[Mr Modifier]

I agree that a section on building cars would be good - kits or from scratch.

The other things that I would like to see (seeing as we are catering for newbies as well as seasoned racers) is a section looking at the different TYPES of race that you could participate in.  I guess it could be part of race control but actually it might be good in a section of its own.

I am talking specifically about race formats:
Rally (single person against the clock)
Qualifying
Grand Prix (fixed number of laps)
Endurance (fixed time)
Round robin heats and finals
Drag racing

We could also explore the more frivolous (but still fun) formats e.g.:
Crash and burn
Race of Champions
Rallycross (digital joker loop)

And whilst we are at it maybe include a section on marshalling and options for race etiquette

You could argue that if you race at a club then the formats are self-evident BUT people who occasionally race with friends might benefit and some clubs might not even have considered some of the options.

For example the other evening we had a track maintenance night at our club doing some much needed repairs and track fettling.  We found ourselves with 30 minutes at the end so I suggested some rounds of crash and burn.  Some of our members had never come across it and it was a good laugh (apart from the guy who came off on the first bend from pole who was less impressed!)

Variety is the spice of life and all that...

Oh yes and one other suggestion - could we have a glossary of terms so that newbies can get to grips with the language of slots? For example I might throw "glued and trued" into a conversation without feeling the need to explain it because most of us know what it is - but a newbie might feel less awkward if they could find what it means easily without needing to ask. AND you could hyperlink from the glossary to a relevant guide to explain it in more detail.