Many Thanks Folks!

**Marknz** · 24th July 2005, 15:37

To all of you that have left me private messages and emails, those that have rung me and those that have spoken with me in person today up the hill and at the cafe, many thanks for your support

after yesterdays tragic events at Manfield.

I'm doing just fine, and am awaiting calls from various official parties for questioning wrt the incident.

And rather than seeing people bitching and fighting about various things in the other threads,

I'd like you all to spend your time and thoughts a little better on the other riders who were involved and their families, and maybe to putting something positive back into this great sport of ours. Let's not sit here and see it torn apart at the seams. Let's get off our arses and if some procedures are seen to be incorrect, let's get them fixed.

I'm up for the challenge

how about you?

**FROSTY:Me** · 24th July 2005, 17:04

good point Mark.
posts edited due to sounding like a dickhead -thanks for the reminder
What do you suggest to get the ball rolling on the safety front??

**Slipstream** · 24th July 2005, 17:24

Safety...well I'm drawing a complete blank....

*More marshals?
*2 sets of first aider groups...eg 1 thats goes to crash site another that stays for "just incase's"
*A few Security people to keep back onlookers....

**Marknz** · 24th July 2005, 17:51

Originally Posted by FROSTY

What do you suggest to get the ball rolling on the safety front??

What I'm going to do is get a copy of the MNZ instructions for running such an event and study it so that I'm not shooting from the lip. Then I'll make some recommendations through VMCC and MNZ.

**FROSTY:Me** · 24th July 2005, 17:58

My tuppensworth I've stated elsewhere.
Incentives to become a trained marshal Id suggest are important
be it financial incentive or something else that would apeal to the marshalls.
The -laps of the track thing seems to work for trackday--maybee it would work for a racemeeting.

**Slipstream** · 24th July 2005, 18:02

Originally Posted by FROSTY

Incentives to become a trained marshal

Ice cream or beer (for after the meet) ... Ice cream and beer

....mmmmmm

and ice cream

Seriously tho, I'll train up just to help out....

Show me where and how ....

**Brian d marge** · 24th July 2005, 18:12

Originally Posted by Marknz

let's get them fixed.

I'm up for the challenge

how about you?

PUT ME DOWN ( how come that doesnt sound right ) anyway I will do the best i can ,,,

Dont let this idea fade away ,,there have been some really good ideas put forward , such as a proffesional race organising place /company /people MNZ ?? it would add to the already horrendous cost of racing ,

but it might be worth investigating

Stephen

**White trash** · 24th July 2005, 18:52

Yeah, I was really concerned for you Mark. I'm really happy that you're ok.

You seem to have a bottomless wallet when it comes to pouring straight bourbon down my throat, can't have that ending any time soon.....