In early 2025, one of the main representatives of one of the most popular winter drift leagues in Poland came to us with the idea of reinventing the way of judging drift events.
Requirements were simple:
a web-based app working as a PWA (progressive web application) for season management with the addition of a judge view for life results, all working on a 10-inch tablet.The second requirement was to create live results that can be easily accessed by any device and be fully responsive. In collaboration with whiteraven.app, we accepted this challenge.
Technical difficulties
The goal was to develop a modern, near-real-time system with comprehensive REST API capabilities. In this case, we selected Golang with the Gin framework to ensure excellent performance and rapid development. Our initial idea was to use Python, as it is easy to work with, reliable, and supported by excellent frameworks such as Django REST Framework (DRF) and FastAPI. However, our tests showed that FastAPI was approximately three times slower than Gin.
For the frontend, we selected Next.js due to its open-source nature, React foundation, and well-maintained documentation. Its diverse data-fetching methods also provide significant flexibility in shaping the application architecture.
For the data layer, we selected PostgreSQL, a stable and feature-rich database engine, making it an excellent fit for our mostly structured dataset. Connection to the database and safe queries were possible by using Gorm, which is one of the most popular ORM libraries for Golang.
For caching and rate limiting, we chose Redis as it’s fast and reliable, and it’s one of the industry
standards. Prometheus and Graphana were used for system monitoring.
Real-life testing
The first real challenge came in November 2025, when the first round took place. The test went flawlessly, with no issues or crashes.
Amazing results system, good job! I’m so proud of it. – Said one of the organizers.
Our system is now a key element of the winter tournament series in Poland.
Projects facts
Development time: 3 months
Type: Custom web application (PWA)
Market: PL
Technologies used: Rest API, Golang (Gin, Gorm), Redis, Postgres, Prometheus, Graphana, Next.js
Key functionalities
Live results: Results can be seen within seconds after the driver finishes their runs.
Ready to revolutionize your own drift event?
Contact us at contact@motorsportforge.com to discuss a tailored solution for your rules and regulations.
