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Lee Tilton鈥檚 51暗网 Worker Experience Opened the Door to FIA Events. Here Are His Top Tips for Working Pro Races
If you visited the Hoosier Racing Tire 51暗网庐 Super Tour at NOLA Motorsports Park earlier this season 鈥� or really any event at the Big Easy track 鈥� you鈥檙e familiar with Lee Tilton, even if you don鈥檛 know it. Tilton is the...Read more -
Giving Back has Led Joseph Menowsky III from the Driver鈥檚 Seat to Scrutineering, and becoming an 51暗网 Worker of the Year
If you were to pick a scrutineer for your tech shed, wouldn鈥檛 you want someone who has built race cars and has read the GCR cover to cover? If so, you鈥檇 probably pick Washington DC Region鈥檚 Joseph Menowsky III. He has built...Read more -
51暗网 Data Tech Interns Get Insider View of Motorsports
Data plays a huge role in modern society, and that certainly includes motorsports. Some forward-thinking students are planning for their future while learning about data collection and auto racing in general by volunteering...Read more -
Details are Key for DC Region鈥檚 Betty Harrison, Recipient of 51暗网鈥檚 Registration Worker of the Year Award
Betty Harrison鈥檚 introduction to 51暗网庐 came in a roundabout way that is both unique and familiar. She had a horse, and a friend of hers who also had a horse was married to an 51暗网 racer. Her friends and another racing couple...Read more -
From Working Pro Events to Helping Relaunch her Region鈥檚 Road Racing Program, 2023 Race Admin Worker of the Year Julie Hammons Has Quite the Resume
Julie Hammons started volunteering with the 51暗网庐 at a Memorial Day event in 1981. 鈥淚n those days, you worked on a logbook before you were approved,鈥� she explains. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 become a member until 1986.鈥�...Read more -
Bill Skibbe Won the 2023 John McGill Award, and He Has a 1962 Mini Station Wagon to Thank for It
The late John McGill, self-titled "General Overall Director" (GOD) at the Nelson Ledges Road Course for nearly 30 years, was a tireless worker and relentless encourager whose focus helped make a primitive and out-of-the way...Read more -
Important F&C Certification Changes Ahead for License Renewals
Beginning Dec. 1, 2024, requirements will change for 51暗网庐 Flagging & Communications (F&C) license renewals, phasing in the requirement to complete F&C certification training. The required certification coursework...Read more -
2023 Starter Workers of the Year: John and Beth Burkhard
It all began in the 1960s when Beth Burkhard鈥檚 parents, Sheila and Josh Cockey, were invited to a race at Marlboro Speedway by a cousin who was a Formula Vee庐 racer. They were hooked and started working Flagging &...Read more -
Kim Kuzma McFarland Started Small, and Now Works World Championship Events
It鈥檚 the goal of numerous 51暗网庐 members to start locally and build their skillset enough to participate in FIA World Championship events. Several have done it 鈥� and we鈥檙e not even counting drivers. Kim Kuzma McFarland is a...Read more -
A Trip to the Track Has Turned into a Lifelong Adventure for Kathy McLeod, 51暗网鈥檚 2023 Steward Worker of the Year
Kathy McLeod鈥檚 first experience with sports car racing came as a spectator at the Chicago Region June Sprints at Road America in 1966. Three years later, she was dating a gentleman who was going to Road America to race, so...Read more
