Fair Racing Starts with
Fair Stewarding
Stewarding software for sim racing leagues — blind review, voting, appeals & precedent
Professional-grade protest management with blind review, independent voting, and precedent tracking. The stewarding system that builds driver trust.
Most Leagues Handle Protests Wrong
Discord threads. Admin DMs. Community votes. That's how most sim racing leagues handle protests — and it leads to predictable problems.
Popular drivers get lighter penalties. Controversial incidents spark flame wars. One week an incident earns a warning, the next week the same move gets a disqualification. Drivers notice the inconsistency, lose trust, and eventually leave.
Racey's stewarding system was designed to eliminate every one of these problems.
The Stewarding Pipeline
Six steps from incident to resolution. Every step designed to ensure fairness, consistency, and accountability.
Driver Files Protest
Driver submits a protest with video evidence, timestamp, and a description of the incident. Everything is structured — no vague Discord messages.
Stewards Receive Blinded Case
Stewards see the evidence, but driver names are hidden. Judgment is based on the incident, not reputation or friendship.
Independent Voting
Each steward reviews the case and casts their vote before seeing how others voted. No groupthink. No influence.
Majority Ruling Issued
The majority decision becomes the ruling. A specific penalty type is selected — time penalty, grid penalty, points deduction, warning, or disqualification.
Driver Can Appeal
If the driver has new evidence, they can file a structured appeal. The case is re-reviewed with the additional context.
Precedent Recorded
Every ruling is tracked and searchable. Stewards can reference past decisions to maintain consistency across seasons.
Professional Stewarding Tools
Every tool a steward panel needs to deliver fair, consistent, and transparent rulings.
Stewards never see driver names during initial review. Cases are presented with evidence only — no room for bias based on reputation, team affiliation, or personal relationships.
Each steward votes before seeing others' decisions. This prevents the first voter from anchoring the group and ensures every opinion is genuinely independent.
12 penalty types including time penalties, grid penalties, points deductions, warnings, and disqualifications — and the ability to combine them. Every penalty type a professional steward panel needs.
Every ruling is searchable by incident type, penalty issued, and season. Build consistent standards over time and reference past decisions when similar incidents arise.
Structured appeals with new evidence requirements. Drivers can challenge rulings through a formal process rather than angry Discord messages.
AI generates neutral case summaries to help stewards quickly understand the incident context. The summary strips opinion and presents facts for faster review.
For Leagues That Take Racing Standards Seriously
Whether you run a 15-driver casual series or a 200-driver championship, professional-grade stewarding sets you apart. It tells drivers that incidents will be handled fairly, consistently, and transparently — and that's what keeps them coming back season after season.
Basic stewarding — protests, rulings, and penalties — is included on the Free plan. Blind review, appeals, and penalty points tracking are Pro.
Stewarding questions, answered
- What is iRacing league stewarding software?
- It is software for handling on-track incidents fairly and consistently instead of arguing in Discord. Racey gives leagues a structured pipeline: drivers file protests with video evidence, stewards review blinded cases, vote independently, issue a penalty, and the ruling is recorded as searchable precedent — so decisions are based on the incident, not reputation.
- What is blind protest review?
- When a protest reaches the stewards, the evidence and incident description are shown but driver names are hidden. Stewards judge what happened on track, not who was involved — removing bias from reputation, team affiliation, or personal relationships. Names are revealed only after the case is decided.
- How does independent steward voting work?
- Each steward reviews the blinded case and casts their vote before seeing how the others voted. This prevents the first voter from anchoring the panel and keeps every opinion genuinely independent. The majority decision becomes the ruling.
- What penalties can stewards issue?
- Racey includes 12 penalty types — time penalties, grid penalties, points deductions, warnings, and disqualifications among them — and stewards can combine them when an incident calls for it. The panel selects a specific penalty as part of the ruling rather than leaving the outcome vague.
- Can drivers appeal a ruling?
- Yes. If a driver has new evidence, they can file a structured appeal and the case is re-reviewed with the additional context — a formal process instead of angry Discord messages. Whether appeals are enabled is up to the league.
- Does the AI decide penalties?
- No. Racey’s AI generates a neutral case summary that strips opinion and lays out the facts, so stewards can understand the incident faster. The stewards still review the evidence, vote, and decide the outcome — the AI assists, it does not rule.
- Is stewarding a paid feature?
- The stewarding toolkit — blind review, independent voting, appeals, penalty points, and precedent tracking — is part of Racey’s Pro plan ($4.99/month) for the leagues that run it. Drivers always file protests for free; only the league running the panel needs a paid plan.
Bring Professional Stewarding to Your League
Fair racing starts with fair stewarding. Set the standard for your league today.