Judged car shows
A real judged show. Without the spreadsheets.
Define your classes, your criteria, your judges, and ModLinQ runs the math. Judges score on their phone or paper, the average scores roll up in real time, ties surface immediately, and the leaderboard updates the second a ballot lands.
Step 1 — Classes
Stock to Pro Built. Or whatever your show calls them.
Create as many classes as you need. Drag-sort them. Assign a sponsor "presented by" line. Each class can have its OWN scoring criteria — Engine Bay (40), Paint (30), Interior (20), Wheels (10) for one class; Authenticity (50), Driveability (50) for another. The scoring criteria editor takes about 30 seconds per class.
Show classes
+ Add classStock
Engine 30 · Paint 30 · Interior 25 · Wheels 15
Modified
Power 40 · Fit 30 · Detail 30
Pro Built
Concours 100
Truck
Body 35 · Bed 25 · Lift 20 · Wheels 20
Judging panel
Mike T.
Stock + Modified
Dana R.
Pro Built (Concours)
Carlos V.
All classes
Riley K.
Truck
Step 2 — Judges
Assign panel members to classes they actually know.
Invite judges by email. Restrict each judge to specific classes (an SBC guy doesn't need to score the imports), or leave it open so any panel member can score anything. Hosts and admins are auto-judges so you can fill in last-minute. Lost a judge to the flu? Reassign in two clicks.
Step 3 — The ballot
A phone-friendly scorecard with the build profile baked in.
Judges land on the ballot — entry number, vehicle, owner, and the build's ModLinQ profile if it has one. Scoring fields are exactly the criteria you defined for that class. They tap, they save, they move on. The whole panel can score the same field at the same time without conflicts — every ballot is its own row, the leaderboard averages across them.
Featured build
Engine bay
28 / 30
Paint
27 / 30
Interior
22 / 25
Wheels & tires
14 / 15
Total
91
Live leaderboard, no refresh required.
The public leaderboard updates as ballots come in. Project it on a TV with the built-in observer mode (black background, oversized text, 30-second auto-refresh) so spectators can watch standings move in real time. Hosts get a separate dashboard showing per-judge consistency — easy to spot a hot or cold judge before the awards.
Special touches
The little things that matter.
Tie shown clearly
When two cars tie at the top of a class, both render with the same rank — head judge breaks it any way they want.
Judging window
Set when ballots open and close. Hosts can always score after-hours; the panel is gated.
Build profile context
If the entrant has a ModLinQ garage, judges see the spec sheet. Real context, not a windshield card.
From the platform
Real builds. Real entrants.
These are members' cars on ModLinQ today — exactly the kind of profile context judges and spectators see at events using this feature.
FAQ
Common questions.
How many classes can I run?
Can different classes have different scoring scales?
What if a judge scores the same car twice?
Can I export the raw scores?
Keep exploring
Pairs well with…
People's Choice voting
Crowd vote alongside the judges. One ballot per phone, gateable by audience.
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Special awards
"Best of Ford." "Best Engine Bay." "Founders' Choice." Whatever you crown.
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QR scanner + ChipLinQ
Scan a car's tag — judges land on the ballot, voters on the vote screen, anyone on the build profile.
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Ready to use it?
Free to host. Pay only when you sell. Cancel any time.