I need writers to help cover the Solo Nationals for SportsCar. If you're
the type of person who likes to weigh in on these forums, you may be just the
one we need.
I need about two dozen writers to cover the event. Ideally, we want people
who will be there all four days -- Tuesday-Wednesday drivers cover
Thursday-Friday classes and Thursday-Friday drivers cover Tuesday-Wednesday
classes [See Run Days list at bottom of this message].
MOSTLY I NEED PEOPLE TO COVER THURSDAY-FRIDAY CLASSES.
The perks are:
1-This counts as your work assignment,
2-You do most of it sitting in the stands or chatting with other drivers, and
3-You do NOT have to work on the days you run (if you're there all four
days).
The necessaries are:
1-I prefer people who are there all four days (enabling #3 above), but I can
use some same-day people -- it depends what heat you end up running. I do NOT
assign conflicts.
2-You have to get stories back to me within about 10 days.
You do NOT need polished writing ability. Rather, we need people who are
good observers and, yes, even good bench racers.
No one should have to write up more than two classes or cover classes in
more than two heats (Open and Ladies are considered one class for story
purposes). The basic job is to be there when the classes are running, talk to
a couple of the key players, then write a story (likely after you get home) of
about 500 words.
You e-mail it to me, I do the editing and fact checking, and perhaps plug
in some historical perspective, and send it to the magazine. I also take care
of preparing all results for publication, so you do not have to worry about
that.
Great writing talent is secondary to just being there. I can edit most
anything into a reasonable narrative, but I need the details of the story so
the eyes and ears of the reporters are invaluable. This is like the good old
days of hot-lead journalism -- you're the ace reporter, I'm the invisible
"rewrite" guy. I'll send you a brief "how-to" with the story assignments,
which come out after the run order is announced.
If you can be part of the crew this year, please send me a direct e-mail
(rocky@spitfire4.com) telling me:
1. Your name
2. Mailing address
3. Phone numbers (home, work, cell)
4. e-mail address
5. Your class, days you run [see schedule below]
6. What day you plan to arrive/leave Lincoln
7. Where you plan to stay in Lincoln (motel, etc.)
8. Any preferences for classes you'd like to cover
9. Second choice for event work assignment in case I can't use you as a
writer.
If you enter using a paper entry form, in the "Worker Information" area
circle "OTHER" and write in "SportsCar." If registering online at the SCCA.com
website, leave the "Work Preference" line blank and at the bottom of the page
in "Notes to registrar" write in "Work Preference - SportsCar Writer."
If you've already sent your entry and checked off some other worker
preference, just let me know what you checked. I can get it changed.
Hope to hear from you soon!
--Rocky Entriken
Chief of Writers
Run Days for 2010 Solo Nationals:
~~~TUE-WED~~~
AS BS DS GS HS
STR STS STX STU
ESP FSP
DP EP GP
BM CM DM EM F125 FJA FJB
~~~THU-FRI~~~
SS CS ES FS
ST SSM SM SMF
ASP BSP CSP DSP
XP CP FP
AM FM FSAE
and, of course, corresponding Ladies classes
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