Index: cfgparser/readCfg.cs
===================================================================
--- cfgparser/readCfg.cs	(revision 39)
+++ cfgparser/readCfg.cs	(working copy)
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@
             eventAllowed["OnEnterPitLane"] = new eventProperties("$userName,$reason");
             eventAllowed["OnNameChange"] = new eventProperties("$userName,$oldNickName,$newNickName");
 			eventAllowed["OnDistDone"] = new eventProperties("$userName");
+			eventAllowed["OnPracStart"] = new eventProperties("$NumP");
 
 
         }
Index: insimButton.cs
===================================================================
--- insimButton.cs	(revision 39)
+++ insimButton.cs	(working copy)
@@ -432,6 +432,25 @@
             }
 
         }
+		public void deleteButtonRegex(string pattern, int UCID)
+		{
+			ArrayList al = new ArrayList();
+			foreach (DictionaryEntry de in hashMsgBox)
+			{
+				box currBox = (box)de.Value;
+				if (Regex.IsMatch(currBox.id, pattern, System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions.IgnoreCase))
+				{
+					al.Add((string) currBox.id);
+//					Console.WriteLine("(match for '{0}' found): {1}", pattern,currBox.id);
+				}
+			}
+			string[] butToClose = (string[]) al.ToArray(typeof(string));
+            for (int i = 0; i < butToClose.Length; i++)
+            {
+//				Console.WriteLine("(deleting button: {0}", butToClose[i]);
+                this.delete(butToClose[i], UCID);
+            }
+		}
 
     }
     class oneButton
Index: LFSClient/managePacket.cs
===================================================================
--- LFSClient/managePacket.cs	(revision 39)
+++ LFSClient/managePacket.cs	(working copy)
@@ -579,34 +579,40 @@
             listOfPlayers.raceRestart();
 
             string[] par = new string[1];
+			par[0] = rst.NumP.ToString();
             currRace.raceLaps = 0;
             currRace.raceMins = 0;
             currRace.qualMins = 0;
-            if (rst.QualMins == 0)
-            {
-				par[0] = rst.NumP.ToString();
-				currRace.raceLaps = rst.RaceLaps;
-                // Set raceLapsLeft based on LAP.RaceLaps
-                if (currRace.raceLaps < 100 ) {
-					// Short race - less than 100 laps
-					currRace.raceLapsLeft = currRace.raceLaps;
-                } else if (currRace.raceLaps < 191 ) {
-					// Long race - between 100 and 1000 laps
-                    currRace.raceLapsLeft = (((currRace.raceLaps - 100) * 10) + 100);
-                } else {
-					// Timed race - 1 to 48 hours
-			        currRace.raceMins = ((currRace.raceLaps - 190) * 60); // Use raceMins to store race time
-                    currRace.raceLapsLeft = 99;
-                }
-                newCfg.executeFunction("OnRaceStart", null, par);
-            }
 
