You Broke Our Server!
May 20th, 2013 by Aaron

Big apologies to anyone that had to put up with slow page loads yesterday. We had some spotty service yesterday afternoon keeping up with all the traffic and number crunching (217 bouts this weekend!)

We did some emergency server upgrades last night and we should be in a much better place now. Thanks!


Around the World in 80 Days
May 8th, 2013 by reynman

Well, ok, it's been 85 days since we released the North America ranking, but today we're very happy to introduce a complete ranking system for the ... um ... South Pacific? ... um ... Oceania? ... um ... let's just call it the Pacific region and keep it movin'. 

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Bout Predictor
April 5th, 2013 by Aaron

Our most frequently requested feature lands today!  You can now choose any two teams and see the FTS predictions as if they played today.  

Check out the Bout Predictor in our Labs section.

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From Sea to Shining Sea
February 12th, 2013 by reynman

Yes that's right, today we finally release what many have suspected was coming: a complete North America ranking system. With North America itself providing over 1,600 teams, more than 10,000 bouts, and going back as far as 2004, we've been able to create a rating system that includes all traveling teams (both WFTDA and non-WFTDA), b-teams and home teams.

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The Algorithm: 2013
January 22nd, 2013 by reynman

As the 2013 season gets under way, it's a good time to look at how we fared in 2012 and release our latest modifications to the algorithm.  A few things elicited strong comments during the year, but on the whole the feedback has been mostly positive.

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The Opposite of Austerity
November 25th, 2012 by reynman

What is the opposite of austerity? Flat Track Stats. While the rest of the world appears to be cutting back, we are expanding our scope and providing the stats, rankings and displays that you’ve come to expect from us to more regions and more teams. Today we’d like to welcome Europe into the FTS fold.

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Bracket Predictor updated for Championships
October 9th, 2012 by pete

Excited about the national championships? Can't wait to see who will win? FTS bracket predictor will tell you exactly who is going to win. Well not exactly, but super close.

We now track MRDA teams, and of course our bracket predictor will do it's best to tell you who will win the Gateway to Best in Saint Louis Missouri this weekend. 

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Tournament Bracket Predictions & Time Travel
September 11th, 2012 by Aaron

Two feature updates this week! The bracket prediction tool from last year's championship returns for the upcoming tournament season. Use it to test the win probabilities of various matchups, or see the overall probability of your choice team making it all the way. This feature is available now for each regional, starting with the Thrill of the Spill this weekend.

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mrda.flattrackstats.com
August 11th, 2012 by Aaron

Today we're rolling out total integration of MRDA bouts and a special frontpage for weekly MRDA action -- set your bookmarks to mrda.flattrackstats.com.

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Server Changes
June 13th, 2012 by Aaron

We're on a new server this morning, and if you're reading this from your blog reader and still can't get on, please try again later! Looks like most of the world is pointing to the new site, but there might be some smaller ISPs out there that still haven't gotten word of our new location.

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