Introduction to F1GP-RES

INTRODUCTION

F1GP-RES was written for several reasons. To name three:
- it will allow for (easier) full automation of the HoF. Since the HoF
  currently does not have fancy WWW forms to submit records, this
  is the next best step.
- it will prevent HoF members from making mistakes in the format, thus
  making manual cut & paste possible without even having to look at
  the records. 
- it could be handy when archiving your own or other one's records.
- it integrates both HoF and F1GP formats.

So it all comes down to ease of manipulation. That's also why I made the
interface the way it is now: almost a direct copy of the original
one. And on top of that, F1GP-RES is capable of parsing a normal HoF file
for anybody's records, making the first round of data entry very simple.
Extra support for F1GP car setup and record files has been added for v2.0.

Please notice that F1GP-RES is the only way to submit records, as
from 25 January 1996. Send in exported datafiles (i.e. text) only!

I agree when you say that this program overlaps with utilities like
F1GP-Lapset and parts of the F1GP-Editor, but they just lack a few things
that should appear in a HoF. Hopefully, in the future, all these tools
will be somewhat more integrated or compatible...

Enough introduction for now. Move on to installing and using F1GP-RES!