Passing on yellow flags....

[Drew]

soooo...
what your saying is..

that you lot are going so much SLOWER than me???

Nope, you're old and half blind is what we're sayin fella.

[CHOPPA]

I agree with Drew, I've never had a problem seeing flags at Manfeild, when you are on track with green grass and grey tarmac, colours really stand out, wherever they are. Street racing makes it harder tho, for sure.

My problem with recognising flags is when marshalls wear innapropriatly coloured Hi-Viz!! A flaggie running around in a yellow of even discoloured Orange Hi-Viz always looks like a waved yellow to me at speed!

The yellow flag rule is a difficult one...though there is no passing, to me that isn't always the problem. At national level, I am aware there may be a problem, but for a still yellow flag, I don't slow down...Because if I do and the people i'm chasing or are chasing me don't, i've just lost a LOT of time! And when you are under the flag, it seems to me the problem would be speed of other riders being too high, not any potential passing.... but thats just my take on it Clearly the no passing rule is there to try and slow everyone down because you arn't going to loose a place slowing, but even losing time is very bad, enough that means for me I may be more aware of whats going on, bt not slowing - EG my pole lap at levels earlier this year had a yellow flag at the harpin, cos someone had run off...

Yes def agree, its good to get another racers perspective, what would you do at say the nationals it was wet or something you have a huge lead and you come up behind some guy going so slow cause he has chosen slicks instead of wets and you just enter a yellow flagged zone you can see the fallen rider way off the track its safe as to pass cause he is going so slow, he aint gonna care cause he is just getting lapped what would you do?

Seen its in the rulebook id just follow him and let everyone catch up but maybe others wouldnt.........

[Gremlin]

The other thing to remember, is that while 1) you may think you know where all the issues are, you may not, and 2) if you can't overtake, it leaves more attention for other issues, and this may include looking at things/areas you may not normally look at.

This could make all the difference, depending on situation, as trying to overtake can use up a lot of concentration, narrower vision etc.

[JayRacer37]

Yes def agree, its good to get another racers perspective, what would you do at say the nationals it was wet or something you have a huge lead and you come up behind some guy going so slow cause he has chosen slicks instead of wets and you just enter a yellow flagged zone you can see the fallen rider way off the track its safe as to pass cause he is going so slow, he aint gonna care cause he is just getting lapped what would you do?

Seen its in the rulebook id just follow him and let everyone catch up but maybe others wouldnt.........

Yeah, thing is when you go past someone that dog slow it isn't even really a 'pass'...it doesn't take concentration to move by, and it isn't going to be a problem for anyone. Therefore, it usually doesn't go anywhere beyond the track.

[CHOPPA]

Yeah, thing is when you go past someone that dog slow it isn't even really a 'pass'...it doesn't take concentration to move by, and it isn't going to be a problem for anyone. Therefore, it usually doesn't go anywhere beyond the track.

Thats how i see it too bro, passing a lapped rider and passing someone you are racing is totally diff

[Shaun]

Thats how i see it too bro, passing a lapped rider and passing someone you are racing is totally diff

TRUE that BUT!!!!!

The yellow flag is out for a reason.

WHETHER THE RIDERS THINK IT IS REQUIRED OR NOT

Some times the calls made, can be the wrong ones, but better to have a high speed freight train, IN CONTROL, THAN OUT of CONTROL

SO NO PASSING ANY BIKES ON THE YELLOW AT ALL

[scott411]

i agree with Shaun, no passing means no passing, if the guy in front of you passes someone, sort it out afterward with the stewards,

[kickingzebra]

I can see the confusion, been at both ends of the spectrum, getting my slow arse lapped under a yellow, and lapping others, been out of the hairpin at manfield as the yellow has been called, I am going twice the speed of the lapped rider, and passed them while braking as hard as possible, and then, yeah, you have to wonder do you allow them to repass or what?

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

Its simple, pass on a yellow and your going to get pinged!!! dont matter who's infront or how fast there going. If your hard on the brakes and still pass em let back in front, you can stuff his slow ass under green. The flags keep it easy, you can stop after the black and white one comes out!!