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September 2004 on the Saturday of the round of the Australian Superbike Series (same weekend as the 2004 Sandown 500). The flag point is located under the bridge on the left of the photo. The guys manning the post were calling in how close the water was getting to the kerb until it reached the kerb and began to flow over it at which time a Red Flag call was made and we lost 2 hours while shovels and pumps were used to unblock the drain under the track at that point. Here's another angle of the same problem. |
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[QUOTE=MPA]Yup, it gets wet on the island.
More from 12.5 Well at least there are no trip hazards....only slip hazards!! Again, nice of them to provide the bench seat...its good for keeping your gear dry and to plop down for a break....but the backs are so high they obstruct your view from the Flag Point...some weldmesh or chicken wire you could see through would have been a better solution |
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Brands Hatch now has a new state-of-the-art startline flag point. Enclosed on three sides, with sliding windows track- and pitlane sides, large enough to flag through, ample floor space with a view over the garages to Clearways (allowing one to see the safety car as it enters the pitlane) and safe access. The pitwall hand rail has also been replaced, getting rid of those annoying cross-braces and allowing safe movement along the wall -- until the top teams put their shelters there, of course!!
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Thanks a lot, Mick, and thanks to Andy Lyle of MSV for the original photos.
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looks very smart,
i expect it will soon be painted red or black to fit in with the circuits colour scheme, thus hindering drivers ability to see those flags? |
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Something I have just noticed, there seems to be a LED screen to the left of the box, it seems pretty permament, does anyone know what purpose it serves?
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