Getting started

Everything you need to go from downloading the app to being ready for your first event.

In this section

• Downloading the app — where to get RaceRanger on iOS, Android, and the web.
• Signing in — creating an account, sign-in options, profile setup, and your private test event.
• Joining an event — QR codes, email invitations, joining as event crew, and what you see inside an event.
• Practice mode — try the app in the Demo Mode race without affecting live data.
• Quick start — five-minute end-to-end walkthrough for new officials.
• Quick penalty — the five-tap version of submitting a penalty.
• Quick incident — the five-tap version of submitting an incident.
• Glossary — the words the app uses, in plain language.

Quick overview

1. Download RaceRanger from the App Store, Google Play, or use the web version at app.raceranger.com.
2. Create an account with your email, Google, or Apple sign-in.
3. Complete your profile: your name, and optionally a photo and a phone number.
4. Explore the private test event every new account gets for its first week.
5. Join a real event when the time comes: scan its QR code, or open the invitation email you were sent.

Once you're inside an event, what you can see and do depends on the role you've been assigned. The guides for organisation admins, technical delegates, and technical officials cover each role in detail. Volunteers, medical, police, and other field teams join as event crew — see Joining as event crew and the crew members guide.