diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/gameServer/GameState.java b/src/main/java/seng302/gameServer/GameState.java
index eacaf3a4..22eb3ff2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/gameServer/GameState.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/gameServer/GameState.java
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ public class GameState implements Runnable {
     private static String hostIpAddress;
     private static List<Player> players;
     private static Map<Integer, ServerYacht> yachts;
-    private static Boolean isRaceStarted;
     private static GameStages currentStage;
     private static MarkOrder markOrder;
     private static long startTime;
@@ -119,7 +118,6 @@ public class GameState implements Runnable {
         playerHasLeftFlag = false;
         serverSpeedMultiplier = 1.0;
         currentStage = GameStages.LOBBYING;
-        isRaceStarted = false;
         previousUpdateTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
         markOrder = new MarkOrder(); //This could be instantiated at some point with a select map?
         newMessageListeners = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -178,10 +176,6 @@ public class GameState implements Runnable {
         yachts.remove(yachtId);
     }
 
-    public static Boolean getIsRaceStarted() {
-        return isRaceStarted;
-    }
-
     public static GameStages getCurrentStage() {
         return currentStage;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/GameClient.java b/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/GameClient.java
index 2d167b8c..b4e5fdf5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/GameClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/GameClient.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import java.util.TimerTask;
 import javafx.application.Platform;
 import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
 import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
-import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
 import javafx.scene.input.KeyCode;
 import javafx.scene.input.KeyEvent;
 import javafx.scene.layout.Pane;
@@ -270,7 +269,7 @@ public class GameClient {
                     formatAndSendChatMessage(raceView.readChatInput());
                 }
             });
-
+            sendToggleTurningModePacket(); // notify the server about player's steering mode
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/controllers/RaceViewController.java b/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/controllers/RaceViewController.java
index 112ac434..bb7b6657 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/controllers/RaceViewController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/controllers/RaceViewController.java
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
 import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
 import javafx.geometry.Point2D;
-import javafx.scene.Group;
-import javafx.scene.Node;
 import javafx.scene.Scene;
 import javafx.scene.SubScene;
 import javafx.scene.chart.LineChart;
@@ -29,7 +27,12 @@ import javafx.scene.chart.NumberAxis;
 import javafx.scene.chart.XYChart;
 import javafx.scene.chart.XYChart.Data;
 import javafx.scene.chart.XYChart.Series;
-import javafx.scene.control.*;
+import javafx.scene.control.Button;
+import javafx.scene.control.CheckBox;
+import javafx.scene.control.ComboBox;
+import javafx.scene.control.Label;
+import javafx.scene.control.Slider;
+import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
 import javafx.scene.image.Image;
 import javafx.scene.image.ImageView;
 import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane;
@@ -44,14 +47,11 @@ import javafx.scene.shape.Polyline;
 import javafx.scene.text.Text;
 import javafx.stage.Stage;
 import javafx.stage.StageStyle;
-import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
 import seng302.model.ClientYacht;
-import seng302.model.ClientYacht.PowerUpListener;
 import seng302.model.RaceState;
 import seng302.model.mark.CompoundMark;
 import seng302.model.mark.Mark;
 import seng302.model.stream.xml.parser.RaceXMLData;
-import seng302.model.token.Token;
 import seng302.model.token.TokenType;
 import seng302.utilities.Sounds;
 import seng302.visualiser.GameView3D;
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ import seng302.visualiser.controllers.dialogs.FinishDialogController;
 import seng302.visualiser.fxObjects.ChatHistory;
 import seng302.visualiser.fxObjects.assets_2D.WindArrow;
 import seng302.visualiser.fxObjects.assets_3D.BoatObject;
-import seng302.visualiser.fxObjects.assets_3D.ModelFactory;
-import seng302.visualiser.fxObjects.assets_3D.ModelType;
 
 /**
  * Controller class that manages the display of a race