Underwhelming Flagging

Rider goes down under braking entering Turn 7 taking others with him. Flag person very casually retrieves flag, casually walks a short distance to a position far from the track and far past where the downed riders and bikes come to rest. In other words, approaching riders saw the danger long before they saw the yellow flag, if they saw the yellow flag at all.

Is not a yellow flag supposed to warn riders of a potentially dangerous situation ahead, like BEFORE the danger becomes visually obvious to approaching racers?

How can we better prepare/train flag people? Most people respond well to visually based instruction. A summary of corner working guidelines for the new/inexperienced people working to protect us at the racetrack might be helpful.

Rider goes down under braking entering Turn 7 taking others with him. Flag person very casually retrieves flag, casually walks a short distance to a position far from the track and far past where the downed riders and bikes come to rest. In other words, approaching riders saw the danger long before they saw the yellow flag, if they saw the yellow flag at all.

Is not a yellow flag supposed to warn riders of a potentially dangerous situation ahead, like BEFORE the danger becomes visually obvious to approaching racers?

How can we better prepare/train flag people? Most people respond well to visually based instruction. A summary of corner working guidelines for the new/inexperienced people working to protect us at the racetrack might be helpful.

Radio tells stations prior to the 7 flag station to put the flag out as well. If you were somehow between the two at the time of the accident, you may have seen the carnage prior to the flags.

I have total faith in the McMahons program.

Radio tells stations prior to the 7 flag station to put the flag out as well. If you were somehow between the two at the time of the accident, you may have seen the carnage prior to the flags.

I have total faith in the McMahons program.

That is all well and good and I'm glad to hear it, but the fact remains that the flag person at turn seven was very slow, and in their chosen location wholly ineffectual. In my view that is unacceptable. Am I thinking wrong? Is not the nearest flag person supposed to make haste and take up a position well ahead of the danger? I am NOT wanting to blame or pick on the flag person - just want to point out an area that, as always, has room for improvement.

That is all well and good and I'm glad to hear it, but the fact remains that the flag person at turn seven was very slow, and in their chosen location wholly ineffectual. In my view that is unacceptable. Am I thinking wrong? Is not the nearest flag person supposed to make haste and take up a position well ahead of the danger? I am NOT wanting to blame or pick on the flag person - just want to point out an area that, as always, has room for improvement.

agreed. but our cornerworkers are hardworking underpaid people that sit in the heat for 10 hours so we can play.

I guess my point is we should be thankful for the folks who show up to do it, and have faith that Barry and Clair disperse the talents as evenly as possible across the track.

In a perfect world the flaggers would sprint to the correct spot and warn the masses, in our world they show up to a thankless job and do the best they know how.

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I understand your concren Blake.

agreed. but our cornerworkers are hardworking underpaid people that sit in the heat for 10 hours so we can play.

I guess my point is we should be thankful for the folks who show up to do it, and have faith that Barry and Clair disperse the talents as evenly as possible across the track.

In a perfect world the flaggers would sprint to the correct spot and warn the masses, in our world they show up to a thankless job and do the best they know how.

Maybe we could hire full time professional cornerworkers? [img]/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif[/img]

I understand your concren Blake.

Blake, you find 24 people that want to come out and watch you race and sit in the heat and do a perfect job at EVERY corner. You feed them and pay them, OH you don't have to pay them, they want to watch you race, you bring them on. You figure out a way to handle the job of getting, training, and watching the corner workers and the job is yours with our compliments.

Claire

Blake, you find 24 people that want to come out and watch you race and sit in the heat and do a perfect job at EVERY corner. You feed them and pay them, OH you don't have to pay them, they want to watch you race, you bring them on. You figure out a way to handle the job of getting, training, and watching the corner workers and the job is yours with our compliments.

Claire