A race is given a start list and produces a result list, which is an ordering of the competitors.
The race service produces the ordering of the competitors by means of timing or ranking them in the order of finish, depending on the format of the competition.
Timing events or finishing events are input to the raceservice. Inputs may be to
- message queues
- post to the /event resource
- by manually entering the ordering by some clien
The above is based on International Competition Rules (ICR) Cross-Country