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Product updates, new features, and car show industry news from the Car Show Expert team.
Car Show Expert is the only car show management platform built specifically for show organisers — handling every stage of a show, from the first registration to the final trophy. Here's what it does, who it's for, and why it's different from every other tool organisers have tried.
From Pebble Beach to the Woodward Dream Cruise, 35-year car show veteran Larry Kowalski breaks down the 12 events every serious enthusiast should have on their 2026 calendar — with real attendance figures, what makes each one worth the trip, and where the hobby is heading this season.
You can now define your booth and stall inventory as named spaces — with size, power amperage, and a default fee — and assign approved vendors directly to them. When a vendor is approved, they get a booking page where they can pay by card via Stripe, Venmo, Zelle, or cash on show day. The show detail page has moved from a horizontal tab bar to a collapsible grouped sidebar, which makes navigating a show with many tabs a lot less cramped. We also launched Discover at /discover — a single hub pulling together the blog, the r/carshowexpert Reddit community feed, public garages, upcoming shows, and how-to guides.
Public show pages, registration forms, and results pages now use clean, human-readable URLs — like your-club.carshowexpert.com/shows/summer-cruise-night — instead of random IDs. Old links still work and redirect automatically.
Car enthusiasts can set a garage name, choose which vehicles to make public, and share a link like carshowexpert.com/garage/alans-garage. Great for show-day introductions and social sharing.
Judges can now mark a car as 'Did Not Present' directly in the judging interface. DNP cars are excluded from rankings rather than scoring zero, keeping results accurate even when an entrant doesn't show up.