I think the marshalls all do a awsome job as it is! theres no need to put them down just because one cry baby spits is dummy out!
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I think the marshalls all do a awsome job as it is! theres no need to put them down just because one cry baby spits is dummy out!
Besides that fact that another quid on the ticket price is a quid too much, I too think the marshalls do a great job and shouldn't be replaced with 'pros' at all. In fact, it's a bit of an insult to say they should be pushed out in favour of paid marshalls.
I didn't say they should be pushed out, just have a squad of elite marshalls that covers BTCC, or at least works with the existing marshalls on every post around the circuit.
Same thing.
If somebody with 'elite' as you put it tacked onto their job description stood over you while you worked, you'd sure as hell feel pushed out. The guys doing the job now haven't made any mistakes as far as this thread reads, so why introduce new faces?
As the old saying goes, 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it'. What is wrong with the current arrangements?
As a member of the orange brigade. You will find that marshals do everthing from
sprints to F1 with some doing up to 60+ days racing a year. Not just the 20 days that makes up BTCC. As for ELITE . We are professional ! (albeit unpaid) volunteers. I have 20 years of marshalling experience and I have 15 years of race rescue work. I have no idea where you would find anyone more qualified than us, the marshals who already cover BTCC events.
my thoughts exactly
Mine too.
What a complete and utter load of garbage. It's quite obvious from that comment that you have no concept of what a British Motorsport marshal is or how many days a year they work at EVERY circuit round the UK, including F1 at Silverstone. If they're good enough for F1, they're good enough for a lesser formula such as BTCC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nick The Flick
As a marshal with 16 years experience (and with a Clerk of the Course licence to boot) I would not want to work with someone who only did the job because they got paid for it.
As for Jimmy Magnussons commentagain, another person who has absolutely no idea of how much training unpaid, volunteer marshals do in THEIR OWN TIME AND AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE.Quote:
Perhaps some better info meetings (or an additional hour for training before the weekend, or better established routines) could be a good idea?
British Motorsport Marshals also volunteer for overseas events and play a huge role in training "foreign" marshals in their own countries.
Our recent past president was Murray Walker. Bless him, he banged on for hours that the British Motorsport Marshals were the best in the world. I wouldn't go that far but the Club has been in existence for 50 years now - therefore I would suggest that we have a vague idea of what we are doing.
Point one, BTCC cars are relatively heavy beasts - and if it's driven into a gravel trap out of the reach of the lift truck, there's no other option but to drag it to a point where it can be reached.Quote:
Originally Posted by bt52b
We do NOT have a JCB on every gravel trap!
Point Two, Don't blame the marshals. They could have been ordered to tow the car by race control - and I've known that happen with British F3s and GTs; they were literally told to drag a ferrari through the gravel despite their protests that it needed a lift.
Point Three, You try a snatch under saftey car conditions! it's not easy!
and Point Four and final point, at the end of the day, a BTCC car is just another salloon racer, like I've never handled one of those before. What special training is needed for something which we handle nearly every weekend? If the Neals have a problem, they can take it up with the Clerk of the Course after the race, not throw their toys out of the pram and go straight for the press.