BTCC at Mondello park (yeah, and all the other races!)

CombeMarshal · 24 Jul 2005, 20:34 (Ref:1362311)

Was it just my eyes (or my tele) or do all the Marshals out there wear dark green overalls???
they tend to blend in with the tyre walls that have been belted and painted green!!

Lee

Mark Mitchell · 24 Jul 2005, 20:55 (Ref:1362320)

EP wears orange!

2CV Racer · 25 Jul 2005, 11:16 (Ref:1362816)

Rescue gang feel they have to be different so they have green overalls. Folks working on the bank are in orange.

***MagnetON*** · 25 Jul 2005, 15:37 (Ref:1363022)

Green being one of the recognised colours for emergency medical personell

CombeMarshal · 25 Jul 2005, 16:54 (Ref:1363063)

Ah, ok, My Bad!!!
Still I like the way they paint the tyres green so the drivers don't know what they hit!!

Gonfra · 25 Jul 2005, 17:45 (Ref:1363107)

Spare a thought chaps! I'm still driving home from Mondello!!!!!

Doc Hollywood · 25 Jul 2005, 18:00 (Ref:1363113)

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Originally Posted by 2CV Racer

Rescue gang feel they have to be different so they have green overalls. Folks working on the bank are in orange.

Green seperates rescue crew from marshals at an incident scene, it helps us locate eachother at a glance, hence improving our ability to work as a team. Its nothing to do with being different as ALL Mondello rescue crew have served time on the bank.

Grandslammer · 25 Jul 2005, 19:46 (Ref:1363192)

Having watched the days proceedings on MotorsTV,I was amused by one Marshals method of sending a greeting to her Mother,with the help of the SC board

On a different note,not having been to Mondello,I noticed on the Startline,an access "gate" seemed to be permanently open.Is this standard practise?

**Woolley** · 25 Jul 2005, 22:01 (Ref:1363316)

You haven't been? You should. Great week-end - interesting circuit and the locals are very welcoming. Just back now (40m from Dublin to Birmingham and 2 hrs from Brum to Wolverhampton. Good old BR!

Gonfra, didn't realise you were there. Where were you?

Gonfra · 25 Jul 2005, 23:13 (Ref:1363353)

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Originally Posted by Woolley

Gonfra, didn't realise you were there. Where were you?

Drove the medical truck over, was on med car on Fri and part of Saturday and spectatoring most of Sunday (Best FBMW race of the season - Great drive from Matt Harris- weird that no one decided to run on slicks as track was drying well)

Eventful drive home , a mammoth 14 hours! Part of Dublin sealed off, led a convoy of assorted BTCC trucks through assorted housing estates and narrow roads. 3 hours from Holyead to the M6 then battled down the M6 and M40, pick car up from Thruxton, arrive home at 1045!!

Phew!!

***MagnetON*** · 26 Jul 2005, 06:23 (Ref:1363468)

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Originally Posted by Grandslammer

Having watched the days proceedings on MotorsTV,I was amused by one Marshals method of sending a greeting to her Mother,with the help of the SC board

On a different note,not having been to Mondello,I noticed on the Startline,an access "gate" seemed to be permanently open.Is this standard practise?

The first "Hi Mum" board was made by myself for the first FIA Sportscar round we had, the idea was that the post I was on the back of the board would be facing the TV cameras. Unfortunately the board never got spotted for that round. That then became "my" SC board and would be used on whatever post I was on. Until one day when that board was left in the hut and I had to make a second one. So there's currently two in circulation at Mondello.

Later on when our very own DocH was trying to pull one of the grid girls there was a "Vote Grace" SC board as there was a "Vote For The Winning Grid Girl" contest.

I've still to see any of the footage of the board as I forgot to tape the TV coverage

As for the open gate at start line, there's a gate at the end of the pit wall, just where the armco starts and there is also a section with an offset armco gap just before the start/finish line. This is a fixed "gate" where the angled armco is supported by heavy posts and is actually about 18 inches above track level where it "open"

Grandslammer · 26 Jul 2005, 09:20 (Ref:1363590)

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Originally Posted by MagnetON

I've still to see any of the footage of the board as I forgot to tape the TV coverage

As for the open gate at start line, there's a gate at the end of the pit wall, just where the armco starts and there is also a section with an offset armco gap just before the start/finish line. This is a fixed "gate" where the angled armco is supported by heavy posts and is actually about 18 inches above track level where it "open"

Thanks for the info....I did have it on tape,unfortunately,the weather was playing havoc with my reception and decided to record the bike GP instead

numbersix · 27 Jul 2005, 16:30 (Ref:1364793)

I see Mr Plato was living up to his reputation by blaming everyone bar himself when he cocks up. "The car in front braked for too long forcing me to hit him" was, near enough, the quote I heard him give to Vicky the Henderson.

Hepatic · 27 Jul 2005, 17:29 (Ref:1364850)

I've got it on tape but not yet watched it all, so i'll let you know. I think i caught part of that interview when it was live, and it was something on the lines of "he braked more than i did. i wasn't having any other that, so i hit him"....

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