Who We Are
We have been the manufacturer of the SmartLine Finish Line Timer products for over 18 years.
We designed and manufacture the electronics for the popular CHAMP double sided timer from BestTrack®.
We own Probe Products Corporation, which has been providing quality signal conditioning dimensional measurement equipment
to major manufacturing companies in the US and Canada for over 35 years. Our dimensional signal conditioners measure intricate parts that need to fit perfectly with very tight tolerances such as jet or car engine components.
Why choose a SmartLine timer?
The SmartLine timer is a quality, versitile, sturdy product that produces extremely accurate, highly visable results.
- Sturdy
- Frame is sturdy wide aluminum that totally encases the electronics.
- Red plexiglass over displays highlights numbers for greater visability.
- Sensors are molded into plastic to protect the connections.
- Accurate
- The accuracy of the timer is ten thousandths(0.0001) seconds.
- See our description in the FAQs about the accuracy of our timer.
- Certificate of measurement provided with each timer shows deviation from 5.00000 sec using an atomic clock.
- Functional
- It's extensive set of functions including "lane masking" are enabled and published for anyone to use at no extra charge.
- Will not reset during the race if someone closes the start gate before the race is finished. Some other timers do.
- GrandPrix Race Management and DerbyMaster use much of our additional functionality in their software.
- Availability
- BestTrack® and Microwizard Aluminum track sizes in stock and ready to go fast.
- Toolless installation on Aluminum tracks
- Easy to install timer without the use of tools. We use wing nuts
- Installation on custom tracks is easy.
- Versitile
- Custom tracks supported. We make it to fit your track.
- You may use the timer without a computer also.
- LineSetup4 utility program FREE. Use to set timer's parameters, ie,automatic reset time and more.
- Additional products
- Retrofit sensors. If you have a SmartLine or a Champ Pinewood Derby® timer and want to use it for the Space Derby®, you can! Just buy the Space Retrofit Sensor package. You will get all the parts you need to use your Pinewood timer for Space too.
- Cases. Store everything in a sturdy case.
- Photo Finish. Capture pictures and display on projector to add excitement to your event.
- Light Tree - Automatic Start Gate. Use the automatic start button with our without the light tree.
- Drag Tree - Auto Start Gate. Make a drag race event with our Drag Tree and BestTracks track and split gate system.
- Spare parts available fast. Need a power supply or cable quick? We will send it right away.
- Support
- Available on Facebook or email anytime.
- New event chairman? No problem! We assist you by answering all your questions and solving any specific problems.
We are offering our SmartLine Timer II and all our accessories at the lowest price possible.
We know you will be happy with the SmartLine Timer II.
Comparison disclaimer between a SmartLine timer and other brands.
- No independent side-by-side testing has been performed between the various manufacturers of timers.
- Some timer manufacturers may have conducted their own tests of their product against ours using their own testing variables, without the controlled variables of independent testing.
- We do not hold valid any test results or claims shown by other timer manufacturers that involve side-by-side testing without our (SmartLine/etekgadget) presence to ensure the proper setup and proper use of our products during the testing.
How We Started
Over the years we had been involved in many capacities from Cub Scout leaders to committee members in our troop. When we joined our pack the track we used was a very old wooden track that everyone knew had a "special" lane. They had a crude timer that was literally made out of tinker toys.
When our younger son was in the third grade, Richard volunteered to run the event.
The leadership decided to do a Space instead of the Pinewood event.
We were up for the challenge and built a Space track. Richard designed a new timer to work on that track.
He also wrote a program to take input from the timer and manage the race with the double elimination method we had used in the past.
It was a ton of work but the event was a success.
The following Fall the leadership decided to buy a new track for the Pinewood Derby.
We built a new Beta-Craft track that is an aluminum top over a wooden frame.
We modified the Space timer's design to fit onto the new track.
We were so successful at running these events that the pack asked us to come back for several years and we gladly did.
The boys in our troop were a key element in working on the event. The integration of pack and troop worked as a wonderful bonding experience
for both.
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