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Payment TEST mode — checkout runs in Stripe's sandbox and no real cards are charged. Entries made now are test entries. Sample demo club data is loaded — events and results from “Lakeside Kart Club” aren't real.

Pricing

One flat season fee, sized to your entry volume — your software cost is a single line item you know in spring and can budget the whole year on.

Club subscription — per season

TierEntries includedPer season
Club
up to 1,000 entries
a club running ~10 race days at 50–90 entries
$1,200
Club+
up to 2,000 entries
a busy club with growing fields
$2,000
Regional
up to 3,000 entries
the biggest club programs
$2,800
Unlimited
no cap
one club, unlimited entries — grow without a ceiling
$3,800
Over your tier$1.00 per entry, trued up at season endas it lands
Every tier includes every feature — the tiers only size how much racing your season holds.Try the free demo

Travelling series — per round

Per round$600includes 250 entries
Above 250 entries$2.00per entry
New series race their first round free — one trial round, in writing, billed from the second round on.

Add-ons

Race-day SMS alerts
Grid calls, delays, and schedule changes pushed straight to phones — and you choose exactly what goes out by text (race-day broadcasts, entry confirmations, protest decisions, late-fee notices). Email notifications and the live timing page are included free with every subscription — SMS is for the moments racers aren't watching either.
$250per season
incl. 10,000 texts · 3¢/text after
US carriers require one-time sender registration for club texting (a few weeks, done with us during onboarding) — included in the price.

What counts as an entry

An entry is one driver, in one class, at one race event.

Not counted: club memberships, season number reservations, season items and practice passes, pit reservations, add-ons, transponder rentals, practice-day signups. Withdrawn entries don't count.

A driver racing two classes at one event is two entries. The same driver racing Saturday and Sunday of a weekend double-header is two entries.

Your club console shows the running season total, so the number on the invoice is one you've been watching all year — never a surprise.

How billing works

Who gets billed

The organization that collects the entry fees is the organization that is billed. A travelling series racing at your track is the series' bill, not your club's — hosting never counts against your allowance.

One bill in spring, one true-up at season end

Your tier is billed once in spring. If the season runs past your tier, the overage ($1.00 per entry) is settled once at season end — no surprise invoices trickling through the summer.

First season, no history?

Estimate your season from last year's calendar, pay that tier up front, and we true it up at season end. If you guessed high, the difference carries into next season.

You can't lose by picking too low

A tier step is $800 for another 1,000 entries; overage is $1.00 per entry. Upgrading is always a mild discount, never a penalty — and mid-season you just pay the difference to the next tier, nothing retroactive.

When does Unlimited make sense?

Above roughly 4,000 entries, Unlimited costs less than Regional plus overage. Unlimited covers one club with no entry cap — a promoter group with multiple tracks is multiple organizations, and its own conversation.

Everything included, every tier

  • Unlimited events, classes, and staff logins
  • Online payments through YOUR Stripe account (their standard 2.9% + 30¢ — PoleDay never touches the money)
  • Or run your own POS at the desk — same price, included
  • Tech inspection (tire scans, checklists, pass/fail audio), protests (cash or online fees), steward console
  • Live timing (Orbits RMonitor bridge), results with penalties, Orbits round-trip imports/exports
  • Pit sales, sponsor program, club credit, transponder fleet + late fees, season items, weekend bundles
  • Season race-number reservations, early-bird pricing, waivers with IP evidence

Questions clubs actually ask

Do our racers pay anything to PoleDay?

No. No service fee, no booking fee, no “convenience” charge. The entry price your club sets is what they pay (plus normal card processing if paying online).

Who holds the money?

PoleDay collects all online payments — entries, pit spots, protest fees — on its Stripe account, and transfers the balance to your club after each event. Nothing for your club to set up, and the running total (collected − refunds − transferred) is always visible in your club console. POS payments at the desk never leave your building.

Can we keep taking cash and cards at the desk?

Yes — that's POS mode, included. Racers register online for free, their spot is confirmed instantly, and your desk marks them paid when the money clears your own system.

Is our data ours?

Completely. Entry lists, results, and timing export in Orbits-native formats any time, and CSVs are one click away.

Launch pricing — your tier is locked for the season you sign up in.