Thin Orange Line - Page 4

Ian Lewis · 5 Aug 2003, 14:37 (Ref:680544)

Quote:

Originally posted by andrew_powell98
Sorry Ian I would love to be there but I have a shortage in the beer stocks so will be having fun in France.

Not been playing with matches have you??

Ian

Ian Lewis · 28 Aug 2003, 08:52 (Ref:701524)

it looks like we will have to man the International Circuit with the thin Orange line.

Works our about 2-3 per post :-(

Thanks to all our new conscripts
See you Saturday

Ian

garcon · 28 Aug 2003, 14:42 (Ref:701877)

I've been a bit... um... busy lately!

This season's ended up a bit of a washout for me. Missed the Gold Cup, can't make Cestriscir this weekend, not around for the historics(?) meet on 27th Sept either, and in the US half the time in between!

I promise I'll get my gear together and be as regular as I can next season!!

Ian Lewis · 28 Aug 2003, 15:00 (Ref:701899)

Not to worry,

that's 3.5 marshals per post then!!

All we need now is Steve Caswell on the BARC rescue unit
and its game on :-))

To be honest we are looking into boosting numbers for next year with a possible new sponsor :-)
and looking into why experianced marshals are leaving.
We will keep you posted.

Ian

Ian

Mark Mitchell · 28 Aug 2003, 15:19 (Ref:701910)

I'm not there either this weekend, so the thin orange line is considerably thinner!!

Mark

Ian Lewis · 28 Aug 2003, 15:31 (Ref:701919)

Quote:

Originally posted by observer
I'm not there either this weekend, so the thin orange line is considerably thinner!!

Mark

Yep, I knew about you not marshaling.

Whats going on?

Missing at the Gold Cup, Nor the 30th

I hope its not an attack of the DIY bug.

Only Joking

Ian

Dave Brand · 28 Aug 2003, 16:36 (Ref:701980)

Quote:

Originally posted by Ian Lewis
Missing at the Gold Cup, Nor the 30th

He did the Sunday, but did moan that it was 'only old cars'!

Maybe he's heard all of Kenny's jokes........

Flagman · 29 Aug 2003, 10:50 (Ref:702512)

Nobody has heard ALL of Kenny's jokes

Mark Mitchell · 29 Aug 2003, 10:57 (Ref:702515)

Quote:

Originally posted by Dave Brand
He did the Sunday, but did moan that it was 'only old cars'!

Oi! I'm still here you know.....

Yes I admit I was bored stiff by what I saw on the Sunday and I was only there because of a booking mixup at a hotel in Dartford, otherwise I would have been at Brands for the weekend!

Mark

Flying Muppet 2 · 29 Aug 2003, 11:41 (Ref:702555)

Observer,

I've been told that you've changed your mind again and unapologised (if that were possible) and you are turning out tomorrow. Is that true???

:confused: :confued: :confued:

Flying Muppet 2 · 29 Aug 2003, 11:41 (Ref:702556)

Damn it, I wish I could spell confused!!!

Mark Mitchell · 29 Aug 2003, 11:44 (Ref:702557)

I'm not apologising for apologising in the first place!
So I guess I am unapologising for the original apology!!

Mark

PS
sent you an email to your home a/c regarding this!!

Mark Mitchell · 29 Aug 2003, 13:04 (Ref:702635)

Yep!
The T.O.L. had just been fattened up again a little.....at least at Bailey Bridge.
I think tomorrow will be reminiscent of Donington, as I may find myself Obzing and flagging at the same time. Now, where can I put that brush!!

Mark

KayBee · 29 Aug 2003, 13:35 (Ref:702665)

Quote:

Originally posted by Dave Brand
He did the Sunday, but did moan that it was 'only old cars'!

Unfortunately I can remember when these 'old cars' were the latest cutting edge technology. Still it's better than them being on a static display or gone forever.

I mean whoever heard of either Renault Dauphines or Hillman Imps racing.

