Marshalling Rally Stages

[Vimeous]

I may have the opportunity to Marshall a rally stage later this year.
What is required and what advice do you have?

[kalniel]

Eyes, ears.

Getting off the road before the rally car hits you is generally good, watch out for numpties throwing things on the road too.

[chuckskull]

Don't stand between the road and anything solid, don't turn your back on the track. Wear about 8 layers.

[Zak33]

a little advice....just do it, with qa flask of tea and lots of sarnies

They;'ll give you a tabbard, and tell you what to do, where to stand etc.

And the one piece of advice that isn't so obvious.... DONT PULL THE EXTINGUISHER on a crashed car unless it is ON FIRE or looking like it might go up (fuel everywhere etc). So very very few cars catch fire, and pulling the extinugisher on a smacked up rally car, will
A: ruin the throttle bodies/carbs
B: empty the bottle, needing a recharge
C: get a very stressed rally driver/co driver looking to smack you upside the head

It's been done to me, and I had to hold the driver back from pummeling all the marshalls...and a 6' angry, super-hyped, adrehaline charge bloke in a helmet and overalls, who's just seen the sky, the floor, the sky...the floor, 3 or 4 times, in under a second, with bruised shoulders is dead hard to slow up.

[Vimeous]

Sage advice as always gents.

Zak from your first-hand experience can I assume a key part of a Marshall's gear is a decent pair of running shoes .... and maybe some body armour?

[Zak33]

Sage advice as always gents.

Zak from your first-hand experience can I assume a key part of a Marshall's gear is a decent pair of running shoes .... and maybe some body armour?

oh yes....and a pre determined escape plan

It's JUST like Battlefield

[chuckskull]

Yes an escape route is essential for many reasons, not least of which a good crash helmet can break your head open quite easily