Marshals urgently required for Hampton Downs round of Nationals

[angelindisguise]

Here are the details for anyone that wants to help out:

Hi everyone, guess whats coming... HAMPTON DOWNS NATIONALS 2012!



WHEN: March 16th, 17th, and 18th (friday, saturday, sunday or better known as St Pats Weekend )

WHERE: Hampton Downs Nationals



Here are the details:



Friday -



Practice starts at 1pm, time to be at the track is 12pm

Light lunch provided, you might want to bring your own. Water is provided.



Finishes at 6pm - 7pm depending on light, weather etc.



Saturday -



Qualifying and racing.

Time to be at the track is from 7am - 7.30am

Lunch provided as well as water.



there will be a bbq and a band playing on the night.



Sunday -



Racing

Time to be at the track is from 7am - 7.30am

Lunch provided as well as water



It is advised to bring a hat and sun cream and and nibbles to tie you over for the weekend.



Where to meet on all three days:



Sign on is in usual place, for those who dont know its the white building on the left (where riders normally sign on aswell) and for those who are truley new to it, when you arrive at Hamtpon Downs, you go to gate 2 which will take you under the track through the tunnel and towards the pit area. this is where you will see two white buildings. one on the left and a massive one on the right. you go to the one on the left.



I need at least 16 marshals for Friday

31+ for saturday and sunday

so if you know of anyone that can help out, forward them this email and ask them to reply back to me.



Its going to be a really awesome weekend



cheers

[DMNTD:Me]

Bump.............

[GingerMidget]

Those being my days off, I could be keen for a mission up! Only problem is accomodation. Who wants to house a midget for a couple of days?

[kiwifruit]

we’ll even throw you some petrol vouchers to compensate travel expenses...

How much?

[Wheeliemonsta]

How much?

$30.00 dollars worth of vouchers per day you are actively marshaling - you'll also get fed & watered...

Cheers

[Madness]

I'm in for the Friday as I'm unemployed that day and possibly one (or two) of the race days. PM me if you need any info, otherwise I'll be there on Friday.

[Wheeliemonsta]

I'm in for the Friday as I'm unemployed that day and possibly one (or two) of the race days. PM me if you need any info, otherwise I'll be there on Friday.

Sweet - cheers mate...

We will be trackside anytime after 10.00 am - ask at Race Control for Ange or Scott, will be signs up directing you...

Other potential marshals on either of the days please take note of the above...

See y'all trackside...

[DMNTD:Me]

Bump......

[nzmikey]

Come on People it is a great day(s) out even if you dont know alot about racing you will end up with 1 or 2 others that do

Come join us

[DMNTD:Me]

Bump......

[kiwifruit]

I recon the marshals need to be paid more

[jrandom]

I suppose, for some people, getting to watch other people race motorbikes all day is quite exciting and worth the time and travel cost etc.

[Gremlin]

I recon the marshals need to be paid more

I suppose, for some people, getting to watch other people race motorbikes all day is quite exciting and worth the time and travel cost etc.

I was wondering if this would come up... again. Do we really need to do it again?

Racers wouldn't be able to race without marshals, for some us lunch, drinks, and some vouchers are enough to keep the guys racing. If we got paid 10s or 100s (like HDRD/CSS did) then where does the money come from? I hardly think racers would love the idea given that it costs plenty for them to participate. Last Nats I think AMCC made a large loss, so it's hardly like they're rolling in money either.

For me, it's a way of giving back a little... I get a front row seat to the entertainment, and yes, sometimes you have deal with some nasty stuff, but I can handle it no worries.

[jrandom]

for some us lunch, drinks, and some vouchers are enough to keep the guys racing

We think you're suckers, but if you've got nothing better to do on the day, good on ya. But it's not in the same league as manning the kitchen at the Auckland City Mission.



The racers are doing it for themselves. They want to go fast around a track. It's an expensive sport for thrill-seeking dilettantes. Entry fees for race meets are not a major component of their costs and might as well go up as much as would be required to pay at least minimum wage to the track marshals for their time.

If all you starry-eyed n00bs stopped bending over and taking it so that the thrill-seeking dilettantes could have their fun slightly more cheaply, things would change.

[Madness]

Out of interest, how much do marshalls get paid at Taupo?

I'm doing fuck all on Friday & would rather go & have my fuel costs covered rather than going & forking out a similar amount just for gate entry. I'm expecting to get rather bored but at the same time it may be something I'm happy to do again in the future. I have friends that are racing and I see volunteering as a way of helping them reach their goals.

Wouldn't it be sad if the final round of the N.Z premier road-racing series wasn't able to go ahead at the newest, most flashest track in the country located just outside our biggest city, just because coonts were worried about trivial amounts of money.

[jrandom]

Wouldn't it be sad if the final round of the N.Z premier road-racing series wasn't able to go ahead at the newest, most flashest track in the country located just outside our biggest city, just because the organisers tried to take advantage of racing fans to scrape more profit out of the event?

I know, right?

[Madness]

Profit?

You mean like the huge profit made from RWC 2011?

[jrandom]

Profit?

Are you suggesting that someone's losing money on running the Nats?

Who might that be?

[nzmikey]

We think you're suckers, but if you've got nothing better to do on the day, good on ya. But it's not in the same league as manning the kitchen at the Auckland City Mission.



The racers are doing it for themselves. They want to go fast around a track. It's an expensive sport for thrill-seeking dilettantes. Entry fees for race meets are not a major component of their costs and might as well go up as much as would be required to pay at least minimum wage to the track marshals for their time.

If all you starry-eyed n00bs stopped bending over and taking it so that the thrill-seeking dilettantes could have their fun slightly more cheaply, things would change.

Since this is prob the closest I will get to racing ( in the next 5 or so years ) I put my hand up to help out where I can, It also gives me a chance to see how other riders take certain lines, it also enables me to talk to some of the racers ......... once again it cost me $0 .

I have done it for the V8' Supercars when they were at Pukie . I have done it for the WRC & the APRC all over the north island & now I am helping AMCC out where I can ( once again for free ). If I get something else out of it then bonus it is a win for me .

Yeah dont get me wrong it is so people can go fast in a safe(ish) environment & what they pay to "get in" is some what cheep, but as Gremlin said :

"Racers wouldn't be able to race without marshals, for some us lunch, drinks, and some vouchers are enough to keep the guys racing. If we got paid 10s or 100s (like HDRD/CSS did) then where does the money come from? I hardly think racers would love the idea given that it costs plenty for them to participate. Last Nats I think AMCC made a large loss, so it's hardly like they're rolling in money either.

For me, it's a way of giving back a little... I get a front row seat to the entertainment, and yes, sometimes you have deal with some nasty stuff, but I can handle it no worries."

It also helps people who want to get into racing Learn what the flags are for & why you SHOULD obey them .

But I dont expect you to understand this

[Madness]

I'm sure as fuck that no-one's getting rich out of running it.