Women lead the way at the recent fourth round of the Victorian State Circuit Racing Championship (VSCRC), with more than 40% of the flag marshalling team that day made up of female officials.
 
Numbers of women officials have steadily increased across the previous round of the Championship, culminating in the impressive cohort in attendance at Sandown International Motor Raceway last month.
 
The 10 women held key positions across the event, on post and in the control tower, demonstrating their growing influence and development among the event’s group of officials.
 
Victorian Flag Marshalling Team President, Suzanne Arnott, expressed her pride in the growing diversity in the club underscored by last month’s event.

 
“It’s great to see so many coming and trying, and then staying as well.” Arnott said. 
 
“As President of the Victorian Flagmarshalling Team it is wonderful to see so much more diversity in the club. It was my goal when taking on the role to make the club more inclusive and welcoming.” Arnott said. 
 
Arnott highlighted the significance of this moment, particularly given her tenure in the sport. 
 
“It has been fabulous seeing the numbers increasing – we realised it was pretty special and our socials posts covered it as well,” she said.
 
“It was always quite novel to have a girls-only post, over the 30 plus years I’ve been doing this.”
 
With two more rounds left to unfold, the VSCRC aims to build on this momentum, encouraging even more women to participate and create an experience that will enhance their motorsport careers.
 
The fifth round of the Victorian State Circuit Racing Championship will take place at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on October 4-6.