-            if (rst.RaceLaps == 0)
+            if (rst.QualMins == 0 && rst.RaceLaps == 0) // Is this a practice session?
             {
-                currRace.qualMins = rst.QualMins;
-                par[0] = rst.NumP.ToString();
-                newCfg.executeFunction("OnQualSTart", null, par);
-            }
+                newCfg.executeFunction("OnPracStart", null, par);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				if (rst.QualMins == 0) // It's a race session if QualMins is 0
+				{
+					currRace.raceLaps = rst.RaceLaps;
+					// Set raceLapsLeft based on LAP.RaceLaps
+					if (currRace.raceLaps < 100 ) {
+						// Short race - less than 100 laps
+						currRace.raceLapsLeft = currRace.raceLaps;
+					} else if (currRace.raceLaps < 191 ) {
+						// Long race - between 100 and 1000 laps
+						currRace.raceLapsLeft = (((currRace.raceLaps - 100) * 10) + 100);
+					} else {
+						// Timed race - 1 to 48 hours
+						currRace.raceMins = ((currRace.raceLaps - 190) * 60); // Use raceMins to store race time
+						currRace.raceLapsLeft = 99;
+					}
+					newCfg.executeFunction("OnRaceStart", null, par);
+				}
+				else	// ...okay, we're in a qualifying session
+				{
+					currRace.qualMins = rst.QualMins;
+					newCfg.executeFunction("OnQualSTart", null, par);
+				}
+			}
         }
         void managePacket(InSim.Decoder.FIN fin) // FINished race notification (not a final result - use IS_RES)
         {
Index: LFSClient/scriptFunctions.cs
===================================================================
--- LFSClient/scriptFunctions.cs	(revision 39)
+++ LFSClient/scriptFunctions.cs	(working copy)
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@
             newCfg.CurrApp.registerCallBackFunction("getplayerinfo", getplayerinfo);
 			newCfg.CurrApp.registerCallBackFunction("openprivbutton", openprivbutton);
 			newCfg.CurrApp.registerCallBackFunction("closeprivbutton", closeprivbutton);
+			newCfg.CurrApp.registerCallBackFunction("closeprivbuttonregex", closeprivbuttonregex);
 			newCfg.CurrApp.registerCallBackFunction("openbutton", openbutton);
 			newCfg.CurrApp.registerCallBackFunction("closebutton", closebutton);
+			newCfg.CurrApp.registerCallBackFunction("closebuttonregex", closebuttonregex);
 			newCfg.CurrApp.registerCallBackFunction("getlistofplayers", getlistofplayers);
 			newCfg.CurrApp.registerCallBackFunction("setplayervar", setplayervar);
 			newCfg.CurrApp.registerCallBackFunction("getplayervar", getplayervar);
@@ -286,10 +288,18 @@
 					val.typVal = GLScript.typVal.num;
 					val.fval = listOfPlayers.nbPlayerOnTrack;
 					return;
+				case "raceid":
+					val.typVal = GLScript.typVal.str;
+					val.sval = utils.quote(currRace.started.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd-hh-mm-ss"));
+					return;
 				case "racelaps":
 					val.typVal = GLScript.typVal.num;
 					val.fval = currRace.raceLaps;
 					return;
+				case "raceinprog":
+					val.typVal = GLScript.typVal.num;
+					val.fval = currState.RaceInProg;
+					return;
 				case "racemins":
 					val.typVal = GLScript.typVal.num;
 					val.fval = currRace.raceMins;
@@ -370,6 +380,15 @@
 			testArgs(ident, "S", args);
 			currInfoPlayer.privateButtonClose(args[0].ToString());
 		}
+		public void closeprivbuttonregex(GLScript.unionVal val, ArrayList args)
+		{
+			infoPlayer currInfoPlayer = newCfg.getCurrInfoPlayer();
+			string ident = val.nameFunction;
+			if (currInfoPlayer == null)
+				throw new GLScript.GLApp.GLScriptException("You can't use " + ident + " in this context, not a player event");
+			testArgs(ident, "S", args);
+			currInfoPlayer.privateButtonCloseRegex(args[0].ToString());
+		}
 		public void openbutton(GLScript.unionVal val, ArrayList args)
 		{
 
@@ -449,6 +468,19 @@
 			testArgs(ident, "S", args);
 			currPly.privateButtonClose(args[0].ToString());
 		}
+		public void closebuttonregex(GLScript.unionVal val, ArrayList args)
+		{
+			infoPlayer currPly;
+			string ident = val.nameFunction;
+			currPly = listOfPlayers.getPlayerByUserName((string)args[0]);
+			if (currPly == null)
+			{
+				throw new GLScript.GLApp.GLScriptException("Player name " + (string)args[0] + " in function " + ident + " not a player");
+			}
+			args.RemoveAt(0);
+			testArgs(ident, "S", args);
+			currPly.privateButtonCloseRegex(args[0].ToString());
+		}
 		public void getlistoflang(GLScript.unionVal val, ArrayList args)
 		{
 			string ident = val.nameFunction;
Index: Players/infoPlayer.cs
===================================================================
--- Players/infoPlayer.cs	(revision 39)
+++ Players/infoPlayer.cs	(working copy)
@@ -261,6 +261,10 @@
             }
 
         }
+        public void privateButtonCloseRegex(string argString)
+        {
+			this.playerBox.deleteButtonRegex(argString, this.UCID);
+        }
         public void clearSessionInfo()
         {
             for (int i = 0; i < (int)paramLapper.maxSplit; i++)