Race over several days

Definition

Multi-day race management is to be enabled when the same race has its start and final finish scheduled on two different days. This could be a 24-hour race, a long raid over several days, or simply a race with a start at 11 p.m. and finish the next morning.

Note that this definition is meant for a single race. An event grouping races on Saturday and others on Sunday for example is out of topic, even if all races are managed in the same Wiclax file.

Settings

The only setting required is to enable the Multi-day Race option in the event properties (or the stage for a stage race). Entering the start date and time of the race then allows the results to be entered.

Results management

Dates and times

The difference with a classic event is that all the passing times - starts, intermediate points, laps and finishes - must necessarily include a date in addition to the time.

Acquisitions and imports

Passage acquisitions from an RFID reader or from an online passage storage service are generally ready to integrate date values.

When importing a file, you will need to remember to designate either a separate column containing the date, or a full date + time format in case it is a unique data.

Manual inputs

The input fields for a start time, an intermediate split time, a finish time or the passages for a lap race have an input format in the form day. hour. Where the day appears in the form of the abbreviated day of the week (Mon./Tue./Wed./...). This day is obviously relative to the start date of the event.

When the cursor is on the day, it is possible to modify the value with the up and down arrows on the keyboard, or by double-clicking - which navigates among the few possible choices. Or to type the first letters of the desired day.

Displays

All passing time of day displays, on prints, exports and the G-Live app, similarly show the abbreviated day of the week in addition to the time.