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Julian, you won't get anyone from BRSCC posting officially on here but their are senior (ish) officials who occasionally post privately on here and do have conversations with those on the top floor. So the forum members views are known to the BRSCC. :)Quote:
I am certainly not aware of any member of BRSCC posting on here.
ah that would be dominic ostrowskiQuote:
Originally Posted by cameronian
Dave I'm going to take issue with some of your comments but I'm not going into other areas that I'm knowledgeable about but its it's not my place to comment.
Shane did throw caution to the wind in his chase of the pack after pitting on the one to go lap. However, yes the pack is still being cautious in the opening phase of the race, but, they are also schooling rookies in the art of running in a pack, thus promoting safer racing in the future when the rookies get some experience under their belts. Shane's chase diminished as we now know because he was unwell and collapsed in the pit lane after the race. Seeing him laid out unmoving on a stretcher its a testiment to him that he keep himself together in the car a didn't put it in the wall. He was still racing at the end of the race and hadn't thrown the towel in.Quote:
how else was Shane able to catch the pack so easely only to reduce his pace to the packs when he caught them, at the speed he was laping at he could have breezed past all of them).
The BRSCC are contracted to the clubs who provide the lunchtime entertainment and also provide an alternative source of motoring. The Harleys and Craig have always put on an excellent display and are very well greeted by the public. Without some diversity we become just another circuit.Quote:
Why was that not held during the dinner break. More to the point, why was it held at all, it was a CAR meeting!
You know as well as I do that it is far from uncommon to not get a break or to have it shortened. However, we do get provided with a lunch which is a rarity and very welcome, and those who could not get back to pick their lunches up had it delivered to them. How many other circuits do you get that. Bravo BRSCC for that you are looking after the gang.Quote:
Because of the above we had just enough time to get back to the paddock, grab some sandwiches and then back on post-no dinner BREAK!
I'm going to post a bit more about the weekend separately.
At the other meetings bar Rockingham I've done this year (22)I have had at least 1/2 hrs break.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chigley
I'd rather have a decent sit down and rest and bring my own food. Other clubs GUARANTEE their marshals a dinner break. (and don't forget Ian, you only have one job to do. Flaging, phoneing in and keeping an eye on an incidents progress all at the same time and is normally done by 3 marshals
then dashing though a gravel trap to retreve mudgaurds is no joke )
Its no wonder "normal" marshals don't want to do Rockingham is it?
Did anyone notice how many race fans stayed to the end to see us race?
A very large number indeed!
I wonder how many were first time race fans there to support the various charities that some of our teams sport on their cars?
RAF
Air Ambulance
Ben
Crimestoppers
FSNBF
That also make me wonder what type of report will get back to these mainstream charities and what the repercussions may be for them in terms of potential donation losses?
Thanks should go to all organisers who did try to help us this weekend.
Ray
Seconded.
Rob.
I hope you're not suggesting that I'm not "normal" Dave ! Heaven forbid :rotate:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave17
erm...Quote:
Originally Posted by Jordygirl
What were you wearing on your bonce at the weekend? :erm:
No, but any marshal who has to work under the sort of pressure we have to endure must be slightly abnormal!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jordygirl
While i'm at it, can someone please tell me where the smilies are on this new danfangled forum layout!
Dave, You're trying to encourage marshals to come along, not put them off!! I think you'll find at a lot of meetings marshals are undermanned and end up multi-tasking. Plus there so much on every weekend the choice is very hard.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave17
Well I think everything has been said that I was gonna post. I was extremely disappointed at the end of the day, I missed the saturday race due to it being moved (understandable). Missed the first sunday race due to it being moved to the morning (with no prior warning), despite the days weather looking promising. Thats as many races as I've missed in 6 years! Then to top it off the, inevitable to everyone but the BRSCC, rained off race. And possibly a rained of race that needn't have been rained off as I heard one driver say the track was virtually dry and it had stopped raining a few mins after the race was stopped.
A, kind of, positive for SCSA was that the spectators could clearly see the cars lined up and ready to go for the entire afternoon, so most spectators I think will have the impression it wasn't their fault they weren't out sooner (that was certainly what I heard being discussed when leaving).
The BRSCC have to start listening to, and respecting, the teams and drivers otherwise SCSA is a lost cause. I just hope they have learned a lesson from this shambles of a day as I've never experienced such a downbeat atmosphere when leaving Rockingham.