http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...er/4934098.stm

 

A real shame. Sounds like a very tragic accident.
All the best to the guys family.

 

I've seen a lot of marshalls standing in places they really should know better than to be. There are some who forget they're there to do a job and end up being a spectator/fan till they're required to do something.

That's not a reflection on this guy, just a general observation.

 

BB - I hope you are speaking from a position of knowledge as a Marshal or an ex-marshal.

Generally marshals are stationed at specific points around a circuit as designated by people like the MSA. You can't wander too far from where you are told to be.

It's more difficult for flag marshals as one of the pair has to face the "wrong" way i.e. back to the traffic. If you are that marshal you are totally reliant of the other person marshaling with you to warn you of danger.

If you marshal for long enough you will have your own scary story to tell. I was once hit by the rear deck of a sports prototype that flew off of the car at high spped. I managed to push my companion out of the way and luckily took the impact on my shoulder.

It's why most circuits now have all the safety fencing to protect spectators - but you ask most marshals and they'd far rather be where they are doing what they do.

 

[QUOTE=Bada Bing!,Apr 22 2006, 06:20 AM] I've seen a lot of marshalls standing in places they really should know better than to be.

 

It can be a very dangerous job, feel for his family, see link below this guys is very lucky to be alive shows how dangerous it can be:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1...by+tree&pl=true

 

if it wasn't for the unpaid services of these guys/gals I wouldn't have been able to start racing. Racing is what it says on the tin everyone knows that when they sign up.

Condolences to his friends/family.

 

heart goes out to the family and the rider..

tragic.

 

That sucks he was a volunteer there to make other peoples day safer.

Just realised my boss was there racing this weekend $hit

 

Condolences to the family, tough and dangerous job IMHO, I would not fancy doing it.

Big thanks to all that do this job to help with track days, testing days and race days