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Originally Posted by Mrs oOple
I did offer to help at Southport, but my suggestion was met with blank expressions  |
But your a woman.
We all know how long it takes women to make decisions... Which shoes should I wear with this dress... oh my god I need to choose a dress. Do I need a hat?...
In all seriousness though the refs have a hard time. We've all probably got used to being 'called through' without it actually being a rule. Over the last couple of years, there has been much less consistentcy in who we have had as referees and therefore we are now noticing the 'little things' that we were accustomed to.
Having done reffing at regionals, I actually found the 'lower heats' easier to ref than higher heats. The guys in the lower heats seemed to appreciate when a faster car was coming up behind them. Maybe it's because the closing speed is much greater and visually more apparent that a car is travelling faster than they are.
IMHO: Damo's reffing was spot on and very much 'Old Skool' reffing, making cars aware of faster cars coming up behind them and thanking them afterwards (if) they had been courtieous.
Other refs have different styles, it's just the luck of the draw who you get.
But as was said at drivers briefing it's upto us as drivers to think about the people around us and be more considerate ourselves.