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Q: My event doesn't really have a traditional venue. How can MotorsportReg.com accommodate that?

A: By using the custom venue function creatively!

While most events on MotorsportReg.com take place at a specific location (at a track, in the parking lot of a particular business, even an abandoned airport), there are more and more events that don't have a specific location. 

Racing enthusiasts have been waiting all summer for the premiere of RUSH! 

Ron Howard's movie about the intense rivalry between Niki Lauda and James Hunt, defined Formula One in the 1970's and premieres this Friday.  In the unlikely event you have no idea what I'm talking about, here's a sneak peek.

Ahoy Maties! 

To celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day, we asked ourselves what kind of car would a pirate drive?

1. Attendees make the best testers

... No matter how much you test and plan, your attendees WILL find oversights in your registration process

Does running your annual election take a lot of effort?  It doesn't have to. 

Say goodbye to the snail mail ballots and data entry and use our automated Elections tool. This easy to-use-feature is free to our Premium-plan customers. The setup is simple and since many of your members already have accounts with us, it'll be easy for them to cast their vote. 

Here are just a few of the benefits of running automated elections:

• Accurate – eliminate data entry errors
• Timely – automatic tabulation; know your results the minute the election closes
• Anonymous – results can be viewed in aggregate, but individual votes remain private
• Cost-Effective – eliminates printing and postage expense (one organization saved $3,000 in their first year!)
• Controlled Access – optionally verifies memberships if you only want to allow current members to vote
• Multi-Purpose – collects member email addresses for results dissemination (or other important organizational information) using the built-in email blaster

Last week we read an interesting article from the Associated Press that suggests that according to the latest stats from the Federal Highway Administration, American's love affair with cars is over.

Can this really be true?  Here are the stats:

• After rising for decades, the collective miles people drive peaked in August 2007
• During the "Great Recession" the collective miles driven dropped sharply and has plateaued ever since
• Vehicle miles traveled during the first half of 2013 were down slightly, continuing the trend
• Average miles per individual peaked in July 2004 at just over 900 miles per month
• By July 2012, the average miles per individual declined 9% to 820 miles per month
• Percentage of people in their teens, 20s and 30s with driver's licenses has been dropping significantly

So what exactly is going on here? Here's what the researchers say.

Audi Club North America has joined the ranks of marque car clubs using automated membership verification with MotorsportReg.com! This feature allows you to automatically verify an attendee’s membership status at the time of registration. And, you can instantly verify an attendee's membership directly from their profile.

Information is key 

Each host organization that uses MotorsportReg.com for event registrations, online payments, and management, relies on certain information to be maintained and updated by the attendee. This information is used in the organizer's event reports, and more importantly, can mean the difference between a pleasant registration experience, or one marred by error messages or denied payments.

We hope today is the first day of a long holiday weekend where you get some much needed time off to to sit back, relax and simply enjoy doing nothing! 

Wait a minute?  Sit back, relax and do nothing?  That's not your style.  There must be a motorsport event in your area that you can attend...  

Of course there is!  In fact we have 57 events listed on our calendar just for this weekend.  So what are you looking for?

• Drivers school?  WE'VE GOT IT!
• Autocross or Solo?  WE'VE GOT IT!
• Motorcycle school? WE'VE GOT IT!
• Open track? WE'VE GOT IT!
• Karting? WE'VE GOT IT!
• Festival or social event? WE'VE GOT IT!
• Events in Canada? WE'VE GOT IT!

We've got something for everyone.  So get off the couch, check out our calendar, put some air in the tires, and go have some fun this weekend.

There are events… and there are EVENTS.

One such EVENT is the 2013 PCA Escape to LA gathering being held this October. Not just any social gathering, this event plays like many national car club conventions. Four days of socializing and sight seeing among some of Southern California’s most scenic attractions. Hosted jointly by PCA Grand Prix and San Gabriel Valley regions, they expect between 400 and 600 people in attendance.

An event that size takes lots of effort, commitment, and organization. So to that end it was our pleasure to showcase some of our favorite features built in to MotorsportReg.com and assist in setting up the event registration.