Website:
Leagues Page
Members
- League admins can assign members a nick name
- League admins can assign members a car number
League Info
- League admins can tag their leagues with keywords and other pre-set filter options under the
Set League Filters button. This information allows members to find leagues through filtering
and is a complement to finding leagues via name search.
- Admins can create a comma-separated list of keywords from a drop-down or enter new keywords
which will be saved for use on other leagues. The Save button needs to be clicked for keywords
to take effect.
- Keywords can be removed from the list, thereby, disassociating the league from those
keywords.
- Checked pre-set options are saved or removed immediately as the admin clicks on the
checkboxes. This allows members who are filtering for leagues to see leagues in real-time as
admins make their changes.
League Directory
- Next Page and Previous Page buttons are working.
- A new Filters button was added. This brings up a form allowing members to search for leagues
via pre-set filter options and keywords. This compliments the league name search option.
- Members can create a comma-separated list of keywords from a drop-down and/or select from
pre-set filter options. If filtering with keywords only, the member must click on the Done
button to set the filter.
- Clicking on the pre-set filter options immediately filters the list of leagues as options
are selected/unselected. The list of keywords are automatically used in combination with the
pre-set filter options.
The filtering is persisted until the member clicks the Reset Filters button or clears cookies
from the browser. This allows the member to view details of/join the filtered leagues without
losing the filtered list, even through multiple sessions.
Preferred Car Number
- Has been changed to allow for three digits
File a Protest
Filing protests can now be accomplished by clicking "File Protest" in the header of the member
site. Fill out the appropriate information, and submit. In some cases, you WILL have a time
limit to get these protests into the system.
You will be emailed a notice of receipt of the submission. These protests will be sent to the
iRacing.com Appeals Board, and the appropriate measures will be taken to resolve them. This
new system will help us utilize a more orderly way of resolving problems and issues, as well
as keep you informed of the situation as it progresses.
Downloading Software
The page that allows you to download the iRacing software just got smarter. It will now offer
an appropriate download option for the operating system you visit it with, as well as offer a
choice of alternate download options, if that's needed. The page has also been updated to be
friendlier and easier to use. Check it out at
http://members.iracing.com/download/member/noservice.jsp
- At this time there is only the PC version of software available. The Mac version will be
released in the next few weeks.
Awards
- Consistent Finish awards were added. These awards are given for finishing 2, 5, or 10 races
at your own iRating or higher. There are awards for both road and oval, for a total of 6 new
awards. These awards are not retroactive.
Race Guide
- Improved the performance of the Race Guide
Full Grid Control for League Racing
- When configuring league races you now have the option to configure the grid in advance
rather than relying on a qualifier. To do so you should select the new league session type
“Open practice + race”. The session is configured exactly the same as other sessions except
you will now see a link to “Click here to configure your field and grid”. This session type
is the only one that allows you to configure the grid because all of the other configurations
either don’t have a race component or have a qualifier component that will determine the grid.
- When you select “Open practice + race” you will see a “Click here to configure your field
and grid” link. When you click on the link you will see the “League Session Grid Builder”
user interface.
- Similar to tournament session grids, configuring a league session grid is a 3 step process:
Load drivers into the race field. You can load all league drivers, all league drivers who
participated in a prior race in the same season, or individual league drivers selected from a
list.
Move drivers from the race field onto the grid. You can drag and drop drivers or use one of
the grid algorithms to set the grid automatically. When loading drivers from a prior race the
system will use that race’s finishing positions to determine a position for this race.
Additional drivers will be slotted behind drivers who participated.
Click Done to save the grid.
As with tournament sessions you have the option to drag and drop racers on the grid. This
gives you total flexibility to set the grid exactly as you want it. For example, let’s say
you are using a sequential gridding algorithm to pull racers from your most recent league
race. Let’s also say that one of the drivers did something and the league administrator has
issued a penalty that the driver should start at the back of the field. After applying the
sequential algorithm you can drag the driver from the top spot to the back of the field.
It is possible to create the session without setting the grid. This should allow people to
configure their entire season in advance and configure the grid prior to each race. If you
don’t set a grid the session will allow any league drivers to enter and the grid will be set
by iRating
The grid is presented as a two-column list that supports dragging and dropping drivers to
change their position in the grid. In oval-racing terms the left column is the inside lane
and the right column is the outside lane. Each grid position is presented as a rectangle with
the driver’s name. The current row and grid position of the driver is shown in a box to the
left of drivers in the left column and to the right of drivers in the right column.
A current limitation of the system is that there is no way to delete the grid. At the moment
the only way to delete a grid after you have saved it is to cancel your session and recreate
it.