devices, list formats and filters, logos and fonts for printing — and keeps it current while the device is online, so the race can be timed with no internet.

Before you start

  • The Timing app open (/timing), with an event open and a race picked in the race picker.
  • Run 1 drawn online: a race with no start list is Not ready to time offline.

Steps

  1. Open This device › Race on this device.
    Screenshottiming/race-on-this-device-01.png
    The checklist of what the device holds
  2. Press Download this race (the first time) or Update now. The line under the heading says saved with the time.
  3. Read the checklist: Competitors, Run 1 start list, Timing desk, Race settings and FIS data, Timing devices, List formats and filters, Logos and fonts for printing. Each row shows what the device holds.
  4. Leave Keep this race on this device ticked. Changes made online then come in by themselves while the device has internet. Untick it and you must press Update now before going offline.
  5. Waiting to send counts the Timing desk changes and Impulses from timing devices kept on this device until the internet is back; they are sent in order.
  6. Another race on this device is listed under Other races on this device with Remove.

What success looks like

The line reads Ready to time offline and every checklist row has a tick.

If something goes wrong

  • Pick a race in the race picker first.: no race is chosen.
  • Not ready to time offline — Run 1 start list: No start list yet — draw run 1 online first: draw the run on Bibs & start lists, then Update now.
  • Update now is greyed: the device is offline. It updates when the connection is back.
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