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The newly
introduced Mondello Park Track Team, which will provide personnel for many key
positions at the circuits Car Race events, is seeking additional members. The
innovative new initiative is designed to create a single team of people who will
look after not only circuit marshalling, but also many of the other facets of
race organisation including paddock, grids, timekeeping and results.
The
creation of the Track Team coincides with Mondello Park assisting the clubs by
providing key race control personnel at events, in order to bring consistency
and some improvement to the standards of race organisation at the circuit. With
race control staff, event administration, marshalling and vehicle recovery staff
all effectively part of the same team, a more harmonious and effective working
environment is expected to transform race organisation at the
circuit.
The Track
Team will be split into two sections, on-track and off-track. The on–track
members will perform all of the traditional marshalling duties such as incident
and flag marshalling as well as crewing the new Mazda Fast Intervention
Vehicles. Training will be provided and a grading scheme will ensure that there
is a definite path of promotion through the ranks for those who wish to pursue
it. Off-Track duties will include all aspects of the administration of an event
from sign-on, through paddock assembly and grids, in addition to operating the
computerised timing system and assisting in race control.
Membership of the Track Team is open to anyone with a Motorsport interest
who is over sixteen for off-track duties or over eighteen for on-track. Members
are expected to come initially from existing marshalling organisations and event
organisation clubs but with a wide variety of positions to be filled and duties
to be performed, the club is also expected to attract many members who are new
to the sport.
Traditionally marshals and officials have provided their time on a
voluntary basis and while this will continue to be the case, a comprehensive
system of rewards and incentives will mean that in future all participants will
be much better rewarded for their efforts. To encourage new members who may not
have their own transport, efforts will be made to find other team members or
competitors in their area who can assist them.
Speaking
about the new Track team Mondello Park Managing Director John Morris said “The
Mondello Track Team will be a dynamic and exciting part of the race organisation
at Mondello Park Car Racing events in 2008 and beyond. It will offer the circuit
and the organising clubs the opportunity to deliver Motor Racing in a more
consistent and professional manner, which will be for the benefit of competitors
and spectators alike.”
Anyone
interested in finding out more about “Track Team” can contact the Mondello Park
office or access more comprehensive information on the home page of the Mondello
Park web site www.mondellopark.ie.
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