Marshals wanted - 27/28 May - Rally Endeavour Northants

[Steve Tarrant]

This is the inaugural event for Motorsport Endeavour, an organisation to increase disabled participation in motorsports, and takes the form of a road rally/tour around Northamptonshire, visiting Silverstone, Towcester, Gaydon and Rockingham amongst the venues.

Marshals are required for arrival / departure time keeping and for manning autocourse test courses at different sites.

If you are available for either one or both of the days, your support to this venture will be much appreciated.

I can be contacted by phone on 01202 265718 (ansaphone) or by email at stevetarrant.laptop@ntlworld.com. Or PM me via this forum.

I look forward to hearing from you.


Steve Tarrant
Chief Marshal

[Stephen Green]

Thanks from myself and Woolley for adding it to the calender Steve and good luck with the rally!

[Clive]

I need to check my social calendar (whatever that is - I have heard though that some peple have one!) and see if I'm free

[Steve Tarrant]

Thanks for those who've spoken or contacted me so far. It's good to know there are people prepared to assist those who have had difficulties and strive to beat them and be accepted as "normal" in this world.

But I still need more people to come forward and offer their time & services. It is planned that you will be rewarded for your commitment for this worthy event, whether it be just a couple of hours, a whole day or both days.

So if you need a valid reason for escaping the DIY, the gardening, a bad BBQ or the decorating, then just notify me of your availability.

Cheers

Steve

[Matthews Dad]

Steve
e mail sent
Hope I can be of some assistance

[Steve Tarrant]

Hi all,

have updated note in Marshals Wanted with details for the Saturday. Details for the Sunday to be finalised, but visits to both Rockingham and Mallory Park are expected.

Whilst this isn't a rally in the terms of the BRC or WRC, for the competitors taking part it is probably the biggest thing they have ever entered!

Therefore, if you can spare 3-4 hours, live in or around the Northants area and can man a control point (each venue requires a team of approx 4 people only) at any time for some very basic timekeeping over the 2 days of the event, your help will be very much appreciated.

One crew is coming from Russia, another from Australia, so I wish to show these people what we can do!

Thanks for reading this

Steve Tarrant
Chief Marshal

PS Just remember - one day it could be you!!!!!!!!!!!

[Steve Tarrant]

11 days to go, and I am still desparate to find marshals (4 required per venue) who can spare a couple of hours at each of the venues listed below!

Saturday 27th May
10.00 depart Northampton Holiday Inn Express
12.00 arrive Rockingham Speedway
12.30 escorted laps round Rockingham
14.30 Northants Skid Control School, Pipewell
17.15 Silverstone Rally School
20.00 return to Northampton Holiday Inn Express

Sunday 28th May
10.00 depart Northampton Holiday Inn Express for Mallory Park
12.30 return to Northampton Holiday Inn Express for lunch and Awards

If you can spare the time, please get in touch with me urgently!

Steve Tarrant
Chief Marshal


Tel 01202 265718
Email motorsport.marshal@ntlworld.com

[Matthews Dad]

Originally Posted by Steve Tarrant

11 days to go, and I am still desparate to find marshals (4 required per venue) who can spare a couple of hours at each of the venues listed below!

Sunday 28th May
10.00 depart Northampton Holiday Inn Express for Mallory Park
12.30 return to Northampton Holiday Inn Express for lunch and Awards

If you can spare the time, please get in touch with me urgently!

Steve Tarrant
Chief Marshal


Tel 01202 265718
Email motorsport.marshal@ntlworld.com

Steve

confirm me for Arrival control at Mallory as per e mails sent if still required

waiting for more details, anything to escape the DIY

[Steve Tarrant]

Originally Posted by Matthews Dad

Steve

confirm me for Arrival control at Mallory as per e mails sent if still required

waiting for more details, anything to escape the DIY

Don't panic, you're inked in to be there!!!!! Just looking for more help!

[Steve Tarrant]

Well, we came, we saw - and proved that disabled participants have as much fun in motorsports as the able bodied amongst us!

12 crews took part in this first MSA sanctioned event, 1 crew coming all the way from Victoria, Australia for just the event! None of them had ever done any form of motorsport before so tulip road books, circuit driving and a stage at the Silverstone rally school was a challenge for them. Whilst non-competitive, they took it all very seriously, as the stories afterwards proved. But the biggest thing was the sense of satisfaction and achievement on the completion of the event, and looking forward to the next event(possibly in the south in 2007).

For my part as chief marshal, I'd like to thank BMMC member Richard Johns who drove 90 miles just to help us out at Mallory Park (rewarded with a 2006 WRC team jacket donated by Ford/M-Sport), and to all the circuit marshals and officials at Rockingham (Saturday) and Mallory Park (Sunday) who watched us do our thing!

Maybe next time I might be able to encourage more of you to help - the members of Motorsport Endeavour may have a variety of disabilities, but their love of motorsport is just as high as yours & mine.

Steve