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6/18/2009
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Detroit & NeOhio Firecracker Double National Race
Come join us
and
Lake Erie Communications (LEC), many of
whom you are familiar with, from our trips to Mid-Ohio.
Erik Avendutti, Flag Chief for the
NeOhio Region, and the rest of the LEC
crew are welcoming us to play on the July 3rd weekend.
 Nelson
Ledges is known as one of the fastest tracks in
North America. FA/FC winged classes can run
sub one minute laps around this two-mile road course! This is a
spectator event so you can bring friends and family.
The track features a lot of wide
open spaces with few guardrails and no fences to climb! Erik promises
lots of offs and lots of opportunities to chase cars. But don’t
worry because there are also 2 ex-CART MERV’s to respond to incidents.
There are 10 corner stations with plenty of
action at each of them, particularly turns 4, and 12/13. Plenty of
great Blue Flagging opportunities! Workers drive to most of the
stations.
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Friday night
we can gather around the grille for a friendly get together with a
bonfire. And, of course, there will be a keg.
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Saturday night
will feature a hospitality party at close of racing activities.
Located at the base of the Timing & Scoring tower, drivers and crews
will join the volunteers for an evening of cheer.
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Lunches
will be provided everyday.
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Share a camper or borrow a tent
courtesy of LEC. There is a free dedicated camping area for
workers. While there are no hook-ups, camp fires are
permitted and there are hot showers located just west of the
Time/Scoring building in the main restroom. And just so you'll be
well rested at oh-dark-thirty there is a
10:00p.m.–7:00a.m.
curfew on loud noise and engine noise.
- Hotel stays:
the early consensus is Fairfield Inn in Streetsboro or Riverview Motel
in
Warren. And, there are others
listed on the entry form (click
here).
Long range weather forecast
looks good: mostly clear and seasonal with highs near 80 and lows in the
mid 40’s.
Temporary SCCA licenses will be available which means you can
work this event for free! You can then join SCCA for a discounted
amount of $30 for the year. And if you work just 4 SCCA days per
year the rate is good for a second and third year of membership.
Morning meetings are usually about
7:30am in the pit lane.
News Flash !!!
$50 gas card for all Detroit
Region workers who work all 3 days!
See you there,
Ed Arthur
Chief, Detroit Region SCCA
6/02/2009
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The First Name Called is the
Captain ...
We've all heard that before and whether you've
been that name, are waiting for a chance to try it, or are a novice,
just getting started and looking to your Captain for leadership, this
season's Advanced Worker Training is not to be missed. Mark Sunday,
July 19th on your calendar and come out to
Waterford Hills for a day of insight
into the operation of a corner station from Michigan Turn Marshals most
experienced group of Captains.
 Being
made Captain of a corner station is anything but simple and
straightforward and even those who have been doing it for a long time
will tell you that there a lot of variables, always in different
combinations, that effect the operation, the efficiency, and even the
safety at the station. From a day at your home track with a
station full of old friends to an out of town race that ended up with
very few workers on hand, making you Captain of a corner you've never
worked with a handful of inexperienced volunteers, every race has
something different to offer.
Club Race?, Student Competition?, Big time TV Pro Race?
Is it a Street Circuit? A Permanent Race Track? A Starship?
Who are these workers and what is their background?
And what about ourselves as Captains? We all come from different
experience and have different management styles. How do you get
the job done, share your experience and keep your crew safe, happy and
having fun under so many different circumstances?
Join us that morning for a Captain's Roundtable hosted by Ed Arthur,
Chief of F&C for the SCCA Detroit Region. Ed and his panel of
Captains will respond to various questions prepared in advance, as well
as those from all of us who attend on all of these and many other topics
and considerations. Expect a lively, interactive discussion filled
with lots of great scenarios, strategies and, likely, some "war stories"
that will really turn your head.
After the Roundtable, we'll adjourn for a catered lunch from Janie and
her OCSC kitchen. I'm not even going to try to find the right
superlative for the meal we have planned but I promise you won't go home
hungry. Just ask anyone who came to last year's training.
Following lunch, we'll divide into smaller groups and explore more
topics:
We'll look at what constitutes a good write up when we (big groan!) get
asked to do so. Let's take a look at how we can all make this as
to the point and painless as possible.
We have a great field exercise that will allow some of you who haven't
tried being Captain, or done it very little, to step into those shoes
for some practice. There's nothing like having the confidence of
good training when the time comes to step up on race day.
 And, because we've been blessed with so many excellent new workers this
year, we'll revisit the hand signal exercise. Without much chance
to use this important skill at our local tracks it's a good opportunity
to get comfortable with signaling or just stay in practice. And,
all you experienced workers, I'm counting on you to share some tips and
some of the humorous aspects of hand signals with our new workers.
Come on, admit it, you all know a few signals that aren't in the book.
Plan on the day running from 10:00 until about 4:30 with registration
opening at the base of the tower at 9:00. Parking will be in the
paddock.
This time it's important to sign up in advance. We need an
accurate count for lunches by July 10th. You can sign up on
the
registration page at Michigan Turn Marshals
or drop me a note at
mysticracn@aol.com. You can also
sign up in person at either day's worker registration at Waterford Hills
Race Two. Just let me know and I'll add you to the list.
We've got lots of valuable information to share and I hope to hear from
all of you soon,
Lynn
5/02/2009
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New MTM T-Shirts
 Orders
are now being taken for the newest in Corner Worker fashion-wear, the
Michigan Turn Marshals' white cotton long sleeve T-Shirt.
Available in Men's and Women's M, L, XL, and 2X, they are reasonably priced at $25 each.
The shirts can be shipped directly to your home address, or you can save
on the shipping by picking it up at a future Waterford Hills weekend.
We need 25 pre-paid orders to order our first batch from the T-Shirt
maker. So order your shirt (or two) today at the online
MTM
Corner Store
or print out an
order form
and mail in today.
Jim
Megal,
MTM
Trash & Trinket Chairperson
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