1. Oct 17, 20260.10.0

   A new home page and this changelog

   The home page is rebuilt around the three ways to play, and every update now gets written up here.

   New

   • A redesigned home page: the night race runs behind the headline, three ways to play with real screenshots, the rules of speed at a glance, a cleaner leaderboard and the latest updates.
   • This changelog, at /changelog and in the repo as CHANGELOG.md.
   • A footer with links to every part of the site and the source code.

   Improved

   • Phones see a still of the race behind the headline instead of an empty box.
2. Oct 17, 20260.9.1

   Ghost race fix and daily link previews

   Fixed

   • Racing your personal best could mark both cars as finished early and stop your typing. A car now finishes only when it actually crosses the line, and the right one takes first place.
   • The analytics limit of 60 events per minute could be skipped by faking an address. It now uses the address Cloudflare reports.

   New

   • Daily challenge links show their own preview card when shared.
3. Oct 16, 20260.9.0

   Practice, daily challenge and your profile

   You no longer need a friend to race. Practice on your own, take the daily challenge and race your best run.

   New

   • Practice now. No lobby and no countdown: the clock starts with your first key.
   • Today's challenge. One course a day, the same for everyone, with daily standings and a weekly table built from your best daily scores.
   • Race your best. Your fastest run is saved with its exact words, and a violet ghost car replays it.
   • Your profile. Personal best per difficulty, average accuracy, daily streak, your last 12 races and three goals for today.
   • Share a result or a personal record with one press.

   Improved

   • The result screen calls out a new personal best, tells you whether you beat your ghost and fits screens as narrow as 320 pixels.
   • The site starts with 48 KB of code. The 3D scene loads only when it's needed and pauses when it's off screen.
   • If your connection drops for a moment, you rejoin the same race where you left off.

   Fixed

   • A retried result can no longer award XP twice.
4. Oct 15, 20260.8.0

   Progress that sticks

   Improved

   • XP, levels, records and the leaderboard are saved in a Postgres database, so they survive every update.
   • The server stays awake, so you no longer wait for it to wake up.
5. Oct 14, 20260.7.0

   Full screen and better sound

   New

   • A full screen race view with the words floating over the track.
   • Small, medium or large text for the words.
   • A Leave room button, and Back to menu next to Race again on the results card.
   • A soft chime when someone joins your room.

   Improved

   • The engine now climbs through the gears. Key clicks, the countdown, nitro and the finish sound fuller.
   • Rooms close after 10 minutes without activity.

   Fixed

   • The Live races page flickered once a second.
6. Oct 14, 20260.6.0

   Online for everyone

   New

   • type race is online for anyone to play, no install needed.
   • Invite, watch and live race links show their own preview when shared.
   • The source is open under the MIT license, with a contributing guide.
7. Oct 14, 20260.5.0

   Up to five racers and spectating

   New

   • Rooms take up to five racers, and a race can start with two.
   • A Live races tab where you can watch any race, plus watch links to share with friends.
   • A new race display with every racer on a progress strip, a position list with the gaps, and a spectator count.

   Improved

   • Text colors were measured and raised so everything is easy to read.
8. Oct 13, 20260.4.0

   Levels, garage and leaderboard

   New

   • XP and levels. Every race earns XP, with a bonus for a podium finish.
   • A garage with paints and three car bodies that unlock as you level.
   • A leaderboard of best speeds for each difficulty.
   • Easy, Normal and Hard word lists.
   • The whole site now wears the night race theme.
9. Oct 13, 20260.3.0

   Sound and a home page

   New

   • Quiet synthesized sounds for the engine, keys, countdown, nitro and finish, with a mute button.
   • A home page with the race running behind the headline.
10. Oct 13, 20260.2.0

    The night race

    New

    • A 3D track with a neon city, cars and a chase camera.

    Improved

    • A wrong letter no longer stops your car. It shows in red, you keep going and you pick up speed more slowly for a moment.
11. Oct 13, 20260.1.0

    First race

    New

    • Two racers type the same words, and typing speed drives each car.
    • The server runs the race, so both screens always agree.
    • Share a room link with a friend and start when you're both in.

Typing race