Ed Moses
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CASE STUDY
Ed Moses
ED MOSES AND his two children all started marshalling together in 2014. They had no prior family background in motorsport, but with a mutual passion for fast cars, marshalling seemed a perfect way to build a new hobby together as a family unit.
“ They were 16 and 11 at the time and I was not into stick and ball sports, but we all enjoyed cars and motorsport,” he explains.“ It seemed like marshalling could be something we could have fun doing together, so we all signed up with the Goodwood Marshals Club at the Festival of Speed that year.
“ We did the new marshals training together with the club that December – in a very cold Super Shell building! In 2015 we signed up as volunteer marshals at Brooklands. We started off taking part in paddock duties at certain events and my 16-year-old was allowed, with supervsion, out on the bank for sprints.”
The trio ended up working together on big events, with the Brooklands team recognising that both children were safe around moving cars and good at directing people. At its peak, they were participating in ten or more events a year – and although they are not together as a team so much these days, as both boys have their own careers limiting their time, it has had a lasting impact.
Moses says their time in motorsport helped his children grow and he adds:“ It was very enjoyable spending fun time with them and seeing them develop into young adults. The soft skills you pick up marshalling are great life skills – communications and resilience being two fine examples. We still do a number of events together each year in our white or orange overalls and the kids also enjoy the free tickets that dad gets from events!”
Ed Moses and his two sons Jason and Tom, running the start for the GRRC AutoSOLO as a family team in 2017
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