Adventures in marshalling!

[Bibs]

I'm new to it all, it's my first time.

Next Saturday I'm Marshalling at Brands Hatch for the VdeV Sports Car Championship

Any hints/tips for a first timer? I'm learning semaphore already

[Advantage]

Crikey. Good stuff Bibo, well done for getting involved.

I'd suggest a thermos full of something comforting and a bucket for a comfort break.

[mayevora]

Marshalls do a fantastic job at all the race circuits around the country. If it weren't for the marshalls, there wouldn't be any motorsport at all.

Preparing - You could always practice that sweeping action with a broom before you go

You will also get one of the best seats/views in the house.

Edited August 2, 2008 by mayesprit

[rogerch]

Pray it doesn't rain

Take warm clothes

Practice your Borris Becker get out of the way

Hope the stewards don't want an opinion

Take a deck chair

Take some booze

Take a camera

Oh, and find some bozo to hang onto a few flags, and

Pray it doesn't rain

Actually the first motor race I ever went to was at Brands Hatch, before! the extension was built.

Roger, I salute you and behalf of all the competitors, thank you.

[Kimbers]

When someone looks like they're losing control it's the marshalls job to jump out infront of them and catch them. If you've missed the accident you have to run onto the main straight and lie down to stop everyone else.................

[Tentenths]

^^

[andydclements]

Kimbers, I'm not sure Bibs will understand all those instructions, I'll pop round with a video camera and you can demonstrate on the A11 during daylight hours.

[Paul C]

A good size bag or holdall, and some bin liners:

Maybe not for this race mate, but those really nice bits of broken racing car

nose, wing, diffuser and even the odd steering wheel that you see for sale but

cannot afford?

Who's the first guys on track to pick e'm up eh?

[kyliesmith.com]

Done it a few times Bibs, the clerk of the course should instruct all marshels the flags prior to the meeting, when to use and what they are for. Youll no doubt you will have different levels of responsibility as to who does what if things really go tits up depending if your paired off in groups or not..

You should be asked if you can do first aid and operate a fire extingusher and know what to do if your first on the scene for fuel oil spills and etc etc. If your a bit green on this stuff you may be paired up with someone else initially.

As mentioned warm clothes, hat, sunscreen, wet weather gear, snacks, camera and find the biggest fence to stand behind.

[s4simon]

If the inevitable happens, grab another marshal and use him as a sandbag - for protection.. ;-)

[mayevora]

Just awaiting for the Orange suited and booted pics now then

[rogerch]

If the inevitable happens, grab another marshal and use him as a sandbag - for protection.. ;-)

One has to admire the wording of the add and its positioning.

[Kimbers]

Dunlop, Feel the Road....Wall....fence...hedge....tree....

[mike_sekinger]

Dunlop Fell OFF the road....

[rogerch]

"Like riding on a cushion of air"

[iainskea]

Watch out for the 'invisible fire'...

Iain

[talon]

^^

Well done Bibs! You shouldbe able to get us some great pictures

[Iain]

Hey Bibs,

Well done that man!

Say 'hi' to my buddy Adrian Mardlin who's racing his Juno this weekend...

[Bibs]

Coooool! I'll try not to wave, he'll wonder what the flags are for!

[Bibs]

Just got in from a 12 hour day at Brands Hatch and I have to say it was a brilliant day, very very nice bunch of people these marshals

Dingle Dell first thing before it started to drizzle all day!

[Bibs]

I've just found out that Marshals get 50% off all EBC products, cool

[iainskea]

C'mon Bibs - we need a photo of you in your marshal's kit!

Iain

[Bibs]

I've not got the kit yet! The whole Marshal ethos for Motorsport in the UK is that's it's all voluntary and you even have to buy all of your own kit so they say to do a few events before you invest in the fire retardant 'Proban' orange overalls, scanner, welders gloves, waterproofs etc.

I'm at Lydden on Monday for the Rallycross which will be ace

I wonder if this guy will turn up!

[ramjet]

I was just looking at the pic of the car going over and couldn't help but think that the barbed wire is seriously going to mess up a perfectly good tyre. And then I thought if it was a perfectly good tyre, the car wouldn't be where it was

I used to marshal at motocross events when I was a lot younger. Had a ball and generally always a pretty good vantage point of the action. Hope you had fun Bibs.

Also hope it never gets real crazy where you are on the track...

[Bibs]

I was at Brands Hatch this weekend for the DTM races, on post 3 which is on Paddock so promised to be a busy weekend!

We had a fair few cars off, on F3 went into the tyres at about 100mph and the car was wrecked but driver was fine after a trip to the med centre. Lewis Hamilton also did a few laps, it was nice to see him showing off to the crowd, would have been nice if he'd put his foot down a bit though!