Most sim-racing centres start out run by hand — one operator walking machine to machine, copying content on a USB stick, and losing results the moment the next session starts. Here is what changes when the floor becomes a fleet you control from one screen.
| Task | Manual / generic venue software | RaceControl |
|---|---|---|
| Start a session on every rig | Walk to each machine, load the car and track, click through the menus. | Pick a car and track once, push to all rigs, start with one tap. |
| Keep content consistent | Copy mods by USB stick and hope every rig matches. | Live matrix of what's installed where, plus rig-to-rig sync. |
| Run a dedicated server | Hand-edit server_cfg.ini and entry lists per event. |
Build a preset in the UI; config files are generated for you. |
| Check in customers | Paper forms or a generic booking tool with no link to the rigs. | Self check-in kiosk with Terms + GDPR/RODO consent, feeding the driver picker. |
| Save results | Results are overwritten by the next session before anyone copies them. | Captured per rig, previewed, saved and exported to CSV. |
| Spot a struggling PC | You find out when a customer is already sitting down. | CPU / RAM / disk / uptime per rig, live on the dashboard. |
| Push an update | Update each machine one at a time. | Fleet-wide auto-updater — Host and every rig in one pass. |
Booking-and-payment tools (the classic VMS category) don't know what a rig is running. They can sell an hour, but they can't launch a session, sync a car pack, or pull a result. RaceControl is the missing layer between the front desk and the simulators themselves.
RaceControl is LAN-first and self-hosted, and today it targets Assetto Corsa and Richard Burns Rally — the sims most centres actually run. If your floor is those sims and you want one operator to control it all, that focus is the point. If you need cloud booking or payments, RaceControl sits alongside that, not instead of it.
See the full capability list on the features page, or read the category overview: sim racing venue management software →
Tell us your venue and how many rigs — we'll show you RaceControl running a real fleet.
Book a demo — Michal.GrzywaczVRT@gmail.com