Trackside - A Podcast for Motorsports Marshals

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jamey and Jessica sit down with Dr. Wei-Shen Chin and Austin Self of Chin Motorsports who run the popular Chin Track Days HPDE events all over the country.  Learn more about them at Chin Track Days .

Send us Fan Mail Our second episode of 2026 is an exciting one and it's been a long time in the making. Jessica and I interview Chris Mullen, one of the three FIA starters, the team who actually push the buttons to start the F1 races! In this episode, however, you'll learn about all the other things they're tasked with during a F1 race week and it's an enlightening peek behind...

Send us Fan Mail We are back for a second year of the podcast! Our thanks to the listeners who have made our first year a success! We have some great episodes coming up, so make sure you're subscribed. Many marshals in the US who have worked Formula One and IndyCar events will know our guest in this episode. Jim Swintal is the radio communicator for IMSA, IndyCar and Formula One in the US. He...

Send us Fan Mail We end 2025 with a bang! Retiring ACCUS President George Silbermann joins us to discuss his storied career in motorsports, the role of ACCUS and some of the inner workings of the FIA and other upper echelons of motorsport throughout the world. Also some history bombs thrown in for good measure!  Thank you for finding, listening to and spreading the word about the podcast! 2025 was...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, you'll hear from some of the marshals that worked the Las Vegas Grand Prix in 2025. We traveled about the Egyptian Ballroom asking marshals of just about every specialty to introduce themselves and tell us their story of how they got started and perhaps a favorite or funny memory from their marshaling history. What a tremendous response we got and, though the...

Send us Fan Mail 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 their US Grand Prix. Bonus: Our resident Vegas ex...

Send us Fan Mail 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 episode is a long one but well worth your time....

Send us Fan Mail 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 marshals to digest and take from these great...

Send us Fan Mail 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 initiative can go in the world of motorsports.  We a...

Send us Fan Mail 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 hope you'll enjoy our visit with the man wh...

Send us Fan Mail 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!

Send us Fan Mail 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 what to expect. Feedback about the podcast is welc...

Send us Fan Mail 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 his path to being the first-time...

Send us Fan Mail 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. 

Send us Fan Mail 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. 

Send us Fan Mail 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 events at tracks all over the world including F1,...