Hi all,
I'm helping to get hold of chicane officials for Taga West in September. Presently there is only 8 teams of officials and we need another 10 to be able to cover this event.
Chicanes are required to keep the stage average speed below 132km/h as required by CAMS and the FIA. WA does not have that many tight twisty roads (compared to Tassie for example) so we will need between 16 to 19 teams to set-up the required number of chicanes for the event, something like about 75 in total over the 4 days.
Each chicane team will be made up of 3 people, one is the senior post marshal SPM (you!), another is the bollard replacement marshal (BRM) and the last is a flag marshal. Unless you are keen to join up with another person that you know, already on this list, I would like you to think about getting a couple of your friends/family involved so you can be out there with good company and enjoy yourself at the same time.
The itinerary shows a few stages are repeated and a few others are spread out across the region, so if you have any preference to either stay in one place (with one set-up) and watch the cars pass you a few times, or travel around (set up, pack away, move, repeat) and see as many different stages as possible.
The details for training and events are as follows. Please note that training is not compolsory, so if you can't make both dates you can still be involved.
Training - AHG Driver Training Center, Grogan Road, Perth Airport
7th August (Sunday) - 11am
14th August (Sunday) - 11am
Chicane Team Meeting - Venue TBA
30th August (Tuesday) - 7:30pm
Targa West Event
8th September (Thursday) - 3:30pm to finish
9th September (Friday) - 7:30am to finish
10th September (Saturday) - 8:00am to finish
11th September (Sunday) - 8:00am to finish
Please contact Mitch Templar on 0418 959 023 or myself via PM to register your interest and he will email you the appropriate forms, itinerary, maps ect. Please get involved if you can.