FWIW, here are the "race management tools" that I use for Quintuple Elimination racing:
You can see the group number stamps (homemade) and stamp pad used by the score keeper,
Group Number paddles used by group leaders,
Draw tokens, "hat" and draw rules used by a person just ahead of the starter, and
Three sets of Staging tokens given to those who draw lane numbers.
Starter calls the racers up to stage their cars by color, collects the tokens as each car is staged, and recycles the tokens after staging is complete.
The detailed procedures for these track staff jobs are shown at
http://wotamalo.wdboyce.org/wdpwdRace.pdf (Note that the draw procedure was revised this year and runs with 5 tokens when 5 or more racers are left in the line awaiting to race. Also, there is a redundant set of draw tokens in case of loss ... those poker chips can really roll when dropped on a gym floor! And once in a while they end up in someone's pocket!)
Draw Procedure (This is the text of the page on the left side of the pic):
Tokens 1-2-3-X-X:
Following tells how to handle draw based on how many boys are left in line for the current group:
5 or more: Next 5 draw.
4: Next in line draw until 2 have drawn lane numbers.
3, 2, or 1: Remove both X's, all draw.
After draw:
Tell the racers, "This is the order in which you should go up to stage your car." Exchange Staging Tokens for Draw Tokens in staging number order. (Start with the lane number closest to the starter.) Send boys to retrieve cars from pit. Keep Staging Tokens grouped by color. Collect X's, if any, and send holder to front of line for next draw.
Keys:
Watch for end of group (end of line OR Group leader of next group.)
Stay ahead of starter.
After each group has been reduced to 1 racer, I use the procedure at
http://members.aol.com/standcmr/finals.pdf to determine final trophy places. The idea is that each group has one more loss than the group just above it. So, to "unseat" that higher group racer, the lower must win twice, whereas the higher need win once. (The result is not a "complete quintuple elim" but attempting to run to 5 losses all against the same opponent would distort the process badly.)
Storage for one track's tools is pretty simple: