| Motor sport cannot exist without the dedication and commitment of those people who organise and marshal the various events. Their primary roles are to ensure the safety of the competitors and the spectators, and to uphold and apply the rules and regulations of the Motor Sport Association (MSA). A lot of work goes into organising even the smallest motor sport event and on the day, it is the Marshal's who enable events to proceed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MARSHAL TRAININGFORCARS RecoveryGranite City Rally 2011Rally Marshal Training DayDate & Time: 10 April 2011 10.00 - 15.30 Venue: Coneyhatch, by Stonehaven AB39 3QZ Approx 2km up the B979 from junction with A90 Programme
How to be part of the action(without buying a rally car)
If you would like to be a part of the Granite City Rally, contact the Aberdeen District Motor Club with your name, address, telephone number and the type of help you can offer. granite@admc.org.uk
Like any rally,the Granite City Rally depends on a large army of volunteers to work behind the scenes on the event organisation.In the months leading up to the event a team of enthusiasts give up their spare time to spend long hours organising every last detail for this major sporting event. On the day of the rally itself this number swells to hundreds as more enthusiastic volunteers man the stages, the radio systems, the time controls and rally headquarters.
Thousands of times are recorded, relayed by radio back to headquarters where they are input into a sophisticated computer system to produce the interim and final results. Radio points at the start and finish and at points through the stages keep a check on the competitors for safety reasons. The marshals on each stage look after the time keeping and oversee yours and the competitors' safety. All these are vital jobs which ensure the smooth running of the event.
Upcoming events Earn points towards the Marshals Championship Check out the Championship Spreadsheet for the Events that count>>link
Help out at Scottish Forest Stage Rallies ? Apart from the ADMC events identified in the Calendar, the club also helps out at the following events by manning specific stages:Snowman Rally (Forest): 19 February 2011 Borders Counties Rally (Forest): 19 March 2011 Speyside Stages (Forest): 06 August 2011 Thankyou to all who volunteer to Marshall on the above stages. in 2011. Be sure to check out the Championship Spreadsheet for your points.>>link If you would like to volunteer your services at any of the ADMC, or other Scottish events for 2011 then please contact Janet Dickson ADMC Event Marshals
(Picture courtesy of Ian Booker) As well as requiring Marshal's for the events organised and run by the ADMC, the club also participates in other club's events as a reciprocal arrangement to ensure enough trained Marshal's are available throughout Scotland to run the programme of events organised by the various motor clubs. So what does a Marshal do ?? ....everything from car park and spectator control, managing Arrival, Start, "Flying finish", Finish and Service Area control points for Stage Rally's through to running check points for Navigation Rally's, to running the paddock, start lines and emergency stations at Sprints and officiating at Autotests. As a Marshal you will get closer to the competitors and cars than a normal spectator so come on.......... join in and get more out of Motor Sport. If you think you would like to become a Marshall - and participate in motor sport events rather than just spectate, maybe as a taster before you actually try your hand at competing.... then ADMC are always keen to welcome new Marshal's to the fold. Full training will be provided by the club, and if you are really keen there are opportunities to take an MSA approved training course to become certified as an Official MSA Marshal - a qualification highly sought after by National event organisers. See Above Report ADMC Marshal's Championship There is even a specific Marshal's / Organiser's Championship for a Trophy at the end of each year. Marshal's earn points by attending or organising ADMC events or helping out at events organised by other Motor Clubs where ADMC has been asked to assist. Events mean points and the most points wins... The rules are quite simple, 3 points for actively participaating in "setting up days" and 5 points on "event days" as Marshals or officials not named in the official event regulations. That's it.....see how you are doing on the Marshal's Championship table>>click here |
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