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Event Mode

You must go through Qualifying mode to input entrant names before using Event mode. If you don't want to run qualifying for all or some of your entrants, you can use "Auto Qualify All" as described above in the section on Qualifying Mode.

Once you start an event, you must complete it before starting another one!

Class Name

When you select the "Event" button or Mode, Event, if any Event files have been created you will be prompted to select the class you want to start the event for. If you have not created any Event files yet, LaneMaster will display a message box telling you to create one!

Lane Selection

Once you have chosen the desired class, the names are shown for the first race. Qualifiers pick the lane they wish to begin the race on, with top qualifiers (or top finishers after the first round) getting first choice. You may select the button showing the lane numbers, or you may press the number (or letter in the case of Round Robin racing) on the keyboard that corresponds to the qualifier's lane choice.

If you wish to add racers, move them around, or edit their names, this is your last chance before going into the race itself. Double-click on any name to edit it. For example if "Joe" and "Bob" don't want to be in the same race for some reason, you could swap them by replacing Joe's name with another racer's name (who hasn't raced yet!) and letting "Joe" race in place of the other racer when it's his turn.

(NOTE: If any of the lanes are empty, they will show "<empty lane>" for the name. Any lane that says "<empty lane>" can be changed to an actual racer name if you want to add a late-arriving racer. Just double-click on "<empty lane>" and the "Edit Racer Name" box will pop up, allowing you to put a real Driver Name in. This DOES NOT apply to Round Robin racing... you can edit the existing Driver Names, but you cannot add any racers!)

To show the lane rotation chart when choosing lanes, click on Show Rotation.

Once all lanes have been selected, click on "OK" to show the Data view screen. You may then begin the countdown when the racers are in position, or you may click on Warm Up to turn power on and allow racers to practice before the race.

The race runs as in Race Mode. At the end you will have the opportunity to print the results. In Event mode, you are not asked if you want to save the race results, since they are automatically saved for you. Once the results have been displayed, printed and saved, the current Move Ups and racers "On the Bubble" will be displayed. Once you click "OK", you go back to the Lane Selection screen for the next group of racers.

A note about Rounds

Just before the first race of each round (including the first round), you will be shown the currently selected time settings. All races in the same round must use the same timing, but you may wish to change to longer heats and/or rotation periods for Semi-Finals or Finals.

Finally

After all the races in the event, LaneMaster will automatically combine all the information from the event into one archive file. Archive files can later be viewed and/or printed using the "Race Reporter" program supplied with LaneMaster (see "Race Reporter" below).

Once LaneMaster has finished the event and recorded the data, you will be given the option to exit the program. If you choose not to exit, LaneMaster will return to Practice Mode and clear out all Event data. At that point you can create or modify a class, run another event or just practice. If you choose to exit, LaneMaster will ask if you want to save any class or event files that have been created, but not used yet. If you save them, they will be available to run the next time you start LaneMaster. If you choose not to save them, they will be deleted. Races and events that have already been completed will not be deleted if you say "Yes". They can and should only be deleted through "Race Reporter".

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