Checklists

Checklists let you track car-specific tasks -- pre-track prep, post-session teardown, wash routines -- as well as general routines that are not tied to a car. Access them from the Checklists panel on any car's detail page or from the Checklists link in the main sidebar.

Creating a checklist

While a car has an unfinished checklist, its Overview lists Checklists under Needs attention; Open there opens the car's checklist panel, which shows each list's name, a progress bar, and a done/total count. With no checklist open, a track car's Needs attention offers a Start a checklist link to the same panel. You have two ways to start a new one:

• + in the panel -- Creates a blank checklist. Type a name and press Enter (Escape cancels), then click into the checklist to add items one at a time.
• From template -- Creates a checklist pre-filled with items from one of your saved templates. Pick a template from the list that opens; it says so when you have none set up yet.

Click any checklist row to open the full panel, where you can check items off, reorder them, add more, or delete the list.

Each checklist created from a car page belongs to that car. The same template can be applied to different cars to create independent copies.

Working with items

Once a checklist is open, you can:

• Check off items by clicking the checkbox next to each one
• Add new items using the "+ Add item" input at the bottom of the list
• Remove items by hovering over an item and clicking the X button

Items are displayed in the order they were added. Checked items show a strikethrough to make it easy to see what is left.

Completing a checklist

When every item in a checklist is checked off, a green All done! banner appears with a Save to history button. The car's Checklists panel offers the same thing inline -- an All done -- save to History link under the finished row. Clicking either archives the checklist: it moves from the Active tab to the History tab with all item states preserved. The panel's History N link opens the sheet straight to that tab.

Archived checklists can be reopened from the History tab if needed.

Templates

Templates are reusable item lists that you create once and apply to any car. They live at the account level, not per-car.

Managing templates

Click Manage in the footer of a car's Checklists panel, or click a template (or From template → New template) on the global Checklists page, to open the template manager. From there you can:

• Start from a starter template -- The Create Template form has three amber starter pills above the name field (Track Day Prep, Post-Track Debrief, Wash Day). Click one to pre-fill the name, description, and items; edit freely before saving.
• Create a template with a name, optional description, and a list of items
• Edit template items -- add or remove items from existing templates. The section picker beside Add item... files the new item under Car, Gear, or Paperwork, and checklists made from the template keep those sections
• Delete templates -- removes the template but does not affect checklists already created from it

Starter templates

TrackOut ships three editable starter templates you can seed into the Create Template form. They are a starting point, not a locked-in list -- once loaded, every field is editable and the saved template belongs to your account.

To load a starter:

1. Open a car's Checklists panel and click Manage, or open the global Checklists page and click a template.
2. Click New template.
3. Click one of the amber pills above the name field.
4. Edit the name, description, and items to match your routine, then click Create template.

Global checklists view

The Checklists page in the main sidebar puts every active checklist in one list on the left -- each with its progress ("7 of 12") -- followed by your templates and History. The selected checklist opens on the right:

• Title, car, and progress -- The checklist's name and car, a done / total count, and a progress bar. A very long checklist (more than 200 items) shows its first items with a note saying how many of the total are on screen; the count and bar still cover every item.
• Sections -- Items sit in Car, Gear, and Paperwork cards; anything without a section goes under Other. A new, empty checklist starts with all three cards. Each card has its own Add to … row, so an item you type there lands in that section. A checklist whose items have no sections at all stays one Items card with one add row. Checked items are struck through.
• Reorder -- Drag an item by its handle to move it within its card.
• Item ⋯ menu -- Move to Car / Gear / Paperwork (or Move to no section). On a car's checklist, Link to tracker… ties the item to one of the car's active trackers and Link to a spare part… to a part on its shelf; Remove link undoes either. Remove item deletes it.
• Linked items -- An item linked to a tracker turns yellow while that tracker is due or overdue, with a link to the car's service schedule and Book, which books the visit the same way the Service page does: a day, and optionally a time, the shop and the place. An item linked to a spare part says From Spare sets while the part is on the shelf.
• ⋯ menu -- Rename, move to another car (or make it a general checklist), Save to History, or delete.

History lists filed checklists, where each can be reopened, renamed, or deleted. Clicking a template in the list opens the template manager on that template. A link to a checklist that no longer exists says it wasn't found, with Back to checklists. New checklist and From template in the page header create checklists.

My Track Days' Open checklist opens an event's prep checklist here directly.

Track Day Prep for registered events

When a registered MotorsportReg event is assigned to a car, TrackOut can create a Track Day Prep checklist for that car and event. Its progress appears on the event's card under Upcoming on My Track Days as Checklist N / M, and Open checklist opens it on this page. These event-specific lists stay tied to the car and event so your packing and prep progress follows the same registration context as readiness.

Crew Chief integration

The Crew Chief AI advisor can view and create checklists for you. Try asking:

• "What checklists does my E46 have?"
• "Create a pre-track checklist for my Miata"
• "Create a checklist from my Pre-Track template for the M3"

The Crew Chief will show you a confirmation before creating anything, so you can review the details first.

Tips

• Use templates for repeated routines -- If you run the same checklist before every track day, save it as a template so you can apply it with one click instead of re-creating items each time.
• Keep checklists short -- A focused 5--10 item checklist is more useful than a 30-item exhaustive list. Break large workflows into separate checklists.
• Check the global view before events -- The Checklists page in the sidebar shows all active lists across your fleet, making it easy to see what still needs doing before a track day.
• Archive when done -- Saving to History keeps a record of what you completed and when, which can be useful for reference later.