diff --git a/rowers/emails.py b/rowers/emails.py
index 1203a3bd..8e4605d3 100644
--- a/rowers/emails.py
+++ b/rowers/emails.py
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ def textify(html):
     # Strip single spaces in the beginning of each line
     return text_only.replace('\n ', '\n').strip()
 
+def htmlstripnobr(html):
+    safe_html = re.sub('[ \t]+', ' ', strip_tags(html))
+    return safe_html
+    
+def htmlstrip(html):
+    safe_html = re.sub('[ \t]+', ' ', strip_tags(html))
+    return newlinetobr(safe_html)
+
 def newlinetobr(html):
     html =  html.replace('\n\n','<br>')
     return html.replace('\n','<br>')
@@ -65,7 +73,7 @@ def send_template_email(from_email,to_email,subject,
 
     html_content = htmly.render(context)
     text_content = textify(html_content)
-    html_content = newlinetobr(html_content)
+    #    html_content = newlinetobr(html_content)
 
     if 'cc' in kwargs:
         msg = EmailMultiAlternatives(subject, text_content, from_email, to_email,cc=kwargs['cc'])
diff --git a/rowers/plannedsessions.py b/rowers/plannedsessions.py
index 4a1da8e4..1bf1ab8a 100644
--- a/rowers/plannedsessions.py
+++ b/rowers/plannedsessions.py
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ from rowers.models import (
 
 from rowers.courses import get_time_course
 
+from rowers.emails import htmlstrip,htmlstripnobr
+
 import rowers.mytypes as mytypes
 
 import metrics
@@ -616,6 +618,7 @@ def update_plannedsession(ps,cd):
 def update_indoorvirtualrace(ps,cd):
     for attr, value in cd.items():
         if attr == 'comment':
+            value = htmlstripnobr(value)
             value.replace("\r\n", "&#10");
             value.replace("\n", "&#10");
         setattr(ps, attr, value)
@@ -666,6 +669,7 @@ def update_indoorvirtualrace(ps,cd):
 def update_virtualrace(ps,cd):
     for attr, value in cd.items():
         if attr == 'comment':
+            value = htmlstripnobr(value)
             value.replace("\r\n", "&#10");
             value.replace("\n", "&#10");
         setattr(ps, attr, value)
diff --git a/rowers/tasks.py b/rowers/tasks.py
index d1f6855e..8601baa0 100644
--- a/rowers/tasks.py
+++ b/rowers/tasks.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.html import strip_tags
 
 from utils import deserialize_list,ewmovingaverage,wavg
+from emails import htmlstrip
 
 from HTMLParser import HTMLParser
 class MLStripper(HTMLParser):
@@ -819,7 +820,7 @@ def handle_send_disqualification_email(
         'username':username,
         'reason':reason,
         'siteurl':siteurl,
-        'message': strip_tags(message),
+        'message': htmlstrip(message),
         'racename':racename,
         }
 
diff --git a/rowers/templates/race_submit.html b/rowers/templates/race_submit.html
index c4fd6468..e5e3fdab 100644
--- a/rowers/templates/race_submit.html
+++ b/rowers/templates/race_submit.html
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
       </table>
       <p>
         {% csrf_token %}
-        <input class="button green" type="submit" value="Submit">
+        <input type="submit" value="Submit">
       </p>
   </li>
 </ul>
diff --git a/rowers/views.py b/rowers/views.py
index 61577504..8a32085c 100644
--- a/rowers/views.py
+++ b/rowers/views.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ import pandas as pd
 import numpy as np
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
-from rowers.emails import send_template_email
+from rowers.emails import send_template_email,htmlstrip
 
 from pytz import timezone as tz,utc
 from timezonefinder import TimezoneFinder