Adventures in marshalling!

[Simon350S]

Glad your enjoying it mate......

Must be fab being soooo close to the action...

[Bibs]

It's so close you can smell 'em!

I'm having a ball to be honest. Great bunch of people, it's superb to be involved in the sport so closely and be an essential part of it, lovin' it

[mayevora]

The Camber on that first right hand corner at Brands must have claimed 100's of vehicles over the years.

Edited September 3, 2008 by mayesprit

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[Simon350S]

Had a bit of a moment on that bend have you Graham?

[Bibs]

Now that's an understatement!

It was like a jaffa cake gone wrong!

[Bibs]

I'm at Brands again today for the finale of the BTCC and am on pit lane duty! This by all accounts is one of the most exciting jobs for a marshal, non-stop and hard work all day! Photos to follow, wish me luck!

[Dave Eds]

Penelope Pitstop.

Good luck matey!

[Simon350S]

Have a fab day dude.....

Throw some oil on the pit exit and have some huge fun watching them all crash....!

Moon the cameraman too so we can all see you

[Laura]

Someone got himself on telly today marshalling at the BTCC at Brands Hatch

[oneshot]

I saw that and wondered at the time whether it was our illustrious leader!

[iainskea]

Well done Mr bibs, my compliments to your tailor. B)

Iain

[Bibs]

My tailor needs to be a bit more generous around the waist!

Some piccies

[DanR]

Nice photos Bibs. Always enjoy these type of "behind the racing" activity shots rather than just cars on a track.

Kep 'em coming.

[mangel]

Thought I saw you but I had had a beer or two by that point!!!!

[Bibs]

The weekend before last I spent a couple of days on post 23, just after Clearways looking into Clark Curve, the final corner. It's a good and fast corner and in the rain we had a couple of offs, nothing serious though. It was Formula Palmer Audi, some pics

[Bibs]

This weekend was truck racing, in the rain and fog!

Here's Brands from post 6, looking down from jut after Druids to Graham Hill bend first thing...

20 mins later...

and here come the trucks!

[iainskea]

Nice photos mate.

..makes me a bit homesick that English countryside

Iain

[rogerch]

Nice photos mate.

..makes me a bit homesick that English countryside

Iain

You've noticed the damp mist, the warm clothing, the poor visibility, remind me why you might feel homesick? Actually I do know what you mean but I was lucky enough to be at Brands Hatch last year, and you know what, hasn't changed much from when James Hunt won in 1976!

Roger B)

[Bibs]

I've had a very exciting day today at Brands. We had a Ferrari 360 in the GT Cup head down the s/f straight on fire and I was amongst the first on scene, certainly first on scene with an extinguisher. The driver set off his plumbed in system which didn't have much effect as fuel was pouring onto the hot engine so my pit chief opened the rear deck, which by this time had flames coming through the air vents and I emptied the powder extinguisher onto the fire and put it all out! Cooooool

Apparently the chemicals don't do your guts any favours, something akin to eating foreign food but I've not had the side effects yet but it did smell really bad. The team can, once it's cooled use high pressure air to remove the residue and fix the engine with little harm done! All in all a job well done, we did what we were there for and it felt great to save the car and keep the day on schedule!

[Dave Eds]

Well done Commander in Chief and now Leading Fireman Betts. B)

Sounds like a rewarding and most worthwhile hobby you've got there matey.

[USAndretti42]

You saved a Ferrari? You traitor. Should have let it burn to the ground while you pretended to read the instructions on the fire extinguisher.

[Bibs]

I was at Lydden Hill on Monday last week for the European Rally Cross and meet Murray Walker, how cool

He came around and spoke to all the Marshals, what a nice fellow he is. He talks like he commentates, just quieter! Anyway, at the end of the finals my job was to herd off the winner rather than him to to Parc Ferme so that the telly could interview him. One particularly excited driver jumped out off his car without applying the handbrake, while on a slope and I grabbed his car to stop it rolling down the hill into the crowd. Murray thought this moment would make a particularly good time to have his pic taken with me and I've been sent a copy

[Hippo]

I recognise Murray but who's the heavyset guy in the orange?

[Bibs]

Dunno, looks a bit like Brad Pitt, non?