MYLAPS operates globally, partnering with events, timers, and athletes to deliver the ultimate sports experience. This is our story.
Imagine timing every race with a stopwatch—not very accurate, right? That’s why a couple of Dutch guys pioneered an automatic timing system, now 40 years ago, using radio-controlled racing cars.
In 1982, two RC enthusiasts founded AMB i.t. in Haarlem, the Netherlands, creating a better alternative to the stopwatches and thumbs used at their local RC track.
They put their technical skills to work and created transponder timing. Transponders were mounted onto their model cars and a detection loop was embedded in the track, building the world’s first automated timing system.
Word of the system spread quickly in the world of motorized racing. It didn’t take long before the world’s biggest racing series, such as NASCAR and IZOD IndyCar, partnered AMB i.t. to provide a reliable source of timing. And many more followed.
A similar story starts in 1993. A Dutch company, ChampionChip, pioneered the first timing system for mass running events, using chips on athletes and electromagnetic receptors at the start and finish lines.
Both companies continued innovating. In 1996, the first personal transponders were introduced, in 2000 intermediate timing was made possible with multi-loop systems, and in 2003, an online service for publishing event and practice results was launched on mylaps.com.
AMB i.t. and ChampionChip decided to join forces in 2008. They merged into the new brand MYLAPS. A logical choice for two companies founded and based in the same country and both having evolved into world leaders in the same type of industry. With their shared technology and innovation, the merger was highly successful, and MYLAPS continues to maintain top position in the sports timing business.
MYLAPS expanded its services to enhance as much of the sports experience as possible, including event planning and event registration. Over 20 million athletes and racers perform in MYLAPS-timed contests each year and over 700,000 users regularly use mylaps.com to analyze times and performance data and share their results with friends.
The RC’s are still used at the head office of MYLAPS today. But not just for fun. They play a role in the ongoing search for better results and even greater accuracy. Our passion has always been about sport and technology. The pioneering spirit has never left the company. We constantly explore, test and research new ways to offer the best timing solutions for sports events worldwide. New services from MYLAPS include automated event registration and social media updates.
MYLAPS Sports Technology has its headquarters in the Netherlands with sales and support offices in the USA, Australia, Malaysia, Japan, China, and United Arab Emirates. MYLAPS is part of the company portfolio of Nordian Capital Partners.
These are the members of our Leadership Team.
All members are experts on their fields and work hard with their teams to offer the ultimate sports experience to everyone.
In offering the ultimate sports experience for everyone, MYLAPS inspires all people around the world that love sports to lead a healthy lifestyle.
As the global market leader in sports timing, with innovation in our DNA, we have a responsibility and an ambition to contribute to a better world.
This means that in every step of our process, we consider our impact on the environment, society, and governance. Whether it’s about purchasing packaging or hiring new people: our people are trained to work responsibly.
