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RE: Intro and meaning of flags

To: "'Matthew Wilder'" <mwilder@top.monad.net>
Subject: RE: Intro and meaning of flags
From: Jack Wheeler <jwheeler@robus.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 13:49:59 -0500
Having raced in SCCA for 24 years, I never heard the flags described quite 
like that.  I did enjoy your translation, however!  Welcome to FOT!

-----Original Message-----
From:   Matthew Wilder [SMTP:mwilder@top.monad.net]
Sent:   Thursday, December 16, 1999 12:32 PM
To:     Friends of Triumph
Subject:        Intro and meaning of flags

Hi,
  Bob Lang introduced me a little last week, I recently sold my '62
Lotus 7 and am now building the pile of TR4a parts in the yard into an
e-prepared auto-x car.  I also flag for roadracing in the northeast
which is why the recent post on the meaning of flags caught my eye.
Everybody seams to view them a little diferently but this may help:

White: the tow truck driver is going down the middle of the track
Standing Yellow: somebody crashed and they're off the track
Waving Yellow: somebody crashed and they're still on the track
Yellow and Red stripe: somethings on the track you probably don't want
to hit
Blue and Yellow: in the opinion of the corner worker the guy behind is
going much faster than you
Red: now would be a good time to stop
Black: go into the pits (aka paddock)
Black and Orange (meatball): your car is falling apart
Checkered: the starter threw the flag early for the winner

Matt Wilder
'67 TR4a
'76 Fiat Spyder

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