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Indianapolis 500-style cars
flashing through downtown
streets.
The Indy cars, drivers and
teams that raced here in the
Valvoline Detroit Grand Prix
were new to the city, replac-
ing the international For-
mula One Grand Prix "cir-
cus" of previous years.
But hundreds of familiar
faces provided a smooth tran-
sition over the three days of
racing. They are the
volunteers of the Detroit
Grand Prix Association
(DGPA).
DGPA members support the
race by working with media,
fans and teams. They take
tickets, assist out-of-town
dignitaries and police the
course.
Among the metro area's
Jewish residents in the DGPA
were E.J. Levy, working his
seventh race; Elliot Ring in

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his third; and Mel Hoberman
and Hagen Gottfried, both in
their fourth races.
Levy, from Southfield,
became involved in 1983 with
the second Formula One race,
helping prepare the victory
stand. He was recruited by
his brother's sister-in-law,
Rita Shanaman, the DGPA's
communications director.
Levy has worked in a varie-
ty of DGPA jobs. This year he
worked in hospitality, helping

Elliot Ring helps Grand Prix fans.

organize the DGPA's post-race
party.
"My real interest was just
to do something for Detroit,"
Levy says. "It's not like I was
totally into auto racing. I'm
into athletics, but not par-
ticularly auto racing. So it's
an opportunity to come down
here and get out in the sun
and be a volunteer. I feel good
about it."
Ring was a circuit marshall
this year. He stood by Turn
three, where the drivers turn-
ed onto St. Antoine, and kept
non-credentialed spectators
from getting too close to the
track.
Like Levy, he was not a rac-
ing fan when he first
volunteered for the DGPA. He
was interested in "helping
out in the community, help-
ing out the city of Detroit. I
grew up in Detroit so I try to
give some time back to the
community."
Hoberman is a different
story. "I love racing," he says,
checking off the perks: "I get
into the pits and I've met
some of the drivers and get to
look at the cars and, of course,
get to watch the race."
Hoberman, from West
Bloomfield, worked this year
in the box seats along the
main straight-away, giving
him an excellent view. His job
was to make sure those in the
expensive seats were "well
taken care of."
Hoberman, who is a
psychologist, as is Levy, says
he enjoys the crowd. "I love
people" and volunteering is

"a nice way of meeting new
people and just socializing
and having a good time," he
says.
Gottfried, from Southfield,
is developmentally disabled.
His mother, Helene Gottfried,
says her son has worked the
last four years at the food con-
cession stand for the
volunteers.
She says Hagen became in-
terested after hearing his
father discuss the races. "We
discouraged Hagen at first,
but then we decided to take a
chance," she says.
"He's treated royally. It's
just great to get these young
people involved, if at all possi-
ble," she says.
Levy takes several hundred
photos at the race, concen-
trating on fellow DGPA
volunters.
"I enjoy that the most. I try
to get pictures of the people
who are volunteers doing
their thing." Levy gives copies
of the photos to his subjects.
As for the Jewish communi-
ty's involvement, Levy says
he knows it's a sizeable
number. "Every year you talk
and find out there's more and
more people.
"It's good for the Jewish
community to have an in-
volvement in anything that
goes on. It doesn't have to
have a specific religious orien-
tation to it — we're involved."
The switch to American-
style racing didn't affect the
volunteers' jobs, but all agree
the crowds are different.
"It definitely seems to lack