BMX-RT simulates a real BMX starting gate, which is a major part of BMX racing. It holds validity that the first racer to depart the gate has a higher chance at winning the race. For this reason BMX-RT is a training assistant product that records the rider’s reaction time, completion time, and heart rate at the end of each practice race. This application is a portable race training system that is composed of:

The goals for this project were to calculate reaction time, be portable, accurately measure data, and seamlessly communicate between the subsystems and website. The specifications of the BMX-RT have been defined by potential riders of the product.