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How to Create a VBOX Touch Start/Finish Line Using a VBOX File

Updated on Mar 4, 2026

Lap Timing Mode requires a start/finish line to calculate lap times. By default, the start/finish line it used is detected from the Currently Selected Track based on its GPS location.

If there are no local tracks available, you can create a start/ finish line using the display when you are on the track. You can also create a start/finish line from a previously recorded VBOX file of the track by using the VBOX Test Suite Software.
 

  • You can download the VBOX Test Suite Software here.

Follow the steps below to create and upload a start/finish line from VBOX Test Suite to VBOX Touch: #
  1. Open the VBOX Test Suite Software and select the Add button from the Home tab.
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  1. Open the VBOX Test Suite Software and select the Add button from the Home tab.
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  1. Select CustomTest in the pop-up window and click OK to confirm.
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  1. Select CustomTest in the pop-up window and click OK to confirm.
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  1. Click OK again in the next pop-up window. You do not need to enter any test settings.
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  1. Click OK again in the next pop-up window. You do not need to enter any test settings.
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  1. Load a previously recorded BOX file (.vbo) of the track by pressing the File button at the top left and selecting Load Data (keyboard shortcut F3). Navigate to the required file on your computer and click Load.
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  1. Load a previously recorded BOX file (.vbo) of the track by pressing the File button at the top left and selecting Load Data (keyboard shortcut F3). Navigate to the required file on your computer and click Load.
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  1. When the file has been loaded, navigate to the desired gate location in the Map window and select a point by left-clicking on the mouse. You can make the map larger by clicking on the maximise button  at the top of the window.
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  1. When the file has been loaded, navigate to the desired gate location in the Map window and select a point by left-clicking on the mouse. You can make the map larger by clicking on the maximise button  at the top of the window.
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  1. Select Add Gate from the ribbon menu to set that point as the start/finish line.
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  1. Select Add Gate from the ribbon menu to set that point as the start/finish line.
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  1. Click on the Export button to save the start/finish line (.spl) to a location on your computer.
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  1. Click on the Export button to save the start/finish line (.spl) to a location on your computer.
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  1. Place the newly created .spl file into a folder named SF LINES on an SD card and insert the card into the unit.

  1. Press the Load Lap Timing Gates button in the Lap Timing Settings. If it can only locate one file on the SD card, the file will be loaded immediately. If it finds multiple files located on the SD card, the unit will display all available files. Select the file you want to use and press the Confirm button at the bottom right of the screen.
Confirm Button

  1. Press the Load Lap Timing Gates button in the Lap Timing Settings. If it can only locate one file on the SD card, the file will be loaded immediately. If it finds multiple files located on the SD card, the unit will display all available files. Select the file you want to use and press the Confirm button at the bottom right of the screen.
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  1. When loaded, a success screen will briefly display to show that the start/finish line was loaded successfully.