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We design, develop and supply computer software for Club and Race Administration and
Race Timing of R/C Cars & Boats.
We also sell AMB I-T Identification and Timing Equipment. 
 

We are off to the Offroad Euros in Austria
So online sales will be limited to Harry transponders until 27th August. From then until 6th September the office will be closed. Any orders while we are closed will be sent on September 6th. You can follow the action here. 17th August 2010.

Summer Decoder sale 20% - off your whole order! Just one system available at this special price.
We have an allocation of 3 1 x RC3 Decoder at a special price of £1996 including VAT and Delivery. As an extra incentive, if you buy one of these decoders, we'll give you 20% off everything else on the order, Loop, Transponders and Software and even shipping. There is a limit of 1 Coax and Loop and 100 Harry transponders per RC3 decoder. This offer is available until the end of August 2010, or all three RC3 decoder are sold. These Decoders can be upgraded to RC4 when the free firmware update is available. Call now if you are interested. 21st July 2010 updated 17th August 2010.

Looking for a used Decoder?
If you are looking for a used AMB RC2 Decoder, we may be able to help. Give us a call and we can put you in touch with some clubs who have used decoders for sale. 13th July 2010.

Harry day out will be back in July
We will be visiting races in July and August offering the trade in of AMB DP (£27.50) and Clone Transponders (£32.50) for Harry Transponders. We will also be selling Harrys at the special price of £65. The next event will be EFRA Offroad Euros in Wien, Austria August 23-28. You can find a fact sheet about the RC4 and Harry Transponder here. 1st June 2010.

MyLaps Finish Line Camera

At the Euros Warm-up in Austria MyLaps demonstrated their Finish line camera, useful for very close finishes and investigation of other timing irregularities. It is primarily aimed at full size motor sports, but can be used with RC. A fact sheet is available here.
21st May 2010.

We are off to the Euros 2010 Offroad Warm-up
On Thursday 13 May, back Tuesday 18 May. We have good stocks of Harrys and any order placed while we are away will be send on our return. You can follow the race here. 12th May 2010.

New Harrys available Worldwide from bbk
Handful of HarrysWe now have large stocks of Harrys and we are able to offer them to EEC and International customers again. All International orders will be sent fully insured via Royal Mail International Signed For with a claimed delivery time from  5 working days. 4th May 2010.


New Harrys and PT and Clone Upgrades are now available
Handful of HarrysWe now have large stocks of New Harrys and we are able to offer the Harry Transponder via the upgrade program. This is only available to UK addresses. You can pay using PayPal or send a cheque. To upgrade your AMB or Clone transponders to Harrys you should click here. Please do not send us transponders until you have completed the Upgrade form, paid and been asked to send us your transponders. 15th April 2010.

Decoder Upgrades
Although the generous Decoder upgrades are no longer available, we still have a small number of units available at the pre 1st April price. Please call for details. Upgrades are still be available but not at such generous prices, AMBrc2->AMBrc3 is £1150, AMB20 ->AMBrc3 is £1875. 7th April 2010.

Easter Weekend is Neo weekend.
Over 1800 viewers joined us online for the NEO2010. You can see all results and the Video of all Finals on replay here. Don't forget there are many pictures and Driver Interviews available at www.neobuggy.net 7th April 2010.

Harry sees Red
The LED in the Harry transponder has been changed. It is now always RED. One flash per second means it is OK, 5 flashes per second means it's temperature is less than 5c or the voltage is less than 3.5v or more than 12v. The reason for the change was that some people thought the green LED was yellow or orange. Be assured that as long as it is flashing, it is working! 1st March 2010.

Cash in the attic? - Offer ended 31 March 2010
If you have an old AMB20 system you can trade it in for a brand new AMBrc 3 Decoder. Click on the Decoder picture for more information.
25th January 2010
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AMBrc2 Decoder Upgrade - Offer ends 31 March 2010
If you have an AMBrc2 Decoder you can trade it in and get a MYLAPS RC3 Decoder for just £500. You can download the free RC4 firmware when it is available and you will have the latest Decoder technology with 3 years warranty for a fraction of the price of a new Decoder. Click on the Decoder picture for more information.
25th January 2010.

Please note that the transponder LED colour changed to red only since this video was recorded. Please read the instructions supplied with your Harry . 31st December 2009.

