Start/finish of Special-Stages (SS) is usually measured by light-barriers or pressure-hoses. Simple Special-Stages (SS) consist of just one sector of e.g. 70 meters to be covered in 9 seconds.

With the help of ChronoMaster you can now easily transfer Special-Stages (SS) from the roadbook to your iPad, save and access during a rallye for relaxed driving. No matter how complex the SS may be. Including a precise 10-to-0 audio-countdown, ability to constantly monitor the correct average-speed of the SS. This way, even hidden average-speed controls can easily be managed.

ChronoMaster will quickly become an indispensable companion for all your classic-rallying, can helop to drastically improve your results and render expensive rallye-computers obsolete. On top, ChronoMaster is highly intuitive and provides a better overview about your Special-Stages (SS) due to its large and bright screen which shows Special-Stages (SS) in almost the same way as in the roadbook. As a result you enjoy more control over how you drive a Special-Stage (SS).

• Enter name of Special-Stage (SS)
  Input the name of the SS from the roadbook – this way you can easily find back the SS during rallying.
• Enter first sector of a Special-Stage (SS)
  The first sector of the Special-Stage (SS) is already input with a distance of 100m in 10 sec. Change these values to match the SS as indicated in your roadbook. The average speed of the SS as a result of distance and time is shown in red and calculated automatically by ChronoMaster. Should your Special-Stage (SS) or sector require to enter an average-speed value instead of time/distance, simply edit the average-speed to the desired value and the resulting distance or time will be calculated automatically. All manually entered values will be displayed in black, any automatically calculated value in red.
• Select “Light Barrier” or “Pressure Hose”
  Select “Light Barrier” or “Pressure Hose” for start and finish of the sector as indicated in the roadbook. Start and finish can be selected individually.
• Add more sectors to a Special-Stage (SS)
  If your Special-Stage (SS) is made up of more than one sector you can easily add more sectors in ChronoMaster. Enter the values for distance, time and/or average-speed from your roadbook. As soon as you have entered the values you’ll recognize that the length of the distance-bar in ChronoMaster changed – however, sector B is still beginning at the same time as sector A.

You can now easily move the distance-bar left/right with your finger until the SS on the iPad screen looks similar to the picture in the roadbook. Continue with additional sectors in the same way.

• Start timing (“START”)
  Start timing for the first sector when crossing the light-barrier or the pressure hose. The target-time will be counted down to 0 – means you will always be shown the remaining time to finish. HOW TO SECURE A PRECISE START: To ensure utmost precision of the starting process, try a “lift to start” mode instead of the “press to start” mode you might be used from tradtional stop watches. Simply put your finger on the red start-button and lift it when you pass the light barrier/hose to start timing, instead of “pressing” the red button to start. Should you need to take your finger off the startbutton without releasing the timing, simply move your finger outside the red area before lifting it.
• Distance indicator/average speed control
  Once started, you will see an indicator moving from left to right along the distance-bar of each sector, indicating the distance that you should have covered, would you be driving at exactly the required average speed of the sector. You can easily check this distance with the distance shown in your tripmeter to drive exactly on average speed should you decide to do so.
• Audio Countdown
  As soon as you are approaching the finish-line of a sector and come within 10 seconds distance of finishing, ChonoMaster will count down the remaining 10 seconds to 0 via its built in speaker – or even better via any attached headphone. 0 is indicated by a beep – this is exactly when you should cross the finishing-line.
• Start another sector
  You can start any sector of a Special-Stage (SS) in the same way. Timing of each sector will run independently from the other sectors. Should the audio countdowns of two sectors overlap (in the unlikely event of the finishing-lines of two sectors being closer than 10 seconds), ChonoMaster will always preference the sector that will finish first and you will hear the audio-countdown for just this sector. This way you can fully concentrate on the next finish line – ChronoMaster will then switch to audio-countdown of the next sector automatically.
• Auto-Start/Sync-Start
  If two or more sectors of a Special-Stage (SS) are connected, only the start-button of the first sector is active (red). All subsequent start-buttons are inactive (grey). You can therefore not manually start a sector when passing the finish/start line. However, timing of the sector will start automatically as soon as the countdown for the previous sector is finished and you cross the finish-line of the sector. Give it a try and find out for yourself if you prefer manual start of the next sector in finish = start situations. From experience, most users prefer the Auto-Start/Sync-Start setting over the manual start. You can change the mode at any time before driving a Special-Stage (SS) via the “Edit SS” command.
• Abort Special-Stage (SS)
  You can abort countdown of a Special-Stage (SS) at any time. Please be aware that you can not continue the SS after aborting but must go back to the start of the SS!