Volunteering at the Porsche Club Race at Summit Point 2025
Why giving your time is one of the best ways to experience the track
Every great Porsche Club Race weekend starts long before the first green flag drops. For volunteers, it begins on a Zoom call. Organizers review their meticulously prepared plans, assigning tasks and walking everyone through the details that make an event of this scale possible.
This year, I was once again stationed at the welcome tent—a familiar duty with a familiar crew, plus a few new faces. Our responsibility was straightforward yet critical: make sure every Club Race attendee signed the Porsche Club’s speed waiver before they set foot on track. It’s a simple process, but it sets the tone for the professionalism and safety-first culture that defines the Club.
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The Human Side of Volunteering
Working the tent might sound like a grind, but it’s anything but. The real joy comes from meeting people. You cross paths with families supporting loved ones, friends tagging along for a day of excitement, and passionate fans who simply want to be close to the action. Everyone shares the same love of motorsport and Porsche, and that connection creates instant camaraderie.
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Cars Worth Stopping For
Of course, you can’t talk about a Porsche Club Race without mentioning the cars. While the paddock fills with hardcore track machines, the welcome tent offers another kind of treat: pristine street Porsches. Many attendees arrive in immaculate 911s, Caymans, and Boxsters—cars polished to perfection, maintained with pride, and looking every bit as beautiful as the ones in the race grid.
It’s a reminder of the dual identity of Porsche: elegant road car and formidable race weapon.
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Exploring Summit Point
One of the hidden perks of volunteering is the freedom to explore. Between shifts, I wandered Summit Point’s Main and found myself appreciating how each corner offers a different vantage point on the racing. Some turns reward you with sweeping panoramic views of cars dancing on the edge of grip, while others put you so close to the action you can hear the downshifts echoing through the trees.
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Charity Laps: Driving for a Cause; https://erinlevitas.org/
Thanks to the Erin Levitas Foundation, the weekend included charity laps—a highlight for many. For a small donation, anyone with a non-electric car could take their vehicle on track for ten minutes or more. The experience is both thrilling and humbling: driving the same tarmac as seasoned racers, but with the knowledge that your lap is helping a good cause.
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The Main Event: Racing
Then, of course, comes the racing itself. Porsche Club Racing delivers a mix like no other. One moment you’re watching a vintage air-cooled 911 battle through the corners, the next you’re marveling at a brand-new GT3 RS tearing down the straight.
The diversity of cars creates non-stop excitement, and the competition is as fierce as you’d expect from drivers who live and breathe performance.
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The Stories After the Checkered Flag
But what sticks with me most aren’t just the cars or the racing—it’s the people. The post-race happy hours and dinners are filled with laughter, storytelling, and camaraderie. You meet fellow enthusiasts who’ve been coming to Summit Point for decades and newcomers experiencing their first Club Race. In the end, it’s this sense of community that makes volunteering so rewarding.
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Final Thoughts
Volunteering at the Porsche Club Race at Summit Point is more than a way to help the event run smoothly—it’s a front-row ticket to everything that makes Porsche Club Racing special. From meeting incredible people to admiring stunning cars, from walking the track to cheering on charity laps, every moment leaves you with a deeper appreciation for the sport and the community around it.
If you ever get the chance, sign up to volunteer. You’ll work hard, you’ll be tired, but you’ll come away with memories, friendships, and stories that will last long after the engines fall silent.