This event is a general description of a lap race, where participants are allowed to race (in this example) for a maximum of 2 hours in a circuit of 2 km where the timing device is placed at the start/lap line. Scoring is anyway based on the most number of laps completed and then on the fastest total time.
Creation of a new event
When creating a new event, select the template Lap Race [variable number of laps], which is the perfect template for this kind of race. Once the template has been selected, define the Maximum #Laps expected to be completed from the winner. We highly suggest entering a number which is roughly 5-10% higher of the expected laps, just for your safety. It would be inconvenient to adjust the event file during the race, if participants are running more laps than expected.
In this example, we expect participants to run with a pace above 3:00 min/km: even if a participant runs exactly at this pace, the laps completed in 2 hours will be 20, thus 25 Maximum Laps are more than enough for the following simulation.
Based on the laps entered, the template will generate Special Results accordingly: note that with more than 100 laps, the results for each lap will NOT be generated but everything is still calculated.
Definition of the Raw Data Rules
Under Scoring ⇒ Special Results, the software has created already a set of special results reflecting the Maximum #Laps defined during the event's creation. These results are divided into 3 macro-sections, looking at the Results' IDs used.
Before looking at them, it is important to focus the attention on the Settings for Results with Raw Data Rules.
By default, in the template, the Minimum Lap Time is set to two minutes. In our case, considering that a lap is 2 km long, we set 6:00 minutes, considering the fastest pace to be 3:00 min/km.
Lap Times (IDs 1000 - 1025)
This set of results calculates the time of each completed lap. Result 1000 takes the last read from the timing device, which occurs between the official race start and the minimum lap time set for this event. For all the other results, the software will consider, as a lap detection, the first detection which has occurred after the minimum lap time.
Cumulative Lap Times (IDs 2000 - 2025)
This set of results calculates the race time after Nth read.
Calculation Times (IDs 1 - 6)
This set of results is useful for creating rankings and output lists. For our final list, we want to order participants by number of laps completed (highest to lowest), and then for Finish Time (fastest to slowest). More info on Lap Race Rules.
Start Time and Finish Time Limit
Under Timing ⇒ Settings ⇒ Start Times / Finish Time Limit, it is possible to set the official start time of the race (T0) and, consequently, the official Finish Time Limit considering that our race has a limit of 2 hrs. Note that both times have to be expressed in Time of Day.
In the section Finish Time Limits, it is possible to define either to ignore any chip read after the 2 hours, or to allow one last chip read in order to allow participants who start their last lap before the finish time limit to complete this lap.
Rankings
By default, 3 Rankings are defined under Scoring ⇒ Rankings.
These differ from the groupings' settings, but all sort participants by NumberOfLaps (Special Result ID6) completed (Z>A), and then by FinishTime (Special Result ID1).
Output Lists
The template includes most of the output lists requested from the organizers. The final list displays the total number of laps and finish time of each participant, together with the gap time or the difference in number of laps from the first.
The Lap Details list displays the information of each lap of each participant, by using the advanced Record Multiplier. In the Record Multiplier field, the special result NumberOfLaps will define for each participant {n} lines matching the NumberOfLaps completed by each participant.
{n} will then trigger the calculation of the AfterLap and the Lap time for each lap.
This list will be accessible on my.raceresult.com, as a detailed list of the Final output published under the Result Tab, for each participant when clicking on the participant's name.
