MGCC Mallory 29th March (corrected for stupid OP - ie me)

[Woolley]

Not much said about this, so I thought a thread to mark my first event of the season. Quite a good start it was too.

Racing was OK - the Metros put on a great display - but in the absence of too many on-track battles there were some nice cars trying their best and it was enjoyable. Especially good to be back at Mallory where we could enjoy the new swamp on the outside of Stebbe! One class was a dead loss on the first race, a small field quickly reducing itself to just 5, but well done to the club for amalgamating their second race following delays.

Thanks to MGCC for the season badge which should be the first patch on my new overalls.

For me it was a case of 'I love work, I could watch it all day'. Just two pull offs at our spot, while Post 6 looked very busy and extremely stretched - at one point they had cars at both ends of their sector and one in the middle, and during the day they had cars facing every direction including wheels upwards. I thought they coped extremely well, not a bad start to their year with the training put to full use! I gather the approach to the hairpin were similarly busy, evidenced by a significant hole in the barriers seen when leaving the circuit. I presume that was the reason for the long stop in the afternoon. The club did very well to get the meeting finished just on time, the last race curtailed a minute early I think.

Legs still aching after my first full day standing up, new overalls and marshalling bag christened, nothing now until the 24 hours.

[Pitsmarion]

My thanks to the Pits and Startline team for a great job in sometimes nasty weather - standing out on the track in horizontal hail waiting for the cars to come round is not the most glamorous of things to do. And a big thanks to the Assembly team, for coping superbly with the (new to them) MG "Quick-start" process and briefing the drivers so our job on Startline was made much easier.

This was my first time at Mallory, and I look forward to returning. Thanks for a great day.

Marion

[Pete Howarth]

The guys and Elaine on Stebbe Straight had a busy day and dealt very well with everything that was thrown at them during the day. It was a pleasure to be their Post Chief for the day.

[AndyT]

using your crystal ball Woolley - 29th May

[Woolley]

Originally Posted by AndyT

using your crystal ball Woolley - 29th May

Oh, flip, I'll change it, but I'll leave your post as evidence of my stupidity. And in any case I've also realised I'm doing WEC before 24hrs...

[The Fat Clerk]

Tell you who the hero on the day was: Sue Mullen, trying to hear people on the radio with all that wind must have been a nightmare, especially with all that happened on the circuit. Well done Sue.

[stephen0183]

Originally Posted by The Fat Clerk

Tell you who the hero on the day was: Sue Mullen, trying to hear people on the radio with all that wind must have been a nightmare, especially with all that happened on the circuit. Well done Sue.

I don't think it was just the weather that caused some of the radio issues.

Was slightly un-nerving on Post 9 to suddenly see the armco the other side of the hairpin leaning back towards us and some of the privacy boards blown down by the gales!

[Mark Mitchell]

The radios were awful. It took an age for the rescue unit to be scrambled despite the rest of us hearing the request from the post chief!
It was disappointing to not get stood down during the lunch break on paddock gate but all in all, an enjoyable day

[AMR]

Originally Posted by Pitsmarion

My thanks to the Pits and Startline team for a great job in sometimes nasty weather - standing out on the track in horizontal hail waiting for the cars to come round is not the most glamorous of things to do. And a big thanks to the Assembly team, for coping superbly with the (new to them) MG "Quick-start" process and briefing the drivers so our job on Startline was made much easier.

This was my first time at Mallory, and I look forward to returning. Thanks for a great day.

Marion

A bit late in replying but: Thank you Marion for your help and enthusiasm for creating a good team, as you said in some horrible weather conditions.