Changelog

See what's new in Braking Lab

January 2026

v0.91.2 Jan 5, 2026

Today's Races

  • iRacing Planner — New “Today’s Races” toggle on series cards — see all race start times for the current day in your local timezone with live and next race indicators
v0.91.1 Jan 5, 2026

Track Notepad Video Improvements

  • Track Notepad — Videos keep playing when switching between Map and Videos views — switch back and forth without losing your place

  • Improved sign-up modal layout and header call-to-action

  • Simplified iRacing Planner onboarding flow

  • Fixed form autocomplete in authentication forms

  • UI polish and various minor fixes

v0.91.0 Jan 5, 2026

iRacing Planner & Brake Master

  • iRacing Planner — Sync your owned content from iRacing, track series you’re racing or watching, and get smart purchase recommendations showing the best value content based on overlap across your series. Browse all series for the current season with live race schedules and session times

  • Brake Master — New gamified training mode with progressive exercises across 8 tracks — earn your license from Rookie to A-class while building your Braking Rating (BR). Daily streaks boost your BR gains, and compete on the global leaderboard

  • Exercise Results Chart — Visual comparison of your actual pedal input vs the expected curve after completing any exercise — toggle layers to focus on brake, throttle, or both — thanks to Buddhi for the suggestion!

  • Minor bug fixes and improvements based on community feedback

v0.9.8.3 Jan 2, 2026

Video Split View

  • Video Split View — Toggle between Map and Videos in the Track Notepad left panel — watch reference videos while taking corner notes side by side

December 2025

v0.9.8 Dec 31, 2025

New Exercise Types

  • Consistency Grid — New progress section visualizing your brake consistency across sessions — see patterns and track improvements over time

  • Throttle Exercises — Practice throttle modulation for GTP and F1 cars that demand precise acceleration control — thanks to Bn4rd0 for the suggestion!

  • Mixed Throttle & Brake Exercises — Train overlapping techniques to master smooth weight transfer during trail braking to throttle transitions

  • Standing Start Exercises — Sharpen your reflexes with reaction time training for race starts and restarts

  • Brake Shape Exercises by Class — Category-specific brake curves for different racing disciplines — thanks to Raptor13260 for the idea!

  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

v0.9.7 Dec 30, 2025

Track Notes Management

  • Smart Car Auto-fill — When adding a race in iRacing, selecting a car class with only one car (e.g., BMW M4 G82 GT4) now automatically fills the Car field

  • Improved Add Race dialog — Full-screen on mobile for easier form filling, scrollable body with fixed header and buttons on all screen sizes

  • Track Notes List — New management page with grid/table views, search by track/car/name, filter by sim, sortable columns, bulk delete, and duplicate notepads

  • Track Browser — Browse and select from 450+ iRacing track maps filtered by category (road, oval, dirt road, dirt oval) with search and track info preview

  • Race Linking — Link notepads to multiple race events for quick access from race details; linked races count shown on notepad cards

  • Cheat Sheet Mode — Toggle to see all corner notes at a glance — perfect for a quick race-day reference or one-page printout

v0.9.6 Dec 30, 2025

Controller Troubleshooting

  • Controller Troubleshooting — New help dialog accessible from the Practice page controller banner and configuration sidebar with tips for common pedal/controller issues

  • Browser recommendations — Chrome and Brave work best for gamepad support

  • USB hub warnings — Some pedals (Heusinkveld, SRP) may need direct USB connection

  • Detection guidance — Press a pedal or button while in the app to trigger automatic detection

  • Configuration tips — Quick access to the Configure panel for mapping your brake axis

v0.9.5 Dec 30, 2025

Extended Exercises

  • Extended duration — Custom exercises can now be up to 5 minutes long (previously 30 seconds) — perfect for full lap sequences and extended practice sessions

  • Feedback improvements — Responses now show the user’s email so I can respond faster to your bug reports and questions

  • Answered reactions — New marker to indicate feedback that has been responded to via email

  • View options — Grid and list views for browsing feedback submissions

v0.9.4 Dec 29, 2025

iRacing Data Integration

  • iRacing Data Integration — When adding a race with iRacing selected, all dropdowns (Series, Car Class, Car, Track) auto-populate with official iRacing data — 179 cars, 254 car classes, 137 series, and 425 tracks

  • Interactive Track Maps — Over 450 iRacing track SVGs now available — the correct map automatically loads when you select a track in the Track Notepad

  • Track ID Linking — Race events now store the iRacing track ID, ensuring the right track map is displayed for your race preparations

v0.9.3 Dec 29, 2025

Notifications & Browser Compatibility

  • Notification Preferences — Control your email subscription for product updates, discounts, and news from Settings

