01-16-2006, 12:07 AM
Rally workers vary in levels of experience so as for what you are expected to do it varies....
Most workers are needed to man intersections to prevent public traffic from entering closed stage roads...this can mean you are driven in by a course opening car (ussually very exciting drive in
) you are dropped off/stationed where you are suppose to be.
The stages are often run several times throughout the day, so at your location you are guaranteed to see all the cars run by at least once if not 2-6 times. At Sandblast several road sections are used during 3+ stages that are run twice daily.
Workers ussually get free event tee shirts, food, beverage, and post event festivities...
Other workers will run start and finish controls...at an arrival control you check cars in(minor paperwork/timekeeping, and you get to talk to drivers/ co-drivers), they proceed (100 yards or so) to the start control where a timer verifies the start time adn counts each car down to the start minute...
At each event you would typically arrive the night before the stages (friday) and have a workers meeting, learn your job for the next day....and then work the rally, go to the awards party and you are done.
AS I mentioned before you end up getting the best spectator spots that are not ussually open to joe public.....no serious training, if you are a HAM liscensed radio worker...you could get to ride in a course opening car all day (first cars down the closed stage often at close to race speeds
hock: ), or a sweep vehicle....(pulling crashed rally cars out of the woods :twisted: )
I am happy to set up a time to meet with a group of interested volunteers that want to go to some events. We can go over the basics of how a rally works....etc....
Jeremy
As for discounted race fees, that is up to the organizers. (the organizers that put on Cherokee Trails rally also put on a tarmac rally later in the year in TN...)
PS if you have a car prepped for rally ground clearance hopefully isn't an issue :?
Most workers are needed to man intersections to prevent public traffic from entering closed stage roads...this can mean you are driven in by a course opening car (ussually very exciting drive in
) you are dropped off/stationed where you are suppose to be. The stages are often run several times throughout the day, so at your location you are guaranteed to see all the cars run by at least once if not 2-6 times. At Sandblast several road sections are used during 3+ stages that are run twice daily.
Workers ussually get free event tee shirts, food, beverage, and post event festivities...
Other workers will run start and finish controls...at an arrival control you check cars in(minor paperwork/timekeeping, and you get to talk to drivers/ co-drivers), they proceed (100 yards or so) to the start control where a timer verifies the start time adn counts each car down to the start minute...
At each event you would typically arrive the night before the stages (friday) and have a workers meeting, learn your job for the next day....and then work the rally, go to the awards party and you are done.
AS I mentioned before you end up getting the best spectator spots that are not ussually open to joe public.....no serious training, if you are a HAM liscensed radio worker...you could get to ride in a course opening car all day (first cars down the closed stage often at close to race speeds
hock: ), or a sweep vehicle....(pulling crashed rally cars out of the woods :twisted: )I am happy to set up a time to meet with a group of interested volunteers that want to go to some events. We can go over the basics of how a rally works....etc....
Jeremy
As for discounted race fees, that is up to the organizers. (the organizers that put on Cherokee Trails rally also put on a tarmac rally later in the year in TN...)
PS if you have a car prepped for rally ground clearance hopefully isn't an issue :?