Lap timing for clubs & friendly events
Meet LapBeeps
RC lap timing and scoring
Lap timing for clubs & friendly events
RC lap timing and scoring
Hardware
Bring what you have. LapBeeps speaks the protocols of the most popular RC decoder systems — open-source or commercial.
LapBeeps is built from day one to work with OpenStint, the open-source transponder decoder system. A laptop, an SDR dongle, a couple of transponders, and you have professional-grade timing for under a hundred dollars.
RCHourGlass is a community-built decoder beloved in the RC world. If you've already got one on your bench, LapBeeps talks to it natively — plug it in and race.
If your club already runs MyLaps hardware, LapBeeps supports the MyLap P3 decoder. Keep your transponders and your loop — just swap the timing software.
Features
No pilot exam required. Fewer knobs, more fun. Everything is tailored for weekend warriors who'd rather race than configure.
Race day
Grid start with a randomized signal so nobody jumps the gun. Staggered start that calls each driver by name, one by one. Configurable countdowns with audio warnings at two minutes, one minute, and thirty seconds.
Live positions, gaps, and lap progress update as cars cross the loop. When the race ends, results, points, and consistency stats are ready instantly — no post-race number crunching.
Open practice
Stints open automatically when a transponder crosses the loop and close when the car parks. No sign-up sheet, no manual start/stop — just drive.
With online sync enabled, each driver gets a personal live page with lap-by-lap stats, pace charts, and individual audio announcements right in their phone's browser. No app install, no account.
Live online
Hit "Set up" in the sidebar and your meeting is online. Share the link or let drivers scan a QR code — live results on any phone, any browser, no app to install and no account to create.
This is the only paid feature in LapBeeps, and it's free during the beta. Everything else works offline, forever, for free.
Scheduling
Link qualifiers to finals as follow-up heats. When a heat finishes, the next one in the chain inherits the participant list and reorders the starting grid automatically — fastest first, slowest first, or by championship points.
Drag sessions up and down, cancel and reinstate as the day evolves. The schedule is a living thing, not a spreadsheet you printed at breakfast.
Real-world fixes
Transponder fell off mid-race? A car cut the loop twice? Someone forgot to register? It happens every single weekend.
Split a missed lap, merge a phantom crossing, reassign an unknown transponder on the fly, adjust lap counts — all without stopping the race. Pro-level corrections that won't make you feel like you need a degree to use them.
Data export
Everything lives in plain JSON files on your computer — no cloud lock-in, no proprietary database. Export any heat to Excel or PDF with one click: results, lap-by-lap tables, championship points, all of it.
Share the spreadsheet, print the PDF, or just keep it for the arguments next weekend.
Pricing
Offline timing is 100% free, forever. The online dashboard is an optional convenience — pay per meeting, keep your money for parts.
Online features are activated directly from within the LapBeeps app. Payment unlocks the dashboard for a single meeting.
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