Dean
05-08-2008, 10:39 AM
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When you get to an event in the morning and see people walking the course and the schedule being announced over the PA as you get registered and get your car teched, do you ever think about how all that happens?
The answer is volunteers. There is no paid Reno SCCA staff, everything that gets done is done by your fellow club members donating their time and energy to make your racing day possible.
The reality though is that we need more help. Your help!
At our last Solo event we came very close to having to cancel the last run group due to lack of trained volunteers for the key Safety Steward position. And some people regularly work 2-3 run groups to make sure we have key jobs covered.
If you have some basic skills, we would love to show you how to do some of the critical jobs that make the day possible. None of these tasks is particularly difficult or time consuming and the more people we have helping out, the faster and easier it is on everyone.
Right now, we have the same core group of 10 to 15 or so people doing multiple of these jobs at multiple events from very early in the morning sometimes until the sun goes down. Over time these people get burned out and just stop coming out. Wouldn't it be a whole lot better if we had more people doing less work and enjoying the day??
So what can you do at what events?
Solo: (Some of these are actual worker assignments that might be appropriate for those not able to or wishing to chase cones.)
Friday course setup (usually about 1PM-3PM): Put cones where the event chair/ course designer wants them, chalk the cones and flour the course, pick the course up.
Course/bus setup(usually 7:00-8:30AM): throw cones out of the trailer, put cones in boxes, Put PA and timers on top of bus, put timing lights on course, unroll & plug in cables.
Registration & such: Setup tables & pop-up, Setup tech area, register drivers, tech cars, help newbies.
Timing & Scoring (If you can write legibly, type, and operate a computer well enough to be on this web site, you probably can do these jobs): setup a PC and plug in some cables, enter driver/car information into PC, write car run info on paper(class,# and time), announce cars and times, operate a walkie talkie...
Safety Steward: This job does require a SCCA License, but if you have common sense, some understanding of vehicle dynamics/physics and an interest in safety, we can train you.
End of day: Stack cones and load in the trailer, take stuff off the roof of the bus and put it away, unplug & roll cables.
Track: (Some of these jobs get you actual cash money credit towards other club event entry fees!!!)
Friday course setup (usually about 1PM-3PM): Put cones where the event chair wants them.
Registration & such: Setup tech area, register drivers, sign up workers, tech cars, issue transponders, help newbies.
Timing & Scoring (If you can write legibly, type, and operate a computer well enough to be on this web site, you probably can do these jobs): setup a PC and plug in some cables, enter driver/car information into PC, print results.
Flagging & communications: Watch cars go by, wave flags, operate a walkie talkie, watch cars go by up close...
Coaching/Instructing: Can you drive a fairly consistent line yourself? Can you clearly communicate how to do that in an encouraging way to others? Would you like to learn how?
These are just some of the things we need your help at. There is all sorts of event preparation type tasks such as buying water, ice, lunches. Setting up tents, etc... that happen at some events.
If you would like to help us out, post in this thread, contact me, or anyone on the board or one of the chiefs, or jsut show up early or stay late and ask someone!
Thank You...
When you get to an event in the morning and see people walking the course and the schedule being announced over the PA as you get registered and get your car teched, do you ever think about how all that happens?
The answer is volunteers. There is no paid Reno SCCA staff, everything that gets done is done by your fellow club members donating their time and energy to make your racing day possible.
The reality though is that we need more help. Your help!
At our last Solo event we came very close to having to cancel the last run group due to lack of trained volunteers for the key Safety Steward position. And some people regularly work 2-3 run groups to make sure we have key jobs covered.
If you have some basic skills, we would love to show you how to do some of the critical jobs that make the day possible. None of these tasks is particularly difficult or time consuming and the more people we have helping out, the faster and easier it is on everyone.
Right now, we have the same core group of 10 to 15 or so people doing multiple of these jobs at multiple events from very early in the morning sometimes until the sun goes down. Over time these people get burned out and just stop coming out. Wouldn't it be a whole lot better if we had more people doing less work and enjoying the day??
So what can you do at what events?
Solo: (Some of these are actual worker assignments that might be appropriate for those not able to or wishing to chase cones.)
Friday course setup (usually about 1PM-3PM): Put cones where the event chair/ course designer wants them, chalk the cones and flour the course, pick the course up.
Course/bus setup(usually 7:00-8:30AM): throw cones out of the trailer, put cones in boxes, Put PA and timers on top of bus, put timing lights on course, unroll & plug in cables.
Registration & such: Setup tables & pop-up, Setup tech area, register drivers, tech cars, help newbies.
Timing & Scoring (If you can write legibly, type, and operate a computer well enough to be on this web site, you probably can do these jobs): setup a PC and plug in some cables, enter driver/car information into PC, write car run info on paper(class,# and time), announce cars and times, operate a walkie talkie...
Safety Steward: This job does require a SCCA License, but if you have common sense, some understanding of vehicle dynamics/physics and an interest in safety, we can train you.
End of day: Stack cones and load in the trailer, take stuff off the roof of the bus and put it away, unplug & roll cables.
Track: (Some of these jobs get you actual cash money credit towards other club event entry fees!!!)
Friday course setup (usually about 1PM-3PM): Put cones where the event chair wants them.
Registration & such: Setup tech area, register drivers, sign up workers, tech cars, issue transponders, help newbies.
Timing & Scoring (If you can write legibly, type, and operate a computer well enough to be on this web site, you probably can do these jobs): setup a PC and plug in some cables, enter driver/car information into PC, print results.
Flagging & communications: Watch cars go by, wave flags, operate a walkie talkie, watch cars go by up close...
Coaching/Instructing: Can you drive a fairly consistent line yourself? Can you clearly communicate how to do that in an encouraging way to others? Would you like to learn how?
These are just some of the things we need your help at. There is all sorts of event preparation type tasks such as buying water, ice, lunches. Setting up tents, etc... that happen at some events.
If you would like to help us out, post in this thread, contact me, or anyone on the board or one of the chiefs, or jsut show up early or stay late and ask someone!
Thank You...