07-17-2004, 02:31 PM
Hi everyone!
Thought I should post here the details of working and earning driver credits with NASA-VA to avoid any future confusion.
General info:
For each full weekend worked, a worker earns 16 credits (8 per day).
To drive a weekend for free, you need 32 credits.
If you have not received a worker logbook, please see me at the track or visit Registration prior to Sunday to be given one.
You can transfer work credits to someone else.
Please use your credits within 2 years and contact me prior to expiration if this is not possible.
We have a limit of 5 worker credit HPDE entries per weekend. They will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis.
All Workers are Officials, and we try when possible to provide Official shirts to all staff. We currently have 8 extra white shirts with no names. If you use one of these shirts, please leave it with us on Sunday evening so that we can have it dry cleaned for the next event.
All Workers must maintain their worker logbook.
You must have the Chief of your speciality sign off on your logbook. If you work two different specialities (Grid on Saturday and T&S on Sunday), you must have the Grid Chief sign off on Saturday and the T&S Chief sign off on Sunday.
You must ask the Chiefs to sign off on your logbook by Sunday evening of that event, and that is your responsibility.
When you want to use worker credits, you must mail your logbook in advance to Laura Cobetto. Please keep in mind that HPDE 1 and HPDE 2 can fill up 4-5 weeks prior to an event, so you will want to notify us ASAP if you want to drive a particular weekend. We have a limit of 5 worker credit HPDE entries per weekend.
When I receive your worker logbook I will mark off your credits and return the book to you.
We now provide a hotel room per 4 workers unless you are a Chief or Assistant to Chief. Chiefs and Assistants to Chief are assigned 2 or 3 to a room depending on the weekend. When possible, we request cots for rooms and we also have air mattresses available.
Workers also receive 2 lunch tickets, and dinner and drinks are available on Friday and Saturday evening. We also try to keep the coolers filled at the Cobetto Trailer with water, and this is for all workers.
ASSIGNMENTS:
For most events, NASA-VA will need 4 MM Sports workers per event.
Typically, 2 of those workers will work grid and 2 of those workers will work timing and scoring on Saturday and Sunday. Grid workers are expected to be on grid at all times unless given permission. Timing and scoring workers should be on station for all race qualifying, race practices, and races. Due to the fact that there is more free time built into the schedule for timing and scoring helpers, we ask those people to also help with Tech and Registration Friday evening and Saturday morning. Adjustments can be made to this however if the MM helpers want to change jobs each day.
Prior to each event, Chris Procopio (or whoever is President for MM) will give me a list of 4 names who want to attend the event. If we need more workers, I will let Chris know.
I will write out the responsibilities of each person and Chris may assign the positions.
Worker credits will not be awarded if the person is not fulfilling their responsibilities throughout the weekend. The Chief where the worker is stationed will make that decision since they will be signing the worker logbook. Chiefs will have the names of the persons assigned to them and may make further distinctions of the responsibilities. There will be worker breaks and you must have permission of the chief if you need to vacate your spot at any other time.
HISTORY:
When NASA-VA first started, we attempted to use our staff to fill corner worker positions in addition to all the other positions. Corner worker positions are an absolute must, and we cannot run an event without them. It was too risky to have the possibility of someone being a no-show when it would be difficult trying to find other people who are trained corner workers. For that reason, we now rent out most all of our corner workers from the various tracks we attend. As a result, that has reduced the number of workers we need which has affected the number of workers we can take from MM.
For each event, we need the following staff for each event:
Timing and Scoring: 1 Chief, 3 Officials to count cars for all Race practice, qualifying and races.
Grid: Chief of Grid, Chief of Pit Out, Assistant to Chiefs plus 3-5 others depending on event.
Registration: 1 Chief, 1 Assistant, 1-2 helpers.
Tech: 1 Chief, 1 Assistant, 2-3 helpers.
(The MM workers that help in timing and scoring will also be assigned to help in Registration/Tech area.)
If anyone has any suggestions or further questions, please let me know because I am sure there is something I haven't thought of or forgot to mention! We do appreciate all your hard work at our events, and we wouldn't be where we are today without your help. Thanks!
Thanks,
Laura Cobetto, Event Organizer
National Auto Sport Association, VA Region
<!-- e --><a href="mailto:laura@nasaracing.net">laura@nasaracing.net</a><!-- e -->
4225 Vauxhall Rd
Richmond, VA 23234
Thought I should post here the details of working and earning driver credits with NASA-VA to avoid any future confusion.
