diff --git a/mock/src/main/java/seng302/Data/RaceData.java b/mock/src/main/java/seng302/Data/RaceData.java
index 36f798d1..1d2cd064 100644
--- a/mock/src/main/java/seng302/Data/RaceData.java
+++ b/mock/src/main/java/seng302/Data/RaceData.java
@@ -1,8 +1,23 @@
 package seng302.Data;
 
+import org.w3c.dom.Attr;
+import org.w3c.dom.Document;
+import org.w3c.dom.Element;
+import seng302.GPSCoordinate;
 import seng302.Model.Boat;
+import seng302.Model.BoatInRace;
+import seng302.Model.Leg;
 import seng302.Model.Marker;
+import seng302.RaceDataSource;
 
+import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder;
+import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
+import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
+import javax.xml.transform.Transformer;
+import javax.xml.transform.TransformerException;
+import javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory;
+import javax.xml.transform.dom.DOMSource;
+import javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamResult;
 import java.time.OffsetDateTime;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -11,13 +26,81 @@ import java.util.List;
  */
 public class RaceData {
 
+    private RaceDataSource dataSource;
     private String raceID;
     private String raceType;
     private OffsetDateTime creationTimeDate;
     private OffsetDateTime raceStartTime;
-    private List<Boat> participants;
-//    private List<Marker>
+    private List<BoatInRace> participants;
+    private List<Leg> course;
+    private List<GPSCoordinate> courseLimit;
 
+    public RaceData(RaceDataSource dataSource) {
+        this.dataSource = dataSource;
+        this.raceID = dataSource.getRaceId();
+        this.raceType = "Fleet";
+        creationTimeDate = OffsetDateTime.now();
+        raceStartTime = OffsetDateTime.now().plusMinutes(3);
+        participants = dataSource.getBoats();
+        course = dataSource.getLegs();
+        courseLimit = dataSource.getBoundary();
+    }
+
+
+    public void createXML() {
+
+        try {
+            DocumentBuilderFactory docFactory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
+            DocumentBuilder docBuilder = docFactory.newDocumentBuilder();
+
+            // root elements
+            Document doc = docBuilder.newDocument();
+            Element rootElement = doc.createElement("Race");
+            doc.appendChild(rootElement);
+
+            // shorten way
+            // staff.setAttribute("id", "1");
+
+            Element raceIdElement = doc.createElement("RaceID");
+            raceIdElement.appendChild(doc.createTextNode(raceID));
+            rootElement.appendChild(raceIdElement);
+
+            Element raceTypeElement = doc.createElement("RaceType");
+            raceTypeElement.appendChild(doc.createTextNode(raceType));
+            rootElement.appendChild(raceTypeElement);
+
+            Element creationTimeElement = doc.createElement("CreationTimeDate");
+            creationTimeElement.appendChild(doc.createTextNode(creationTimeDate.toString()));
+            rootElement.appendChild(creationTimeElement);
+
+            Element startTimeElement = doc.createElement("RaceStartTime");
+            startTimeElement.setAttribute("Time", raceStartTime.toString());
+            startTimeElement.setAttribute("Postpone", "false");
+            rootElement.appendChild(startTimeElement);
+
+
+
+            // write the content into xml file
+            TransformerFactory transformerFactory = TransformerFactory.newInstance();
+            Transformer transformer = transformerFactory.newTransformer();
+            DOMSource source = new DOMSource(doc);
+            StreamResult result =  new StreamResult(System.out);
+
+            // Output to console for testing
+            // StreamResult result = new StreamResult(System.out);
+
+            transformer.transform(source, result);
+
+            System.out.println("File saved!");
+
+
+        } catch (ParserConfigurationException pce) {
+            pce.printStackTrace();
+        } catch (TransformerException tfe) {
+            tfe.printStackTrace();
+        }
+
+    }
 
