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WorldSBK racing began one early spring weekend in the middle of England , in the year 1988 . Official WorldSBK Timekeeper and Partner Tissot , by comparison , started as a company way back in 1853 and began timing sports events for the first time in 1938 . It then got involved in the world of Motorsports as early as 1953 , many years before WorldSBK was even officially born .
After a fruitful relationship with WorldSBK ’ s prototype stablemate in Dorna ’ s suite of race series – MotoGP™ - the famous Swiss watch brand and the multi-national WorldSBK paddock joined forces for the first time in 2011 .
Any regular WorldSBK fans would almost certainly answer the question of what Tissot ’ s most recognisable input is in the recent era with the answer “ Tissot Superpole !”. Nowadays the Swiss company ’ s presence extends not only to the final qualifying competition for grid places on Saturdays during a regular race weekend but since 2019 , Sunday ’ s 10-lap Tissot Superpole Race too .
Tissot ’ s partnership with WorldSBK helps immeasurably from its public status and its sporting package , firstly via Tissot ’ s proven history of precision and quality being partnered in WorldSBK ’ s public image and practical timing needs . Secondly , in terms of modern data-handling capabilities , Tissot ’ s expertise and input is invaluable . If you look at the vast amount of results that are produced over a race weekend , in any of the WorldSBK ’ s championship classes , accurate and extensive data gathering and huge organisational efforts are required . Tissot ’ s input ensures their accurate and speedy delivery .
Tissot , the leader in the traditional Swiss watches in terms of volume , have always made their products to exacting standards , a dedication to precision that is more than useful in a sport where the closest finishes in WorldSBK history are measured right down to the narrowest margins . The closest first-tosecond finish ever recorded is 0.004 seconds . You cannot even visualise the first zero of that number in your mind within 0.004 seconds …
Complete accuracy in these things is fundamental . As Tissot itself has said in its communications in the recent past , “ The athletes have made such a commitment , have made great personal sacrifices , so it ’ s absolutely imperative to be right .”
In WorldSBK the link to the public , to bike enthusiasts of all kinds , is particularly strong , simply because the bikes are heavily related to the original showroom models that anybody can buy , provided by a wide range of manufacturers . No matter what level of machine is being raced in WorldSBK , the timing side of paddock life is firmly and happily within Tissot ’ s remit .
Will a lap record go by just a thousandth of a second ? Log onto Tissot Live Timing on www . worldsbk . com this year to find out if it happens , as it happens .
Want to know who wins Tissot Superpole at the first few rounds ? Or the short Tissot Superpole Races ? Or the full distance slug-outs between potential champions ? Tissot , WorldSBK ’ s trusted partner in precision , will be the official outlet to let us all know .
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