Speed series - Race starts in 9 minutes and qualifying isn't up.

Title says it all. Race in 9 mins -> qualifying still isn't up. I know qualifying has been delayed a lot since the update (taking 7-8 mins instead of 1-2 mins etc) but this length of time concerns me.

OK cancel this request... Qualifying took 13 minutes to go through though. Is there any reason it's taking so long now?

Jack, can you please look at our race? I can't seem to open 2D now (it's been working fine since the update but right now I'm just getting CONNECTION PROBLEM) and our race is about to start.

I am getting this in my java console:

Race 114045 is not ready yet.
Connecting...
Connected.
Connecting...
Couldn't get I/O for the connection to: race.igpmanager.com/5.9.102.139:25010
Exception in thread "Thread-14" java.lang.NullPointerException
 at sun.java2d.SunGraphics2D.validateColor(Unknown Source)
 at sun.java2d.SunGraphics2D.<init>(Unknown Source)
 at sun.awt.image.SunVolatileImage.createGraphics(Unknown Source)
 at java.awt.image.VolatileImage.getGraphics(Unknown Source)
 at java.awt.Component$BltBufferStrategy.getDrawGraphics(Unknown Source)
 at Core.iGPViewer.a(Unknown Source)
 at Core.iGPViewer.run(Unknown Source)
 at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

I am getting the same thing on my race. I have tried both firefox and safari. It's is happening to both 2D and the living timing.

I'm also with the same problem. It is alternating "Connection Problem" and "Race not open".

The devs are aware of the problem and are working to resolve the issue.
I think there are still some unresolved issues with the new servers.