Marshals and Timekeepers
As with every event, Abingdon Motorsport CAR-nival is reliant on an huge army of unsung heroes, the club marshal…
OFFICIALS AND MARSHALS REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
SATURDAY SPRINT TIME: The CAR-nival Sprint
The Sprint event is relatively simple by comparison whereby we need around 30 marshals to keep it all safe and to act as ‘First Responders’ to any incidents.
Yes, sprints and well behaved driver can lack excitement but with cars hitting in excess of 130mph down the back straights marshals are one of the most important ingredients of the CAR-nival Sprint.
At the end of the day, one of the nice things about the sprint is you can ‘stand down’ almost immediately the last car finishes with no clear up to worry about.
OFFICIALS AND MARSHALS REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
SUNDAY RALLY TIME: The CAR-nival Rally
Experienced Marshals are always needed for this, one of the largest single venue in the UK with 100 cars covering up to 60+ stage miles of super smooth tarmac. 
There’s normally 30+ junctions to cover over the 7 stages and Abingdon always has its stories. High-powered WRC cars mix it with classic Escorts and Peugeots as well as a current crop of R5’s.
Experience is not essential as you need to start somewhere so we will ‘buddy’ you with more accomplished marshals to help give you a taste of what it’s all about.
Radio Operators
Both the CAR-nival Sprint and the CAR-nival Rally require a small army of volunteers and one of the most important groups are our worthy band of MS-UK licenced radio operators.
Our Communications Officer (Sue Fielding) is always on the lookout for volunteers and would love to hear from anyone volunteering for Saturday (we use experienced 81 frequency radio operators on the Sprint) and of course on the Rally on Sunday – or even both!
Helpers and Officials
Although CAR-nival runs under the banner of 3 main motor clubs, it is essentially a group of organisers and friends that all joining together to make it happen. Officials and volunteers travel from as far afield as Cornwall and Carlisle. We even have one intrepid ‘International’ all the way from Belgium so you don’t have to be a local, or even a member of any particular club.
If you want to get involved at a higher level, working as a Deputy or Assistant Senior Official then let us know with a quick email to: barrygcharlie@aol.com
Safety Briefing
Safety is absolutely paramount at Abingdon Motorsport CAR-nival and no more so than for our officials and volunteers. A full briefing will be given alongside written instructions but ahead of the event we ask you to watch the safety presentation on rally marshalling
We are always on the look out for ‘new blood’ and would love to hear from anybody who wants to join the team.