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 Croft/Post 3 Hawthorn

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Croft Overview

Post 3 Hawthorn

Parking

Park as per Post 2 opposite paddock assembly by sheds.

Or park behind bank behind post by following road round past loos, medical centre, camp site, mind the holes in road and concrete ramps. Park just before debris fencing on right.

Added by Guisbro Rod H
04/09/2002 20:09

Spots

If numbers are sufficient (pigs flying) then extra marshals can be placed further along armco each side; one at end of Post 2 gravel trap and others in on bank behind armco / tyres part way towards Post 4

Added by Guisbro Rod H
04/09/2002 20:14

Ameneties

Both lady and gents loos next to medical centre behind the grand stand - 90 yards approx.

You have the "benefit" of the comentator from adjacent loud speakers. Your every move is watched by the the spectators on the bank. Younger marshals must control the old codger's habbit of chatting up the local talent through the catch fencing. Good place for girlfriends or boyfriends to watch you in action.

Added by Guisbro Rod H
04/09/2002 21:48

Marshal's View

Behind armco on outside of circuit opposite Hawthorn tyre chicane. Hope you are good at rebuilding stacks of tyres. Can be moderately busy. Great view of powerful cars (preferably Rallycross cars) pouring down the power in a drift round to the Old Chicane.

Flagging is relatively normal with all the action in front of you. Good vision and it can be managed with one flag marshal acting alone. Hope you are good with the change of surface flag for gravel.

Incident / course will know by the end of the day where you put a brush. Posted at the end of Clervaux gravel trap the means that you will be brushing or begging the Observer to ask for the mechanical sweeper / gulper from Post 2 to remove the gravel.

Stacks of tyres that define the chicane are regularly demolished. If you are lazy and call for the barrier crew you will discover they are red hot at screwing tyre stacks back together - mind those sharp screws in the tyres.

When the tyres are demolished early in the race TOCA drivers insist that they must cut the corner over the kerbs. The TV in 2002 showed them demolishing their sumps and dumping oil. If the course marshals are lucky, the oil will catch fire, otherwise they will be brushing in cement.

Cars that have a stearing or brake fault, or helped by other drivers can hit the tyres hard between Post 3 and 4.

Observers make sure you watch out during the first lap, the exit of chicane is generally single file but the first lap is chaos on entry. Report pads to the ready. Single seaters sometimes try and play leapfrog over the car in front.
Make sure you agree plan of action with Post 2 about area of responsibility of Clervaux Gravel trap preferably working with them.

Added by Guisbro Rod H
04/09/2002 20:47

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