I'd like to submit some times for this game, but the IL boards are a bit of a mess right now.

Would it be possible to change the vehicle category/variable to not split the IL boards? Just make it a column. This will tidy up the boards immeasurably, get rid of dozens of empty categories, and allow times to be seen on the "View all" overview. This setup will still allow for filtering by vehicle, so no functionality will be lost, but the boards will work a heck of a lot better.

Here's an example: https://www.speedrun.com/stunt_race_fx/Easy_Ride

You can see that the vehicle information is present, but that the variable does not split the boards. You can even set it to not obsolete itself, so that if players have runs with multiple vehicles they will all show.

Thoughts?

I inherited the leaderboards in this state. I do agree that the current format is less than ideal.

Wasn't sure that I'd be able to switch it without losing the existing runs.

There is the benefit that you get more accurate leaderboards with the current setup. As the entire leaderboard you specify is almost entirely dominated by a single car, Thus having a leader board for that specific car makes sense. As it gives everyone a chance to get a WR run with every car, instead of just the fastest secret car in the game.

My counter example would be RRT4 leader boards. The IL boards on that game have been dominated by a single run with a single car for several years, It is not possible to beat it, It's the fastest special car in the game and the runs are pretty much perfect. There is no point in even attempting it with any other car. And as such, no one has.

For that reason, I'm more inclined to keep the current setup.

I agree with what you're saying as well, I think there's just as much validity to a WR restricted to specific cars.
But it just looks so messy with all the cars at the moment.
A single board with filter for car will still let someone see they hold the WR for a specific car, it's just not immediately apparent (you'd have to filter).

It'd also show more runs on a single board, which i think makes it more encouraging for people to submit. As it is, the runs are scattered all over the place and there's not much competition going on in any of them. Or if there is, it's hard to see - i can't say i've bothered to look down thru every car category.

The other thing is, you're only tracking 3 laps but i'd be interested in fastest 1 laps as well. In a 3 lap/1 lap category setup, having the car as a filter would keep things a lot cleaner.

I'd be willing to help reorganize and restore the runs afterwards if you like.

Side note... I wonder how Turbo can be added to the ILs. IIRC it has true T.T. (without CPU car) ... so it shouldn't be added alongside/compared with RR1 T.T. mode. Perhaps separate ILs for T.T. Turbo tracks would suffice?

I think I fixed it.

Yeah, much cleaner atleast, this is good choice in the long run