Michigan Turn Marshals - News & Announcements

It's FSAE time! The 2012 FSAE Competition will be at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, starting on Wednesday, May 9 and finishing with Endurance and Design Finals the afternoon of Saturday, May 12, 2012. Volunteer support is needed primarily Thursday through Saturday. Additionally, about 50 people are needed to help with tech inspection and the scales on Wednesday afternoon.

120 collegiate teams from all over the world are currently registered to compete. These students have spent the last year or more designing and building formula-style race cars. They are judged on Design, Cost and Presentation and compete in a variety of dynamic events as well. The vehicles get better and the competition gets fiercer every year.

We need assistance in all areas of the competition: timing and scoring; refueling; technical inspections; track events and volunteer registration, too. We plan to start the most of the static and dynamic competitions at 9:00 a.m., with the exception of Design, which will open at 8:30 a.m. Some of the supporting areas (fuel station and registration, for example) will open at 8:00 a.m. The course worker safety briefings will be held at 8:30 a.m.

If you would like to volunteer, please contact me (Kathleen McDonald) at katklauz@aol.com.
Please be sure to include your name, work phone number, and e-mail address in addition to the days and assignments in which you are most interested. If you know of coworkers, friends or family members whom you think might be interested the event, please pass this note along to them. Anyone over the age of 18 is welcome to sign up, and the enthusiasm of our volunteers is an excellent recruiting tool.

To those of you who have already committed to support the 2012 FSAE Competition, thanks once again. Your participation is essential to the success of the competition, and deeply appreciated by organizers and competitors alike!

Regards,
Kathleen McDonald
FSAE Coordinator
Creative Consulting Services, L.C.
katklauz@aol.com

It’s hard to believe that 4 years have passed since the 2008 Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. We are looking forward to expanded weekend activities and more fun for everyone. The DBIGP will be held on the weekend of June 1 – 3, 2012. Be sure to mark your calendar!

Planning is underway for the 2012 event and we wanted to give you a heads up that registration will be opening soon on the Detroit Region

SCCA web site: www.detroit-scca.org.

Don’t forget that Detroit Region has some events prior to the Grand Prix to sharpen your skills:
- March 8           Spring Training Seminar (Toledo)
- May 5-6           Driver's School / Worker Training (Waterford Hills)
- May 11-12       Formula SAE_®

-May 26-27       WHRRI Race Weekend 1
- May 26-27       WMR Double Regional

Chevrolet today announced a multi-year agreement with the Penske Corporation and INDYCAR to bring professional motorsports back to the Motor City for the first time in four years. The first Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix will be held June 1-3, 2012 at the picturesque 2.1-mile Raceway at Belle Isle Park road course.

“Chevrolet has a long, storied history in Indy car racing,” said Mark Reuss, president, GM North America. “This year we celebrated the shared centennial of Chevrolet and the Indianapolis 500. We're excited to see that history continue with the help of Penske Corporation and INDYCAR bringing back open-wheel racing to Detroit in 2012. This city is a natural for racing – it put the world on wheels and the roar of engines is something that simply belongs here."

Detroit’s historic Belle Isle Park will host four races during the three-day event, including:
• The Chevrolet Indy Grand Prix presented by shopautoweek.com, where Chevrolet’s new twin-turbo V-6 race engines will compete in the IZOD IndyCar Series
• The Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Challenge where Chevrolet Daytona Prototypes and Camaros will compete in the first GRAND-AM Rolex Series race held on Belle Isle
• The Cadillac V-Series Challenge at Belle Isle, where Cadillac CTS-Vs will compete in the second Pirelli World Challenge series race held on Belle Isle
• The Firestone Indy Light Series race, featuring the rising stars of open-wheel racing

“Chevrolet has been instrumental in bringing motorsports back to Detroit,” said Penske Corp. Chairman Roger Penske. “The Grand Prix will draw international attention and visitors to Belle Isle – which is one of the most-scenic race venues in the United States. We believe the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix will be one of the most-popular races in the IZOD IndyCar Series and will play a major role in continuing the renaissance of Detroit.”

Indy car racing has developed a global audience. The 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series, which concludes Oct. 16, includes 17 events in the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Japan, reaching an estimated television audience of 191 million people in 200 countries.

The Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix was last held in 2007 and 2008. Based on estimates from the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau, those two events combined attracted more than 200,000 visitors, and brought more than $100 million to the Detroit Metro economy.

"We are thrilled to be able to bring the Detroit Grand Prix back to Belle Isle,” said Detroit Mayor Dave Bing. "Thanks to the support of INDYCAR, Penske Corporation and Chevrolet we will once again host one of the world's most prestigious motorsports events."

For more information and to sign up for tickets to the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, please visit www.detroitgp.com. Learn more about the event through social media by visiting www.twitter.com/detroitgp and www.facebook.com/detroitgp.

2/02/2011 - MTM Looking for Some Help

The Michigan Turn Marshals are looking for part-time assistant volunteers to help out with the following:

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