You can change the color scheme, too. At the very bottom of the page, there is a drop down called "theme". Change that to ip.board. everyone I've talked to likes that better.
It's the drop down menu in the very bottom left - the default is Mazda Racers and there is no mention of "Theme" unless you are on the mobile version - perhaps this can be better labeled. Choosing IPboard gives you the same blue/white/gray theme that is used on IPboard that some prefer.
Personally I think that the new site and software is way more advanced and more powerful than the old site, but I understand most racers are not tech-savvy and dont want to take the time to work their way through the options and funcionality of the new software.
The old site was familiar, as everyone had grown up with it and learned its capabilities as it grew and envolved. I beleive that the old software, like all software will become outdated, irrelevant and unsupported, and at some point it will be time to make the difficult step to upgrade...... hmmmm seems liek the 1.6 / 99 debate all over again