As a former national steward and holder of a national comp license for many
years, I can confirm that in SCCA a waiving yellow means blockage on the racing
line, be prepared to stop, and a red flag can be used only on direction from the
chair. Yellow flags are commonly disobeyed, and far too many "racers" don't
know
what they, or the other flags for that matter, tell them. The flags and those
who display them are a real driver's best friend, but unfortunately too many
fail
to understand that they need to learn the rules and how to race. I'm thankful
that no one was seriously hurt, but am saddened by the loss of a race car that
did not need to be destroyed. John
MHKitchen@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 9/14/99 2:40:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time, FHammett@aol.com
> writes:
>
> << The think to learn is that some corner workers need more instuction. A
> red
> flag should have been given, NOT a yellow flag.
> If the track was blocked , all cars should pull over immediately and the
> race
> stopped. A red flag would have saved you a lot of money >>
>
> Okay, time for my 2 cents again...
>
> One of the messages a waving yellow flag sends is, "Be Prepared to Stop". I
> don't believe its up to the corner worker to make the call to put out a red
> flag. By the time the information about the incident gets communicated,
> quite a few cars can approach the scene. I think a waving yellow is an
> appropriate corner call in such a situation, until directed otherwise by race
> central.
>
> Unfortunately, the driver's involved were not "prepared to stop" as you
> should be on a waving yellow.
>
> Regards,
> Myles H. Kitchen
> 1965 Lotus Cortina Mk1 #128
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