Yes your right, I bet more than 50% of racers have never even lifted the cover to the handbook, I've read it, but it's only when something does go wrong are you reminded, that yes you should have taken out some sort of cover for yourself.
If everyone did read the Handbook and took it all in, then we would not even need a drivers / marshals briefing ??
I would like it to be reminded / noted, especially new drivers at drivers briefings.
It's something that is important !
Don't forget most clubs let you race up to three times before you need to join the BRCA so those new guys and girls would NOT have read the handbook.
It is a fun hobby/sport, but at the same time it can be dangerous.
It does not matter if you have been into RC racing 25 years or 25 mins
When something goes wrong it does so in a second !
I just want every one to be safe and covered, if they need to be, if it does.
Okay I had no cover, I knew I had no cover when I marshalled the car on the straight, I do it like everyone else, you love racing and you want to be marshalled when your racing, so you do your bit.
But even after looking and no cars were coming when I left my post, and wearing a hi vis, and the race ref warning of a Marshall on the straight,
I still got hit by a car at high speed ! It happens very quick !
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