Wed, May 10 - Sat, May 13, 2017

2017 Formula SAE - SCCA volunteers

Michigan International Speedway

About this event

  DET SCCA logo      Come join the Michigan Turn Marshals, the Detroit Region SCCA, and SAE International for this unique annual event at the Michigan International Speedway. Volunteers are needed:

Wednesday 

  • Transport all equipment to MIS: cones, fire extinguishers, brooms and flags, oil dry, scales, etc.
  • Review dynamic areas for safety and traffic flow.
  • Assist with setting-up scales, braking & sound test, and fuel station.
  • The practice course needs to be set in place.
  • Volunteers are also needed for Tech Inspection, which opens at 10:00am.
  • Eat (complimentary dinner in the MIS Champion's Club), have spirits, and sleep.

Thursday 

  • Students start the competition, attending tech inspection, fuel, scales, brake area, noise, tilt and possibly the practice course.
  • ~ 9:00am, we begin setting up the Endurance, Autocross, SkidPad and Acceleration courses and test the timing equipment.
  • Tech Inspection volunteers are also needed on Thursday, starting at 10:00am.
  • Visit and shmooze with the teams in the paddock area.  
  • Eat, have spirits, and sleep.  (New dinner location: Turn 4 APEX Campground)

Friday

  • BUSY DAY!
  • Worker safety briefings will be held on-track at 8:30am.
  • Starting times:  Practice Track-8:00am,  Tech Inspection-9:00am,  SkidPad-9:00am,  Autocross-9:30am,  Acceleration-10:00am.
  • Lunch break from 12:30-1:30pm.
  • Note that NEW this year, the Acceleration, SkidPad and Autocross events run ALL DAY and we need 6+ experienced Solo corner captains as well as an experienced Solo Starter, Timing & course Radio Control.
  • F&C Flaggers are needed for on-track safety response for each of the events.
  • All events will end at 5:00pm.  Then we eat, have spirits, and sleep (New dinner location: Turn 4 APEX Campground)

Saturday

  • Endurance begins 9:00am and runs until approximately 5:00pm and we are looking for all Flagging & Communications (F&C) volunteers to staff the track corner stations and assist with scribing.
  • Solo personnel will assist with track set-up and also with tow cart duties. 
  • After the event, a tear-down crew needs to pack up all equipment.
  • Join us for comradery at the post-event dinner at the Beach Bar in nearby Clark Lake.

Perks:
- Continental Breakfast, Lunch, and afternoon Refreshments will be provided each day.
- Free event Program and Shirt  (note that our deadline to submit shirt counts was March 24th, sorry).
- Free on-site camping is available  (camping reservation requests must be submitted by May 1st).
- Detroit Region members will receive 3 worker points per day and a complimentary gas card.
- Detroit Region members are invited to the free Thursday, Friday & Saturday evening dinners.

Hope to see you there on one or more of these days!

Event requirements

For all positions, prior experience is preferred, but NOT necessary.

An SCCA membership is NOT required to volunteer at this event, however to be eligible for the SCCA perks, you must be a licensed Detroit Region member. Click here to join.

Please note that walk-up day-of-event registrations will not be accepted.  
Click below to continue the registration process.

 

Entries (73)

KR
Kevin Royce
CP
Chris Pawlak
AB
Anthony Boyko
CY
Clayton Yocom
TF
Theresa Fougnie
MJ
Matthew Johnson
DN
Debra Neirinck
MW
Mark Welty

Michigan International Speedway

Brooklyn, MI
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Organizer

Combined organized by

SCCA - Detroit Region

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Event over!