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Hi there!
I am really excited to be running for the role of Events Coordinator in the society! I am a totally avid motorsport fan, both in terms of watching different categories and also karting. My involvement in motorsport even stretches to working with various TV channels in MotoGP, one of them being TNT sports, providing them with statistics and insight in the championship, which has allowed me the privilege of attending several races from within the paddock and meeting some key figures in the sport.

From the moment I joined the Motorsport society at Leeds, I fell in love with it, not merely because of the fantastic people that make it up, but also because of how inclusive it feels, and the vast amount of stuff that goes on here! It is no secret that with the departure of some key committee members, we are losing arguably perhaps what has been the DNA of this society for the last couple of years. What they have managed to build this society into is certainly something special, with there being a place for absolutely everyone, whether it be a casual F1 fan, or a hardcore karter, one will always feel like they belong here. Hence, it is events such as TDYs, Women's Only events, F1 watchalongs and even Drive to Survive watchalongs that I threw myself into which made me feel like a part of this fantastic community!

I would love to be your Events Coordinator next year as I want to further my role in this community and make sure that the things that make this society great continue to make it so. I want to give back as much as the society has been giving to me and be an integral part in the running. My role would include managing the e-TDY and online discord socials, helping with organising events such as TDYs, face to face watchalongs and mainly cooridnating the events themselves. I realise that inbetween TDY rounds and BUKC rounds, we may start to feel a bit of kart sickness, hence online sim racing will certainly help alleviate some of the pain (at least it does with me) which is why I will make sure that there is always something going on in our e-TDY championship. I would also like to arrange a lot of online watchalongs, whether it be F1 qualifying watchalongs, films or anything else motorsport related, as these can be good fun and keep us relaxed during exam slumps.

I also want to ensure that Women's Only events are kept going in full swing, as these have been so important in making me and I am sure many others feel totally comfortable here. I will help organise as many of these as possible, the sheer diversity in this society is one of the things that makes us unique, and I want to emphasise the importance of this!

I would also try and organise a few guest talks similar to some that we had this year. As I am involved MotoGP, I have quite a few connections with key figures in motorsport that I could potentially bring in for a guest talk! believe these are very important, as they give us really valuable insights of what a job/career is like in motorsport, whether it be as a driver, as a journalist or a team member.

In gen.eral my role will involve helping out with different duties in the committee, and trying to be as helpful as possible to fellow committee members with their roles, which I would fulfil to the absolute best of my ability!

Thank you all for reading this far! I truly hope to be on this wonderful committee next year and continue to bring that amazing vibe that has made this society so brilliant.

Joanna

Having attended almost every event for the motorsport society this year, I have hands on experience with the demands of running a society, and the requirements of the events run by the motorsport society enable me to show my leadership ability and showcase how I am able to take control of certain situations to get things done.
My ability to communicate with almost all the different preferences of people in the society enable me to open up different opportunities to all the different desires of all members of the motorsport society such as GT events, to rallying, Drag racing and potentially even single seater events which will be of interest to many past, present and future members of the society