“ THERE’ S AN ADRENALINE RUSH EVERY TIME, AND THERE’ S NO BETTER FEELING THAN GETTING A CAR GOING AGAIN” n Rescue & Recovery This is not for the fainthearted and requires a blend of teamwork, physical effort and expert knowledge. It involves medical assistance, extracting drivers and removing stranded vehicles, so it’ s high speed and high pressure, but also highly rewarding.
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n Timekeeper Timekeepers are responsible for recording the critical fine margins in competition. The role involves attention to detail dealing with systems technology, plus organisational and social skills.
“ THERE’ S AN ADRENALINE RUSH EVERY TIME, AND THERE’ S NO BETTER FEELING THAN GETTING A CAR GOING AGAIN” n Rescue & Recovery This is not for the fainthearted and requires a blend of teamwork, physical effort and expert knowledge. It involves medical assistance, extracting drivers and removing stranded vehicles, so it’ s high speed and high pressure, but also highly rewarding.
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n Clerk of the Course The coordinating authority of an event, this is an experienced-level role that involves managing officials, running schedules, making decisions, overseeing safety and ensuring all permits are in place. It requires strong leadership, decision-making and responsibility.
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JAMES ROBERTS show goes on. In return, they also experience motorsport at the heart of the action, closer than any spectator could.
For young volunteer Coralie Braddock, who followed her father into rescue and recovery, it is the feeling of being part of the action that keeps her coming back.“ I love it because you get really involved,” she says.“ There’ s an adrenaline rush every time, and there’ s no better feeling than getting a car going again.”
Volunteering also creates friendships that can last a lifetime. It is accessible to families and newcomers alike, with opportunities for children as young as 11 to become cadet marshals and learn valuable life skills from an early age.
For Gaynor Heath, volunteering was a way to distract from the anxiety of watching her children’ s karting exploits. Now a timekeeper, scrutineer and club volunteer, she says:“ I love working with a team to keep events running to schedule. My biggest fear was the technology, but there is always someone to help you and it really is a case of teamwork making the dream work.”
It’ s become part of family life, with her husband Paul also getting involved.“ It’ s taken me to many interesting places in the UK and abroad, and I really enjoy the interaction with competitors, teams and officials, as well as the social side,” he says.“ When I started, I could not
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