Request that the race be stopped!" If the controller concurs with the latter request, sie will broadcast, "All stations, this is Control: red flag, red flag, red flag!")Ĭheckered Flag: Waved. (For example, "Control, this is Station 1 there is a spectator with a crimson shirt leaning over the railing onto the course," or "Control, this is an emergency.the track is blocked. The use of this flag is so carefully controlled that cornerworkers are not permitted to say the word "red" on their radios they must use "crimson" instead. Race is stopped at once due to emergency. Waved indicates the emergency vehicle is needed at that point.īlue Flag (blue field, thin yellow stripe from lower hoist to upper fly): Displayed to a rider who's about to be passed. Pointing (showing flag to rider, then using the pole to point to his motorcycle) indicates a motorcycle with a hazardous condition, such as an oil leak.Īmbulance Flag (white with red couped cross): Standing means an emergency vehicle is on the course. Folded, with upper fly corner to lower hoist, stripes vertical facing the riders, indicates rain. Rocking (waved up and down) indicates slippery condition on track. Waved indicates hazard of a serious nature on track no passing allowed.ĭebris Flag (ten horizontal stripes, red and yellow): Standing indicates debris on the track. Yellow Flag: Standing (held stationary with free hand) indicates hazardous condition or slow-moving motorcycle on track. Note that the flags have different meanings depending on how they are waved! This is the only set of flags I can recall where this is the case. No idea of any applications outside of these organizations, but I would expect from his description that motorcycle and car races in North America and internationally would use a similar set of flags if not the same. Cornerworkers at this particular track in Maryland where my friend works are trained by MAR/RC (Mid-Atlantic Road Racing Club) for two different sanctioning bodies: WERA (Western-Eastern Racing Association) and CCS (Championship Cup Series). Obviously a lot of their job involves flags, and he described a couple to me.
Keywords: motorcycle racing | racing: motorcycle |Ī friend of mine works as a "cornerworker" in motorcycle racing these are the safety personnel and "directors" of a race.
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