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Originally Posted by VincentVisser
I think that the rules that were put into place for the marshalls to wait untill the next marshall releaved you was an amazing change but it really worked well and should be looked into adding for future events.
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The rule is not new Vincent, it is used at National events and some clubs use it at Regionals and other events.
There should always be a marshal at the point even if it is the same marshal from the previous heat so there is no disadvantage to the drivers racing. At a National meeting, if a driver is late to replace the marshal they are given a penalty and if a marshal leaves their point before being replaced by the next marshal then they incur a penalty.
You will have also noticed that we use the same rule as at Nationals for drivers on the rostrum - once up there, you stay until the end of the race - again this is to avoid lots of movement on the rostrum from drivers going up and down the stairs during a race - which can affect the concentration of the other drivers. This is also why the next heat of drivers have to stay at the bottom of the stairs until the previous heat have finished.
We incorporate these rules as we feel that it helps to bring organisation and consistency to the bigger meetings.