Race IT, billed as ‘the fastest growing online registration solutions platform in endurance sports’, has announced its partnership with RaceHQ, ‘the leading provider of event planning and purchasing software for sporting events.’
The partnership ties the two software platforms closer together and aims to create cost savings for customers of both companies. As part of the deal, Race IT customers receive a number of free licenses to use the RaceHQ software, and RaceHQ customers get preferred pricing and offers from Race IT.
Acquired by Competitor Group Inc (CGI) in September 2011, Race IT has been providing online registration solutions to event organizers across the US since 2004. Race IT boasts ‘one of the most stable and successful systems in the registration industry.’
“We’re continuing to push the envelope by partnering with other firms whose products add value to our customers,” said Tim Dunne, Managing Director of RaceIT. “The industry has already seen us form strategic partnerships related to insurance and sponsorship, and we believe RaceHQ is a perfect fit for the family as well.”
He added, “They will help our customers modernize and organize the event planning process digitally and their focus on purchasing power helps smaller events get access to better deals. Everything about this is a benefit to our customer.”
“Our partnership with Race IT gets our tool into the hands of a broader audience of event managers thereby raising the bar on how participatory events are managed by helping to produce quality events within budget,” said Anton Villatoro, President and Co-Founder of RaceHQ.
“Most events are lucky if they break even and we look forward to welcoming Race IT customers to our powerful project management tool and giving them substantial group buying power on everything needed to pull off an event through RaceHQ’s MarketHub.”
RaceHQ is positioned as a first-of-its-kind cloud-based event planning and purchasing tool for participatory events. Developed specifically for event managers, RaceHQ incorporates a comprehensive set of features that allow event organizers to operate efficiently and ‘execute flawless events within budget every time’. Replacing the clipboard and yellow notepad, RaceHQ lets race directors take control of their events online using any device, ‘ensuring nothing slips through the cracks’.
Race IT has been providing online registration solutions to event organizers across the US since 2004. More than 26,000 events have used Race IT for online registration, including Shamrock Marathon, Army Ten Miler, Marine Corps Marathon, and Spartan Race and many more of the world’s top events.
