Quick Timer Question

Im using the Beebe Games Class, all im doing is creating a simple timer that counts from when the game starts and displays the current time on the screen, here is what i have:

  
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--TIMER  
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local timeCounter = resetTimeCounter()  
  
local timePassed = getTimeCounted( timeCounter )  
  
local raceTime = display.newText(timePassed, 0, 0, native.systemFontBold, 20)  
  

what do i need to do so the Time updates on the screen? i cant get it to update. any help is greatly appreciated thanks [import]uid: 19620 topic_id: 7456 reply_id: 307456[/import]