Okay, so I’ve been tinkering with this Le Mans leaderboard thing, and let me tell you, it’s been a journey. I wanted something simple, something I could quickly glance at during the race to see who’s where without all the fancy graphics. Just the raw positions.
I started by poking around, you know, just seeing what was already out there. Found some complex stuff, official websites, but nothing that really fit what I wanted – barebones and to the point.
The Build
So, I decided to make it myself. First, I needed the data. I figured scraping it from somewhere would be the way to go. No need to get bogged down with APIs or anything like that.
I grabbed my trusty tools, fired up the terminal. It’s a messy mix of things, to be honest. Some parts I grab on, while other I simply pull, and I use for easy viewing.
The tricky part was figuring out the website’s structure. You know, finding where the actual data was hidden in all that code. It took some digging, inspecting elements, trying different things until I finally pinpointed the right spots. It’s like being a digital detective, except way less cool and more frustrating.
Once I had the data flowing in, it was all about cleaning it up. Raw data is always messy, full of extra stuff you don’t need. So I spent some time trimming the fat, getting it down to just the essentials: car number, position, driver, that kind of thing.
Putting It All Together
With the clean data, I could finally start building the leaderboard itself. I decided to keep it super simple. No fancy styling, just a plain table. I wanted it to be fast and easy to read, nothing more.
It’s not pretty, but it works! I can see the positions change, the driver names, all the important stuff at a glance. That’s all I really needed.
Here’s a little recap of the process:
- Scouted: Looked around for existing solutions, found nothing that fit my needs.
- Hunted: Found a website with the data and figured out how to scrape it.
- Cleaned: Removed all the unnecessary stuff from the raw data.
- Built: Created a basic table to display the leaderboard.
It was a fun little project. Reminded me that sometimes, the simplest solutions are the best. And it’s always satisfying to build something yourself, even if it’s just a simple leaderboard.
