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Race Chasers — Race Discovery Platform for Athletes & Enthusiasts

Contributed module development and feature enhancements to Race Chasers — an existing web and mobile platform serving the endurance sports community — improving race discovery, logistics, CMS management, and community engagement capabilities.

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Project Snapshot

Industry

Community & Media

Project Type

Community & Sports Platform

Technology Stack

4

Technologies used

Project Brief

Project Overview

Race Chasers is an established platform built for runners, triathletes, and endurance athletes — centralising race discovery, event logistics, and community content in one place.

Fusion Softtech was engaged to develop new modules and deliver enhancements on the existing portal — extending its capabilities across race management, CMS administration, and the athlete-facing experience using Java, Liferay, and AngularJS.

Context

Client & Business Background

Client Profile

Race Chasers is an established platform serving the endurance sports community — connecting runners, triathletes, and endurance athletes with race events, logistics, and community content across their region.

Business Need

The client needed a development partner to extend and enhance an existing portal — adding new modules, improving the CMS admin experience, and strengthening the athlete-facing features without disrupting the live platform.

Highlights

Key Capabilities

Module development and feature enhancements on an existing Liferay-based portalCMS admin interface improvements using AngularJS for real-time race event managementEnhanced race detail pages — covering start/end points, parking, weather forecasts, and distance categoriesPast race archive with photos, videos, and post-race highlightsCommunity review features enabling athletes to share race experiencesFully responsive across all devices, browsers, and platforms

Process

Delivery Scope

Execution flow from design to launch readiness.

  1. Module development and enhancements on the existing Liferay-based portal

  2. CMS admin interface development and improvements using AngularJS

  3. Enhanced race detail pages with logistics, weather forecasts, parking, and route information

  4. Past race archive functionality with photo, video, and highlights support

  5. Community review and rating features for race events

  6. Role-based access control and user management via Liferay's portal infrastructure

  7. Cross-device and cross-browser responsive frontend improvements

Engineering

Technical Execution

Engineering approach used to deliver reliability and performance.

  1. Worked on the existing Liferay portal infrastructure — extending user management, role-based access, content publishing, and web content modules

  2. Developed and enhanced the AngularJS-based CMS admin interface, enabling the Race Chasers team to manage race data and content without developer involvement

  3. Built and improved race detail pages covering all logistics athletes need — start and end points, parking along the circuit, distance categories, and weather forecasts

  4. Extended past race archive functionality with photo, video, and post-race highlights support

  5. Implemented community review features so athletes can share experiences and help others prepare

  6. Ensured full cross-device and cross-browser compatibility across all enhancements delivered

Stack

Technology Stack

JavaJ2EELiferayAngularJS

Results

Impact Delivered

  • Extended the platform's feature set without disrupting the existing user experience
  • Enabled the internal team to manage and publish race events in real time without developer involvement
  • Improved athlete experience with richer race-day logistics and community content
  • Ensured cross-device compatibility so athletes can access the platform on the go

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