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THR Paddock Help

A complete guide to the archive, its interactive pages, terminology and personal driver area.

1Choose an archive section

Start with Races, Tracks, Cars, Drivers, Teams, Champions or Records.

2Filter and compare

Use search, initials, race types, periods, sorting and chart controls to narrow the archive.

3Follow the links

Names, posters, tables, chart points and images connect the underlying history.

Help by section

What can I find where?

01

Home

The starting point for the archive, its headline figures and latest stories.

  • Use the large buttons to browse races or drivers, or read why this living archive is special.
  • Headline figures summarise imported championships, races, drivers, laps and recorded distance.
  • Archive highlights, recent classifications and linked names open the corresponding detail pages.
Open Home
02

Why this Paddock is special

Read the complete story of the archive, the work behind it and the connected history it preserves.

  • Short on time? opens a condensed infographic version of the story.
  • Linked archive features in the article open their corresponding Paddock pages in a new browser tab.
  • Screenshots illustrate both the public archive and the administration tools developed behind the scenes.
  • PayPal and Patreon links at the end of the article provide optional ways to support THR.
Read the full story
03

Paddock at a glance

See the archive, its scale and the work behind it in one condensed infographic.

  • The headline figures summarise the current archive and its connected data.
  • The centre of the graphic shows how scattered source material became one living archive.
  • Story Analyzer, Historic Grid Reconstruction and THR Performance Rating highlight three of its custom systems.
  • Use the back link for the complete story, or the PayPal and Patreon buttons below the graphic to support THR.
Open the infographic
04

Races

Browse every imported series and standalone THR event.

  • Choose a race type such as Main Events, Casual Events, Endurance or Weekday Races.
  • Search for a championship name and open its poster or title to view the complete season.
  • The result count reflects the current race type and search selection.
Browse Races
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Championship pages

Follow a complete season from its calendar to its final classification.

  • Season Report tells the story when an editorial review has been published.
  • Use Season Calendar, Season Development and Points Progression to move from individual rounds to the title race.
  • Season Statistics and Constructors and Crews appear when the source data supports them.
Browse Championships
07

Race pages

Explore one race weekend through results, stories, data and community contributions.

  • Qualifying and Race contain the recorded classifications; click sortable headings where available.
  • Race Report, Interviews, Analysis, Positions and Gaps add editorial and lap-by-lap context when data exists.
  • Race Incidents visualises recorded contacts, while Official Reviews shows published Race Control decisions.
  • Images and Video collect community uploads and broadcasts. Official THR videos appear first, followed by race-specific YouTube or Twitch videos submitted by participating drivers. Tabs with a zero count explain when no data is available.
Find a Race
08

Tracks

Find every circuit and distinct layout represented in the archive.

  • Search by circuit name, filter by initial and change the catalog sorting.
  • Maps can show verified corner names; historical layouts remain separate when their configuration differs.
  • Open a track to see facts, the fastest recorded race lap and its complete THR usage.
Browse Tracks
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Track detail pages

Read a circuit map and follow the complete history of one layout.

  • The summary combines track facts, usage totals, recorded distance and the fastest race lap.
  • Switch between Championships, Events and Drivers without losing your place on the page.
  • Table headings sort the current view; linked rows open the underlying season, race or driver.
Find a Track
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Cars

Explore the cars and models raced at THR.

  • Search by car name, filter by initial and sort the catalog by usage.
  • Catalog totals are derived from recorded sessions and identified archive entries.
  • Open a car to see its THR statistics, liveries and complete competition history.
Browse Cars
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Car detail pages

See how one car was used across championships, races and drivers.

  • The overview combines archive totals with available model and performance information.
  • Switch between Championships, Events and Drivers; expandable driver rows reveal the races and known skins.
  • Click an available skin preview to open the larger image. Missing previews are simply omitted.
Find a Car
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Drivers

Find individual drivers and compare their activity and performance.

  • Use Driver Directory for name search, sorting and the activity heatmap. Published Bios shows only drivers with a public biography and can be combined with the other filters.
  • Select a country bubble on either world map to filter the directory. Select another bubble to change countries, or select an empty area of the map to clear the country filter.
  • THR Performance Rating opens a separate experimental ranking with Overall and event-type views.
  • Endurance team entries are kept separate so combined team names do not become false driver profiles.
Browse Drivers
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THR Performance Rating

Compare an experimental global rating based on race results.

