diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/controllers/Controller.java b/src/main/java/seng302/controllers/Controller.java
index 1892d472..94847735 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/controllers/Controller.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/controllers/Controller.java
@@ -1,14 +1,25 @@
 package seng302.controllers;
 
+import javafx.application.Platform;
+import javafx.concurrent.Task;
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
 import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
 import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
+import javafx.scene.control.Button;
+import javafx.scene.control.Label;
 import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane;
 import javafx.scene.layout.Pane;
+import javafx.scene.paint.*;
+import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
+import seng302.models.parsers.StreamPacket;
+import seng302.models.parsers.StreamParser;
 
+import java.awt.*;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.ResourceBundle;
+import java.util.Timer;
+import java.util.TimerTask;
 
 /**
  * Created by michaelrausch on 21/03/17.
@@ -16,6 +27,12 @@ import java.util.ResourceBundle;
 public class Controller implements Initializable {
     @FXML
     private AnchorPane contentPane;
+    @FXML
+    private Label timeTillLive;
+    @FXML
+    private Button streamButton;
+    @FXML
+    private Button switchToRaceViewButton;
 
     private void setContentPane(String jfxUrl){
         try{
@@ -33,6 +50,38 @@ public class Controller implements Initializable {
 
     @Override
     public void initialize(URL location, ResourceBundle resources) {
+
+    }
+
+    public void startStream() {
+        if (StreamParser.isStreamStatus()) {
+            streamButton.setVisible(false);
+            timeTillLive.setVisible(true);
+            timeTillLive.setTextFill(Color.GREEN);
+            timeTillLive.setText("Connecting...");
+            Timer timer = new Timer();
+            timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(new TimerTask() {
+                @Override
+                public void run() {
+                    Platform.runLater(() -> {
+                        if (StreamParser.getTimeSinceStart() != 0) {
+                            timeTillLive.setTextFill(Color.BLACK);
+                            switchToRaceViewButton.setDisable(false);
+                            Long timerMinute = -1 * StreamParser.getTimeSinceStart() / 60;
+                            Long timerSecond = -1 * StreamParser.getTimeSinceStart() % 60;
+                            String timerString = timerMinute + "." + timerSecond + " minutes";
+                            timeTillLive.setText(timerString);
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
+            }, 0, 500);
+        } else {
+            timeTillLive.setText("Stream not available.");
+            timeTillLive.setTextFill(Color.RED);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void switchToRaceView() {
         setContentPane("/views/RaceView.fxml");
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/models/parsers/StreamParser.java b/src/main/java/seng302/models/parsers/StreamParser.java
index 766296a7..32d2eb4e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/models/parsers/StreamParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/models/parsers/StreamParser.java
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ public class StreamParser extends Thread{
 
      public static ConcurrentHashMap<Long,Point3D> boatPositions = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
      public static ConcurrentHashMap<Long,Double> boatSpeeds = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
-    private String threadName;
+     private String threadName;
      private Thread t;
      private static boolean raceStarted = false;
+     private static boolean streamStatus = false;
+     private static long timeSinceStart = 0;
 
      public StreamParser(String threadName){
         this.threadName = threadName;
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ public class StreamParser extends Thread{
     public void run(){
          try {
              System.out.println("START OF STREAM");
+             streamStatus = true;
              while (StreamReceiver.packetBuffer == null || StreamReceiver.packetBuffer.size() < 1) {
                  Thread.sleep(1);
              }
@@ -152,7 +155,7 @@ public class StreamParser extends Thread{
             }
             if (timeTillStart % 10 == 0){
                 System.out.println("Time since start: " + -1 * timeTillStart + " Seconds");
-
+                timeSinceStart = timeTillStart;
             }
         }
         long windDir = bytesToLong(Arrays.copyOfRange(payload,18,20));
@@ -400,5 +403,32 @@ public class StreamParser extends Thread{
         }
         return partialLong;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * returns false if race not started, true otherwise
+     *
+     * @return race started status
+     */
+    public static boolean isRaceStarted() {
+        return raceStarted;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * returns false if stream not connected, true otherwise
+     *
+     * @return stream started status
+     */
+    public static boolean isStreamStatus() {
+        return streamStatus;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * returns race timer
+     *
+     * @return race timer in long
+     */
+    public static long getTimeSinceStart() {
+        return timeSinceStart;
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/views/MainView.fxml b/src/main/resources/views/MainView.fxml
index ac0b944e..15559900 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/views/MainView.fxml
+++ b/src/main/resources/views/MainView.fxml
@@ -1,11 +1,48 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
+<?import javafx.scene.control.*?>
+<?import javafx.scene.text.*?>
 <?import javafx.scene.canvas.*?>
 <?import java.lang.*?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
 
 <AnchorPane fx:id="contentPane" maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" prefHeight="1080.0" prefWidth="1920.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="seng302.controllers.Controller">
    <children>
-      <!--<fx:include source="RaceView.fxml" fx:id="raceView"/>-->
+      <GridPane alignment="CENTER" prefHeight="1080.0" prefWidth="1920.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
+        <columnConstraints>
+          <ColumnConstraints hgrow="SOMETIMES" minWidth="10.0" prefWidth="100.0" />
+        </columnConstraints>
+        <rowConstraints>
+          <RowConstraints maxHeight="403.0" minHeight="0.0" prefHeight="170.0" vgrow="SOMETIMES" />
+            <RowConstraints maxHeight="444.0" minHeight="0.0" prefHeight="47.0" vgrow="SOMETIMES" />
+            <RowConstraints maxHeight="432.0" minHeight="10.0" prefHeight="190.0" vgrow="SOMETIMES" />
+            <RowConstraints maxHeight="635.0" minHeight="10.0" prefHeight="69.0" vgrow="SOMETIMES" />
+          <RowConstraints maxHeight="599.0" minHeight="10.0" prefHeight="599.0" vgrow="SOMETIMES" />
+        </rowConstraints>
+         <children>
+            <Label alignment="CENTER" text="Welcome to Race Vision" GridPane.halignment="CENTER" GridPane.valignment="BOTTOM">
+               <font>
+                  <Font size="40.0" />
+               </font>
+            </Label>
+            <Label text="Your live AC35 livestream" GridPane.halignment="CENTER" GridPane.rowIndex="1">
+               <font>
+                  <Font size="20.0" />
+               </font>
+            </Label>
+            <Label text="Livestream Status:" GridPane.halignment="CENTER" GridPane.rowIndex="2" GridPane.valignment="BOTTOM">
+               <font>
+                  <Font size="28.0" />
+               </font>
+            </Label>
+            <Label fx:id="timeTillLive" text="0:00 minutes" visible="false" GridPane.halignment="CENTER" GridPane.rowIndex="3">
+               <font>
+                  <Font size="27.0" />
+               </font>
+            </Label>
+            <Button fx:id="streamButton" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#startStream" text="Click to stream" GridPane.halignment="CENTER" GridPane.rowIndex="3" />
+            <Button fx:id="switchToRaceViewButton" disable="true" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#switchToRaceView" text="Watch Race" GridPane.halignment="CENTER" GridPane.rowIndex="4" />
+         </children>
+      </GridPane>
    </children>
 </AnchorPane>