Thoughts please

[sil3nt]

Red flag was out. Although braking hard in the middle of the straight is pretty dumb. Every play day I have been to they say you stick to the inside exiting the corner and raise a hand. If you miss the pit entry just continue around at reduced pace.

[Mike.Gayner]

Is this another case of someone getting all bent out of shape over absolutely nothing?

[jafa21]

Red flag was out. Although braking hard in the middle of the straight is pretty dumb. Every play day I have been to they say you stick to the inside exiting the corner and raise a hand. If you miss the pit entry just continue around at reduced pace.

this is sort of what i was after. haha.. the problem is i have had a close call couple of times with the same rider. And when you talk to him after the session he never seem to think he done anything wrong. I reported it the marshals both times. nothing happens because of who he is. You guys wanna guess who it is.

[Gremlin]

If that was end of session (likely why the red flag was out), then no-one should have been going that quick around the final corner, as everyone had to pull into the pits... There would have been more flags, usually the chequered at start finish, so there should have been a whole laps warning...

If not end of session, and an incident, red flags at every point, and you slow immediately.

[BigAl]

.....You guys wanna guess who it is.

Easter Bunny?

[Metastable]

The way I look at it:

What that rider did is extremely dangerous. On a red flag you never hit the brakes first and then put your hand out. That is Back@$$wards. You stay on the gas, put your hand out... wave it around nice and good and then you slow down (just make sure all is well in the general vicinity). A rider should only get on the brakes immediately without indicating if evasive action is needed.

Not seeing a red flag at track is very common. If someone is behind another rider getting ready to make a pass, it can be difficult to see the marshal waving a red flag.

[Gremlin]

Not seeing a red flag at track is very common. If someone is behind another rider getting ready to make a pass, it can be difficult to see the marshal waving a red flag.

Thanks, us track workers all feel much safer for that one

[Metastable]

Thanks, us track workers all feel much safer for that one

Oh common now, all I meant was that a rider often gets the "red flag" heads up from seeing an arm go up or leg go out before he/she actually sees the red flag. That shouldn't come as a surprise.

Having said that, the head marshal or individual putting on the trackday should make a point of covering all the flag types and how the riders are expected to react during the riders meeting.... including not instantly slamming on the brakes during a red flag situation.

As a matter of fact, you really shouldn't need to hit the brakes at all. Hand out, when all is OK, just let off the throttle and either make it to the next marshal station or directly into the pits (depending on how you do it).

[Night Falcon]

this is sort of what i was after. haha.. the problem is i have had a close call couple of times with the same rider. And when you talk to him after the session he never seem to think he done anything wrong. I reported it the marshals both times. nothing happens because of who he is. You guys wanna guess who it is.

OJ Simpson?

[avgas]

haha fuck you.

Seriously - I would not go too in depth on to looking into it.
Man slow motorbike,
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