About this event
2018 VOLUNTEER PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION
Join Friends of PIR for the 58th Rose Cup Races Featuring Pirelli World Challenge event, July 13-14-15, 2018 at Portland International Raceway.
There will be more racing than you can handle with the addition of Pirelli World Challenge.
In 2017, Pirelli World Challenge featured 26 different auto manufacturers with 44 separate models in all divisions including the prestigious GT and GTS series sporting some of the world’s most iconic sports cars including Acura, Audi, Aston Martin, Bentley, Chevrolet, Ferrari, Ford, Lamborghini, McLaren, Mercedes, Nissan, Panoz, Volkswagen and Porsche.
In addition to the GT and GTS categories, Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car classes have some spectacular wheel-to-wheel action in the three divisions with makes from Audi, BMW, Honda, Lotus, Mazda, Nissan and Scion.
We will be utilizing MotorsportsReg.com for registration purposes, and all volunteers are required to register in advance online. There will be no on-site registration. All credentials will be made in advance.
For those based in the Pacific Northwest and call Portland International Raceway their home track and work in hot areas, there will be qualifications to meet in order to participate in the Rose Cup Races. Please see the Committee Chief of your specialty for more information.
Below is a list of the specialties we are currently staffing for the 2018 Rose Cup Races Featuring Pirelli World Challenge event. You will also see the requirements, job description and committee chair for each specialty. If you have questions regarding any positions, please contact the chair listed for the specialty.
Specialty |
Requirements |
Job Description |
Committee Chief |
Course Marshal |
No experience necessary, but previous experience preferred. Days utilized: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday |
Inventory, coordinate and distribute supplies and equipment for various worker specialties before, during and after each day. |
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Driver Registration |
No experience necessary, but previous experience preferred. Days utilized: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday |
Registration on MotorSportReg.com for all drivers. Sign in & issue credentials to drivers & crew at track. |
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Driver Services |
No experience necessary, but previous experience preferred. Days utilized: Friday, Saturday, Sunday |
Works with Driver Registration to assist drivers with questions. |
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Equipment |
No experience necessary, but previous experience preferred. Days utilized: Pre-event, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday |
Works with Course Marshal to distribute equipment to various worker specialties before event weekend. Retrieves equipment at end of event weekend. |
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Flagging and Communication |
Minimum of Divisional license preferred (equivalent of eight (8) on-track days). Must wear long sleeves, long pants, bring protective gloves and hearing protection. Standing outdoors in the elements for long periods of time is required. Days utilized: Friday, Saturday, Sunday |
Staff one of the 14 turn stations on the race circuit. Duties include the proper use of signal flags per each sanctioning body’s rules, communication with race control, and response to incidents with fire extinguisher equipment. |
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Hot Pits |
Ensures that crews working on race cars in hot pit area are maintaining safety and are within the rules. Days utilized: Friday, Saturday, Sunday |
Monitor and provide support on pit lane during on-track sessions. Ensure that race crews are safe while working on cars during a session. |
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Paddock Marshal |
Club racing experience preferred. Days utilized: Pre-event, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday |
Oversees paddocks areas and the movement of race vehicles. |
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Pre-Grid |
Club racing experience preferred. Days utilized: Friday, Saturday, Sunday |
Organize and stage the release of cars to track entrance by gridding them in the right order per grid sheets provided by timing and scoring. |
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Race Control & Safety Dispatch |
Divisional license or pro racing experience required. This position is located within a quiet room where professionalism is expected at all times without exception. Days utilized: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday |
Operate race control radio net, administrative radio net, and properly complete race logging sheets for race log documentation. |
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Radio |
Club racing experience preferred. Days utilized: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday |
Oversees and coordinates hand held radio communication equipment. |
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Pit Firefighters |
Must be certified FF1 or other motorsports fire training and provide valid credentials. Days utilized: Friday, Saturday, Sunday |
Monitor and provide support on pit lane during on-track sessions. Full gear must be worn during race sessions. |
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Safety |
Club racing experience preferred with motorsports fire training. Days utilized: Friday, Saturday, Sunday |
Monitor and provide emergency response during on-track sessions. Full gear must be worn during all race sessions, but will have the opportunity to take breaks & get out of the elements. |
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Starter |
Divisional license or pro racing experience required. Days utilized: Friday, Saturday, Sunday |
Be willing and able to serve as primary starter for support series. Serve as starter observer for pro sanctioned events. Serve as timeline checkered flagger and communicator to race control from timeline for pro sanctioned events. |
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Sound |
Club racing experience preferred. Days utilized: Friday, Saturday, Sunday |
Monitor sound levels on competition vehicles during on-track activities. |
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Tech Inspection |
Club racing experience preferred. Days utilized: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday |
Inspect competition safety vehicles for safety equipment. Evaluates vehicles after accidents and make notes in the vehicle log book. |
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Timing & Scoring |
Tracks position and lap times of race cars on course. Days utilized: Friday, Saturday, Sunday |
Keep track of car positions in each race group. Keep track of lap times. Sets the starting grid for each race. |
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Worker Registration |
No experience necessary, but previous experience preferred. |
Registration on MotorSportReg.com for all volunteer specialties and passes along information to specialty chiefs. |
Registration will open on Sunday, April 8, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific) at msreg.com/RoseCup2018
Registration will close on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific).
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We look forward to working with you.
Sincerely,
Gary Bockman Bob Smethers Kai Keliikoa
FOPIR President Co-Race Chairman Co-Race Chairman
bsiracing@msn.com bob@smethers.com kai@dickhannah.com
503-209-6349 971-207-5147 360-903-9258
Event requirements
Thank you for using our MotorsportReg.com online entry system for Friends of PIR Rose Cup event! If you follow these steps to create your account the first time you enter, your future entries for FOPIR will be quick and painless!
1. If you do not already have one, create an account on MotorsportReg.com after reading these steps.
2. Once logged in, click "My Account" at the top right.
3. Enter your medical information for the Ambulance/Life Support crew.
4. If you already have an account, please be sure your profile contains your license type if you have one.
5. Now return to this page and enter the event.
If you have technical issues with online entry on MotorsportReg.com, you can contact their customer support during normal business hours at 415-462-5603 or by email here.
You will receive an email confirmation of your entry automatically from the MotorsportReg.com system. If you have any questions about the event, please contact Kim, FOPIR Volunteer Coordinator, at fopir.reg@gmail.com.
Remember to go through on-site registration at the track!
You can find more information on our website.