METRO Group Marathon Düsseldorf has announced their switch to ChronoTrack transponder timing. At the yearly conference of German Road Races (GRR) in Antalya Turkey, race director Jan Winschermann was convinced by the new technology. The transition to ChronoTrack was first planned for the event in 2011 but now the upcoming event on May 2, 2010 will already feature the ChronoTrack system. Mr. Winschermann states enthusiastically “we are always looking into providing optimal service to our runners and in our opinion this new timing technology exactly meets this need.”

The D-Tag offers many advantages. The single use chip eliminates the need for specialized chip pickup counters and chip return stations as chip deposits are a thing of the past. Also the issues with uncomfortable pressure from the ChampionChip’s transponder on the shoe is history. Above all the D-Tag guarantees even more data security then it’s predecessor. Also Ecologically it makes sense to utilize the ChronoTrack system, The inventors [ChronoTrack] together with FitPlanet have set-up a sound recycling program [for the D-Tag].

For more information:
www.metrogroup-marathon.de

For the original press release in german:
pressemitteilung