How to send your results

(V1.5.2 - 17 October 1999)

Changes since last season (v1.4.2):

Separate log files must now be submitted for qualifying
Filename for the race data archive has changed - "RACE_A17.lzx" instead of "DATA_A17.lzx", for example
E-Mail-Address for result mails has changed
Reorganised this document

It is very important that you submit your results following these instructions, strictly. If you do not send your results in the correct way, your result will probably not be included because the automated results processor won't see your result. You have been warned!

All result emails must be sent to icresults@amigaf1.freeserve.co.uk

Qualifying

The 'Subject' of the mail must be of the form:

ICRESULT R1 Q

where 'R1' stands for round 1 (Australia). Replace 'R1' with the round of the result that you are submitting (for example, you would use 'R2' for the 2nd round, and so on).

1st part: The result

In the message body, write your result using the following template:

Round: (round of the championship, i.e. 1-16)
Series: (the championship you compete in: ACE, PRO or Beginner)
Number: (your driver number)
Driver: (your name)
Team: (your team name)
Qualify: (the time you achieved, for example: 1:21.098)

Note: The words before the the colons are keywords! You must not alter those keywords, otherwise you risk that your result will not be processed. So, please stick to the template above (you may find it useful to save it to disk so you can easily load it back up for your result mails).

Please stick to the 0:00.000 format when typing your lap time.

2nd part: Archive containing logfile

Secondly, you have to include your logfile (the output of AGPLapTime) with this mail. You must name your logfile correctly, as described below. For a driver from the ACE series with number 17, the logfile must be named:

Logfile.A17

(Pro drivers would call it Logfile.P17 and so on, drivers from the Beginner series would name it Logfile.B17)

You must then archive the logfile with LZX or LHArc. Again, this file must be named correctly, using the same identifier as above:

QUAL_A17.lzx (or .lha)

would be the archive name for our hypothetical driver from the Ace series.

If your mailing software supports MIME (most mailers do, nowadays) simply attach this archive to the mail. If you don't have a MIME-capable mailer, you have to use a UUEncode program and insert the text that it produces into the mail - look at Aminet's util/arc directory to find one of those.

Race

The 'Subject' of the mail must be of the form:

ICRESULT R1 R

where 'R1' stands for round 1 (Australia). In the same way as for qualifying, replace 'R1' with the round of the result that you are submitting.

1st part: The result

First, write down your race result with these lines in the mail body:

Round: (round of the championship)
Series: (the championship you compete in, ACE, PRO or BEG)
Number: (your driver number)
Driver: (your name)
Team: (your team name)
Race: (the time of your race, for example: 1h23m45.678)
FastestLap: (your fastest lap of the race, for example: 1:22.333)

Please stick to these formats for the times:

Fastest Lap:                                                      0:00.000

Race time:
 - finished in the same lap as the leader of your race:        0h00m00.000
 - lapped during your race 4 times but saw the chequered flag:   -4 laps
 - retired in lap 20 (completed 19 laps):                        19 laps

2nd part: Archive with race description, logfile, and an optional replay

Secondly, you have to include two or three files with this mail:

a text file with a description of your race (only a few lines please!)
the output of AGPLaptime (the logfile - must be a separate one from your qualifying session) and
optionally: replay (i.e. a saved game file) if you find that a scene of your race is worth to mentioned. Please describe the scene briefly in your race description! (Please note: don't send me your game that you saved after crossing the finish line - you only have to send me this when I ask for it.)

You have to give these files proper names, indicating which series you are competing in and which driver number you use. For a driver from the ACE series with number 17, the files should be named:

Description.A17
Logfile.A17
Replay.A17

(Pro drivers would call it Description.P17 and so on, drivers from Beginner would name it Description.B17 and so on)

You must then archive the files with LZX or LHArc. Again, the file archive file must be named correctly, using the identifier from above:

RACE_A17.lzx (or .lha)

would be the archive name for our hypothetical driver from the Ace series.

As with qualifying, you should attach the archive to the mail.

Last modified: Tuesday 19 October 1999 - 00:08