2009 Grand Prix volunteering forms

[Chris Hobson]

Ok – here we go again.

The MSA has sent out the volunteering forms for the 2009 GP.
BMMC members will receive a form with their next newsletter, or via a direct mailing if the newsletter is not immanent.

By Monday 8th September the forms and explanation notes will be on the BMMC website.

Please note the forms this year signify the club’s name – so only BMMC members can use our form – marshals who are members of other clubs must volunteer on their own club’s forms AND SEND THE COMPLETED FORM BACK TO THEIR OWN CLUB

The MSA are looking for experienced marshals who will attend all three days at the event and have officiated for at least twelve days in 2008. If for exceptional reasons (marriage, ill health, change of job etc.) you were unable to do 12 days then please submit an application with a short note of explanation.

Please note that multi-day events count as individual days, e.g. a weekend event can count as two days. These requirements are the same for marshals volunteering through any club, not just the BMMC.

Applications must be on the MSA form, please do not submit any additional sheets or generate your own on personal computers etc.

This application form should be used by everyone who wishes to volunteer.

Applications from novice/trainee officials unfortunately cannot be accepted.

Please ensure that if you wish to volunteer via the BMMC for the 2009 British Grand Prix that you send your completed Record Form to me by no later than 21st November 2008.

All completed forms will be reviewed by the regional chairmen. When we submit nomination forms to the MSA, the MSA will assume that the club is happy with the competence and experience of the marshals concerned and is endorsing their nomination. I will complete the Club Approval box on the nomination form once the regional chairmen have signified approval.

The completed application form is also sufficient for insurance purposes and so a separate Green Slip is not required.

Please do not send applications directly to the MSA or to your regional comps sec – send them to me at:-

Chris Hobson (GP2009)
Ballaugh
27 Dollicott
Haddenham
Bucks
HP17 8JL.

All non-BMMC marshals will need to liaise with their own clubs for their process.

[ChrisA]

Blimey......ALREADY?

[Col_Rugby]

Up on the web site already. Quick going.

[BSA Susie]

Come on BARC,get my form to me!

[thepits!]

Originally Posted by ChrisA

Blimey......ALREADY?

Well, it is earlier next year

[Novice]

Looks like I'm gonna miss out next year, work commitments have meant I have only done 4 days so far this year. Oh well - have to se if I can scrounge a ticket for next year.

[speedy jon]

hi all, just had my form for the 2009 gp from the bmmc and im wondering if you can help me out.
1- how do i find out the status of an event iv done ie int,nat a/b?
2-beside the heading BMMC at the top of the letter do i write my membership Number?

thats all for now.
thanks in advance

[kipper]

Originally Posted by speedy jon

hi all, just had my form for the 2009 gp from the bmmc and im wondering if you can help me out.
1- how do i find out the status of an event iv done ie int,nat a/b?

If you keep the programmes it is normally written in there, but as a general rule of thumb events such as FIA GTs, Le Mans Series, World Touring Cars, etc are International. Events like British F3/GT and British Touring Cars are National A and club events are National B.

[ChrisA]

In answer to your questions.
1) Don't worry about the status of the events attended...if you remember them then fill it in,otherwise not a problem.
2) Where it says BMMC at the top, this the proposing club, if you read to the left of it it says so.
Don't forget to volunteer for ALL THREE days.

[speedy jon]

Originally Posted by ChrisA

2) Where it says BMMC at the top, this the proposing club, if you read to the left of it it says so.

i thought that was two seperate headings
thanks for the help

[Miss Pebbles]

Originally Posted by kipper

If you keep the programmes it is normally written in there, but as a general rule of thumb events such as FIA GTs, Le Mans Series, World Touring Cars, etc are International. Events like British F3/GT and British Touring Cars are National A and club events are National B.

Someone told me the same last year, so I made it up and didnt have any problems However this year I have tried to make a note of it from the programmes because I dont usually keep them

[Col_Rugby]

You can search the MSA web site & it will tell you the permit that was issued to each meeting. Think you have to register with your MSA number before hand though.

Col

[Teletubby]

BTCC is International

[BSA Susie]

Originally Posted by Teletubby

BTCC is International

Are you sure?
What does the B stand for, either you should go back to your donuts or I've had too much wine!

I just go by what flags I hold and I'm sure we do the stationary blue & yellow thing for BTCC, ie National rules.

