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Which way suits your club
Clubs run events in many ways, and some of them work well. Here is what each approach covers for a club motorsport event, so you can judge what fits.
Section 01 of 03
What each covers
General statements about each approach. Individual products differ.
| Capability | Stagewerk | Spreadsheets and email | Event and ticketing tools | Membership systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online entries with class rules, capacity and a waitlist | YesBuilt in. | NoEach form is checked by hand. | PartlyTickets and capacity, but class rules are workarounds. | NoNot built for event entries. |
| Card payments and tax invoices | YesPayments, invoices and refunds in one place. | NoBank transfers matched by hand. | YesCard payments are their core job. Invoice detail varies. | PartlyGood for membership fees, less so for entries. |
| Required documents and declarations before event day | YesSent, signed and checked online. | PartlyAttachments in email, tracked by hand. | NoNot a ticketing feature. | PartlySome keep member documents. |
| Scrutineering checklists and recorded defects | YesA checklist for each car, with defects on record. | PartlyPaper forms, then typed in later. | NoNot covered. | NoNot covered. |
| Officials and volunteer rosters | YesRosters, briefings and sign-ups. | PartlyA sheet and a group chat. | PartlySome handle volunteer shifts. | PartlySome handle volunteer lists. |
| Results, penalties, protests and stewards decisions | YesRecorded and published from the event record. | PartlySpreadsheets, often a separate file for each event. | NoNot covered. | NoNot covered. |
| Championship points and standings across rounds | YesUpdate as results are published. | PartlyFormulas kept up by hand. | NoNot covered. | NoNot covered. |
| Club memberships and a permit register | YesBuilt in, with member prices on event fees. | PartlyA membership list kept by hand. | NoNot covered. | YesTheir core job. |
| One record for each event, with nothing typed twice | YesEntries, documents, officials and results share one record. | NoDetails are copied between files and emails. | PartlyEntries and payments share a record. The rest is elsewhere. | PartlyMember details are shared. Events are not. |
| Public event pages, entry lists and results | YesPublic pages, widgets and an API. | NoPublished separately on a website. | PartlyAn event page, but not entry lists or results. | PartlyA club site, but not event results. |
Section 02 of 03
When something else is enough
Stagewerk is not the answer to every event.
- A one-off gathering with a handful of people can run fine on a spreadsheet and email.
- If you only sell simple tickets, a general ticketing tool may be all you need.
- If your club only needs membership records, a membership system covers that well.
- Stagewerk is for clubs that run motorsport events with entries, checks, officials and results, and want it all in one place.