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Marshalling Away Weekend: Silverstone Blancpain

May 25, 2018
3 min

Marshalling Away Weekend: Silverstone Blancpain

As I was in between jobs I had an opportunity to tick another race meeting off my never-ending list of races to marshal. The Blancpain GT is a collection of roughly 50 GTs ranging from Ferraris to Aston Martins to Lamborghinis and most other super cars mixed in for good measure. Round Four of the series was held at the Silverstone Circuit and from the previous year’s report it had been a fantastic meeting. So, using my day off on the Friday I was able to get to the circuit to

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Marshal Journey: Track to Experienced

Nov 2, 2017
4 min

Marshal Journey: Track to Experienced

Following last year’s blog by Andrew Garrett on what it takes for a marshal to get from the Trainee grade to the Track grade, or White to Green as it is more commonly known, and since having recently upgraded myself in the marshalling world, I have decided to focus on what it takes to get from Green to Red Badge and achieve the Experienced Marshal grade. Study in Concentration: Green to red is as much about your knowledge as it is about the practical side of marshalling. [Pho

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Welcome to the Green Hell

Jun 7, 2017
5 min

Welcome to the Green Hell

The last week of May saw me take a huge leap into the unknown. After almost nine years on the bank in the UK, I was about to marshal abroad for the first time. Not only that but at the most iconic and fearsome circuit in the world, the Nurburgring Nordschleife, and for a 24 hour race as well. Boarding the ferry very early on a Tuesday. I was lucky enough to be given the invite to attend several weeks before the event, and as soon as my attendance was confirmed preparations be

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A Fun Day with the BRSCC

May 10, 2017
3 min

A Fun Day with the BRSCC

Last Saturday saw the Fun Cup roll into Oulton Park for their annual four hour race in the heart of the Cheshire Countryside. Having done the split six-hour race last year in Anglesey, where they run three hours in the afternoon before continuing the other half of the race after nightfall, I decided to give the four-hour race a go for the first time in a few years. The Fun Cup had seven safety cars in four hours. [Paul Williams] Whilst I was trying to work out how long it was

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A Weekend Away at WEC

Apr 20, 2017
4 min

A Weekend Away at WEC

Easter weekend normally sees me in one of two locations; on a rugby pitch or at Oulton Park for the British GT’s! This year, I pushed myself outside my comfort zone and headed to Silverstone for the World Endurance Championship’s six hour race. After the heartbreak of last year’s Le Mans 24 hours, Toyota were looking to start fast. As I was only able to travel down to the circuit on Friday, I did miss out on marshalling it in its entirety. Instead, I used the time I had to en

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Ladies and Gentlemen….Start Your Engines.

Mar 15, 2017
3 min

Ladies and Gentlemen….Start Your Engines.

With the 2017 season just around the corner, it’s just three days away in fact, it’s important that all the marshals get themselves trained ready for the new season, whether it’s to make sure they’re up to date with the latest rules or just to refresh themselves. So what makes the training days not only important, but fun and interesting? Well it is all about what you do during the day and of course who you end up sharing the day with! Practical over Theory As the smoke clear

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A Celebratory Weekend with Friends

Mar 2, 2017
3 min

A Celebratory Weekend with Friends

Now, I know in the last blog I mentioned that I would have been going up to Blackpool and marshalling a rally however, university studies cropped up and of course you do have to focus on which is more important. One of the simple joys of marshalling; it is totally flexible around you, no one will ever get annoyed at you just because you can only do six days in a year, you cut it to your needs. Needless to say, I had to crack on with work if I was to enjoy my Motorsport themed

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Episode 2CV – Revenge of the ‘Sith’Roen

Aug 24, 2016
3 min

Episode 2CV – Revenge of the ‘Sith’Roen

Endurance races have a lot of grandeur, glamour and are hugely impressive; you have the 24 heures du Mans, the 24 hours of Spa-Francochamps, the 12 of hours of Sebring and of course the mighty 24 hours of Citroen 2CVs at Anglesey. I can hear that you have already started laughing, but let me talk you through what an endurance race really is. For a driver it is a battle against fitness, fatigue and mental strength. For a spectator it is a great show to watch as the unknown can

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