diff --git a/project.xml b/project.xml
index 38b937f..9b159f2 100644
--- a/project.xml
+++ b/project.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 	<haxelib name="actuate"/>
 	<haxelib name="feathersui"/>
 	<haxelib name="feathersui-cairngorm"/>
+	<haxelib name="hx-color-trace"/>
 
 	<icon path="assets/icons/icon.svg"/>
 
diff --git a/src/LPTCManager2026.hx b/src/LPTCManager2026.hx
index 22adb62..bb07608 100644
--- a/src/LPTCManager2026.hx
+++ b/src/LPTCManager2026.hx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import feathers.text.TextFormat;
 import model.Constants;
 import openfl.Assets;
 import openfl.text.Font;
+import t9.util.ColorTraces.*;
 
 class LPTCManager2026 extends Application {
 
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ class LPTCManager2026 extends Application {
 	// private var nav:StackNavigator;
 
 	public function new() {
+		
 		super();
 
 		addEventListener(FeathersEvent.CREATION_COMPLETE, onCreationComplete);
@@ -87,17 +89,17 @@ class LPTCManager2026 extends Application {
 
 		// nav = new StackNavigator();
 
-		trace(this, "--> initialize()");
+		traceBlue(this + " --> initialize()");
 	}
 
 	private function loadRiders():Void {
-		trace(this + " --> loadRiders()");
+		traceGreen(this + " --> loadRiders()");
 		var cgEvent:LoadRidersEvent = new LoadRidersEvent();
 		CairngormEventDispatcher.getInstance().dispatchEvent(cgEvent);
 	}
 
 	private function onCreationComplete(event:FeathersEvent):Void {
-		trace(this + " --> onCreationComplete()");
+		traceBlue(this + " --> onCreationComplete()");
 		loadRiders();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/command/LoadRidersCommand.hx b/src/command/LoadRidersCommand.hx
index e980816..e0d6515 100644
--- a/src/command/LoadRidersCommand.hx
+++ b/src/command/LoadRidersCommand.hx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package command;
 
+import t9.util.ColorTraces;
 import openfl.Vector;
 import vo.Rider;
 import feathers.data.ArrayCollection;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import feathers.rpc.IResponder;
 import feathers.rpc.events.ResultEvent;
 import haxe.Json;
 import model.AppModelLocator;
+import t9.util.ColorTraces.*;
 
 class LoadRidersCommand implements ICommand implements IResponder {
 	private var model = AppModelLocator.getInstance();
@@ -21,7 +23,6 @@ class LoadRidersCommand implements ICommand implements IResponder {
 		var delegate = new LoadRidersDelegate(this);
 		// make the delegate do some work
 		delegate.loadRidersService();
-        trace(this + "execute()");
 	}
 
 	// this is called when the delegate receives a result from the service
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ class LoadRidersCommand implements ICommand implements IResponder {
         var riders:Array<Rider> = cast(rpcEvent, ResultEvent).result;
         model.ridersListDP = new ArrayCollection(riders);
 
-        trace("ridersListDP.length --> " + model.ridersListDP.length);
+        traceGreen("ridersListDP.length --> " + model.ridersListDP.length);
 
         /*var data:DynamicAccess<Dynamic> = Json.parse(cast(rpcEvent, ResultEvent).result);
         */