Invite someone to choose a trophy

Send a sponsor, guest, or award representative a private link that lets them rank eligible vehicles for one trophy without creating an account or signing in. A printable paper ballot is also available.

Before sending an invitation

1. Create or edit the trophy, choose Open Choice or Sponsor's Choice in Section, and set its top-choice limit. The default is three.
2. Confirm its name, section, and group/class eligibility.
3. Confirm eligible attendees are active and have assigned vehicle numbers.
4. Have the selector's correct email address available, or plan to print a paper ballot.

Send the invitation

1. Open Edit event → Trophies or Trophy Assignment.
2. Select the trophy's linked name. Its tooltip says Invite someone to select this trophy.
3. In the Open Choice panel, confirm the configured top-choice count. Unlock the trophy first if it has already been finalized.
4. Enter the selector's email address and select Send invite, or select Print ballot for ranked blanks and the eligible-vehicle list.

The emailed private link requires no Driven To Show account. Treat it like an access link and send it only to the intended selector. It expires 24 hours after it is created.

What the invited selector does

1. Open the emailed link and select Start selecting. This begins an editing window of up to two hours, without extending the original 24-hour deadline.
2. Search by vehicle number or details, add up to the configured number of choices, and arrange them in preferred order. The list includes only active, numbered attendees who meet the trophy's eligibility.
3. Review the ranked vehicle details and save the shortlist. Fewer than the configured maximum may be submitted.
4. Return through the same link to revise the shortlist while the editing window remains open and the trophy is unlocked.

The saved shortlist does not assign the trophy automatically. If no vehicles appear, review attendee status, assigned numbers, and the trophy's eligibility.

Finalize or correct the choice

Open the trophy's Open Choice panel, review the ranked shortlist for conflicts, and select Finalize beside the vehicle that should win. Finalizing assigns the trophy and locks the choices. A locked link can still display the submitted ranking but cannot change it, and new invitations cannot be sent until the trophy is unlocked.

To allow a correction, select Unlock trophy. If a link has expired or is unavailable, send a new invitation. Before announcements, lock the final selection and reprint any winner list that was created earlier.