Welcome to Trackside! This is a podcast dedicated to and inspired by motorsports marshals all over the world. You've seen them on TV: those folks in orange jumpsuits handling crashed cars or waving flags right next to the speeding cars. Are you one of these? Or do you want to be? If so, you're in the right place! Your hosts, Jamey Osborne and Jessica Althoff, are experienced race marshals who have worked many different specialties and different styles of event. They will take you behind the ...
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Interview with Adam Gavalla, Chief Scrutineer
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1:44:57Send us a text In this episode, Jamey and Jessica visit with Adam Gavalla, the Chief of Scrutineering at FIA events in the US. He goes into what, exactly, the scrutineers do and talks about what it takes to become one. We also recap our fall events thus far: Jessica talks about WEC, Jamey discusses the SCCA Runoffs at Road America and both recap th…
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Interview with Nadja Pollard & Toni Buhrke
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1:59:40Send us a text Just in time for the F1 weekend at COTA, we sat down to interview Nadja Pollard and Toni Buhrke, the Chiefs of Pit, Paddock and Grid (PPG) for all the FIA events in the US to discuss what PPG is, what they look for when recruiting to their prized team and then they share stories about the craziness that can happen on pit lane. This e…
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Interview with Max Fumagalli & John Bennie
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1:43:33Send us a text In this episode, we sit down with Max Fumagalli and John Bennie, two very experienced UK marshals who frequently come and share their talents with us here in the US. We discuss how marshaling programs in the UK are structured and it provides great perspective on how we do things in the states. It's lengthy but there's lots for marsha…
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Send us a text In this episode, we sit down with Sydney Davis Yagel, one of the important people that make the motorsports events we all enjoy possible. You've probably seen her name--on an SCCA email to new members or the myriad of communications that go out prior to a major event--but Sydney is a perfect example of how far good work and initiativ…
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Send us a text As everyone in the motorsports world gears up for the 24h of LeMans and the Canadian GP, what better time to sit down with one of the best-known marshals in the F1 paddock, Denis Castilloux. As we release this episode, Denis is in pit lane at LeMans, far from his home in Quebec. Always a treat to visit with--live or on a podcast--we …
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Send us a text Jamey and Jessica visit with Tony Shepherd, one of the marshals that came out of the Las Vegas Grand Prix local recruiting efforts. He's a fascinating guy with a great story. Also, Jamey and Jessica wrap up the Miami GP and talk about plans for future episodes. We're always looking for your feedback!…
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Send us a text Just in time for the 2025 Miami Grand Prix, your hosts Jamey Osborne and Jessica Althoff take you through a day on track for a Formula One marshal, at least as it is typically is for a marshal at a US event such as the Miami GP. We try to cover all the bases for major FIA/FIM events, so new marshals have something of an idea about wh…
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Interview with Jim Robertson - Miami F1 Flag Chief
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40:15Send us a text In this episode, Jamey and Jessica visit with Jim Robertson, the Flag Chief of the Miami GP coming up the first weekend in May, 2025. You won't ever meet anyone as welcoming to new marshals as Jim and if you're one of the marshals for Miami, you'll get to know him quite well. Jim talks about how he got into motorsports marshaling and…
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Send us a text Jamey and Jessica sit down with Dave Hawley, the Flag Chief of MotoGP coming up at the Circuit of the Americas March 28-30, 2025. He tells us the harrowing story of how he got started in motorcycle marshaling and how it led him to where he is today.By Jamey Osborne & Jessica Althoff
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Episode 2 - A deep dive into the flags
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1:09:16Send us a text In this episode, Jamey and Jessica discuss in detail the flags used in motorsports marshaling. Each flag is discussed in detail and they discuss how the flagging rules will vary from series to series.By Jamey Osborne & Jessica Althoff
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Send us a text Welcome to Trackside! This is a podcast dedicated to and inspired by motorsports marshals all over the world. In this debut episode, Jamey Osborne and Jessica Althoff will tell you about themselves and how they each got started in motorsports marshaling, as well as some basic information about what marshals need to know to work at ev…
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