Britcar24 2011

[gachjoel]

http://www.britcar24hr.co.uk/cms/news.php?item.1144

it's come around so quick again, so who is out to play for the 24.
above is a link to the provisional list which stands at 68 cars at present.
or if this is your first time out for this meeting, feel free to ask any queries you have, no doubt the answer will be out there somewhere.
as per usual, this is one of my highlights of the year, can't beat 3 days of sleep deprivation whilst being sober on a Saturday night and waking up to cars racing at silly 'o' clock....sweet

[AndyT]

always a great meeting, will be in the pits as usual

[alimcb]

Give me a break, I only just got back from Snetterton yesterday evening...

11 hours sleep last night... that's 11 more than I got on Saturday night!

[nate93]

Im down for this one, really looking forward to it being the first time I've done it!

Doing saturday/sunday, hopeing to come down friday and watch for a little while.

[stephen0183]

Who is the best person to get in contact with to let them know the times I can and can't marshal during the weekend? Would like to do a little bit of flagging, so Penny probably won't be the best bet, unless someone says otherwise!

Will try to be there for the Friday evening session, but can't do Saturday morning/early afternoon.
Ta

[mattt]

Originally Posted by stephen0183

Who is the best person to get in contact with to let them know the times I can and can't marshal during the weekend? Would like to do a little bit of flagging, so Penny probably won't be the best bet, unless someone says otherwise!

Will try to be there for the Friday evening session, but can't do Saturday morning/early afternoon.
Ta

you have a pm

[kipper]

Originally Posted by stephen0183

Who is the best person to get in contact with to let them know the times I can and can't marshal during the weekend? Would like to do a little bit of flagging, so Penny probably won't be the best bet, unless someone says otherwise!

I'd suggest contact Roy Salsbury (BRSCC Midlands Chief Marshal).

Contact details:

http://www.brscc.co.uk/midlands-centre.html

[simon_blay]

Evening,

I'm considering marshaling for the weekend of the 24hr Britcar. Only done 3 events so far, all at my local circuit, will I be able to attend given I'm not a member of any club?

Cheers

[PapaJuliet]

Originally Posted by simon_blay

Evening,

I'm considering marshaling for the weekend of the 24hr Britcar. Only done 3 events so far, all at my local circuit, will I be able to attend given I'm not a member of any club?

Cheers

Of course, the more the merrier.

The main reason for belonging to a club is for help with the upgrading process. You don't ever have to belong to the club organising the event (or indeed any club) to marshal any event.

Personally, I don't do sleep deprivation and I'm not that keen on endurance events... but I love the Britcar 24-hour and have done all so far.

Anyone considering this event... even if you can just do one shift, it all helps. I remember one year, racegypsy and one of our foreign friends (blueflagger or racerkeke) did the Saturday at Rockingham, came to Silverstone for an evening shift then back to Rockingham for the Sunday.

simon, just let chief marshal know your experience (Penny for incident or Roy, as above, for flags) and they will place you as appropriate.

PJ

[gachjoel]

Originally Posted by stephen0183

Who is the best person to get in contact with to let them know the times I can and can't marshal during the weekend? Would like to do a little bit of flagging, so Penny probably won't be the best bet, unless someone says otherwise!

Will try to be there for the Friday evening session, but can't do Saturday morning/early afternoon.
Ta

as suggested, contact the chief marshal.
also, when you turn up on post, inform the post chief or i/o of the times you are available over the weekend.

[Matt Hunter]

Been to this race soooo many times now. Absolutely love it! First time marshalling it. I'm doing Friday and Sat with my better half braving all three days. What with this and the ILMC it's a proper enduro end to the year. Can't wait. Hope the MJC Ferrari and Jet Alliance Porsche will be back to do battle once more

EDIT: Just seen the entry list, yay!!!
And Chevron are back too. Hope they make more than a few corbers this time. It's a beauty of a car.

[Woolley]

I'm down for this one. I was supposed to do last year but MRs Woolley was unwell so I didn't get there until 5:30 on Sunday and ruined everyone's night by arriving awake and excitable when they were all comatose and wanting quiet!

Hopefully this year I'll be able to manage the full experience because I loved the half a race I did see.

[Gerryc]

I will be there Saturday & Sunday as usual; I might make the Friday evening but I'm not sure yet.

