SKYRC LapWiz Smart RC Lap Timing System - Standard Kit

Practice without timing is mostly guesswork. The new tires feel faster, the car feels planted, and then somebody with a stopwatch politely ruins your afternoon. The SKYRC LapWiz Smart RC Lap Timing System replaces the guessing with real lap times, using infrared timing that needs no buried loop wire and no changes to the track at all.

Setup takes a couple of minutes. Plug the T01 transponder into a spare receiver channel on your RC car, put the timing unit on the aluminum tripod, aim it at the start/finish line, and connect over Bluetooth in the free SKYRC app for iOS and Android. Detection range is about 3-10m, and the magnetic sun visor snaps on to keep low sun out of the sensor on outdoor tracks. Two AA batteries run the timing unit for up to 300 hours of race time, which is more practice than most of us manage in a season.

The app is where it earns its keep. Practice, Qualifying, Race and Free Run modes cover everything from a solo evening to a club event with up to 99 cars, with real-time ranking, driver profiles, voice lap announcements and QR code race joining. Shadow Run is the one you will use most: it runs your current lap against your own best lap or a saved session with live delta feedback, so a camber change or a gearing change gets an honest answer instead of a hopeful one. Sessions save on your phone, back up to the cloud if you want them to, and the race screen can be cast to a TV over AirPlay or Android screen casting.

Worth knowing before you buy: this is a self-contained infrared system, so it works with LapWiz transponders and does not connect to a track's buried-loop personal transponder setup. One transponder is included and every extra car needs its own - the T02 enhanced, T04 battery-powered and T03 Mini-Z transponders are sold separately, and Mini-Z or other compact chassis need the T03. You will also need a phone or tablet, because the timing unit has no screen of its own.

Quick specs:

• Timing method: infrared
• Detection range: about 3-10m with the included T01 transponder
• Cars timed at once: up to 99
• Race modes: Practice, Qualifying, Race, Free Run
• Training mode: Shadow Run against your own best lap or a saved session, with live delta feedback
• Race viewing: cast the race screen to a TV over AirPlay or Android screen casting
• Timing unit power: 2 x AA batteries, up to 300 hours of race time
• Timing unit dimensions: 55x26x65mm
• Timing unit weight: 45g
• Mounting: 1/4 inch tripod thread; adjustable aluminum tripod included
• Sun visor: detachable magnetic visor for outdoor use
• Config port: JR/Futaba female socket on the timing unit for setting transponder IDs
• Status LEDs: blue for Bluetooth state, white for a valid lap detection
• Operating temperature: -5C to 60C
• Included T01 transponder: JR/Futaba connector, DC 3-15V input, 20x17x7mm, 7g, 245mm controller cable, 180mm emitter cable, indoor and outdoor tracks
• Optional T02 enhanced transponder, sold separately: dual infrared emitters, JR/Futaba, DC 3-15V, 4-10m range, 8.5g
• Optional T03 Mini-Z transponder, sold separately: JST-ZH 1.5mm 4-pin for the Mini-Z ICS port, 5m range, 15x14x6mm, 1.5g, indoor tracks
• Optional T04 battery-powered transponder: sold separately
• In the box: timing unit, detachable sun visor, T01 standard transponder, aluminum tripod, quick start guide, AA batteries
• Also needed: one transponder per car, and a phone or tablet to run the app