  • Choose Overall, Main Events, Casual Events or Special Events; each scope is calculated independently from a base rating of 1000.
  • The evolution chart starts with the current Top 10 and can add up to five comparison drivers.
  • A driver receives a published rank after five rated races; provisional drivers are listed separately.
  • Endurance Races and explicitly team-based results are excluded. MultiElo is the calculation method, not an official championship table.
Open THR Performance Rating
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Driver profiles

Follow a driver from personal story to every recorded session.

  • Biography, Gallery and Interviews contain driver-managed or contributed public content when available.
  • Statistics includes career totals, THR Performance Rating, contact record, trends, rivals, cars and tracks; filters apply to the statistical views.
  • Event History lists championship classifications, while Session Timeline shows each recorded session, car, skin, position and best lap.
  • Historical names are retained in Name History and connected to the consolidated current profile.
Find Drivers with Bio
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Teams

Explore teams that took part in THR Endurance Races.

  • Search the directory or use the initial filter to find a team.
  • Community-tagged name variants are consolidated into the preferred team identity.
  • A team page links its recorded drivers, cars, events and session results.
Browse Teams
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Team detail pages

Review the recorded Endurance history of one team.

  • Summary figures cover events, race starts, wins and cars.
  • The history table links each race, championship, driver and car to the related archive page.
  • Team results remain separate from individual driver statistics.
Find a Team
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Champions

The official title winners and the all-time honours table.

  • Switch between Championships, Special Events, Endurance Races and the Leaderboard.
  • Class or cup winners are separated where a championship had more than one competition.
  • The Leaderboard is an honours score using the key shown above the table, not THR Performance Rating.
Open Champions
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Records

Compare standout performances and archive-wide totals.

  • Choose a race type to recalculate the visible record tables for that part of the archive.
  • Driver, qualifying, clean-racing, comeback, track, car, distance and participation tables use the methodology shown beside them.
  • Minimum-start rules and missing historic fields can make a driver or metric ineligible. Linked values open the supporting archive page.
Open Records
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Driver Login and My Paddock

Manage the public content connected to your own driver identity.

  • Steam confirms your SteamID; THR Paddock never receives your Steam password.
  • Public Profile controls your biography, portrait, country, favourites and optional public link.
  • Race Gallery lets you upload and manage images for races in which you are recorded.
  • Own Broadcast accepts links to specific YouTube videos and Twitch videos or clips for races in which you participated. Channel and profile links are not accepted.
  • Post Race Interview provides a race-specific question and space for your answer and review.
Open Driver Login
Archive terminology

Championship, event or session?

Championship
A complete series or a standalone event container. It can contain one or many events.
Event / Race weekend
One visit to a circuit. An event can contain practice, qualifying and one or more race sessions.
Session
One recorded practice, qualifying or race result with its own entries, laps and classification.
Driver
One person identified from the available GUID and identity history.
Team
An Endurance entry that can contain several individually linked drivers.
Race type
An archive category such as Main Event, Casual Event, Special Event, Endurance Race or Weekday Race.
Class
A separate competition inside a genuine multiclass race. Positions and statistics can be calculated within that class.
THR Performance Rating
An experimental MultiElo-based comparison across eligible races. It is independent of championship points and the Champions Leaderboard.
Official Review
A published THR Race Control decision. It is not the same as the automatically recorded contact map.
Frequently asked

Good to know

Why can a historic name differ from the current driver name?

The archive preserves names recorded at the time, while links lead to the driver's current consolidated profile.

Why is the first race in THR Paddock dated 21 April 2019 if THR was founded on 15 December 2018?

THR began its first championship in April 2019. Before then, our race days were simply about running as many 20-minute races as possible in a single day.

Why do some races or laps not appear?

Only successfully imported and sufficiently identified source data can be shown. Older sessions do not always contain every modern data field.

How does Driver Login work?

Steam confirms the SteamID. Access is granted only when that identity is linked to a THR driver profile; the site never receives the Steam password.

Who can upload race images or answer interviews?

A logged-in driver can add content only to races in which that driver has a recorded race result.

Why are some tabs missing?

Optional tabs appear only when the corresponding report, chart, image, interview or statistic is available. Result and review tabs with no entries can remain visible to explain the missing data.

Can I sort the archive tables?

Many tables can be sorted by selecting a column heading. Track and car detail tabs keep their sorting available after loading another table in the background.

Is THR Performance Rating an official championship?

No. It is an experimental comparison calculated from eligible race results. Official titles and points remain on the Championship and Champions pages.

What does the small Help button do?

It opens a short explanation for the page you are currently viewing. The full Help page remains available in the main navigation.

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