New Idea for Specialist Marshalling Gadget...

[Drummer]

Hello folks,

I hope everyone's well. I haven't seen anyone from the marshalling community for ages, with all I've had going on.

Well, I've just been thinking of a few things I've heard marshals and officials talking about numerous times since I became involved with marshalling and I've had an idea... I don't want to give too much away, because I have a habit of doing that and having others steal my ideas, which has happened a few times in the past; but I will say that it's a solution to the problem of flagging night races, and that many people are of the opinion that flashing coloured lights at drivers doesn't communicate so well to the driver as waving a flag does...

What I need to know is how important to the community, as a whole, overcoming this problem is. I should probably speak to drivers about this too, but I'm not sure, should I?

If I'm to tell anyone about this idea, I need to be able to fully trust them not to go behind my back and create it, or have it created, themselves. This is my idea and I want to take the credit for it, naturally.

So, let's say I can solve this problem and it would likely cost less to implement around a circuit than those flashing lights would... Is anyone interested?

I know I'm being a bit cryptic, but, given my current funds and resources, I'm not really in a position to be much more. I'm just wondering if I might be onto a good thing or not and, if so, who it's best I should speak to in order to secure a potential trial of my idea.

Thankyou for reading,

Glen.

[Bryan Degerlund]

Good start would be John Symes at MSA. He has responsibility for technical and safety issues, and anything "new" would have to be reviewed by John at some point.

[MagnetON]

So are we talking about a resurrection of the old "flag with a torch" in it idea but using poles with built in LEDs and power to supply the light, or aircraft directing battons with flashing lights that can be set to different colours and waved similar to this: http://www.easefleet.com/products-flares-AB.html

[M Greenslade]

.. Is anyone interested?

Sorry No

Stick to nice warm days in the Sun.......

Bladders..

[White flag man]

Originally Posted by M Greenslade

.. Is anyone interested?

Sorry No

Stick to nice warm days in the Sun.......

Bladders..

"warm days in the Sun...."
now there's a novelty.

[TrueBlueFlyer]

Originally Posted by MagnetON

"flag with a torch"

reminds me of Petit Le Mans... power went out on the hard station, so we set a kerosene lantern on a fold up chair in front of me standing on the bank with the blue flag, looked awesome. Was a bit worrysome though being in a point of impact with kerosene between me and the crashing cars :eeek!:

[bludvl_x19]

At the two Bathurst 24hr races, 'flagging' was done at night by use of table tennis style paddles, with reflective yellow, blue etc on them. Simply used the headlights of the oncoming cars, and was bright enough that you could see where you were reflecting to, and as such could make sure it was in the drivers eyes.

[Mike Kelly 1]

Originally Posted by bludvl_x19

At the two Bathurst 24hr races, 'flagging' was done at night by use of table tennis style paddles, with reflective yellow, blue etc on them. Simply used the headlights of the oncoming cars, and was bright enough that you could see where you were reflecting to, and as such could make sure it was in the drivers eyes.

We use a similar system at the Nurburgring 24 hour race. We have reflective boards (made by scotchbright i think) in yellow, green, white and red / yellow (change of surface). Very effective system.