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public class Race {
  static final static int MAX = 20;
  private static final Racer[] racers = new Racer[MAX];
 
  public Race() {
    for (int i = 0; i < MAX; i++) {
      racers[i] = new Racer(/* initialize racer */);
    }
  }

  double getAverageCurrentSpeed() {
    return averageCurrentSpeedCalculator(0, 0.0);
  }

  double averageCurrentSpeedCalculator(int i, double currentSpeed) { // Acquires locks in increasing order
    if (i > MAX - 1) {
      return currentSpeed / MAX;
    }

    synchronized(racers[i]) {
      currentSpeed += racers[i].getCurrentSpeed();
      return averageCurrentSpeedCalculator(++i, currentSpeed);
    }	 
  }


  double getAverageDistance() {
    return averageDistanceCalculator(MAX - 1, 0.0);
  }

  double averageDistanceCalculator(int i, double distance) { // Acquires locks in decreasing order
    if (i <= -1) {		 
      return distance / MAX;
    } 

    synchronized(racers[i]) {
      distance += racers[i].getDistance();
      return averageDistanceCalculator(--i, distance);
    }
  }
}