A community is a group that runs races on bdr: it brings its own servers and publishes its own seasons and events. Ratings, licences and stewarding are shared across all communities, so you keep one ELO and one Safety Rating wherever you race.
The community page
Open Communities under People. The page has four parts.
| Section |
What it shows |
| Communities |
The communities hosting on bdr, busiest first, with their description, a Ranked or Unranked badge, how many races they have run, and links to their Discord and website if they have set them |
| Top drivers · ACC |
The ten highest-rated ACC drivers. Select Leaderboard for the full list. |
| Top teams |
The ten teams with the highest team ELO. Select All teams for the rest. See Teams. |
| Recent races |
The latest rated races on the platform, with the host, the number of drivers, the strength of field (SOF) and the winner |
"Races run" counts races whose results have been published.
Ranked and unranked hosts
Every community is either ranked or unranked. The badge shows which.
|
Ranked host |
Unranked host |
| Results on the race page |
Yes |
Yes |
| Season points and standings |
Yes |
Yes |
| ELO and Safety Rating |
Yes, if the series has them switched on |
No |
New communities start as unranked. A community asks for ranked status from its own page, and the bdr team decides. See Ranked status.
The badge also appears on each race: Unranked host on a race page means that race will not move your ratings. After such a race, its result shows Unranked · Untrusted host. See Ratings for everything else a race needs to be ranked.
Tip
Racing with an unranked host is a good way to practise a series or try a new community without risking your ratings. Your points in their standings still count.
Hosting your own races
Select Host an event to start your own community. Anyone signed in can create one. See Organising and Community setup.