Unlike some people of my gender, I wait to be corrected.

[Grandslammer]

BTCC has all 3 permits...Int,Nat A,Nat B
(having just checked a programme )

[Woolley]

All the wavy stuff is FIA. I'm pretty sure both BTCC and British F3 are international status.

[PieMan]

Permits are more to do with the championships than the venue or the flag rules. The championship, and its registration, dictates what licence the comptitors need (so I think International means drivers from overseas are allowed to compete using the appropriate grade of licence from their home country but a foreigner doing a national series over here needs to re-register with MSA). At a BTCC or F3/GT meeting some of the championships are international and others aren't, hence the dual/multiple permits listed in the programme. Flagging depends more on whether a championship or series has rounds in more than one country or not (so WTCC is International/FIA and BTCC is International/MSA).

Piglet probably knows more about this than I do.

[ss24355261]

Steve Swallow
I have not received any paper work at all. where can i get the form from?.

[Piglet]

Originally Posted by PieMan

Permits are more to do with the championships than the venue or the flag rules. The championship, and its registration, dictates what licence the comptitors need (so I think International means drivers from overseas are allowed to compete using the appropriate grade of licence from their home country but a foreigner doing a national series over here needs to re-register with MSA). At a BTCC or F3/GT meeting some of the championships are international and others aren't, hence the dual/multiple permits listed in the programme. Flagging depends more on whether a championship or series has rounds in more than one country or not (so WTCC is International/FIA and BTCC is International/MSA).

Piglet probably knows more about this than I do.

You are very correct

(although the thing you might be thinking about with overseas drivers being able to compete is NEAPP (I don't think that's quite the right name though?) which is where even at National B a competitor with an overseas licence can play as long as the race is NEAPP (or whatever it's called!) - the club will of course pay more for this )

It's probably worth a bit of a list of what's what to help folks with their forms...I'm only going to list the highest permit at an event, as said above BTCC will have Int stuff and Nat stuff...

A1GP - Int
WTCC - Int
DTM - Int
F3/GT - Int
LMS - Int
BTCC - Int
Britcar - Nat B (always confuses people!)

Most other things are likely to be Nat B, I'm struggling to think what there is that is Nat A now as there are fewer Nat A's than there used to be.

Please feel free to add....

[Micky.H]

Filled in and posted - now just the wait (and the worry - has it been received at the other end!!!)

[Grandslammer]

Originally Posted by ss24355261

Steve Swallow
I have not received any paper work at all. where can i get the form from?.

For BMMC members,it can be downloaded from their website
http://www.marshals.co.uk/vol.php

http://www.marshals.co.uk/files/2009...nForm-BMMC.pdf

[PieMan]

Originally Posted by Grandslammer

For BMMC members,it can be downloaded from their website

Correct but you must send it to Chris Hobson for validation by the club, not direct to the address at the bottom. BMMC South Mids region members should have had a copy with their latest newsletter. IMHO it makes sense to volunteer through the same club that administers your grading, the procedure should be similar but probably involving the Chief Marshal.

[PieMan]

Originally Posted by Piglet

You are very correct

(although the thing you might be thinking about with overseas drivers being able to compete is NEAPP (I don't think that's quite the right name though?) which is where even at National B a competitor with an overseas licence can play as long as the race is NEAPP (or whatever it's called!) - the club will of course pay more for this )

Britcar - Nat B (always confuses people!)

Thanks Anita - correct in what I said or correct that you know more?

NEAFP = National Event with Authorised Foreign Participation (or New England Alpaca Fiber Pool )

Britcar 24 Hours meeting (how many 'days' does that count as?) was Nat A+B - due to the FPAudis?

[Piglet]

Originally Posted by PieMan

Thanks Anita - correct in what I said or correct that you know more?

NEAFP = National Event with Authorised Foreign Participation (or New England Alpaca Fiber Pool )

Britcar 24 Hours meeting (how many 'days' does that count as?) was Nat A+B - due to the FPAudis?

I thought I was close to the right title but I was a bit worried about googling too many acronyms at work - wasn't sure what I might get!

You are correct in what you say and being female, I of course know much more

I *think* FPA is Nat B although I haven't signed them on for a while so I might be wrong?

[Dean Watson]

Mine and Stephanies will be sent this weekend,