Grid: You may have a variety of responsibilities such as directing grid traffic, checking driver wristbands and tech or group stickers, ordering race cars on the grid, etc. You may be issued radio and headset if required. There will be worker breaks and you must have permission of the chief if you need to vacate your spot at any other time.

Hot Pits and Black Flag Station: This is one of the more exciting places to be. The Hot Pits are manned by officials who hold and release cars onto the track. The Black Flag Station communicates with drivers who return to the pits because of some problem, and release them after it has been resolved.

Safety Crew: You will be assigned to work with the Safety Crew to assist disabled cars and their driver on the racetrack. EMTs and Fire Fighters are most welcome!

Timing and Scoring: You will be present in the control tower observing the track activity and documenting timing and scoring for each race practice, qualifying, and competition session for all race groups. Familiarity with computers and radio use is helpful.

Registration: Assist during registration hours of accepting entries, checking for duplicate car numbers, assisting with touring lap signup, handing out worker lunch tickets, directing drivers to classes, and posting results from the competition driving groups. Friendly and outgoing folks needed to greet our entrants and help them find their way.

Saturday night BBQ: Severs, trophy girls, drivers to chase beer and food, etc.

Technical Scrutineers (AKA Tech): Assist during tech hours with making sure drivers in tech lines have completed pre-tech forms, checking that racers have required NASA stickers, checking to make sure drivers have removed all personal belongings from car. Sharp eyes and familiarity with the safety requirements for HPDE entrants will be helpful.

Announcer: Making announcements for drivers to report to grid and other general announcements.

General Help: Given a variety of responsibilities such as making sure coolers are kept full with water, helping with party setup and trophies, helping with touring laps at lunch time, carrying supplies to timing and scoring or grid, etc.

We follow-up with a brief questionnaire that lets you describe your interests and experience. Then you are assigned an event and placed on the mailing list for detailed instructions and schedule just before the event.

Show up at the track bright and early. Pick-up your Volunteer Log Book/volunteer credentials at the Registration Desk, and get your assignment with an introduction to your Chief, who will make sure you are comfortable with your responsibilities. If you need training your Chief will make sure you get it... on the Job!

The Volunteer Log Book is your responsibility to keep and have signed by your Chief or the Chief Steward at the end of each day. If you loose the book, you loose your points.

Redeeming Points:
Then, and here comes the good part, for every two days you work as a Volunteer, the points you accrue in your Volunteer Log Book can be used for one day of free HPDE, TT or Race event track time. When you are ready to redeem points, contact linda@nasamidwest.com and she will explain the process.

You can transfer volunteer credits to another individual who can use them for any NASA driving event in the same region.

Unused points will carry-over from one year to the next. Previous experience is not generally required for Volunteer positions, but you must be 18 or older.

If you have further questions check out the NASA Official Volunteers webpage at
http://www.nasamidwest.com/volunteers.html (page to be up soon) or email Jeff Diffenderfer at drift@nasamidwest.com