noobie questions about races choice online

[nurburgring]

When I go online, on the page showing all the races I can go in, there is checkered flags that are grey and black or white and black depending the race. What does it mean ?
And what is the meaning of the kind of little person in several colors with a circle around it on the far left of the screen in some of these races ?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Tonight I will submit my times to be able to play with other GTP_members...

 

[Obli]

The number of little people indicates how busy that event is, I believe up to a maximum of 5. So 5 means lots of people are currently in this event, 1 means it is currently low in participants.

I will have to guess about the checkered flag... I think if it is grey, the current car you have selected is not allowed in that event. If it is black and white, your current car is good to enter. Of course, you can select the event, choose garage and change your car anyway.

 

[Paulie]

The flag means whether or not you are currently in a car that can compete in that event. So say it's a RWD event and you're in an AWD car, the flag will be grey/not coloured, but if you are in a RWD car it will be black and white.

The little person shows if and how many people are trying to race in that event, although we don't know how many people fill "1 little person".

Edit: Tree'd by Obli

 

[nurburgring]

Thanks for your help !
Hope to race soon with you !