RaceDepartment New Website Released

[Paul Jeffrey]

RaceDepartment.com will be down on Wednesday 30th October, as we look to bring a fresh new image to the largest sim racing website in the world.

Having undergone considerable growth and change in the last decade and a bit, we feel the time is right to take our website to the next level of presentation and functionality. On the evening of Wednesday 30th October (approx 22:00 UTC) we will close access to www.racedepartment.com for much of the night, as we upload and launch our brand new website!

We anticipate access will be restricted for around 12 hours, but if you still need that essential sim racing fix, take the opportunity to check us out on our various Social Media platforms, which can be accessed via the below links.

See you all on the other side!

 

[CC]

Good luck with the updates looking forward to seeing what you guys have been working on!

 

[Gabyzen64]

Bel lavoro ragazzi!

 

[melanieuk]

Brilliant, I actually had trouble accessing RD a few days ago, the frontpage would take a while to load.
Looking forward to see the new RD.

 

[o Tiger Feet o]

Bring back the old look!





Too soon?

 

[Miguel Amorim]

Really looking forward to it... See you on 31st then

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Bring back the old look!





Too soon?

You scared me there

 

[Andrew Harper]

Will it support VR and triple screens though?

.....a VR based @Paul Jeffrey now there's a thought!

Looking forward to the new look at RD

 

[Stephen O'Sullivan]

Rfactor2 UI: "Now's our chance!"

 

[Paul Jeffrey]

Looking forward to it, and just in time for my return from holiday!

I have a few days away and look what happens... wholesale change

 

[Davy Jones]

RD being down for essential maintenance is basically code for our kid is off to 'ih shops ta buy some new gear... A webcam confusing oasis incoming

 

[Ricoow]

Will it support VR and triple screens though?

.....a VR based @Paul Jeffrey now there's a thought!

Looking forward to the new look at RD

https://store.steampowered.com/app/457550/Bigscreen_Beta/

Looks like it supports VR

 

[Bert Austen]

Great news , good luck with the work , i am curious about the result

 

[RobertGracie]

Please dont make it look all garish and vile please, I like the look of the forums the way they are so try and not freak me out please!

 

[Andy-R]

Apparently I'm already a bit of an old fart at 30 years of age. This concerns me, whenever websites, apps etc. do this it seems to be more show and less functionality. To put my "smart" TV into sleep mode I have to press about 10 buttons cycling through various menus, my old TV had it at the press of 1 button. /rant

 

[Stephen O'Sullivan]

 

[Alex Townsend]

Why do humans reject change so quickly?
Personally I love it. Changing stuff is like having a break. It refreshes you and changes your expectations. Man, if you kept things the same all the time you'd be overtaken by all the other new things out there daring to be different and change the record.
I applaud it and welcome it with open arms.

Do not go gentle in to that good night, new and improved racing forums are needed at the close of day. Rage, rage and all that...

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Please dont make it look all garish and vile please, I like the look of the forums the way they are so try and not freak me out please!

Then you have nothing to worry as stylewise not much will change. White will be less harsh on the eyes and gray less contrast'ish.

Features will be added along the way in the coming months when they are ready to be released to public.

All in all user experience will be improved for sure.

 

[Paul Glover]

For those who clearly don't cope with change well, I recommend reading this book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0091816...qmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_8q2hfsugw7_e

Change happens, the end.

 

[Ricoow]

Apparently I'm already a bit of an old fart at 30 years of age. This concerns me, whenever websites, apps etc. do this it seems to be more show and less functionality. To put my "smart" TV into sleep mode I have to press about 10 buttons cycling through various menus, my old TV had it at the press of 1 button. /rant

You can always pull the plug right?