Texas
Turn Marshals and Racer Chasers
He•ro
\ he(,)ro \ [ fr. Gk heroes, pl. ] 1. a person of courage and nobility famed
for their achievements 2. the central figure in an event...
 here exists in
motorsports an elite group of individuals whose sole purpose in life is to
reside and flourish on the edge and in the rarefied air above and beyond
what others would consider possible. An uncanny desire for self sacrifice,
commitment and professionalism drives them to the pursuit of perfection.
You won’t see them on the cover of Time Magazine, and you won’t find them
doing interviews. Amidst all of the pageantry, engine noise and media madness
that is racing, they work as silently as possible in the background so the 
event passes smoothly, safely and successfully. This is the way of a true
warrior. This is the way of SOuthWest DIVision’s own Texas Turn Marshals
& Racer Chasers.
What makes the
TTM & RC special is their incredible commitment to racing. They don’t merely
turn and burn as race workers, officials and track safety personnel... they
live it. It is not uncommon to have rubbed elbows and shared stories with
them at a SOWDIV event last week, and then see them on TV working a Barber
Dodge race in Miami FL this week. Next week, they could be in Toronto Canada
doing a Trans-Am race, 12 hr at Sebring, F1 at Indy, or Long Beach
CA for a Champ Car race.
They don’t have
tour sponsors (now that would be really special... and deserved) and
they don’t get compensated for their services. They make their own time and pay their own way to work races all over North
America. Their terms are simple: learn, improve and educate - by passing
on that knowledge of 
coordinating and managing the plethora of SCCA race
worker specialties to the race workers back home.
The Texas Region
Sports Car Club of America wishes to salute our own race-crazed barnstormers
with their own section of the Region’s web site. Check out the pics, and really
read what’s here. We think you will find that the TTM & RC are truly in
a class by themselves.
Oh... the next
time you are at a race and see race workers with the TTM & RC logo on the
back of their whites, stop by and say hi. As long as there isn't action on
the track, they'll be happy to share a smile!
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