Track Readiness

Track Readiness helps you answer the question that matters before loading the car: is this car ready for the next session or event?

TrackOut combines your tire, brake, fluid, inspection, track-day, and session data into one color-coded view, then gives you guided workflows before and after the event.

Where readiness appears

Read the readiness panel

Open a car and check the Crew Chief readiness banner at the top of its Overview tab. It appears only when the car has an upcoming event. The banner names the event and how soon it is, gives a one-line verdict (for example "Ready, with one call to make on tires."), and lists a row for each readiness check.

To talk through what is blocking the car, click Open Crew Chief in the panel. It is on the collapsed summary too. Crew Chief opens with that car as context.

Common checks include:

• Tire tread -- worst mounted corner and whether the latest tread reading is fresh enough
• Front and rear brake pads -- latest measured thickness against the replacement floor
• Brake fluid and engine oil -- whether service history is current enough for track use
• Inspection -- whether the car's inspection date is still valid

Each row uses the same verdict language across TrackOut:

Use each row's action to handle the item in place. Tire tread can open the tread-depth logger, brake checks can open a measurement dialog, fluid checks can open a pre-filled service record, and inspection checks can open the inspection expiry dialog.

On a Track Day with an assigned car, the Car readiness card in the right column shows Current car checks for that selected day. It keeps stale or missing readings visible. Review and log car checks opens the car's readiness controls, and Ask Crew Chief opens the day in context so you can discuss what to inspect before going out. These checks use the latest recorded measurements; they do not estimate how much brake pad or tire life a planned number of sessions will consume.

Run a pre-event check

When the car has an upcoming event, click Run pre-event check from the readiness panel. TrackOut expands the card into an inline walkthrough for that event so you can confirm the same readiness items in person without leaving the car page.

Use it while packing or at the paddock:

1. Open the car's readiness panel.
2. Click Run pre-event check.
3. Work through each row with Check, Log, or Skip.
4. Save the walkthrough so TrackOut records when the car was last checked.

The last walkthrough timestamp appears in the readiness panel, so you can tell whether the pre-event ritual has already been done.

Prep from an event card

Upcoming event cards also surface readiness where you are planning the day:

• My Track Days -- Each card under Upcoming shows Readiness N / 5 (yellow while something is due) and, for registration-backed events, Checklist N / M for the Track Day Prep list; Open checklist opens it on the Checklists page.
• Up Next -- The garage's Up next card keeps the event car's readiness checks beside the event, including manual track days and weekends that are already in progress.

Fresh readings for tire tread, brake pad thickness, and wear-tracked parts, logged from the car, update the readiness verdict anywhere the car appears.

Readiness reminder emails

TrackOut can send a pre-event readiness email for each upcoming event in the reminder window. The email highlights the overall verdict, shows the readiness rows, and links back to the full check in TrackOut.

These reminders are designed for the days before an event, whether the car needs attention or everything is green. All-clear emails confirm that prep looks good, while attention and blocked emails tell you what to inspect before loading the car.

Pre-session brief

For eligible upcoming sessions, the track day detail page can show a short Pre-session brief above the day header. The brief summarizes what to focus on next using the event, schedule, weather, car, and recent session context TrackOut already has.

If the brief is available, use it as a quick mental reset before the next run. You can refresh it when the underlying context changes, such as weather or schedule details.

Post-event recap

After an event, open the track day and click Close the day to capture the details that are easy to forget once the car is back in the garage. The recap is part of that screen:

• How the car or tires felt: Fresh, Predictable, Greasy, or Off
• Tread depth at each corner, and brake pad thickness
• Notes about anything unusual
• Event costs, including gas, tires, track fees, and other spend

Closing the day updates the event record. If you close it again, TrackOut treats the latest answers as the current version, so you can fix a typo or add a forgotten cost. See Closing the day for the rest of the screen.