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9 Nov 2002, 05:19 (Ref:424974)
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Just who should be in pit lane?
The comments have been made before about safety in pit lane - particularly after Murphy's fuel rig problem at Bathurst.
Watching Pukekohe and the pit stops, it was extremely interesting to see Tony (can't remember last name) - Mr RaceFax standing on the OUTSIDE of pit lane ie on the track side of pit lane - watching cars exit the pits. Now sorry - but I cannot see ANY justification for ANYONE other than pit lane marshalls or officials to be at that point in pit lane. And they are concerned about safety in pit lane? Garbage AVESCO - clean up the people who should be there first and THEN you will get some reasonable pit lane safety happening. |
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9 Nov 2002, 06:13 (Ref:424988)
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Having spent a fair bit of time in pit lane in recent times, all I can say is that there are some incredibly foolhardy team members out there... The number of people who I've seen nearly run over simply because they aren't paying attention is staggering. Plus, if you give them a helmet, they seem to grow a bit of invicibility... I spose they are in there week in and week out, but I know for a fact that someone will get badly injured one day soon....
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9 Nov 2002, 10:59 (Ref:425033)
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Which is my point exactly...
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9 Nov 2002, 13:35 (Ref:425112)
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Oh well, at least Tony Whitlock was in a safer position compared to the photographer who last year stood near pit exit on the grass between the race circuit and the armco wall with !NO! protection between himself and the cars.
And Crash can probably confirm that at the Qld 500, Tony wore a fire suit. Besides, TC takes in-appropiately dressed ladies out into the racing pit lane so what's the problem? ;-) |
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9 Nov 2002, 20:22 (Ref:425262)
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Yeah, he has a schmiko race suit.
Actually one unidentified boss of AVESCO had a heap of kiddies in pit lane during the 500... |
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10 Nov 2002, 08:41 (Ref:425510)
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Tim Schenken should be in the put lane..............
Lying on the ground in pit lane acting as a speed hump 
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10 Nov 2002, 09:46 (Ref:425542)
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by colinbond
Tim Schenken should be in the put lane.............. Lying on the ground in pit lane acting as a speed hump [/QUOTE Good one but are you going to suggest it to him ??
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10 Nov 2002, 11:10 (Ref:425607)
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I will - he doesn't talk to me anyway (and what really ****es him off is that his wife always stops by to say hello and catch up when she is there - the look on his face when he sees us talking is something to be believed (and I have the feeling she knows exactly what she is doing
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13 Nov 2002, 07:51 (Ref:427555)
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Hey I'm sure she understands, after all he is doing to her what he is doing to most of us who aren't in the chosen categories in Australian motorsport.
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13 Nov 2002, 08:10 (Ref:427569)
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13 Nov 2002, 08:42 (Ref:427583)
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Nah - wasn't Schenken - Julius Marlow's are too cheap for him...
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13 Nov 2002, 08:49 (Ref:427589)
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In Cart any one who steps over the yellow line when they are not allowed get a 10 k fine.
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13 Nov 2002, 09:21 (Ref:427611)
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But CART are prepared to levy these fines and police their rules - CAMS make rules which they immediate bend, break or change to suit whoever they need to....
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