You want an easy work assignment at Nationals? You want a fun one? Pick one.
This is an open invitation for a fun one.
If you like to write, I could use your help as part of the crew providing
the coverage in SportsCar Magazine for the Millennium Solo II Nationals.
We use a carrot-and-stick approach to get the horses we need.
The carrots are:
1-This counts as your work assignment, and
2-You do NOT have to work on the days you run
The sticks are:
1-I prefer people who are there all four days (enabling Carrot #2)
2-You have to get stories back to me within a week (Sept. 22 deadline)
Because of that tight timeframe - we are actually doing all of this AFTER
the magazine's copy deadline - no one should have to write up more than two
classes (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, 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 not necessary (but welcome). A warm body with
eyeballs is. I can edit most anything into a reasonable narrative, but the
eyes and ears of the reporters are invaluable.
I have an allotment of 20 workers, 10 for Tuesday-Wednesday, 10 for
Thursday-Friday. Right now I am almost full with people driving
Thursday-Friday (who would cover the Tue-Wed classes), but I still have
several slots open for people driving Tuesday-Wednesday (who would cover the
Thu-Fri classes).
Occasionally I will use a driver there only two days (it depends on how
desperate I am!).
I will not confirm acceptances until the run/work order is known and I make
the assignments, but even if you have not heard back from me yet, when you
send in your entry form, down in the "Worker Information" section, check the
"Other" box and write in "SportsCar".
If you can be part of the crew this year, please answer this post telling
me:
1. Your name
2. Mailing address
3. Phone numbers (home & work)
4. e-mail address
5. Your class, days you run [see schedule below]
6. What day you plan to arrive/leave Topeka
7. Any preferences for classes you'd like to cover
8. Give me a second-choice for a work assignment in case I can't use you.
Hope to hear from you soon!
--Rocky Entriken
Chief of Writers
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