How do you apply / become a race Marshall for BSB and the likes??

Was watching the BSB on sunday and heard them mention that marshalls are required for next season.

i'm sure a few of the people on here are / have been marshalls and can't find buggerall about it. Tried search and all i get is every post Marshall has ever done.

Can anybody point me in the right direction ??

cheers

Maybe not BSB, but lots of useful info here -> http://www.marshals.co.uk/questions.php

Originally Posted by rigor

Maybe not BSB, but lots of useful info here -> http://www.marshals.co.uk/questions.php

Thanks. i found that one earlier but wasn't sure it was right.

Jamie Whitham or the other bloke said something liek ridesafe.co.uk but i've tried every variant i can and found nawt.

[fizzwheel]

The marshall organisation is called racesafe

http://www.racesafe.org/

I looked at doing it a while ago but I dont have the free time to put into it, I talked to "Coombest" who is a race marshall about it but I dont think he posts as much on here as he used to.

Thats the one Fizz. ur a star mate i knew it was something safe.

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I marshall for CRMC, maybe not everybody cup of tea but very entertaining and close racing. Good place to start out and do a marshalling course for free.

You get free entry to races (obviously)
Paid £10 per day for your troubles
Get lunch and refreshments
Get to watch the racing close up

They provide a course free of charge every march provided by http://www.acu.org.uk/, once you have the qualification/certificate you can marshall at any event you like, marshall are always needed.

What you have to bear in mind is that if your marshalling at WSB/BSB/MotoGP and your not a dedicated regular or know people that are then you will more than likely start out on car park or pedestrian traffic duties and have to work your way up.

[ogden]

Originally Posted by Stormspiel

Was watching the BSB on sunday and heard them mention that marshalls are required for next season.

i'm sure a few of the people on here are / have been marshalls and can't find buggerall about it. Tried search and all i get is every post Marshall has ever done.

I marshalled for the first time last year. I turned up signed on, read a two page leaflet on "How To Be A Proper Marshall, Like" picked up my orange jacket and sarnies, and stood around near a corner holding flags and a flask of coffee for 4 hours waiting for something interesting to happen. It didn't.

This was on the IoM though - they have a rather special approach to H&S there.

What you have to ask yourself, is are you weird enough to be a marshall? They're not normal people, you know. If you have mild aspergers, you might be overqualified.