General info:
For each full weekend worked, a worker earns 16 credits (8 per day).
To drive a weekend for free, you need 32 credits.
If you have not received a worker logbook, please see me at the track or visit Registration prior to Sunday to be given one.
You can transfer work credits to someone else.
Please use your credits within 2 years and contact me prior to expiration if this is not possible.
We have a limit of 5 worker credit HPDE entries per weekend. They will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis.
All Workers are Officials, and we try when possible to provide Official shirts to all staff. We currently have 8 extra white shirts with no names. If you use one of these shirts, please leave it with us on Sunday evening so that we can have it dry cleaned for the next event.
All Workers must maintain their worker logbook.
You must have the Chief of your speciality sign off on your logbook. If you work two different specialities (Grid on Saturday and T&S on Sunday), you must have the Grid Chief sign off on Saturday and the T&S Chief sign off on Sunday.
You must ask the Chiefs to sign off on your logbook by Sunday evening of that event, and that is your responsibility.
When you want to use worker credits, you must mail your logbook in advance to Laura Cobetto. Please keep in mind that HPDE 1 and HPDE 2 can fill up 4-5 weeks prior to an event, so you will want to notify us ASAP if you want to drive a particular weekend. We have a limit of 5 worker credit HPDE entries per weekend.
When I receive your worker logbook I will mark off your credits and return the book to you.
We now provide a hotel room per 4 workers unless you are a Chief or Assistant to Chief. Chiefs and Assistants to Chief are assigned 2 or 3 to a room depending on the weekend. When possible, we request cots for rooms and we also have air mattresses available.
Workers also receive 2 lunch tickets, and dinner and drinks are available on Friday and Saturday evening. We also try to keep the coolers filled at the Cobetto Trailer with water, and this is for all workers.
ASSIGNMENTS:
For most events, NASA-VA will need 4 MM Sports workers per event.
Typically, 2 of those workers will work grid and 2 of those workers will work timing and scoring on Saturday and Sunday. Grid workers are expected to be on grid at all times unless given permission. Timing and scoring workers should be on station for all race qualifying, race practices, and races. Due to the fact that there is more free time built into the schedule for timing and scoring helpers, we ask those people to also help with Tech and Registration Friday evening and Saturday morning. Adjustments can be made to this however if the MM helpers want to change jobs each day.
Prior to each event, Chris Procopio (or whoever is President for MM) will give me a list of 4 names who want to attend the event. If we need more workers, I will let Chris know.
I will write out the responsibilities of each person and Chris may assign the positions.
Worker credits will not be awarded if the person is not fulfilling their responsibilities throughout the weekend. The Chief where the worker is stationed will make that decision since they will be signing the worker logbook. Chiefs will have the names of the persons assigned to them and may make further distinctions of the responsibilities. There will be worker breaks and you must have permission of the chief if you need to vacate your spot at any other time.
HISTORY:
When NASA-VA first started, we attempted to use our staff to fill corner worker positions in addition to all the other positions. Corner worker positions are an absolute must, and we cannot run an event without them. It was too risky to have the possibility of someone being a no-show when it would be difficult trying to find other people who are trained corner workers. For that reason, we now rent out most all of our corner workers from the various tracks we attend. As a result, that has reduced the number of workers we need which has affected the number of workers we can take from MM.
For each event, we need the following staff for each event:
Timing and Scoring: 1 Chief, 3 Officials to count cars for all Race practice, qualifying and races.
Grid: Chief of Grid, Chief of Pit Out, Assistant to Chiefs plus 3-5 others depending on event.
Registration: 1 Chief, 1 Assistant, 1-2 helpers.
Tech: 1 Chief, 1 Assistant, 2-3 helpers.
(The MM workers that help in timing and scoring will also be assigned to help in Registration/Tech area.)
If anyone has any suggestions or further questions, please let me know because I am sure there is something I haven't thought of or forgot to mention! We do appreciate all your hard work at our events, and we wouldn't be where we are today without your help. Thanks!
Thanks,
Laura Cobetto, Event Organizer
National Auto Sport Association, VA Region
<!-- e --><a href="mailto:laura@nasaracing.net">laura@nasaracing.net</a><!-- e -->
4225 Vauxhall Rd
Richmond, VA 23234
