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Standard Formatting Instructions – MNL Race Results

Use this as a checklist whenever you paste raw Club Speed race data into an MNL race thought.

Always format each race (Race 1, Race 2, etc.) to match the current, canonical example –

[[thought:e22fadd5-7e5d-4704-9355-2855ca198da6|2026, VLK, MNL, 1, Winter, Round 1, Pro, Race 1, Race]].

1. Race Classification

  1. Use the heading ### Race Classification.
  2. Immediately under it, create this table (no blank line, no separator row):

|Pos|Racer|Grid|+/-|Fastest Lap|Interval|Gap|Laps|Avg Lap|ProSkill|Kart #|

|1|Example Driver|1|0|38.316|-|-|16|39.709|8651||

  1. Column rules
    • Best Lap → Fastest Lap.
    • Grid = starting position from the linked qualifying session (or - if not present).
    • +/- = Grid_start – Pos_finish (use +N for positions gained, -N for positions lost, 0 if unchanged).
    • Gap = gap to the race leader (e.g. 2.365, 38.054, 1L).
    • Interval = gap to the car immediately ahead:
      • P1: - (or blank) in Interval.
      • Pn (time gap): Interval(Pn) = Gap(Pn) - Gap(Pn-1), formatted as +X.XXX.
      • If Gap is lap‑based (e.g. 1L), leave Interval blank.
  1. Name cleanup
    • Strip suffixes like - P, - N from racer names in the table.
  1. Kart # entry rules
    • Include the Kart # column in the Race Classification table structure for all MNL races.
    • Only fill in Kart # for drivers where you have a direct, documented source (e.g. that driver’s Driver thought / notes, event sheets, or another clearly identified kart log).
    • Do not infer or guess kart numbers from other drivers or patterns in the data.
    • If there is no reliable kart data for a driver, leave the Kart # cell blank.
  1. Layout & style
    • Do not use the standard markdown |---|---| separator row.
    • Do not indent table rows with tabs; start at column 0 (as in Race 1).
    • Always use the column-widths:-1,2,141,... attribute above so Race thoughts render consistently.

2. Pit Stops (Estimated)

  1. Use the heading ### Pit Stops (Estimated).
  2. Table pattern (match Race 1, Race exactly):

|Racer|Pit Lap #|Pit Lap Time|Avg Lap|Pit Time|

|Example Driver|7|51.041|39.709|11.332|

  1. Computation rules
    • For each driver:
      • Pit Lap # = lap with the longest lap time.
      • Pit Lap Time = that lap’s time.
      • Avg Lap = driver’s Avg Lap from the Race Classification table.
      • Pit Time ≈ Pit Lap Time – Avg Lap, formatted as 0.000.
    • Exactly one pit entry per driver.
  1. Sort the table by Pit Time ascending (shortest stop first).
  2. Add the footnote:

Pit Time ≈ Pit Lap Time – Avg Lap (race Avg Lap from classification table).

3. Lap Data (Export-Ready)

  1. Use the heading ### Lap Data (Export-Ready) after the pit stop section.
  2. For each driver, add a subsection and table. At a minimum, use the basic format:

#### Driver Name

|Lap|Lap Time|Pos|+/-|Pit Time|Cum Time|

|Grid||<grid pos>|0|-|0.000|

|1|xx.xxx|...|...|0.000|...|

|...|...|...|...|...|...|

  1. Basic conventions
    • Grid row first, then laps 1–N.
    • Lap Time in 0.000 format.
    • Pos = Club Speed position ([n]) for that lap; grid row = starting grid.
    • +/-:
      • Grid = 0.
      • Lap 1: Pos_1 – GridPos.
      • Lap n≥2: Pos_n – Pos_{n-1}.
    • Pit Time:
      • - on Grid.
      • Pit Time value from the Pit Stops table on the pit lap.
      • 0.000 on all non‑pit laps.
    • Cum Time:
      • Grid = 0.000.
      • Lap 1: LapTime_1.
      • Lap n≥2: CumTime_{n-1} + LapTime_n.
  1. Advanced (optional but recommended for canonical examples)
    • For detailed race analysis, you can extend each table (as in Race 1) with:

|Lap|Lap Time|Pos|+/-|Pit Time|Cum Time|Ahead|Gap Ahead|Behind|Gap Behind|

4. Raw Club Speed Data

  1. Use the heading ### Raw Club Speed Data after all formatted sections.
  2. Paste the full raw Club Speed export below that heading.
  3. Do not delete raw lap data; only replace/clean the messy summary block at the top when you create Race Classification and Pit Stops.
  4. Keep the Lap Times by Racer section intact; it is the source for lap tables.

5. Canonical Example Reference

Whenever you are unsure about:

Open the current canonical example race and mirror its structure:

All new MNL race thoughts should follow this template so Race 1 and Race 2 (and future races) look and behave identically from the start.

6. Optional: Create a Heat Summary on the Parent Thought

For each heat (e.g. Heat 1b, Heat 1c, Heat 2a), you can create a concise Heat Summary on the parent heat thought that combines the race and qualifying data.

Where:

Target layout on the parent heat thought:

Session (Heat Parent)

Race Classification

PosRacerGrid+/-Fastest LapIntervalGapLapsAvg LapProSkillKart #
1Example Driver1038.316--1639.7098651
.................................

Pit Stops (Estimated)

RacerPit Lap #Pit Lap TimeAvg LapPit Time
Example Driver751.04139.70911.332
...............

Pit Time ≈ Pit Lap Time – Avg Lap (race Avg Lap from classification table).

Qualifying / Grid

PosRacerLap TimeIntervalGapProSkill+/-
1Example Driver39.321--8618+34
.....................

How to populate it:

  1. From the Race thought (formatted with MNL, Race):
    • Copy the filled Race Classification table into the parent’s ### Race Classification section.
    • Copy the filled Pit Stops (Estimated) table into the parent’s ### Pit Stops (Estimated) section (including the pit‑time footnote).
  1. From the Qualifying thought (formatted with MNL, Qualifying):
    • Copy the Grid table (without the Session heading) into the parent’s ### Qualifying / Grid section.
  1. Do not include on the parent heat thought:
    • The raw Club Speed data.
    • Lap‑by‑lap tables.
    • Qualifying Session summary.
    • "Source" backlinks – the graph links between parent/children already provide that context.

The parent heat thought then becomes a compact, at‑a‑glance summary of the heat: