Big jumps and marshalling

[twisty]

Hi folks,

we have a bit of a topic going on on our website at The Nook about our big jump and marshalling etc.
Anyway,i thought i would start a topic here as it may help some of the racers,builders and marshalls here,also you might come up with some ideas that help us.

The story so far,we are a largescale off road club,we also have a good turn out of 1/8 nitro buggys and truggys.A couple of years ago we invested quite a large sum of money on a huge galv steel crossover,it`s got a 4M table top.Well the jump bit runs from side to side at the moment and the tunnel runs from front to rear,this is exactly wrong from what i can see,the general feeling is that it`s really not safe marshalling and getting the jump right for good flight is well tricky.

We are just putting a new rostrum up on top of a container,so lots of members are wanting to get rid of the big jump.I have said that the main problem is the jump is from side to side,meaning if there is a marshall on the track,you are relying on your periferal vision to avoid a major incident,this is just not good enough,marshalling the jump is scary even for experianced racers/marshals.

I would like to put the big jump in front of the new rostrum,but with the jump facing front to rear[head on],90 degrees from how it is at the moment meaning the marshal is in plain open view before the next driver hits the jump making it loads safer and still having the fun of a big jump.

Do you think this will work better and safer or are we wasting our time and just go back to flat tracking with bumps.I would like to hear if anyone has any thoughts and tap into oOples vast experiance of track building,racers and marshalls opinions/thoughts,conserns over safety,feedback etc.

Thanks for reading and over to you

cheers,
Simon F,
Treasurer for The Nook.

PS,I took a big hit directly in the kneecap from a 1/10 buggy years ago at Batley,i don`t want to ever be hit by anything again,let alone something much bigger.

[super__dan]

Front to back jumps are always crap as you can't judge you're car's speed, that why there are always side to side.

[rocketrob]

big supercross jumps seem to be problematic, and even more so as a track gets worn, and ultimately really proves nothing compared to the rest of the track. they might look cool, and sound like a great idea conceptually, but they're nothing but car breakers and marshal killers
IMHO

[DCM]

If you have a big jump, the Marshall should have a safe haven to stand/sit at whilst not being needed to recover a car, if he has to recover a car, then it is the Marshalls responsibility to stay safe.

[telboy]

Yep keep it as it is. If there is an incident on the crossover, then race control should mention it on the rostrum, then ALL car should then take the crossover LOW and not get big air, endangering the marshal.

There just needs to be some control from a race referee indicating when a marshal is in action, and make sure that everyon endures to the 'no big air' rule, thus keeping the marshals safe.

[ashleyb4]

Put it at 45 degree's or make the new rostrum higher...

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