def testRaceStartingNow(self):
# create a race
race = Race(name='Brass Monkey Race 2 Large Handicap')
# set it's start time to be in three minutes
race.startTime = datetime.datetime.now() + datetime.timedelta(seconds = START_SECONDS-1)
# check that it's running but not started
self.assertTrue(race.isRunning())
self.assertFalse(race.isStarted())
# check its status
self.assertEqual(race.status(),"Starting")
