HowToUse

The main reason for this database is to be able to search for information about racecars and the events they participate in. There are a couple of different ways to search for information.

In the search box in the left column, type the search term you are looking for. Clicking the '''Search''' button will show a list of pages where the term is encountered. Clicking the '''Go''' button (or 'Enter' on the keyboard) will take you directly to the page with your search term as a title if it exists.

 

This is the most likely cause of an unexpected failed search. If your search terms include a common word such as "the", "one", "your", "more", "right", "while", "when", "who", "which", "such", "every", "about", "onto", then your search will likely fail without any results.

 

'''Search is case-insensitive'''

 

The searches for "ford", "Ford" and "FORD" all return the same results.

 

'''Phrases'''

 

Search for a phrase by enclosing it in double quotation marks.

 

You can use a wildcard *, at the '''end''' of a search term only. To search for pages with the words "boat" or "boats" search like this: "boat*". You cannot use "*boat" to find Riverboat, etc.

== Drilldown Searching: ==

Drilldown searching takes you to a page of a top level category. Selections from dropdown boxes allows you to refine the data. [[:Special:BrowseData/Racecars|'''CLICK HERE''']] to go to the Racecars page in the drilldown section.