Flagman · 29 Aug 2003, 13:47 (Ref:702676)

Quote:

I mean whoever heard of Hillman Imps racing.

Try asking George Bevan (British Saloon Car Champion) and many others....

flying muppet · 29 Aug 2003, 16:17 (Ref:702821)

I thought Bill McGovern was the Champion - George Bevan only prepared and entered the Imp.

But then how would I know? I'm just a young one!

garcon · 29 Aug 2003, 16:19 (Ref:702825)

I remember racing a Hillman Imp once.

I was in my dad's Maestro at the time. And I lost.

Ian Lewis · 29 Aug 2003, 16:21 (Ref:702827)

Old cars, new cars, confusion, who cares !!

I'm very happy you will be there tomorrow :-)

Ian

SJC-214 · 29 Aug 2003, 17:30 (Ref:702895)

Quote:

Originally posted by Ian Lewis
Not to worry,

that's 3.5 marshals per post then!!

All we need now is Steve Caswell on the BARC rescue unit
and its game on :-))

To be honest we are looking into boosting numbers for next year with a possible new sponsor :-)
and looking into why experianced marshals are leaving.
We will keep you posted.

Ian

So your having a pop at me now thats fair enough

I'm not on the unit this weekend, but I will still be there as usual

Perhaps next year the people who schedule the various race meetings should sit down and plan them so that we don't have meeting every weekend and perhaps then "the thin orange line" might not be so thin.

Its just a thought but the majority of marshals have families or other commitments and therefore can not come to Oulton Park every week.

Ian Lewis · 31 Aug 2003, 14:31 (Ref:704012)

Steve,

You are paranoid.

Ian

Mark Mitchell · 1 Sep 2003, 08:08 (Ref:704564)

Don't worry Steve, you're not paranoid.....they really ARE out to get you!!

Mark Mitchell · 1 Sep 2003, 15:49 (Ref:704875)

The problem at Oulton on Saturday wasn't, in my opinion, the fact that there may have been other meetings elsewhere, but the fact that the full circuit was used.
The organisers must have known in advance that we might struggle with marshal numbers yet still decided to run on the International configuration.
Perhaps there's something somewhere that prevented the change of track lenghth, but it would have made more sense to have run the meeting on either the Island or Fosters circuit.

It's not just a little more dangerous with so few marshals, but it's also quite boring - although I had a nice young lady to keep me company.....plus a Monkey!

I wonder how we will fare this coming Saturday on the Island Circuit with the 750mc, as I understand quite a few Oulton "Regulars" are off to Donny for the BTCC?

Mark

Ian Lewis · 2 Sep 2003, 07:48 (Ref:705395)

Quote:

Originally posted by observer
The problem at Oulton on Saturday wasn't, in my
I wonder how we will fare this coming Saturday on the Island Circuit with the 750mc, as I understand quite a few Oulton "Regulars" are off to Donny for the BTCC?

Mark

Who was this nice young lady ? I know of the Monkey

We have a core of marshals who attend Oulton but the numbers have dwindled over the years.

The numbers on the 30th were cause for concearn.
I did not know there were only two of you at W/Bridge.
I thought there would have been at least 3 (Obs, Flag and Incident)

Thanks for attending the meeting and looking after the Monkey.

Ian

Mark Mitchell · 2 Sep 2003, 07:53 (Ref:705398)

In all fairness, the Monkey wouldn't have got a signature as he/she didn't actually do anything.
I would have expected it to at least have backed us up with fire bottles at the accident or to have picked up the debris.
It did wave to the drivers though, mostly as they were still racing!!

Mark

SJC-214 · 2 Sep 2003, 17:12 (Ref:705835)

Quote:

Originally posted by Ian Lewis
Who was this nice young lady ? I know of the Monkey

Ian

Its a good job you work on a Rescue unit Ian and get to meet plenty of Doctors....you might be needing one when Marshalgirl reads this

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