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Race Day

Scoring tower

1. Prepare for a race by selecting File \ New and entering a race name in the preferred directory on the tower computer.  LapTrack automatically adds the .txt extension. 
2. Navigate to "Entry Panel"
3. Press Start Stopwatch to set the timer to zero at the gun.
4. Navigate to "Entry Panel"
5. Tab or place cursor in entry field and prepare to enter race numbers.
6. Press Ctrl + G on the keyboard at the start of the race to set the timer to zero.
7. Optional methods to restart the stopwatch
   • Navigate to the "Timer Panel" for the start of the race and press Start Stopwatch to set the timer to zero at the gun.
   • Use the menu options.
8. Enter race numbers and hit enter after each as the racer passes the checkpoint.
9. Periodically "Tab" to the "Save" button and hit enter.
10. The "Save" button saves race results to the file name selected at the beginning of the race (step 1).
11. "Shift Tab" returns focus to the data entry field.
12. At the end of the race, perform a final save.
13. Repeat process for next race.

Head Scorer / Beach

1. Prepare for a race by selecting File \ New and entering a race name in the preferred drive and directory of the main (head scorer’s) computer.  LapTrack automatically adds the .txt extension.  Use a different naming convention than used on the scoring tower. For example, if the scoring tower names the first race “r1”; the head scorer could use the name “Race 1”. The race name is included on printouts so a descriptive name is beneficial.
2. Request tower to save their file.
3. Select File / Update and navigate to the scoring tower computer to select the desired race.
4. LapTrack will import any entries with a sequence number greater than the highest sequence number in the current open race.
5. View results in Race Detail or Lap Chart panels and begin validating and correcting data entry.
6. If desired, print a Rabbit Chart and start printing from a selected sequence numbers.
7. Make necessary corrections using the Race Detail panel and save.
8. Repeat from step 2 until final save from scoring tower.
9. Select File / Page Headings and enter desired title and race class information. This information will print on Place and LapChart reports. A font of 8 and column width of 20 will allow about 25 laps to print on a 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper.
10. Print results or export LapChart as a tab-delimited file. (When exporting the LapChart, "LapChart.txt" is added to the filename.)
11. Start reviewing next race.