Volunteering

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Motorsports is more than just driving, and there are a million-and-one ways to get involved. Putting on an event requires the talents of a wide variety of dedicated individuals. A passion for motorsports may present itself in a number of ways, and a number of opportunities. Across all our programs, members enjoy serving in all types of exciting positions. Get started now and who knows where you’ll end up? After all, the SCCA provides staff to every major road racing event from IndyCar to NASCAR and Formula One.

Road Racing Volunteers

Track Side Support

This worker takes a position along the course and uses flags and hand signals to communicate track conditions to each driver. This position serves as first responder to any incident on the course, maintains the link between the steward and the drivers, and keeps the fun moving at all times. These people go home dirty.

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There are three sub-specialties in Emergency Services. If you have training in medical response, fire fighting or vehicle recovery expertise, you can put your specialized skills to work by providing crucial event support. While there is nothing fun about emergency situations, these folks are the lifesavers. You may like overseeing activity in the paddock, at the start, on the course and in the pits. Course Marshals get their face next to the race, snort the fumes, keep it real.

If your idea of fun is to have all eyes focused intently on you while you savor your moment of total control, you’ll have great fun being a starter. The starter also calls the end of the race, and is hooked into the communications network throughout.

Grid workers organize race cars for their race or session and check safety gear as the drivers prepare themselves. Pit workers guide cars in and out of the hot pit and to impound when necessary.

Race Officials

Scrutineers get real fun when they’re poking around under the hood. Pre-race safety inspections, preparation compliance, post-race inspections, mechanical teardowns. If you like to stick your nose in stuff, and know how it works, this is the job for you.

Want to have the most comfortable seat at the track – A/C in summer and heat in early spring and late fall? Want to be one of the first to know who has the fastest time, won the race or simply how your favorite driver is doing? Then you need to check out Timing and Scoring!

T&S Needs Include:

  • Computer Operator – Monitor the scoring system to make sure all cars register properly and update car/driver/transponder information as necessary.
  • Tapers record the sequence in which the cars cross the timing line on the scoring tapes. There are 3-8 tapers per session.
  • Collators collect the scoring tapes and provide them to the computer operator to verify all cars were scored properly in the computer system.
  • Lap Charters, using the scoring tapes, record what position each car was in on each lap.
  • Distribution – Photocopy and Post the provisional and official results for the drivers, crew, and other race officials

The registrar is the intake person. Meet and greet arriving participants and issue and verify their credentials. Be the first official face they see, point them to where they need to be and make sure everyone gets started on the right track.

Run the show. Make sure everyone is doing what they’re supposed to be doing. Verify that everyone knows the rules and follows the rules. Keep everyone safe. Solve problems. Make sure everyone gets real fun.

Sound Control is responsible for monitoring and reporting sound levels of all racing vehicles at sound-controlled events.

Racers, crew, officials and workers alike look forward to the comradery of the post race festivities provided by the club. Hospitality volunteers help the Race Chairman arrange food, libations and other supplies for the events.

Rally Volunteers

RallyCross Volunteers

Reports cone and off course penalties to timing and scoring, reports course degradation to safety stewards.

Records time and penalties for each car on the course.

Check competitor safety gear and  car compliance to the technical rules (mechanical experience required).

Ensures car are staged in the grid order with proper car numbers and coordinates with timing to start cars on the course.

Ensures the safety of the competitors and workers on the course, alters course design when hazards appear due to surface degradation (SCCA RX SS license required).

Creates the course with challenging elements using the constraints of the sites and following safety regulations.

Check in participants, verify credentials and provide information to competitors.

Keep photographers safe by warning them on oncoming competitors on course while photographer is looking through his/her camera.

Road Rally Volunteers

Man timing checkpoints along rally route.  Log competitor time in and time out.  Complete competitor checkpoint card information.

Interact with NER rally board and National SCCA rally department for Sanction, Insurance, Weekend Membership information, and any other paperwork.

Ensures that rally course meets SCCA and Regional Road Rally Safety standards, that course mileage measurements are accurate, and that route instructions are clear, correct and adhere to Rally Regulation standards (SCCA RR Safety Steward license required).

Design and measure the road rally course.

Check in participants, verify credentials and provide information to competitors.

The Perks

Besides getting up close and personal with all the cars, side-by-side action, and interacting with our racing community, there are a few additional perks to being a NER road racing volunteer. Both NER and SCCA offer worker incentive programs that help offset the costs of club memberships, provide meals, and offer other benefits to our dedicated team members that make our events possible.

FREE SCCA MEMBERSHIP (New England Region only)

First time worker volunteer receives a free trial membership valid for the weekend.

Second time worker volunteer receives a weekend membership at no charge valid for the weekend.

On the third weekend, a worker volunteer receives a one full year SCCA membership – a $70 value. (In order to qualify, one must volunteer for 3 weekends during a 24-month period. This is all done through Registration when you sign up at the event.)

Meals Provided

Free lunch each day or a $10.00 allowance for the track concessions. Free dinner the first night of the event.

Track Reimbursement Plan (TRPS)

TRPS coupons are distributed to road racing worker volunteers at the end of each day. They can be accumulated and redeemed toward New England Region merchandise, membership, or for pre-paid bank cards.

SCCA Volunteer Incentive Program

VIP credits are earned through National SCCA. Workers self-report days worked at eligible SCCA-sanctioned events in order to earn discounts through the member portal at my.scca.com. Earned discount will be applied automatically to the next membership renewal.

4-5 days worked, $15 membership discount

6-7 days worked, $22 membership discount

8-11 days worked, $30 membership discount

12 or more days worked, $45 membership discount

Various other worker gifts are available throughout the year

Minors (Under 18)

Under 18 and want to get involved? Yes you can. SCCA is a family-focused organization and we want both the young, and the young-at-heart, to be involved and have all the #funwithcars that they can.