URGENT APPEAL FOR MARSHALS SNETTERTON 5th/6th November 2011

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Currently, the most generous marshals’ benefactor is Jonathan Palmer of MSV. He provides track days for marshals, super days out at Bedford Autodrome and one lucky marshal is just on his way with a friend to an all-expenses paid trip to the Caribbean – again, arranged by Dave Scott at MSV and one of their competitors.

However, Jonathan needs our help right now and I see this as a good opportunity to repay his and MSV’s kindness over recent years.

There is a two-day meeting at Snetterton this weekend (5th/6th November) being organised by BARC for the Ginetta Junior and BARC Renault winter series. BARC have just announced that they do not have enough marshals to run this on Snetterton 300 circuit and will revert to the 200 circuit unless some more marshals can be found. This comes as a grave disappointment to competitors who have practised on the longer circuit in preparation for the races and, in some cases, want to impress potential sponsors for new championships in the new year that will almost always run on the longer circuit.

To “seed” the appeal and not to let competitors down, MSV are offering some wonderful prizes for the weekend. First prize will be a full (£800) PalmerSport Day at Bedford Autodrome – “the best corporate motorsport day available anywhere” – in the marshals’ draw. There will be three second prizes of Brands Hatch Race Master experiences and having just completed one of these last week in the new BMW M3 I can personally vouch for those!

MSV will also provide free breakfasts and lunches for all marshals and Max Gregory, Championship Co-ordinator of the Ginetta Winter series has offered a raffle for ten marshals to tour the Ginetta factory.

Come on marshals, this is our chance to show appreciation for thoughtful awards given to marshals in recent years since MSV came upon the scene. Let’s show how we help those who help us! We need 15 to 20 marshals to indicate immediately their availability so that this event can take place on Snetterton 300 as originally planned. We would dearly like to tell JP that we have found the marshals he needs by Thursday but even if on Friday night you find you can make it to Snetterton, please just turn up. David Scott has arranged it so that there will be no difficulty getting in to marshal.

Please reply direct to me, initially, (nat.treasurer@marshals.co.uk) so that someone is keeping count but then just turn up at Snetterton, where you will be made most welcome.

Thank you all in advance!


George Copeland