diff --git a/src/ide/vc9/supertuxkart.vcproj b/src/ide/vc9/supertuxkart.vcproj
index 409b245c6..694d579e3 100644
--- a/src/ide/vc9/supertuxkart.vcproj
+++ b/src/ide/vc9/supertuxkart.vcproj
@@ -815,6 +815,10 @@
 						RelativePath="..\..\states_screens\dialogs\press_a_key_dialog.cpp"
 						>
 					</File>
+					<File
+						RelativePath="..\..\states_screens\dialogs\race_over_dialog.cpp"
+						>
+					</File>
 					<File
 						RelativePath="..\..\states_screens\dialogs\track_info_dialog.cpp"
 						>
@@ -1529,6 +1533,10 @@
 						RelativePath="..\..\states_screens\dialogs\press_a_key_dialog.hpp"
 						>
 					</File>
+					<File
+						RelativePath="..\..\states_screens\dialogs\race_over_dialog.hpp"
+						>
+					</File>
 					<File
 						RelativePath="..\..\states_screens\dialogs\track_info_dialog.hpp"
 						>
diff --git a/src/race/race_manager.hpp b/src/race/race_manager.hpp
index 2f0b6502a..689dd1ccd 100644
--- a/src/race/race_manager.hpp
+++ b/src/race/race_manager.hpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ public:
     int          getPositionScore(int p)  const { return m_score_for_position[p-1];      }
     bool         allPlayerFinished()      const {return 
                                            m_num_finished_players==m_player_karts.size();}
-    int          raceIsActive()           const { return m_active_race;                  }
+    bool         raceIsActive()           const { return m_active_race;                  }
     const std::vector<std::string>&
                  getRandomKartList()      const { return m_random_kart_list;             }
     void         setRandomKartList(const std::vector<std::string>& rkl)
diff --git a/src/states_screens/dialogs/race_over_dialog.cpp b/src/states_screens/dialogs/race_over_dialog.cpp
index c5e744fc7..4a2c28e95 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/dialogs/race_over_dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/dialogs/race_over_dialog.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ RaceOverDialog::RaceOverDialog(const float percentWidth, const float percentHeig
     // make things more compact if we're missing space
     while (lines_from_y + (int)num_karts*line_h > buttons_y_from) // cheap way to avoid calculating the required size with proper maths
     {
-        line_h *= 0.9;
+        line_h = (int)(line_h*0.9f);
     }
     
     int kart_id = 0; // 'i' below is not reliable because some karts (e.g. leader) will be skipped
diff --git a/src/utils/string_utils.cpp b/src/utils/string_utils.cpp
index 98ee5f54f..6b053ab9b 100644
--- a/src/utils/string_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/string_utils.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ namespace StringUtils
         }
         catch (std::exception& e)
         {
+            (void)e;  // avoid warning message about unused variable
             fprintf(stderr, "Fatal error in split(std::string) : %s @ line %i\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
             printf("Splitting %s\n", s.c_str());
             
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ namespace StringUtils
         }
         catch (std::exception& e)
         {
+            (void)e;  // avoid warning about unused variable
             fprintf(stderr, "Fatal error in split(stringw) : %s @ line %i\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
             exit(1);
         }
@@ -251,6 +253,7 @@ namespace StringUtils
         }
         catch (std::exception& e)
         {
+            (void)e;  // avoid warning about unused variable
             fprintf(stderr, "Fatal error in splitPath : %s @ line %i\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
             exit(1);
         }
@@ -286,6 +289,7 @@ namespace StringUtils
         }
         catch (std::exception& e)
         {
+            (void)e;  // avoid warning about unused variable
             fprintf(stderr,"Fatal error in insertValues(std::string) : %s @ line %i\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
             exit(1);
         }
@@ -320,6 +324,7 @@ namespace StringUtils
         }
         catch (std::exception& e)
         {
+            (void)e;  // avoid warning about unused variable
             fprintf(stderr,"Fatal error in insertValues(stringw) : %s @ line %i\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
             exit(1);
         }