A Double and Three Halves - Meet Harry!
This is Harry, full name MYLAPS RC4 Hybrid Direct Power Transponder. Double the output signal, about half the size and weight as the older RC2 transponder, operates on a wider voltage range (2.8-16v), has PTFE power cable, reports extra information back to race control and much cheaper than its predecessor. Lots of good stuff here. I can confirm Harrys work with the older RC Decoders and the previous Transponders and copies work with the RC4 Decoder. This is evolution, not revolution. Harrys will be available soon with a very special UK launch price. Click on the image for details. Over the next few weeks we will be taking Harry to some race meetings for you to try and buy at an even better price. Don't delay, the special price is only for a short time. We have 200 on order and it will be first come first served. Oh, just in case you wondered, there is a trade in offer on the "old" style transponder, and the clones as well. I would tell you the price, but you wouldn't believe me.
4th December 2009.

bbk  and SLIPS
We've been having a lot of fun timing the races for SLIPS, the new MTV street racing show where winner takes all and the looser walks home. It is currently showing in the UK on Viva and will be screened in Europe soon.
10th November 2009.

AMB now have a new name - Mylaps Sports Timing
AMB products, prices and contact details remain the same. The new name recognises the merger in November 2008 of AMB-it and Champion Chip. Both are  Dutch companies. Champion Chip originally developed passive RFID technology for timing running events. 12th October 2009.

 Look back to the summer
Here is a clip from the BRCA TC R4 race at Snetterton. More on Youtube and  bbkRClive. 12th October 2009.
 

Beware the rise in UK VAT at the end of this year!
The current rate of VAT (15%) is also due to rise at the end of December, probably to 17.5% but who knows?. If you are planning to buy any AMB equipment then I would suggest you think about doing it sooner rather than later. 12th October 2009.

Blog
I've given in and joined the ranks of Bloggers. Click here to find out what's on my mind.

Muchmore UK GP.
Lots of Interviews and A Finals. Check out bbkRClive Live channel On Demand.

Check out the Interview with Chris Grainger from our coverage of the Muchmore UK GP.

Buy AMB equipment and save 4% on VAT!
UK VAT is 15%, less than most European countries. If you are in the EEC and are planning to buy an AMB system and are not VAT registered, you can save 4% if you buy from us. The system will ship direct from AMB but instead of paying 19% VAT you will only pay 15%. Contact us by phone email or skype for more information.

bbkRClive
We have now covered the Players '09 and the Neo09 with live video, data and results. During the Neo09 main final we peaked with 997 viewers or two channels. We will be covering more races in the next few weeks. Check here for more details.


And Tweet! We are now Tweeting. If you don't know what Twitter and Tweet is click on the Logo above to visit our adventures. You can join twitter and follow us, or just look from time to time. All the events we time will be Tweeted by us and others, you can see the results by clicking on the Twitter Logos in the Race Events 2009. You are welcome to Tweet with us by including the hashtag in your Tweets. Come on, you know you want to!

New pricing on AMB products
If you are in the EEC and outside the UK you can take advantage of the UK VAT rate of 15%. Goods will be shipped direct from AMB. Please contact us for a quote.

Race Events  2009
Our calendar is filling up fast. We offer Online Race Entry, Meeting Management and Timing Services Worldwide as well as in the UK and Europe. We aim to live webcast if at all possible. If you would like us to help our with your meeting please contact us for details. Below are the meetings we are confirmed to time. There are lots more still to be announced............... 

  • March 7-8 2009 European Touring Series 2008/9 Warsaw, Poland Details and Entry here. hashtag #etsrace
  • April 10-13 Neo09 Details and entry here.
  • May 29-31 2009 European Touring Series 2008/9 Apeldoorn, Netherlands Details and Entry here.
  • June 12-14 Much More UK GP Details and entry here.hashtag #mmukgp
  • July 17-19 2009 European Touring Series 2008/9 Andernach, Germany Details and Entry here.

Online Race Entry and Race Advertising with bbk - update
Since launching rcRaceControl.com in September 2007 over 2000 RC racers have registered and nearly 2500 entries have been made. When the DHI Cup was opened for entry 66 drivers entered the meeting in the first minute and the modified class was full within the hour. If you want your meeting to be visible to the widest number of RC Racers use rcRaceControl.com. If you want to advertise your race but not use online booking we can provide that service as well. The system is available for any Race Organisers to use, regardless of whether you use our software or not. It will be used for all race meetings we Time from now on. If you want to use the system, please contact us

Setting up the AMBrc Loop and Mounting Transponders. A PDF file that tells you everything you need to know is now available as a download here.

Review of 2008
We timed races in Denmark, Netherlands, Scotland, England, Germany and the Hungary during 2008. Click here for the full story
Review of 2007
We timed races in Germany and the UK during 2007 and launched our online race entry system www.rcRaceControl.com. Click here for the full story
Review of 2006
We timed 16 meetings in 2006 in the UK and Europe, including 2 World Championships and a European Championship. Click here for the full story
Review of 2005
During 2005 we travelled around Europe timing electric and nitro, car and boat races, visiting 6 countries. Click here for the full story. If you have a big meeting in 2006 and want it "timed to perfection", give us a call. 

 

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