Badges, icons and FAQ
What each badge and icon means, and answers to the questions we hear most.
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Badges and icons glossary
Small badges and icons appear throughout the app. Here's what each one means.
The two corner badges in context: Popular (high interest) and Big Money (purse of $5,000 or more).
| Badge | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 🔥 Popular | High interest: a heavily followed or sanctioned special event. |
| 💰 Big Money | The purse is $5,000 or more. Replaces Popular when both apply. |
| NEW | Added recently: a new race in the catalog. |
| Cancelled | The race was called off (e.g. rain-out). It's flagged, not deleted, so your calendar shows the change. |
| Blue ✓ | A verified driver: an admin confirmed they're the real person behind the car. |
| 👥 N followers | How many people follow that track, driver, series, or race. |
| Going count | How many drivers have a race on their personal calendar. |
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions we hear most.
Do I need an account to use the RaceYear Calendar?
No. The whole catalog is public to browse. You only need to sign in (with Google) to follow something, build a season, or manage a track.
How do I get races into my phone's calendar?
Follow any track, driver, series, or race. You'll get a webcal/iCal feed link to add to your phone's calendar: Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook. It stays in sync on its own.
What's the difference between “Maybe” and “Going”?
On a driver season, “Maybe” is tentative and “Going” is locked in. You can filter by either, and bulk-confirm your maybes. Only your Going races appear on your public schedule for fans.
What does the Big Money badge mean?
The race has a purse of $5,000 or more. If a race is both popular and big-money, the Big Money badge is shown instead of Popular.
A race I follow got canceled. What happens?
Canceled races are flagged rather than silently removed, and the change flows into your synced calendar. You see it before you drive to a closed gate.
How do I become a verified driver?
In Settings, click Get verified and submit a proof link (your racing social, a results page) plus an optional note. An admin reviews it and grants the blue ✓.
I own a track. How do I manage it here?
Open your track's page and click “Own this track?” to submit a claim. After an admin approves it, the track appears in your Owner Portal, where the easiest way to stay current is connecting your public .ics calendar.
How does the tow-cost estimate work?
My Season multiplies the round-trip distance from your home base to each track by the fuel cost per mile you set in Settings. Update either and the totals recompute.
Where does the race data come from?
A mix of automated weekly scrapes of the major sanctioning bodies, AI extraction from track websites and flyers, and schedules that track owners connect directly. Cancellations are detected daily.
Can I export my season to another app?
Yes. From My Season you can download an .ics file or a CSV, and use Export for RaceTrips (CSV) to move your season into the RaceTrips expense tracker.
How do I switch between light and dark mode?
Use the sun/moon toggle in the header. Your choice is remembered across sessions.
How do I report wrong data?
On any track page, use the Report an issue button. Reports land in the admin Data Reports queue to be resolved.