I was having a read on the BTCC.net forum, and there were a couple of threads regarding the comments made regarding marshalling at Rockingham?
I've not been able to get hold of a copy of MN - so I was wondering what it was about!
Cheers
Mark
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I was having a read on the BTCC.net forum, and there were a couple of threads regarding the comments made regarding marshalling at Rockingham?
I've not been able to get hold of a copy of MN - so I was wondering what it was about!
Cheers
Mark
After the incident with Matt and Turkington at Rockingham in race 2, a marshall was going to get Matts car towed out of the gravel.. Matt took offence to this as it could cause further damage, he wanted it lifted out.. he then apparently told the marshall to f*** off!!!
After his clash with Turk, the marshals put a tow rope on the back. Matt took it off. A marshal was going to sit in it while it was being towed, but Matt said he was the only one who would be sitting in the car if it was towed. Then the 'A Team' towed the car thru' gravel at 30mph, causing more damage. The matter is under investigation.
Think Neal was wrong in how he recated to the situation, but the marshals were wrong in towing a car, that shouldn't have been towed.
Which is why Steve Neal suggests there should be a dedicated elite band of BTCC marshals.
Probably would be good if the teams gave more support to the marshals.
Dedicated marshal team is a fine idea, but it costs ££... And I suspect most teams think that the marshals generally do a good job for free! Perhaps some better info meetings (or an additional hour for training before the weekend, or better established routines) could be a good idea?Quote:
Originally Posted by bt52b
cant be bothered re-typing what I put on another forum so here is a copy and paste
read that in MN, if Steve neal wants the marshals to have BTCC training then he should pay for them do do it on the thrursday, cover their day off work, training costs, feeding them etc. The british motorsport marshal is probably the most highly trained in the world, they all attend training days in their own time to get the skills and most have many years experience and it is thanks to the marshals we have motorsport in the 1st place
If Mr Gow reads this please tell Steve and matt Squeal to shut their big gobs or just go away and join the WTCC and their constand wingeing after every weekend where something goes wrong is getting boring
think what a lot of folk forget is that most marshals choose not to do BTCC and with Squeal snr giving them verbal a lot more will choose not to. and eventually you will get to the stage that BTCC will not have enough cover then what happens???? You cant afford to p!$$ off volunteers unlive paid staff they can and will not turn up
if Steve had any sense he would turn up at the marshals campsite at Thruxton on the friday night say sorry, was a heat of the moment comment etc etc and dish out a few cases of beer to the guys and girls
Surely you can't be saying it was right to two the Honda. Its not that hard to lift it, if the facility is put there for the marshals to use?Quote:
Originally Posted by reidy_fan
Since Matt and Steve Neal are wound up, why not point them in the right direction and use there anger to improve they way events are run.
Daddy and Little Matty, moaning again, it is pathetic, its just a great shame that the BTCC has them both as double champions, because they do the sport immense damage with their arrogant behaviour. Just because they got a rules concession that meant they were able to run what was practically a GT Car to two championship wins, hope they plunge down the standings this year. Just glorified stock car racers, that’s all that team is!
its not like the car couldn't be towed, they did connect the rope to the tow loop, and i would imagine that it is mandatory that the cars have a towing loop.
fair enough wanting to keep the car from further damage, but the fact is they were out of the race and the car needed to be recovered form a dangerous position to enale the race to continue. Neal (snr and jnr) could do with realising they are not bigger than the sport and that they are not owed something from everyone just becauset hey have graced us with their prescence. getting at the marshalls is the surest way to alienate themselves further.
if they want things done differently there are ways to conduct yourself, shouting and swearing at the volunteers who mean they can race and then suggesting that they are not doing the job the way you want in the press is not the way.
As Robinho said, it had to be towed because other people are there racing. It's a car RACE, not a car LIFTING competition.
I suggest the marshalls lift, ever so gently, any other cars that come off the track in future, thus allowing the TD boys to moan about too many safety car periods, delays and debris being scattered far and wide by lifting trucks leaving the gravelled areas.
Matt also reckons they towed his car at 30mph through the gravel.
Hmmm...if it can accelerate to 30mph, in that short distance, through gravel, while towing a load of a heavy car and a big head then I want me one of those tow trucks!!
I think 30mph is another case of massive exaggeration from Mr Neal. Didn't take long for the "we're special, we should be treated differently to everybody else" whingeing to start did it. Who had round 2 in the sweepstake?