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Cars

A Car in Race Platform is a per-event entry — a specific chassis number, livery, and class for a given event. The same physical car at a different event is a different row (this matches how IMSA and FIA series enter cars per round).

What's stored

FieldNotes
id / accountIdStandard
eventIdThe event this entry belongs to
numberRace number (string — keeps leading zeros)
nameDisplay name
classe.g. GTD, LMP2
liveryColorHex string for the dashboard chip
parametersJSONB — Car-scoped Definition data

Where it shows in the app

  • Admin → Cars (/admin/cars) — DataGrid with livery picker
  • Context strip → Car dropdown
  • Run Sheet, Run Plan, Strategy — all are scoped to a car

What you can do today

  • Full CRUD via /cars and the admin screen
  • One car comes with the seed data
  • Custom parameters via a Car Definition

What's coming

  • Per-car asset library (photo, schematic)
  • "Move car to a new event" helper
  • Bulk-import a whole entry list from a championship feed