Welcome to the Stealth Launch: The New Foundation is LIVE

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To our valued Zero Racing Co. family,

Welcome to the ground floor. What you are seeing right now on zeroracingco.club is the live, "stealth launch" of our new platform.

For the past several weeks, we’ve been performing a full, ground-up rebuild of our entire backend—what we called "The Great Migration." We have officially ripped out the old, unstable storage and authentication system that was causing critical data loss and "session bleed" issues.

That system is gone. In its place, we've successfully migrated our community to a new, enterprise-grade backend powered by Supabase. This new foundation is stable, secure, and built to scale.

This migration wasn't just a simple fix; it was a total overhaul that has allowed us to immediately roll out new, functional features:

• Rock-Solid Authentication: The login and registration pages have been completely rebuilt. They are now faster and far more secure.
• New! SMS/Phone Verification: We've integrated Twilio to add a new layer of account security. New user registration now includes OTP (One-Time Password) verification sent directly to your phone. (Still testing this!)
• The "White Screen of Death" is GONE: We've hunted down and fixed the critical bugs that prevented profiles from loading. You can now once again view user profiles from the main dashboard.
• Forum GIF Uploads: You can now upload GIFs directly to your forum posts using our new dedicated Supabase storage. (Testing phase)
• New Content & Rules: The "About Us" page has been updated, and we've posted official "Marketplace Rules & Guidelines" and an "Events Update."
• New Integrations: We've added a SoundCloud player widget and are testing a new "Budget Tracker" tool for product URLs.

This is a live stealth launch, which means you are on the front lines of our testing. We are still actively "under the hood" connecting all the wires and hoses to this new engine.

You will encounter parts of the site that are not yet fully functional. Our immediate, high-priority fixes include:

• Forum-Profile Disconnect: This is our #1 priority. You'll notice forum profile cards show "UNKNOWN" and clicking usernames doesn't work. The forum is the next major component to be fully connected to the new profiles table.
• Core Feature Re-connection: Private messaging, friend requests, ZRC Cash purchases, and admin controls (like "Pin Post" or "Delete Post") are temporarily disabled while we wire them into our new, secure Supabase authentication.
• Stats & Accruals: Features like XP, achievements, post counts, and consecutive login tracking are being rebuilt and will be re-enabled once the core systems are stable.

We are working tirelessly to fix these remaining connections. This new foundation is the critical investment that allows us to finally build the platform we've always dreamed of. Thank you for being here from day one.

The best is yet to come.

Sincerely, The Team at Zero Racing Co.