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Buggy Racing

Racing the students’ buggies

How to run a race

Steps for running a race:

  • Create a race on the server
    Pick a racetrack, a cost limit, and the date and time it will start. Choose “Race is visible” so students can see it, and maybe advertise it with an announcement.

  • When the race is due to be run, download the race file
    It’s a JSON file containing all the data needed for running the race, including a snapshot of the buggies that are on the server at that moment, and therefore automatically entered in the race.

  • Run the race
    The race file you downloaded is the input to the program that runs the race. It produces a new the race file that now includes the results, and the events that occurred in the race.

  • Upload the race file (now with results)
    This loads the results into the database on the server. If you publish the race file on the web (for example, on GitHub pages), students can also replay the race.

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