On Site Volunteer Roles

Non-Technical Roles:

• Setup - general "runner" tasks, tent, table, and chairs setup, track setup

• Student and Volunteer Check-in/Help-desk - answer questions, distribute materials, maintain radios

• Paddock Patrol - walk the student paddocks and verify nothing unsafe or weird is going on, keep students off the roads, and tidy lines

• Volunteer Room Management - maintain the conference room in the Shenandoah Building above the classroom for volunteer meals, meetings, etc

• Classroom Management - maintain the downstairs classrooms, keep the presenters on schedule, answer student questions

• Sponsor Liaison - check in on sponsors, answer their questions, maintain the sponsor pavilion

Technical Roles:

• Technical Inspection - inspection of the student-designed vehicles to verify compliance with the Pittsburgh Shootout rules. SCCA, FS, FSAE, etc experience preferred

• Brakes test - conducting the brakes test to determine the student vehicle stops as expected to the rules

• Rain test - conducting the rain test to determine the EV student vehicle has no faults when put under moderate rain for ~3 minutes

• Red car team - respond to "red car" incidents and resolve problems related to EVs, work with fire and EMS

Dynamics roles:

We run Acceleration and Autocross. These roles are for those events.

• Timing - Reporting and logging time trial results, spotting penalties, and Control of the start line

• Flagging - Reporting of student team car numbers and cones to timing Control, inspection of required safety equipment at the start-line, and/or flagging at corners/finish on Shenandoah Circuit. Formula SAE flagging is similar, but simpler than SCCA flagging (Black/Red/Green/Checker only). SCCA F&C training recommended for this role, but training may be performed on site.