scootz
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| posted on 9/7/11 at 11:45 AM |
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F1 Marshals...
I just can't get my head around the fact that they are not paid!
F1 is mega-money event... the sport can afford to pay it's Marshals - and they are ESSENTIAL to the event! I'll bet the car-park
attendants are getting paid!
It's Evolution Baby!
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zilspeed
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| posted on 9/7/11 at 11:54 AM |
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That's marshalling.
You'll find that for every Marshall that gets to do the GP there are countless others who lost out and don't get to go.
For such a race, they're fighting it out to get onto the GP and indeed any big race for that matter.
Down at the other end of motorsport, at a clubbie event like a hillclimb or similar, there are often situations where the organisers are struggling to
get enoug marshalls to run the event.
At Forrestburn, you get a lunch ticket and a fiver for petrol.
That's it.
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 9/7/11 at 11:56 AM |
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I would do it for free, just to be that close to the action
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scootz
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| posted on 9/7/11 at 12:02 PM |
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Sure, I understand that club level motorsports would cease to exist if it wasn't for folk giving up their time to Marshal for free, and I can
understand why individuals may want to do it purely for the experience.
But F1 is BIG business! It shouldn't be a lottery to decide who gets to do the marshaling... it should be the best men and women for the job
and they should be rewarded for their expertise!
It's Evolution Baby!
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StevieB
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| posted on 9/7/11 at 12:08 PM |
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My neighbour has done it for the last few years.
Free camping in the centre of the track, best seat in the house for the entire weekend and they get a few perks thrown on by the teams, including a
BBQ on Sunday evening with a few drivers etc. circulating around.
Given the level of access they get, you could view it as saving a few hundred quid on a ticket.
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Doctor Derek Doctors
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| posted on 9/7/11 at 12:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
But F1 is BIG business! It shouldn't be a lottery to decide who gets to do the marshaling... it should be the best men and women for the job
and they should be rewarded for their expertise!
But it isn't really a lottery, the people who get to do it are usually the people who have worked the most and payed their dues working for free
at club level. So they usually are the most experienced and best.
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macc man
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| posted on 9/7/11 at 01:32 PM |
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I marshall at Oulton Park and I find the bigger events such as touring cars pay nothing to the marshalls but clubs such as 750MC
pay £5 or £10 each plus other perks to get your support. I do think they could be more generous all things considered. However we all do it for the
pleasure of being up close to the action.
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morcus
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| posted on 9/7/11 at 05:45 PM |
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Isn't there some sort of anti corruption reason aswell?
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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Simon
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| posted on 11/7/11 at 07:26 PM |
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It's not motorspot but I organise the road marshalls for the Sunbeam M/c club's Pioneer Run, the new (this year) Ixion Cavalcade and the
Garden of England run.
It actually costs me money in postage/stationary/fuel on event and reccying (about £60/year) and in return we we get a kitkat (for the Pioneer Run
only) and I've negotiated a £3.50 discount (from £6.50) for lunch ploughmans for G of E.
Wouldn't have it any other way
ATB
Simon
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scootz
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| posted on 11/7/11 at 07:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by morcus
Isn't there some sort of anti corruption reason aswell?
Don't see why corruption would be an issue... they'd be employed by Silverstone or the FIA, not one of the teams.
It's Evolution Baby!
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chrisxr2
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| posted on 11/7/11 at 08:00 PM |
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Stewards
No different from the stewards at most sporting events, get to see the event for free, best seats in the house, sounds like a bargain to me.
Life moves pretty fast, if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
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scootz
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| posted on 11/7/11 at 08:05 PM |
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Stewards at most other sporting events don't have to deal with potentially life or death situations though. Nor do their actions potentially
have such huge financial implications.
I'm just playing devils advocate...
It's Evolution Baby!
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 11/7/11 at 08:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
Stewards at most other sporting events don't have to deal with potentially life or death situations though.
And those sports are just boooooooooooooooooooooooooring and for girls
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