Gerry

[Nighthawk]

Will be there Sat /sun unable to do Friday...

[White flag man]

Will be there and I will be better organised this year, as I've already booked the hotel for Friday and Sunday nights.
Hope the Honda Jazz wins this year.

[vulcan607]

Although I'm spectating this year id like to try this out next year, i was wondering though, whats the drill with marshaling 24hrs? is it so many hours on and then some off ?

[Gerryc]

Originally Posted by vulcan607

Although I'm spectating this year id like to try this out next year, i was wondering though, whats the drill with marshaling 24hrs? is it so many hours on and then some off ?

Correct - but how many on and how many off does rather depend on how many marshals are there in the first place . It's quite a popular meeting now but I do remember doing solo flags / observer for 13 hours overnight on the first one!

[PieMan]

Thanks to everybody who's contributed so far for kicking off this thread. I'm attending a meeting tomorrow evening to go through some of the details so hope to be able to pass on more information soon.

As usual I'll be doing the allocation for flags & observers and anybody else on the BRSCC list so feel free to get in touch (the Scots already have) but you still need to volunteer through the usual channels to make sure you get your passes.

This is a special event so I'll take as much account as possible of availability constraints and preferences for location and who you want to be with - the more people there are the easier this becomes! I'll also try and cross reference with the incident allocation but, for those not familiar with Silverstone, don't forget that the flag posts and incident marshal locations aren't always very close to each other.

This will be the first year on the Arena layout but I hope to adopt the same strategy as in 2008 & 2010 and, for most of the circuit, allocate groups to cover two or three adjacent flag points. Not all points operate during the hours of darkness so this gives you some flexibility for breaks and to rotate around those points. We leave you free to work out what suits you amongst yourselves, rather than imposing a timetable.

As has already been mentioned, don't worry if you can't make if for the whole weekend. If you can only do Friday then there are usually a couple of races to make it worth you while or if you can't get to the circuit until the afternoon then there's the evening practice. Saturday day-time only people are welcome too for the support events if long distance and or night racing aren't your thing. Even if you can't make it until Sunday then do still come and give the people who've been busy in the night a chance to have a decent break before the finish and journey home.

Originally Posted by nate93

Im down for this one, really looking forward to it being the first time I've done it!

Doing saturday/sunday, hopeing to come down friday and watch for a little while.

Please join in for the Friday evening practice if you can. Go to race control to sign on and get your allocation. I see you're at the Le Mans meeting too so feel free to catch up with me for chat.

Originally Posted by Gerryc

I do remember doing solo flags / observer for 13 hours overnight on the first one!

We've moved on from that now Gerry but it made you the man you are today!

[socko]

Thanks for that pieman i was thinking about signing but didnt know how the 24 hour thing worked,after reading your usefull info i will get onto it in the morning and sign up

[Gerryc]

Originally Posted by PieMan

We've moved on from that now Gerry but it made you the man you are today!

So that's what did it! I thought it was the mis-spent youth, with all that wine, women, song and debauchery (we can dream can't we?)

[socko]

Ive signed up for Sunday but can make it from late afternoon on Saturday and go through till Sunday finish,can i do this if so do i just turn up and sign on or do i need to sign for Saturday too?

[Gerryc]

Originally Posted by socko

Ive signed up for Sunday but can make it from late afternoon on Saturday and go through till Sunday finish,can i do this if so do i just turn up and sign on or do i need to sign for Saturday too?

I am sure you can just turn whenever, go to race control to sign on and be told where to go (in the nicest possible way!)

[pauln]

The more the merrier. From memory of last year (dim and distant), one signature covered both days.

It's certainly a good experience to try out at least once. I found the sense of achievement at the end of the race was enormous - and all the more satisfying for sharing it with the drivers and their teams.

[gravel_monkey]

Originally Posted by pauln

The more the merrier. From memory of last year (dim and distant), one signature covered both days.

It's certainly a good experience to try out at least once. I found the sense of achievement at the end of the race was enormous - and all the more satisfying for sharing it with the drivers and their teams.

always love finsih on the sunday, grab beers and straight to the podium and pitlane, always a good crack

[Shelagh]

We are due to be there (staying in a B&B) but, while Bill will be working (deputy chief flag?), it all depends on how PieLady is feeling as to what she does or does not do!!! She certainly hopes to be there, if only for moral support!