Hey folks,

We've opened up the volunteer form at https://www.pittsburghshootout.com/support-us/volunteer for the 2026 race at Summit Point Motorsports park. Volunteers get free camping on site, 3 meals a day, and a free t-shirt.

We're looking for folks to fill the following roles on Thursday, August 20 through Saturday, August 22:

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, inspection of required safety equipment at the start-line, control of the start line