That doesn't say "stop" to me. It says "slow down."
Color blind? On a solo II course the only flag out there is a red one. If
all I can see is black and white and I see a flag, it's red.
Several people rushing at you? Where are all these people coming from and
how did they all get instruction to go rushing at you. More likely, one or
two workers connected to "central" by a radio, AND told to stay out of the
way of that car, not get in front of it to do the hand jive.
Umbrella. Sure. why not? I have. Not just for rain, but sometimes for sun
too. But if I have to go chase a cone, the brolly is dropped back at the
(OFF COURSE) worker station, not carried. I may need both hands to do the
cone(s).
--Rocky
-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Ethier <pethier@isd.net>
To: Kevin Stevens <Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net>
Cc: autox@autox.team.net <autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, July 29, 2001 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: Umbrellas
>Phil Ethier wrote
>>> In the Twin Cities, we don't use red flags, so color on course is
>>> irrelevant. The traditional way stopping a car for safety reasons is
>>> the "I
>>> am not worthy" motions with both hands.
>
>
>Kevin Stevens wrote:
>>Geez, does that get the job done?
>
>Absolutely. It has worked here for us since before there was such a thing
>as Solo II.
>
>>I have a hard enough time decoupling
>>enough to recognize a
>>waving flag.
>
>We don't expect a person to find a waving flag. Or recognize a color (what
>about all the men who are red-green colorblind?). Several people rushing
at
>you rapidly "pushing their hands down" does tend to attract your attention.
>Remember, we are not limited to a few people who posses the red flag. Any
>worker can initiate this, and once one does, everybody copies it. When the
>whole site is full of people excitedly doing this, all the cars stop.
>
>Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA
>1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L
>LOON, MAC pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/
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>than wondering what makes sense. And if that doesn't define what it takes
>to like British cars, I don't know what does." -Scott Fisher
>
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