Overview 
SidewaysData automatically tracks competitor and organizer performance metrics throughout the season, generating awards and statistics that help celebrate achievements and provide insights.
Viewing Awards
Visit Awards to see competitor awards. The awards page displays:
- Year Selector: Filter awards by season year or view "All Time" aggregate awards
- Search: Find competitors by name, number, or filter by class using
class=MAsyntax
Awards show 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. When competitors tie, all tied competitors are displayed with "Tie with..." noted.
Award Types
Awards are calculated both overall and per-class within each region:
| Award | Description |
|---|---|
| Most Class Wins | Highest number of class placements |
| Most Overall Wins | Highest number of overall event wins |
| Most Events Entered | Highest participation count |
| Cone Killer | Highest average cones per run |
| Precision Racer | Lowest time deviation between two consecutive runs |
| Consistent Racer | Lowest average time deviation across all events |
Viewing Stats
Visit Stats for detailed competitor and organizer metrics.
Filters:
- Year: Current year by default, or select specific year / All Time
- Region: Filter by geographic regions (states) with event counts shown
- Organizers: Filter to see stats for specific organizers' events
Competitor Stats
The competitor stats grid shows:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Competitor name with number |
| Most Used Car | Vehicle used most frequently |
| Most Entered Class | Class competed in most often |
| Class Wins | Number of class wins with percentile ranking |
| Overall Wins | Number of overall wins with percentile ranking |
| Avg Cones Per Run | Average cone penalties with ranking |
| Events Entered | Total events (hover for event names) |
| Avg Time Deviance | Average time difference between consecutive runs |
| Min/Max Deviance | Best and worst consistency runs (hover for details) |
| DNFs | Did Not Finish count |
Percentile rankings are color-coded: green for top 50%, red for bottom 50%.
Organizer Stats
Track your event performance metrics:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Total Entries | Sum of all entries across your events |
| Most Entries | Highest single-event entry count |
| Average Entries | Mean entries per event |
| # of Events | Total events organized |
| First Car Out Time | Most common hour block when runs begin |
| Last Car Out Time | Most common hour block when runs end |
End of Season Emails
At the end of each season, SidewaysData automatically sends personalized award summary emails to competitors.
Organizers can preview these emails at End Season Awards Preview before they are sent.
API Access
For programmatic access to awards and stats:
Awards API: GET https://v2.sidewaysdata.com/api/awards
- Query params:
year,region[],class[] - Returns a JSON array of awards with winners
Stats API:
GET https://v2.sidewaysdata.com/api/stats/competitors- Competitor performance dataGET https://v2.sidewaysdata.com/api/stats/organizers- Organizer event metrics- Query params:
year,region[],organizer[]