Staff Working Areas- An overview

COURSE AND PIT SETUP

• Preparing/Dragging the course and pit areas
• Setting up flags, laying out pit area, Radio setup,  Registration trailer setup
• Scrutineering and Impound setup
• Activities start 1 week prior to start

Administration

• Front Gate
  • Getting AMA Liability form signed, Processing Entry Gate Fee(s), Issuing Wrist Bands, Issuing Vehicle Dash Passes, Issuing passes held at gate (sponsor/ guest/ press), Cash Handling
• Registration
  • Registering Pre-Entered Participants,  Onsite Participants, and Run- Watcha-Brung Participants
  • Issuing all Tech Forms, Data Entry for all participants, Cash Handling
• Merchandise Sales
  • Sale of Merchandise, Cash Handling
• Radio Announcing
  • FM radio broadcasting
  • Calling out Rider details, reporting on speeds and event happening during the week

Scrutineering– Motorcycle technical knowledge REQUIRED.
All Scrutineers subject to AMA approval.

• Scrutineering
  • Inspecting each vehicle and participant’s gear to ensure it meets all regulations
  • Supervising the preparation of engines to be measured by the FIM/AMA official
• Impound
  • Supervision of vehicles making record runs

Course– Excellent Communication skills REQUIRED.

• Pre-Staging
  • Holding bike in pre-staging area(s), check bike before release to starting line, releasing to starting area, maintaining waiting list
  • Communicating via radio with course direction on staging and traffic flow to start lines
• Starters
  • Starters hold absolute authority on the motorcycles entering the course as such these positions work in a team to ensure the following items
    • General verification and check of motorcycle/rider at starting line
    • Utilize radio to announce motorcycle number to Timers/Course Control and coordinate release of motorcycle to the course
    • Verify Scrutineering, and helmet stickers,
    • Ability to respond and communicate calmly and clearly during emergent situations
• Spotters
  • Keeping an eye on the track for potential problems
  • Communicating with starter and tower operations
  • Ability to respond and communicate via radio calmly and clearly during emergent situations