Hi
and welcome to South Carolna Region's new course marshal page. My name is Rebecca
Bertok, and I'm SCR's new worker director. It is my job to recruit and train
new workers to help support our club racing program. What does that mean exactly?
It means that I can teach you how to get the
best seat in the house on race
weekend, free of charge. By becoming a corner worker, or "course marshal", with
SCR, you can work your way up from our local road racing events to working at
the most prestigious events in the world, including Petit Le Mans, the
24 Hours of Le Mans, or Formula 1 events.
If you are interested in becoming involved in the world of professional motorsports, this is a great avenue to meet new friends and make contacts.
If you aspire to become a road racer, this is a good place to start because it will show you exactly what it takes to put on a race. You will quickly learn the right, and wrong, line of a track and what you need to do, as a driver, in case of an emergency.
Please look around the site and contact me if you'd like more information!
:) Rebecca Bertok, becca0327@sc.rr.com, or
803-261-7628
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A course marshal is the guy or gal you see on race weekend who is "flagging." That is, they are on the side of the track and they tell the drivers the condition of the racetrack via a series of flags. Course marshals are often no more than 10 feet from the racing surface. It is also the course marshal's responsibility to watch out for other officials and the spectators. They are the first on the scene of an accident. Marshals are trained to handle roll-overs, fires, injuries, and other emergencies. A course marshal's specialty is known as "Flagging and Communications," or simply "F and C." This will be the distinction you receive on your SCCA license should you decide to become a course marshal. F
and C licence application (PDF)
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You must be an SCCA member and 18 years or older. Or 16 with waiver signed by both parents (very important). |
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Yes, in time. There are three levels to a F&C license: regional (get this by filling out the F&C license application), divisional (6 days w/ a regional license), and national (8 days w/ a divisional license). The more experience you have, the more welcome you will be at pro events. It simply depends on how much time and energy you can put in to being a course marshal. After working as a course marshal for a little under a year, I had enough experience and enough referrals to work the 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans. It also helped that two other American marshals were going over and neither speak French whereas I do. This trip (a great time it was!) was possible because of my involvement. One of the workers I went with is the famed Nancy Digh, a legendary F&C official in Central Florida Region, and it was through meeting her that I was able to go to Le Mans. This, along with many other friends and contacts, have made for a fun time in the SCCA. |
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Contact me via e-mail (becca0327@sc.rr.com) or by phone (803-261-7628) and let me know you are interested in becoming a course marshal. I'll answer any questions you have and we'll go from there. We'll figure out your schedule and what event would be best for you to "test the water." I'll contact the flag chief* of the region who is putting on the event, get you signed up, and make sure you're set up with some experienced workers who will do a great job in training you. **Note: A "flag chief" is an official in a SCCA region who is in charge of collecting enough workers and organizing them for any event his/her region puts on. The flag chief organizes food and worker gifts as well. |
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 Getting up close and personal with one of the Audis at the 2001 Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. The best event of the calendar! |
 My good friend, Randy Pobst, waving hello at turn 10 during the 2000 Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. |