Up to now, to keep track of time, you would need a clock and at least one stopwatch. Sometimes one stopwatch is not enough and paper and pencil are required to track different times. Worse, anything you can buy at your local store is calibrated in seconds. Seconds can be converted to 1/100^th minutes, but why create extra work for yourself, especially when instructions are coming fast and you have a do-it-yourself checkpoint coming up soon?

MICROCode Consulting's Rally Clock/Timer System is intended to alleviate the problems and overload due to not using the right tool for the problem: a system specifically targeted for people who rally and need a better clock and stopwatch!

The Rally Clock/Timer System is intended for use in any navigational rally class, including S.O.P. (Seat Of the Pants) or Beginner. Since the Rally Clock/Timer System does no calculations, it is not a computer … just a state-of-the-art tool for measuring time .. that works!  Two rally teams used an early prototype of the Rally Clock/Timer System and took first place in every single S.O.P. rally entered during 2000! (Results from Santa Monica SCCA First Friday Night rally series.)

The MICROCode Consulting Rally Clock/Timer System is an integrated unit that combines the following major features:

•  Accurate time-of-day clock in 1/100^th (0.01) minute increments
•  Two timers that can independently count up or count down
•  Timers can be preset to a user-defined value for counting up, or counting down to zero
•  Audible alarm
•  Audible count-down alarm
•  Special checkpoint mode (which also activates a third timer)
•  Lightweight electronics and switches integrated into a convenient clipboard case
•  Bright LCD alphanumeric display for easy viewing, day or night
•  Plugs into your vehicle's 12V source, but incorporates internal battery backup protection
•  Optionally run strictly off of a standard 9V battery
•  Low-battery detection
•  (Optional) Articulated clipboard light to read your instructions or control card at night
•  Interactive training/demo mode
•  Continuous self-diagnostics
•  Ability to recalibrate to maintain high timing precision
•  Optional remote slaved display

Built into a 10" wide by 15" long clipboard, the upper half of the MICROCode Consulting Lighted Rally Clock/Timer System is shown to the right.  (Click on the image of our prototype for a larger view.)

Details regarding the Rally Clock/Timer System operation can be found in the documentation which is free to view or download.

The price on the basic Rally Clock/Timer System is $179 US plus shipping and handling (includes everything except the articulated clipboard light) or $199 US plus shipping and handling for the Lighted Rally Clock/Timer System. If you currently own a system, you can upgrade to the latest version.

Rally Clock/Timer System Type Basic $179 US With Clipboard Light $199 US

Of course, the best way for you to check out the MICROCode Consulting Rally Clock/Timer System is to run it.  So, download the Rally Clock Simulator  and check out the multitude of features.  (You must have Windows 98SE/2000/XP/Vista or NT 4.0 to run this program.)