MARSHALLING IN THE MID EAST

[Shaun 'TheSheep' Atkinson]

Originally Posted by reg

if you read it properly you would see "i dont use my phone while i marshal but if it rings im ment to ignore it or get a panalty"

am i ment to tell the kids to stay in bed all day and not move because im going racing

i know using a mobile is a problem but baning is wrong,i will agree a penalty because if its that important that the phone is answered then i for one wouldnt be bothered about a penalty

Do what everybody else would do, and ring back when you have finished marshalling, 5 minute isn't exactly a long time. If your phone starting ringing during your race, would you stop your car, put your transmitter down and answer it? I think not....

I would like to know however, Why would your kids need to stay in bed all day just because they can't contact you for 10 minute out of every hour or so?

Anyway, we are getting off topic here now! The point is, you have an obligation at a race meeting to marshall after your race to the best of your abilities. As someone said earlier this should be "Marshall others as you wish to be marshalled yourself" Now would you wish to be marshalled by someone on there phone? ... No! so don't do it to others.

We can all appreciate people have different things going off at home, but they are YOUR/OUR problems and should be kept off track, they are not the persons day you have just ruined problems. I myself at West Bridgford was waiting for a phone call to say that my partner had gone into labour, but i certainly didn't check my phone while marshalling at all, and if it had rung, I would have waited until the race had finished before I called her back.