To be honest, I always notice that the english drivers do a very good job marshalling! (no I'm not english)
Ok someone asked for tips, here's what I try to do :-)
The biggest mistake when marshalling is that people see a car crash, then wait untill it rolled over ten times, just to make sure it will end up on its roof, and then they will start moving towards it. Usually you even see that a car will crash before it actually does. So just get up already, follow the tumbling car and pick it up, saves a lot of time!
Also when you cross a lane to pick up a car, don't keep standing on it while turning the car over, cause you're probably on the ideal line of the track. Just go stand on the lane next to it (usually outside of a corner).
Don't put a car back on track right in front of oncoming traffic...
Watch marshalls close to you. Sometimes another marshall is picking up a car, while another car crashes close to his marshalling point. It might be quicker for you to fetch that 2nd car, even if it's not in your marshalling area. Just make sure you get back quickly. Which is another common mistake, returning to your marshalling position should be as quick as leaving it. Othewise you block the view for other drivers, or you risk not seeing another car crash.
On steep jumps, put cars back on track behind them (or on top), or it will not be able drive over it without turning back to get some initial speed... Especially true on the "wall of death" type of things used so much now :-)
You probably know which marshalls can block your view while driving, so when you go to marshall yourself, try to make sure you sit low or position yourself in a logical way. Especially true for smaller meetings where not all marshall points are fixed and well thought over.
Not saying that I always follow my own rules though :-) Marshalling can be quite tricky, you almost need to be more concentrated than while your driving :-)
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