Finding races on EntryBoss is clunky so I built race discovery calendar
I race with a handful of clubs in my area, and I was finding it surprisingly difficult to keep track of when races were on and which club was running them.
Some clubs post events on social media, but there’s no guarantee I’ll actually see those posts, so I was mostly relying on socials and word of mouth.
EntryBoss itself is a great service, but I’ve never found it particularly good for discovering upcoming races. You generally have to click through the listings for each club individually, which is a bit tedious and especially awkward on mobile.
So a ~year ago I built RacingCalendar.app to solve the problem for myself.
It pulls upcoming events from EntryBoss into a colour-coded calendar and list view. I can filter it down to the clubs I’m interested in and get a much clearer picture of what’s coming up.
It works on desktop and mobile, and clicking an event takes you straight to the EntryBoss listing for the full details and registration.
I’ve shared it with a few friends and my local club and have had some good feedback. One thing I was particularly happy about is that the club has started using it when planning its own calendar, so they can more easily spot clashes with nearby clubs.
It’s free, there are no ads, and there’s no money involved. It doesn’t replace EntryBoss or take any revenue away from them. It just pulls the event listings once a day and links people back to EntryBoss to enter.
I’m sharing it here because I figure other club racers probably have the same event-discovery problem I had. A few more users might also mean some useful feedback and ideas for improving it.
And if it helps even one extra person find and enter a race they otherwise would have missed, that’s a win. I’m sure most clubs would happily take a few more riders on the start line. :-)