  • Browser Compatibility Banner — Non-Chromium browser users now see a recommendation to use Chrome or Brave for the best experience with racing hardware

v0.9.2 Dec 28, 2025

Track Notepad

  • Track Notepad — A new tool for structured race preparation — document everything you need to remember about a circuit

  • Corner-by-corner notes — Fields for braking reference, turn-in, gear, trail braking, apex, rotation point, throttle, and exit

  • Visual pin markers — Mark important track points: braking zones, turn-in, apex, max rotation, exit, bumps, and custom markers

  • Rich text editor — For general track notes, setup recommendations, and race strategy

  • Flexible corner management — Use the track’s predefined corners or manually add your own

  • Cloud sync — Track Notepads automatically sync for registered users

  • Progress tracking — See at a glance how many corners have notes

v0.9.1 Dec 27, 2025

Quality of Life

  • Autocomplete — Added to sign-in forms for easier credential saving

  • Quick restart — Pressing ‘Try Again’ after finishing an exercise now restarts immediately without returning to the first step — thanks to Kiruano for the suggestion!

v0.9.0 Dec 27, 2025

Public Roadmap & Feature Voting

  • Public Roadmap — See what’s coming to Braking Lab and track feature progress from idea to implementation

  • Feature Voting — Vote on features you’d like to see prioritized — the most voted ideas get attention first

  • Suggest Features — Submit your ideas with pain points and proposed solutions for the community to vote on

  • Send Feedback — Report bugs, share thoughts, or ask questions directly to the developer

  • Feature Categories — Browse features by category — Exercises, Telemetry, Hardware, Integrations, UI/UX, and more

  • My Submissions — Track the status of your own suggestions and see when they move through the pipeline

v0.8.9 Dec 26, 2025

Input Inversion

  • Input inversion — New option for pedals and controller axes in Controller Setup

  • Exercise persistence — Exercise type now persists after finishing an exercise

  • Bug fixes — Minor corrections and improvements

v0.8.8 Dec 26, 2025

Practice Flow Improvements

  • Simplified flow — Practice exercise flow redesigned for a more intuitive experience

  • Braking point start — New option to start exercises on braking point for better control and precision training

v0.8.7 Dec 24, 2025

Expanded Track Database

  • 40+ new tracks — Adelaide, Miami, The Bend (7 layouts), Portland, Navarra, and more iRacing tracks

  • LMU tracks — Added missing variations: Bahrain Paddock, Le Mans No Chicanes, Fuji No Chicane, Spa Bike

  • Nurburgring — New configurations: Mullenbachschleife and Bridge to Gantry

  • Delete confirmation — Dialogs and progress bar when deleting laps with their associated exercises

v0.8.6 Dec 24, 2025

Car & Track Database

  • Car database — 170+ iRacing cars and 20+ Le Mans Ultimate cars for smart autocomplete across all forms

  • Improved Lap Analysis — Auto-generated names based on track, car, and series — same smart patterns from Race Schedule

  • Circuit database — Now powers autocomplete in both Race Schedule and Lap Analysis with 1200+ tracks

v0.8.3 Dec 21, 2025

Race Schedule & Cloud Sync

  • Race Schedule — Plan and prepare for upcoming races with a 6-step preparation wizard, customizable checklists, and smart autocomplete that learns from your saved laps

  • Improved telemetry — Better brake trace realism when importing laps by accounting for circuit length

  • Cloud backup — For registered (free) users — your progress, saved laps, and custom exercises sync across devices automatically

  • Guest mode — View analytics stored in browser, practice default and custom exercises, and export/import all data as JSON

  • User profile — Added display name support

  • Onboarding — New experience guiding both free and registered users through key features

v0.1.2 Dec 20, 2025

UI Improvements

  • Changelog — Added changelog page accessible from settings

  • UI consistency — Improved styling across all pages

  • Bug fixes — Performance improvements and corrections

v0.1.1 Dec 15, 2025

Custom Exercises

  • Curve editor — Create custom exercises with the new curve editor

  • Brake recording — Record your brake input to create exercises

  • Braking zone detection — Improved lap analysis with automatic detection

  • Data export/import — Save and restore your data

v0.1.0 Dec 10, 2025

Initial Release

  • Trail braking — Exercises with real-time feedback

  • Hold pressure — Exercises for consistency training

  • Progress tracking — Session history and statistics

  • Lap telemetry — Analysis from Garage 61

  • Multi-language — English and Spanish support