Drifting Showdown
A standalone event website and ticketing platform built to take customers from ticket selection to secure checkout, emailed QR tickets and gate scanning in one system.
- Sector
- Motorsport & Events
- BRS role
- Strategy, Design + Full-Stack Build
- Status
- Live
- Live site
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01
The problem
Drifting Showdown needed its own event sales platform rather than relying on a separate publisher website or disconnected booking tools. The customer journey had to stay short and mobile-friendly, while the event team also needed reliable order management and fast ticket validation at the gate.
02
Strategy
BRS built the event website, checkout flow and operational ticketing tools as one standalone system on driftingshowdown.com.au. The same platform handles ticket selection, customer details, payments, fulfilment, administration and check-in so the public experience and event operations stay connected.
03
Design decisions
- A high-impact motorsport presentation built around the event footage, branding and date/location information without slowing down the path to purchase
- A short mobile-first purchase flow so customers can move from the event page into the correct ticket or entry checkout with minimal steps
- Single-day ticket handling keeps the selected event day attached to the order and ticket instead of relying on staff to interpret it later
- Separate management and scanner experiences so gate staff only see the tools needed for ticket validation while event owners retain broader administrative controls
04
Technology
- 01Standalone architecture on the Drifting Showdown domain rather than a redirect into another website's booking stack
- 02Server-side booking and ticket records backed by Supabase, with customer-facing flows separated from privileged administration
- 03Payment, ticket fulfilment and QR validation are connected so paid orders can issue traceable tickets that are checked against live ticket state at the gate
- 04Administrative and scanner access are separated to reduce unnecessary permissions for event staff
05
What BRS delivered
- 01Responsive event website for desktop and mobile
- 02Standalone ticket catalogue and product-specific checkout flows
- 03Stripe payment integration
- 04Customer and order data capture
- 05Unique QR ticket generation and confirmation delivery
- 06Single-day and multi-day ticket handling
- 07Discount-code support
- 08Management dashboard for orders, ticket activity and event operations
- 09Role-separated mobile scanner experience for gate staff
- 10One-time ticket validation with duplicate and invalid-ticket warnings
Outcome
Results & outcomes
BRS delivered a single event platform that connects the public-facing website with ticket sales, payment, QR fulfilment, administration and gate check-in.
- Customers can purchase event tickets through the dedicated Drifting Showdown website without being sent to a separate booking website
- Paid orders can be tied to unique QR tickets for confirmation and gate validation
- Gate staff have a focused scanning workflow with duplicate-ticket protection
- Event owners have a central place to manage ticketing activity, discount codes and operational information