SIGN UP TO BE A PAID COURSEWORKER

Grassroots Motorsports is currently hiring autocross volunteers for the Grassroots Motorsports Challenge!

Volunteer Compensation:

Each half-day shift will pay $50, and course workers will also receive a free event T-shirt, lunch, and free spectator access to the evening’s drag racing. They’ll also receive the gratitude of our competitors and attendees, and they’ll see the autocross from the best viewing area possible: the middle of the course! Sign up for both shifts and you’ll get paid $100 for the day.

(Volunteers who choose to race in the autocross may only run for exhibition due to changing course conditions. FSAE volunteers are not eligible for payment, T-shirt or lunch, as they are working in exchange for their team’s track time)

Volunteer Schedule for Saturday, April 17, 2027:*

8:45 a.m.: Mandatory welcome meeting at timing trailer
9:00 a.m.: Mandatory morning worker introduction
9:15 a.m.: Morning workers to course for autocross start
12:30 - 1:00 p.m.: Worker lunch break
12:55 p.m.: Afternoon worker orientation at timing trailer
1:00 p.m.: Afternoon workers to course for autocross start
4:00 p.m.: Autocross closes, workers released and handed paychecks

*Schedule is subject to change. Listen to PA announcements for up-to-date information.

Volunteer Breaks:

We’ll have two relief workers rotating through each position to give workers short breaks for water, restrooms, etc. Plan on working about 1.5 hours between short breaks.

Volunteer Tasks:

Workers will be standing near the autocross course in the parking lot of Gainesville Raceway. When cars hit cones, they’ll walk onto the course to reset the cones and use a radio to alert timing & scoring. Workers must be 18 years of age or older, and must be able to move themselves around, pick up cones, and maintain awareness of their surroundings.

Volunteer Signup:

We’ll need plenty of workers to make this event a success, and spots are still available. Workers must sign up in advance at the MotorsportReg link below: