✨ RaceLab Race Events - Beta Preview

Hey Beta Testers! We’re excited to give you an early look at the Race Events feature we’ve been working on. This is a very raw preview, no final design work has been done yet, and there may be bugs or rough edges. Think of it as experimental for now. That said, we believe it has huge potential to level up your sim racing experience, and we’d love your feedback and ideas!

🛠️ How to use it?​

Hop into a session, whenever you leave the cockpit (e.g. switch to Replayer), the Race Events window will automatically pop up and be ready for use.

🧩 Key Features​

• Personal View: See your own events from the session, jump to any event in the replay with a click.
• Opponents View: Pick one or more drivers (e.g. your friends) to see their session events.
• Reference Car Mode: Automatically shows events for the car you're currently spectating.
• Standings Navigation: Quickly jump to POVs by driver position.
• Lap Spy: Spot hot laps during the session and replay them easily.

⌨ New Keybindings​

• Toggle the Race Events window
• Review Mark: Drop a marker during a race to revisit that moment later
• Cycle through Incidents or Review Marks (Prev / Next)

🔗 https://dl.racelab.app/beta/RacelabApps-6.11.0-raceevents-beta.1.exe

⚠️ Installation Notes​

• Install this version over your current RaceLab installation
• You can always revert to the latest stable version via the installer on our website https://racelab.app

🖥️ Screenshots​

We’ve just released Public Beta 5 of RacelabVR v3! 🎉

🚀 What’s New​

• Fixed a crash that occurred when entering edit mode due to the welcome overlay.

⚠️ Important​

ℹ️ Only RacelabVR has been updated in this release.

👉 Download the latest version here

We've just released Public Beta 4 of RacelabVR v3!

🚀 What’s new?​

• Fixed an issue where the Start/Stop VR button could get out of sync.
• New: When starting VR, you'll now see a Welcome Overlay that disappears after a few seconds—this helps new users know RacelabVR is working properly.

🔧 config.json changes​

• Added a new top-level property:

  "showWelcomeOverlay": true
  

  You can turn this off if you prefer. Defaults to true.

⚠️ Important​

ℹ️ Make sure to update both Racelab and RacelabVR to get the latest changes!

👉 Download here

We've just released a new version that fixes the jitter issues in OpenXR!
The default value for useWorldLockedPositions was previously set incorrectly.

🔧 Important: Verify Your Config​

Ensure that useWorldLockedPositions in config.json is set to true, or simply remove the entry—it will now default correctly to true.

Alternatively, you can delete the entire config file and let the app generate a fresh one.

The useWorldLockedPositions setting is a workaround for Varjo users. See here

ℹ️ No need to manually uninstall RacelabVR anymore!

👉 Download here

We're excited to release RacelabVR v3 beta.2, bringing new features, enhancements, and bug fixes to improve your VR experience!

⚠️ Important: Before installing this update, please uninstall the previous version of RacelabVR (the violet one).
🔄 Racelab will also need to be updated, but a manual uninstall is not required for that one. Just run the setup.

What's New​

• Curvature Support (OpenVR only) – You can now bend your overlays for a more immersive and customizable display.
• Resolution Scaling – Added the resolutionScale property to config.json, allowing for better resolution tuning, particularly for Varjo headset users. Learn more here.
• Gaze-Based Transparency – Overlays can now dynamically fade based on where you look. Configure this using the fadeout property in the config.json.

Give it a try and let us know your feedback! 🚀

➡️ Download & Install instructions

This has been at the top of our roadmap for over two years — and for good reason. VR integration has been one of the most challenging things we’ve tackled. With so many different hardware setups and environments, finding a solution that truly meets our expectations was anything but easy.

We went through countless iterations, scrapped entire approaches, and started over multiple times. It took much longer than we (or you) would have liked ⏳, but we refused to settle for something that didn’t feel right.

That’s why we’re beyond excited to finally announce the public beta of RacelabVR v3! 🎉

We’d love to hear your feedback — your input will help us fine-tune the experience! 🎯

To ensure the smoothest setup, please carefully follow the installation guide 🛠️.

Thank you for your patience and support. We know the wait was long, and we appreciate you sticking with us. Now, let’s make VR racing even better! 🏎️💨

P.S. Don’t just let us know if something is broken — we’d also love to hear what GPU/CPU/VR-Goggles works well for you! Our hardware selection is limited (and we've tested a lot!), so your feedback is invaluable! Post it in our Discord Channel

We’re building a new help site for Racelab.

What You’ll Find Here

• Help Articles & Guides – Step-by-step instructions to help you get the most out of RaceLab.
• Troubleshooting Tips – Solutions to common issues and technical FAQs.

This platform will grow over time, and we want to make sure it meets your needs. If there's a topic you'd like us to cover, let us know!