Powering Sim Gaming Expo · Chicago · Sept 2026

Everyrig.Everylap.Live.

GridMagik is the software running the sim-racing floor at Sim Gaming Expo 2026. One QR per rig. Real-time booking across every booth. Clean-lap leaderboards on every screen.

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At a glance

One platform running the entire racing floor.

Booking

QR-first

Every rig on the floor gets its own QR card. One scan opens the booking page for that exact rig — no app, no account.

Capture

Auto-telemetry

A rig-agent on every PC reads iRacing telemetry in real time and submits laps directly — no manual scoring.

Ranking

Clean laps only

Incidents don't count. Leaderboards rank drivers by their fastest clean lap — per event, per track, and all-time.

Displays

Live TV mode

Booth screens and common-area displays run a full-screen leaderboard feed that updates the instant a lap lands.

The flow

Scan. Book. Compete. Glory.

Four steps. Same across every booth at Sim Gaming Expo 2026.

01Scan

Scan the QR.

Every rig on the expo floor has its own QR card. Point your phone camera at it — the booking page for that exact rig opens in the browser. No app. No account.

02Book

Book your time.

Pick an open slot, drop your name, car, and phone number. You get an SMS the moment you're on deck and another when the rig is yours.

03Compete

Compete on the sim.

The operator checks you in and assigns the rig. The rig-agent streams every lap from iRacing telemetry — incident counts, lap times, cleanliness — all captured automatically.

04Glory

Glory on the leaderboard.

Your fastest clean lap lands on the event leaderboard and the TV feed instantly. If you're top of the board at close, you're taking hardware home.

A day at the expo

The floor, end to end.

GridMagik doesn't just run a single booth. It threads through every rig, every vendor, and every screen on the expo floor — so an attendee's day moves between booths without ever restarting.

  • 10:04

    West entrance

    Gates open.

    You walk the floor, find a rig you like at a vendor booth, and point your camera at the QR card taped to the wheel.

    GridMagik

    Booking opens for DRS Rigs · Rig A3

  • 10:11

    DRS Rigs booth

    Book your first session.

    You pick the 11:15 slot, enter your name and car, and opt into SMS. The system knows who you are for every rig you touch today.

  • 10:47

    Wandering the floor

    A text lands.

    While you're checking out wheels at a second booth, your phone buzzes. No refresh-and-wait. No hovering near the booth.

    SMS

    You're on deck at DRS Rigs. Head to rig A3 in 20 minutes.

  • 11:15

    DRS Rigs · Rig A3

    Three clean laps.

    Operator taps you in. The rig-agent picks up the session automatically. Every lap submits with its incident count — only the clean ones count.

    Event board · Monza GP

    You entered at rank 14 · fastest clean 1:42.611

  • 12:32

    A different booth

    Scan, book, move on.

    You scan a second vendor's QR. Your details prefill — same account, same day, different rig. You grab a 2:00 slot.

  • 14:00

    Second rig · Spa

    New personal best.

    Different car, different track. You improve your clean lap and the event board updates within a second of the final lap submitting.

    Event board · Spa

    Rank 14 → 7 · PB 2:14.092

  • 16:45

    Main hall

    You catch your name on the big screen.

    Common-area TVs cycle through booth boards and the expo-wide board. You see your row light up with the leader pace gap.

    Hall TV · rotating

    Booth board → Event board → All-time board

  • 17:00

    Floor close

    Day wraps. Boards freeze.

    Daily leaders for each vendor get notified. Tomorrow's sessions open for booking. Your lap time carries into the event board for the rest of the weekend.

Per-rig booking

One QR. One rig. One queue.

Each rig on the floor has its own QR card. Scanning it opens the booking page for that specific rig, on that specific sim, with that specific vendor. Slots are displayed in 15-minute blocks; booth operators check drivers in at session time.

  • Mobile web

    No app. No account. Works on any phone camera.

  • SMS reminders

    Drivers get a text when they're on deck.

  • Operator check-in

    Confirmation code or tap-to-start on the ops console.

  • Per-event config

    Session length, rig pool, and copy set per vendor.

Clean laps only

The fastest clean lap wins.

Every lap captured by the rig-agent carries an incident count straight from iRacing. Laps with any incident are shown but excluded from ranking — only clean laps make the leaderboard. No contested wins, no operator judgment calls.

  • Event board per vendor, track board across the expo, all-time board across every GridMagik-powered event.
  • Full-screen TV mode for booth and main-hall displays.
  • Driver name, car, and lap time captured on every row — no manual entry from the booth.

Three boards. One lap.

Rolled up across the whole expo.

A clean lap submitted from any rig shows up on three boards at once: the vendor's booth, the event-wide board for Sim Gaming Expo, and the all-time board across every GridMagik-powered event. One system binds the floor together.

01Tier 1

Booth board

Your vendor. Your rigs.

Every vendor gets a board scoped to their own rig pool. Branded with their logo and colors. Runs on the screen behind the booth.

02Tier 2

Event board

Across the expo.

Every lap from every booth rolls up into the Sim Gaming Expo 2026 board, per track. One attendee can climb it without knowing which booth's rig they just raced on.

03Tier 3

All-time board

Every GridMagik-powered event.

Clean laps from every GridMagik-powered event carry forward into an all-time board per track and car class. Yesterday's fast lap still holds up tomorrow.

One submission

A single clean lap lights up all three boards the moment it crosses the line.

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What vendors get

Wrapped around your booth.

If you're running rigs at Sim Gaming Expo 2026, here's the surface area GridMagik gives you — booking page through post-event CSV, all under your brand.

01

Branded event page

Your booth gets a public event page with your logo, images, and copy. QR cards and TV leaderboards pick up the same branding.

02

Per-rig QR cards

Each rig in your pool gets its own printable QR that routes straight to its booking page. No signage guesswork.

03

Ops console

A live booking schedule with check-in, no-show flags, and rig reassignment. One laptop behind the booth runs the whole day.

04

Rig-agent on every PC

Lightweight .NET worker on each rig. Reads iRacing telemetry, auto-submits laps, and reports heartbeat to the admin view.

05

Event + all-time boards

Your booth board ranks drivers on your rigs. The event board ranks across the expo. Both visible on-site and on the web.

06

Post-event export

After the show, you get every booking, session, and lap as a CSV — driver details, car, lap times, incidents, time on rig.

September 2026 · Chicago, IL

See you on the floor.

GridMagik is proud to power the sim-racing experience at Sim Gaming Expo 2026. Tickets, venue details, and the full sponsor lineup live on the official site.

Running rigs at the expo and want GridMagik on yours? Reach out through the expo organizers and they'll connect us.

Event

Sim Gaming Expo

When

September 2026

Where

Chicago, IL