Myles....
"You guys talk funny...."flaggies"?????? Don't they get mad when you =
call
them that!!"
No, it is fairly common in Australia for people to use, usually in =
speech, a diminutive/shortened form of a word(s), so it is perfectly =
acceptable. Thus, flag marshals (flaggies), fire marshals (firies), =
Alan Jones (Jonesie), Bob Hawke (Hawkie), etc.
As you can see, we don't have corner workers, we have course marshals of =
various types (flag, fire, incident, etc). In Australia there is now a =
formal system of accreditation for officials and the regulars all have =
photo licences that carry their rating and space for experience records =
- just as we have for drivers. Does that work the same in the US?
The trend towards raising marshalling/officials standards by having =
formal training and review sessions seems to be running hard in many =
countries, which in IMHO is one of the better uses of drivers' =
registration fees to their sports governing bodies.
........regards....Andrew "Axeman" Pursey=20
1954 Morris Oxford, 1955 Morris Oxford (racing in Group Na pre'58 =
Classic Saloons), 1955 Morris Isis, 1956 Morris Isis, 1994 Land Rover =
Discovery, plus 1996 SAAB 900S Coupe (more trouble in under 500 miles =
than any LBC - if this is typical of the marque, don't buy a SAAB)
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