Clean Grid Racing is organised online sim racing built to keep grids clean and competition fair. This page explains the whole thing in plain terms, whether you are here to race or to help run it.
You need a Clean Grid Racing account to take part. That is what keeps grids to known, rated drivers instead of random public lobbies.
Races run in private lobbies. You only get the room code once a host opens the session and you are an eligible, checked-in driver. No randoms, no wreckers.
Every driver carries three ratings: pace, safety and reliability. They update automatically after each race and follow you around.
Races are matched to skill and pace, so you line up against drivers at your level. Closer racing, fewer blowouts.
Create an account with your Racing ID. During testing we are inviting drivers in to help us shake things down.
Everyone starts at a baseline. Your pace, safety and reliability move as you race, so the more you run, the more accurate your profile becomes.
On the schedule, mark yourself Ready now, Ready soon or Interested. Hosts watch this to see when enough drivers are around to form a grid.
When a host opens the lobby, the room code appears for eligible drivers. Join the private lobby in your sim.
Race. The host submits the results and your ratings update automatically. Over time you settle in with drivers of a similar level.
A race can set a pace band, so it is aimed at a particular level of driver. You see and join races that fit your ratings, and hosts can see which checked-in drivers are eligible for a given grid. The result is tighter, fairer racing rather than a fast driver lapping a slow one on lap two.
Had an incident? Report it and add your evidence. The other driver gets to respond, a fair verdict is reached, and ratings are adjusted accordingly. Structured, evidence-based decisions instead of shouting matches in party chat.
This section is for the team running Clean Grid Racing. Hosting is done from Host tools.
New accounts start as drivers. An admin switches you to Host from Admin then Users. Hosts and admins can both see Host tools.
In Host tools, use Create a Race: choose the car class, track, laps, date, time and slot. It publishes straight away so drivers can start checking in.
Create the private lobby in your sim, then put its room code into the race. Add the code when you create the race to open the lobby immediately, or add it later. Only then can drivers see it.
Watch the check-in demand build, mark the session Started when you go green, and keep an eye on the eligible-driver list for who fits the grid.
Enter the finishing order and any penalties. Results are final once submitted, and every driver's ratings update automatically.
Review anything raised in the Stewards Room. Drivers rate their hosts, and consistent hosts earn Superhost status.