All right people, this is where we need to call in all the favors we have and find some people who will help us out at our home race weekend...which will also be the 2011 NCCCC ROAD RACE and TEAM TIME TRIAL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS!
Dates: Saturday, April 30th and Sunday, May 1st
We need as many people as you know. Seriously. I mean
you when I type that--the person reading these words right now. Even if you haven't done anything for or with the club all year, now is the chance to pull your weight and help throw a grand party of a race weekend for our collegiate allies AND anyone else coming into town to take advantage of the non-collegiate races. So clear your schedule as much as you can and start typing your reply.
All volunteer stuff needs to go through this thread, so no stopping me on the street and telling me you think you can be available for whatever time; we need hard commitments all in one place.
Q: But can't I race? I want to race!
A: You can! But when you aren't racing, you should be helping out. We can especially swap people out between races on Saturday for the crits. Why not race yourself and bring along someone to fill your spot on the corner AND cheer you on at the same time?
Here are the spots we need to fill.
Please see our website for course locations and detailed maps.
HomestaysWe will need homestays available for teams coming into town from as far away as Kansas. Teams will generally arrive late Friday night, spend all day (7 or 8 AM until after 5) Saturday racing, and then leave after the race on Sunday morning. If you are willing to help these poor, starving college students out by letting them sleep on your floor, we'll get an estimate of the number of people you can take and the number of racers coming and match you up, then you can coordinate with them directly. We stay with people all season and avoid paying hundreds of dollars for hotels, so it's important that we're able to let people stay in return.
Saturday (April 30th) Criterium at the Ralph Engelstad ArenaCourse set up. Seeking 4+ volunteers.Arrive at 7 AM. Job is completed by 8:30 AM.
Setting up barriers, sweeping the corners (bring a push broom!), and marking course hazards.
Registration. Seeking 2 volunteersArrive at 8:30 AM. End around 1:40 PM.
Running the registration table all day. Money, numbers, start lists, questions.
Corner/Course Marshals. Warmups and 1st two races. Seeking 12 volunteers.Arrive at 9:00 AM. End around 12 PM.
Keeping traffic and pedestrians off the racecourse and keeping the riders safe.
Corner/Course Marshals. Last three races. Seeking 12 volunteers.Arrive at 11:30 AM. End around 2 PM.
Keeping traffic and pedestrians off the racecourse and keeping the riders safe.
Course shutdown. Seeking 4+ volunteers.Arrive at 2:15 PM. Done when done.
Taking down barriers and picking up crash debris (I'm kidding...).
Saturday (April 30th) Team Time Trial in MerrifieldTurnaround Marshals. Seeking 2 volunteersArrive at 4 PM. Job is completed by 5:30 PM.
Set up the cone about 5 miles west of Merrifield and make sure no motorists hit the teams as they ride around it to head back. Coordinate with timer at start/finish if necessary to record splits.
Course Marshals. Seeking 2 volunteersArrive at 4 PM. Job is completed by 5:30 PM.
Control traffic at one intersection along the course route (where Airport Road crosses Merrifield Road).
Start/Finish Marshals. Seeking 2 volunteersArrive at 4 PM. Job is completed by 5:30 PM.
Control traffic at start/finish line to let motorists know they are entering a race course.
Sunday (May 1st) Road Race in the middle of nowhereRegistration. Seeking 2 volunteersArrive at 8:00 AM. End around 9:00 AM.
Running the registration table. Money, numbers, start lists, questions.
Corner Marshals/Sweepers. Seeking 10+ volunteersArrive at 8:15 AM. Job is completed (hopefully) by 12:30 PM.
Sweep assigned corner (bring a push broom!) and control access of motorists, especially when riders are nearby on the course. Coordinate with start/finish line to update officials on race progress. At least one person per corner will need a vehicle for this job.