Race Timer
Three racers heading for a chequered finish line as the countdown runs.
The countdown as a race. Three coloured racers advance across the track, slightly staggered so there is something to watch, and reach the chequered line exactly when time runs out. It reframes a countdown as a challenge, which is why tidy-up time goes faster with one on the board.
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Paste this into any page — a class blog, a lesson plan, a meeting agenda — and visitors get a working race timer with no script tag, no account and no tracking. Please keep the credit link.
About the Race Timer
A free race timer: three racers move across the track as your countdown runs and cross the chequered line when time is up. Built for tidy-up races, team challenges and any countdown that works better as a competition.
TimerHub calculates remaining time from an absolute finish timestamp, so missed browser callbacks do not create drift. Read the timing accuracy methodology and reproducible tests.
Common Uses
- Tidy-up races
- Team challenges
- Sports day activities
- Beat-the-clock games
- Energising a slow transition
How to Use the Race Timer
- Click Start (or press Space) to begin your 5 minute countdown
- Press Space again to pause and resume, or R to reset the timer
- Tap a duration chip, or click the countdown to type any time you need
- Use the Fullscreen control below the timer for a large full-screen countdown (Esc to exit)
- Choose or mute the alarm sound from the sound settings in the header
- Add
?autostart=1to the link to start the countdown on load - Enable notifications for alerts when your race timer finishes, even in a background tab
Frequently Asked Questions
Do the racers finish at different times?▾
They are staggered along the way to give the race some shape, but they converge on the finish line together at zero. Nobody wins — the clock does.
Can I put this on a projector or smart board?▾
Yes. Press Fullscreen under the timer and the drawing fills the display at whatever size the screen allows. Esc exits. For a Chromecast or AirPlay setup, cast the browser tab and then go fullscreen on the source machine.
Can I embed this timer in my own page?▾
Yes. Every timer here has a copy-and-paste embed code that drops a working countdown into a class blog, a lesson page or a school site, with no account and no script tag.
Does it need an account or an app?▾
No. It runs in the browser with no signup, no install and no ads, which is what makes it usable on a locked-down school machine.