Yellow Flags and Infringements thereof

[goughy]

I must remember to log off dads computer!!

[blue nose]

Originally posted by flagwaver
From one or two replies on this forum some drivers admit to not really trying most of the time. How else can they justify the statement that their lap times my not be any slower during a yellow flag incident as they just go quicker everywhere else. What a cop out! I personally would have any driver excluded who's lap time was not slower during a yellow flag period than the lap before. If nothing else that threat might concentrate some drivers minds a bit more.

There were yellow flags out in the first race at Shell but with no sign of any trouble after the flags and we were slowed down to almost eleven seconds of the lap times in a space of forty to fifty yards

[50-SIX]

To be fair, i slowed up considerably fast when the reds came out in the first race. Probably at a rate of about -60mph/0.0001sec

[jminsh]

50-SIX your sig should read:- The RF92 stops when the red flag drops !!lol

J.

[50-SIX]

[Mark Mitchell]

On a couple of occasions, the yellow flag was shown at Foulstons for a car/cars that had pulled/spun off and had come to rest on the "Dead" part of the track that forms the Island "Hairpin"

I appeciate that as drivers, you might not have known WHY the flag was out, as you would not have been looking in the direction of the hairpin but probably into the chicane and/or up towards Hill Top.
However, I can assure you that there were marshals working in this area and a stady yellow flag was justified.

I hope this answers part of an earlier query from Blue Nose.

[Walshy]

At the end of the day lads. Ours is not to reason why. If there is a Yellow flag for whatever reason, we gotta slow down. It's very possible that we can't actually see the incident from the cockpit.
I had to write a piece for work the other day on something similar. I used the comparison of standing at the side of the motorway if you have ever broken down. Stood there, with cars passing at 70 to 80mph is not nice. Imagine these marshals working on a car with others passing in excess of 100mph. You all know that when you slow from 120 to 100 in a Formula Ford, it feels like you are crawling. On this subject, I am gonna start a new Thread. Watch this space...................

[Sheila M]

Originally posted by Walshy
At the end of the day lads. Ours is not to reason why. If there is a Yellow flag for whatever reason, we gotta slow down. It's very possible that we can't actually see the incident from the cockpit.
I had to write a piece for work the other day on something similar. I used the comparison of standing at the side of the motorway if you have ever broken down. Stood there, with cars passing at 70 to 80mph is not nice. Imagine these marshals working on a car with others passing in excess of 100mph. You all know that when you slow from 120 to 100 in a Formula Ford, it feels like you are crawling. On this subject, I am gonna start a new Thread. Watch this space...................

Well said Walshy!

[kartingdad]

But surely thats the exciting bit of being a marshall Walshy...?


Sorry, completely irresponsible post. True, but irresponsible.

[diz]

See you on the bank 12th June then kartingdad - and that is an order.

[Walshy]

With regards to that Diz. How do we go on for the orange.............Do we have to get a set of overalls or are they supplying bibs (expecting many bib jokes now)

[diz]

Originally posted by Walshy
With regards to that Diz. How do we go on for the orange.............Do we have to get a set of overalls or are they supplying bibs (expecting many bib jokes now)

I don't think jaffa is compulsory, but bibs are probably available.

[Walshy]

Is a coolbox compulsory though...................

[diz]

Originally posted by Walshy
Is a coolbox compulsory though...................

Only if it is covered in stickers

[blue nose]

What is racing on that date?

[diz]

Originally posted by blue nose
What is racing on that date?

Palmer Audi and Formula Woman to name but two.

[blue nose]

Do marshals get to strap them in(not the Audis)

[Ian Sowman]

I think Morgans and Heritage GTs are also on the bill.