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15 Jul 2013, 08:46 (Ref:3277834)
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At the Caterham Festival at Donington yesterday (which, incidentally, was a brilliant meeting with predictably close racing) I happened to find myself doing the weirdest combination of flags I've yet experienced.
I was on post 1, which acts as a repeater for the chequered flag. At the end of a race the lead group had taken the chequered so there I was, twirling away, when a car pulled up immediately in front of the post. The IO nipped out to speak to the driver, so for the first time in my limited marshalling experience I found myself with a waved yellow in my left hand and the waved chequered in my right. As I understand from comments elsewhere this is a perfectly valid combination, but it didn't half seem odd at the time! I note that if the double-waved yellow proposal goes through (or if this was a meeting under current FIA rules) that this would have been much more of a challenge... An aside: there was also a taster day on yesterday with 30 or so people having a go for the first time. I hope we didn't put the two off that spent the afternoon with us 
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15 Jul 2013, 19:47 (Ref:3278074)
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15 Jul 2013, 20:22 (Ref:3278086)
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Surely if the car pulled in front of your post then you should have the green/chequed flag and the proceeding post (finish line) the waved yellow.
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15 Jul 2013, 20:37 (Ref:3278094)
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I was at post 39 and saw that, did make me chuckle as did not look right, even more so when we then put a waved yellow out for them all slowing to go into the pits
On a side note, that was an amazing meeting, even taking into account the lovely bruise I got on my leg from debris or stones the caterhams kicked up by running wide! |
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15 Jul 2013, 21:08 (Ref:3278105)
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Perfectly valid combination Graeme, seemed appropriate for the situation... |
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15 Jul 2013, 21:16 (Ref:3278109)
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15 Jul 2013, 22:27 (Ref:3278132)
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If I stepped to the left I needed yellow, right green
I chose yellow regardless. Clatterhams can go bang at any time
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15 Jul 2013, 22:58 (Ref:3278147)
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Nonetheless, I do consider that a yellow and a chequer can be displayed together - it just seems a bit odd when doing it. |
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16 Jul 2013, 08:32 (Ref:3278267)
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15.1.(i) All clear, at the end of a danger area controlled by yellow flags Nothing about racing No more contradiction in that than with Chequer and yellow C. |
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16 Jul 2013, 08:34 (Ref:3278268)
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16 Jul 2013, 09:11 (Ref:3278282)
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I've waved a Blue with a Red. Letting drivers know an FIV was coming up behind them heading for the incident. Don't want this to happen do we  http://youtu.be/J5oqFRHGhMc |
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