 
 }
diff --git a/mock/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Event.java b/mock/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Event.java
index 0454d8bd..fe28b6bd 100644
--- a/mock/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Event.java
+++ b/mock/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Event.java
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ import seng302.RaceDataSource;
  */
 public class Event {
 
-    RaceDataSource raceData;
+    RaceDataSource raceDataSource;
 
     public Event(RaceDataSource raceData) {
-        this.raceData = raceData;
+        this.raceDataSource = raceData;
     }
 
     public void start() {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class Event {
         sendRaceData();
         sendBoatData();
 
-        Race newRace = new Race(raceData, 15);
+        Race newRace = new Race(raceDataSource, 15);
         new Thread((newRace)).start();
     }
 
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ public class Event {
     }
 
     public void sendRaceData() {
-        RaceData raceData = new RaceData();
+        RaceData raceData = new RaceData(raceDataSource);
+        raceData.createXML();
 
 
 
diff --git a/mock/src/main/java/seng302/RaceDataSource.java b/mock/src/main/java/seng302/RaceDataSource.java
index 2f562766..40319513 100644
--- a/mock/src/main/java/seng302/RaceDataSource.java
+++ b/mock/src/main/java/seng302/RaceDataSource.java
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ public interface RaceDataSource {
     List<Leg> getLegs();
     List<GPSCoordinate> getBoundary();
 
+    String getRaceId();
+
     GPSCoordinate getMark();
     GPSCoordinate getMapTopLeft();
     GPSCoordinate getMapBottomRight();
diff --git a/mock/src/main/java/seng302/RaceXMLReader.java b/mock/src/main/java/seng302/RaceXMLReader.java
index f10da6ef..4dd2e925 100644
--- a/mock/src/main/java/seng302/RaceXMLReader.java
+++ b/mock/src/main/java/seng302/RaceXMLReader.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import java.util.List;
  * Created by fwy13 on 26/03/2017.
  */
 public class RaceXMLReader extends XMLReader implements RaceDataSource {
+    private String raceID;
     private List<BoatInRace> boats = new ArrayList<>();
     private Color[] colors = {Color.BLUEVIOLET, Color.BLACK, Color.RED, Color.ORANGE, Color.DARKOLIVEGREEN, Color.LIMEGREEN};//TODO make this established in xml or come up with a better system.
     private List<Leg> legs = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -55,11 +56,20 @@ public class RaceXMLReader extends XMLReader implements RaceDataSource {
      * Read the files
      */
     private void read() {
+        readID();
         readCourse();
         readLegs();
         readBoats();
     }
 
+    public void readID() {
+
+        NodeList race = doc.getElementsByTagName("race");
+        System.out.println(race.getLength());
+
+        raceID = getTextValueOfNode((Element) race.item(0), "raceId");
+    }
+
     /**
      * Read all the boats in the XML file
       */
@@ -319,4 +329,6 @@ public class RaceXMLReader extends XMLReader implements RaceDataSource {
     public GPSCoordinate getMapBottomRight() {
         return mapBottomRight;
     }
+
+    public String getRaceId() { return raceID; }
 }
diff --git a/mock/src/main/resources/raceXML/bermuda_AC35.xml b/mock/src/main/resources/raceXML/bermuda_AC35.xml
index 716f274b..ac75539e 100644
--- a/mock/src/main/resources/raceXML/bermuda_AC35.xml
+++ b/mock/src/main/resources/raceXML/bermuda_AC35.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <race>
+    <raceId>5326</raceId>
     <boats>
         <boat>
             <name>ORACLE TEAM USA</name>
diff --git a/mock/src/test/resources/raceXML/bermuda_AC35.xml b/mock/src/test/resources/raceXML/bermuda_AC35.xml
index 716f274b..7a1f94fa 100644
--- a/mock/src/test/resources/raceXML/bermuda_AC35.xml
+++ b/mock/src/test/resources/raceXML/bermuda_AC35.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <race>
+
     <boats>
         <boat>
             <name>ORACLE TEAM USA</name>