MARSHALS DRIVE ATTRACTS 700+ NEW NAMES AT BTCC EVENTS
More than 700 members of the public have put forward their
names to become motor sport marshals in the UK, thanks to
a focused recruitment drive among the crowds at Dunlop MSA
British Touring Car Championship race meetings.
The British Motorsport Marshals Club (BMMC) has attracted
743 prospective volunteers from the season’s first five
BTCC meetings, at Brands Hatch, Rockingham, Thruxton, Croft
and Oulton Park.
All put forward their names as part of a BTCC/BMMC initiative,
in conjunction with the enthusiastic group of volunteers known
as ‘Team Wilson’. Within the BTCC paddock –
which draws huge crowds – they have been handing out
literature on marshalling and chatting to interested parties.
At Oulton Park last weekend, a staggering 217 prospective
new volunteers came forward.
BTCC Series Director Alan Gow comments: “The BTCC cares
tremendously about the need to attract new volunteers into
our sport, at all levels. Without them, motor sport events
simply would not happen.
“We are proud to both assist the sport and to encourage
Team Wilson/BMMC by continuing to allow them to use our resources
and popularity. Certainly, the BTCC paddock is a hive of activity
among the public during race day and I’m delighted by
the excellent response that this recruitment drive has already
attracted.
“Thanks must also go to the individual circuits who
have very generously offered the access and the prominent
positioning of sites which is required to bolster Team Wilson’s
and the BMMC’s efforts.
“I’m confident that the recruitment drive will
go from strength to strength during the second half of the
BTCC season – and with marshals having the ‘best
seat in the house’ there is no better way for a motor
sport enthusiast to become more closely involved with his
or her sport.”
Race day enthusiasts interested in becoming a volunteer can
visit the Team Wilson/BMMC stand at any of the remaining five
BTCC meetings in 2007. Dates include: Donington Park (Leicestershire),
14-15 July; Snetterton (Norfolk), 28-29 July; Brands Hatch
(Kent), 18-19 August; Knockhill (Fife), 1-2 September; Thruxton
(Hampshire), 13-14 October.
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