* = Positions that require educational or professional background or racing experience; not generally available at an entry level.

* ANNOUNCING - Work in race control or around the course describing action at events over the public address system. Prior experience as a race official or driver required.

COMMUNICATIONS - Communicators serve as the eyes, the ears, and the voice of Race Control at strategic locations around the race course. Communicators maintain contact with all course turns and specialties (Emergency, Grid, Sound Control, Tech, Impound) using a headset and microphone. Communicators will report such things as cars off course, impacts, mechanical observations, and relay requests for tow vehicles, and medical or fire response.

CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE - Volunteers at exhibitions of restored classics and race cars are responsible for registration, scoring, placing cars on the field.

* DRIVER OBSERVERS - Licensed race drivers who work on corners at races observing drivers and/or incidents and writing reports for Stewards.

EMERGENCY - Respond to emergency incidents at races. Stationed on tow, crash or fire trucks.

EQUIPMENT - Distribute and pickup course equipment used at races, and provide cleanup on the track after race cars between track sessions.

GRID CONTROL - Responsible for placing cars in numbered positions for races and monitoring driver/car safety, legality and readiness prior to all on-course sessions.

MEMBERSHIP - Set up and manage information booth and recruit new members at races and car shows.

PADDOCK MARSHALS - Assist race teams in pitting properly and supervise and work on paddock and track security. As with all Volunteer specialties, take advantage of watching exciting amateur and pro racing for free!

PIT MARSHALS - Stationed in the hot pit area at events to maintain security and safety, and respond to race cars during pit stops.

RACE ADMINISTRATION / REGISTRATION - Sign-in and greet volunteers, competitors, crews, and guests for all club functions and competitions. Staff information booths at events and provide a clearinghouse for distribution of information.

SAFETY MARSHALS - Be responsible for observing at the corners and/or writing reports of incidents and recording them with photographs.

SCRUTINEERS - Vehicle technical inspectors who check all competition equipment for safety and compliance with rules.

SOCIAL - Distribute volunteers' lunches at events, after-race festivities and social.

SOLO (Autocross) - Each participant can work at autocrosses in registration, announcing, timing, scoring, results, tech inspection and on-course observation.

SOUND CONTROL - Administer sound meter readings of competing vehciles at road racing events.

* STARTERS - Flaggers responsible for safe starting, re-entering and finishing of race cars in competition.

TIMING & SCORING - Work electronic timing clocks and computer equipment recording lap times for vehicles in competition. Produce computerized entry lists, grid sheets and official results for each event. This is a great specialty for spouses and crew members of racers, to get even closer to the details and excitement of racing without actually being on the track.

TRANSPORTATION - Transport on-track race officials to and from the corner stations at the start, lunch break, and the end of the day's racing activities.

TROPHIES - Responsible for selection and presentation of trophies/awards at each event and at the Annual Awards Banquet.

TURN MARSHALS / FLAGGERS - This is the specialty for those who want to experience the excitement of racing close-up. Stationed at the corners on the track, signaling drivers of course conditions and providing immediate response to vehicles disabled on the course.  You can't get any closer to the action without slapping on a driver's suit and strapping in!

* = Positions that require educational or professional background or racing experience; not generally not available at an entry level.