Runoffs - Volunteer
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The Right Place at the Right Time Put Jamey Osborne at the Track, and Now He’s an SCCA Worker of the Year
Lone Star Region SCCA® member Jamey Osborne has been a race fan since childhood. “We were the kind of family that would make the Indy 500 a national holiday,” Jamey says. “I was fortunate enough to marry a woman whose family...Read more -
Know an Outstanding Worker or Mechanic? Nominate Them for These Significant SCCA Road Racing Awards
In SCCA® Road Racing, it’s easy to concentrate on the action on track, but that sometimes misses the big picture. As the saying goes, we came to the Club for the cars. Yet the saying continues: We stayed for the people. In...Read more -
Jim Wheeler Has Worked Many, Many Pro Races, and with His Advice, You Can Too
It took more than a handful of years of working races at his home track before Jim Wheeler joined SCCA’s Glen Region, and he had a good reason to join the Club. “I’ve been working Flagging & Communications since 2004 in...Read more -
It Surprised Megan Tyler When She Won SCCA's Worker of the Year Award, but it Shouldn’t Have
Megan Tyler was surprised when she received the SCCA® Worker of the Year Award (presented by Mazda) for Race Administration. “I hadn’t really considered my volunteer work as Race Admin,” she laughs. “I joke that by working...Read more -
From Oregon Region Volunteer to Formula 1 Flagger: Cierra da Corte’s Amazing Adventure
Few professional racing drivers – let alone amateurs – ever get closer to a Formula 1 starting grid than a simulator, but for a growing number of licensed SCCA® volunteers, the F1 paddock is not only accessible, but...Read more -
At Just 20 Years Old, Shelby Robbins is Hard at Work in Tech while Setting Sights on a Career in Motorsports
Shelby Robbins is an amazing young woman. How many 20-year-old women do you see in the Tech shed at SCCA® Road Racing events? Shelby might be it. So, how did Shelby become an Eastern Tennessee Region member and scrutineer for...Read more -
Thomas McLeod’s Path to Becoming the Pit & Grid Worker of the Year Began When he was 7
Washington DC Region member Thomas McLeod went to his first sports car race when he was 7 years old – he says he’s been hanging around British cars ever since. He continued to spectate at tracks in Canada, where he’s from,...Read more -
Paul Soriano’s Path to Becoming an IMSA Marshal Put Him Trackside, and You Can Be Next
Are you an SCCA volunteer who wants to volunteer at an IMSA race? The tale that follows ultimately directs you to scca.com/trackside where you can begin your professional marshaling adventure, and it does so through the eyes...Read more -
Nikki Prevenas, 2024 F&C SCCA Worker of the Year, Is Keeping up the Family Tradition
Sometimes, a person’s future is predetermined. When asked why she joined SCCA®, Blackhawk Valley Region’s Nicole (Nikki) Prevenas simply replied, “I was born into the SCCA. My mother worked corners while she was pregnant...Read more -
From Autocross to F1 Marshal: Amy Grothusen is Making the Most of Her SCCA Membership
Moving from autocross to Formula 1 is a pipe dream that has occurred to many, if only for a brief second. Unless, of course, you’re Amy Grothusen, who just might be the first to Turn 1 this week at the Las Vegas Grand...Read more
