Thanks to Mallory's Marshalls

[Carnage]

I had a fairly hefty shunt racing at Mallory on Sunday and was in the for fifteen minutes or so while the marshalls cut me out.

I've always tried to wave at marshalls at the end of the race, but this is the first time I've seen them in action up close. So if anyone reading this knows them, please pass on my thanks to all the team at the Esses - they were superb.

[Project 644]

Good login name.

Good to hear that the British marshalls are still top notch.

[skeggysteve]

OP,

Looks like your being talked about

http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1...

Good on you for thanking the marsalls they don't get enought thanks.

[Carnage]

I can't get on there to say thanks personally, as its rejecting my personal email address. Hopefully they will read it on here! If they get in touch with me at [e-mail] some beers will be on there way.

I've broken three bones in my neck, my shoulder, and some ribs, but will be able to race again. I'm a police officer, and if any of my colleagues dealt with a T/A as professionally as those marshalls, I would be delighted.

[jagracer]

Carnage said:

I can't get on there to say thanks personally, as its rejecting my personal email address. Hopefully they will read it on here! If they get in touch with me at [e-mail] some beers will be on there way.

Paul, when you try and register with TT you should get a message or link to email the admin to sort your registration out. For some reason the server rejects requests from AOL and Hotmail. If you don't get the option and still want to join let me know and I'll let the boss know.
As for sending beer, they only accept doughnuts

Edited;

Pete Harding has just posted the following on TT

Peter Harding said:

Message received from the driver follows:


Hello Robin

I was driving Ginetta #27 at Mallory on Sunday, and had a bit of a shunt at the Esses. Would you be able to put something in the magazine or on the website to thank all the marshalls and emergency staff who dealt with me afterwards? They were absolutely superb. My day job is a police officer, and I doubt any of my colleagues could have dealt with a crash or casualty in a better way.

I'm broken some bones in my neck, along with a shoulder and some ribs, but will be back out next season, car rebuild permitting!

Thanks, Paul

So they are all aware. Thanks and hope you make a speedy recovery.

Edited by jagracer on Thursday 15th October 16:54

[Carnage]

jagracer said:

Carnage said:

I can't get on there to say thanks personally, as its rejecting my personal email address. Hopefully they will read it on here! If they get in touch with me at [e-mail] some beers will be on there way.

Paul, when you try and register with TT you should get a message or link to email the admin to sort your registration out. For some reason the server rejects requests from AOL and Hotmail. If you don't get the option and still want to join let me know and I'll let the boss know.
As for sending beer, they only accept doughnuts

Edited;

Pete Harding has just posted the following on TT

Peter Harding said:

Message received from the driver follows:


Hello Robin

I was driving Ginetta #27 at Mallory on Sunday, and had a bit of a shunt at the Esses. Would you be able to put something in the magazine or on the website to thank all the marshalls and emergency staff who dealt with me afterwards? They were absolutely superb. My day job is a police officer, and I doubt any of my colleagues could have dealt with a crash or casualty in a better way.

I'm broken some bones in my neck, along with a shoulder and some ribs, but will be back out next season, car rebuild permitting!

Thanks, Paul

So they are all aware. Thanks and hope you make a speedy recovery.

Edited by jagracer on Thursday 15th October 16:54

Thanks - very much appreciated.

[LBird]

Peter, first of all, I hope you make a speedy and complete recovery.

I hope you don't mind me asking but you were wearing any neck protection, such as a neck brace (the nomex-covered foam collar type) or a HANS device?

I race myself and have been sporting one of the aforementioned foam collars but I've been wondering how effective they might be in a high speed accident and if I should 'upgrade' to a HANS.

[Carnage]

LBird said:

Peter, first of all, I hope you make a speedy and complete recovery.

I hope you don't mind me asking but you were wearing any neck protection, such as a neck brace (the nomex-covered foam collar type) or a HANS device?

I race myself and have been sporting one of the aforementioned foam collars but I've been wondering how effective they might be in a high speed accident and if I should 'upgrade' to a HANS.

Thanks!

I was wearing nothing. I've watched the in car video and my head moved though an arc of about 120 degrees side to side, stopped on the right hand side by the roll cage. I will not be racing again without a HANS!

[LBird]

[quote]...... I will not be racing again without a HANS!
[/quote]


Yep, although the foam collar might reduce the trajectory and the slow the speed at which your head whips around, I'm thinking the HANS is the way to go. They are horribly expensive but the financial cost pales into insignificance when compared to the possible consequences of not wearing one. I might have to miss a couple of races to finance it but better to miss a couple..... Or perhaps there's a good case for a horribly expensive Christmas present

[Carnage]

LBird][quote said:

...... I will not be racing again without a HANS!

Yep, although the foam collar might reduce the trajectory and the slow the speed at which your head whips around, I'm thinking the HANS is the way to go. They are horribly expensive but the financial cost pales into insignificance when compared to the possible consequences of not wearing one. I might have to miss a couple of races to finance it but better to miss a couple..... Or perhaps there's a good case for a horribly expensive Christmas present

I suspect they will be compulsory sooner rather than later, anyway, so you could see it as another inevitable racing expense!

[jagracer]

Carnage said:

LBird said:

Peter, first of all, I hope you make a speedy and complete recovery.

I hope you don't mind me asking but you were wearing any neck protection, such as a neck brace (the nomex-covered foam collar type) or a HANS device?

I race myself and have been sporting one of the aforementioned foam collars but I've been wondering how effective they might be in a high speed accident and if I should 'upgrade' to a HANS.

Thanks!

I was wearing nothing. I've watched the in car video and my head moved though an arc of about 120 degrees side to side, stopped on the right hand side by the roll cage. I will not be racing again without a HANS!

I didn't see what happened as you were behind me but do you think a HANS would have stopped anything breaking? They only stop forward movement and as far as I'm aware wouldn't stop side to side movement with the new slip devices that can be used. I do however stand to be corrected on this.

[Carnage]

jagracer said:

Carnage said:

LBird said:

Peter, first of all, I hope you make a speedy and complete recovery.

I hope you don't mind me asking but you were wearing any neck protection, such as a neck brace (the nomex-covered foam collar type) or a HANS device?

I race myself and have been sporting one of the aforementioned foam collars but I've been wondering how effective they might be in a high speed accident and if I should 'upgrade' to a HANS.

Thanks!

I was wearing nothing. I've watched the in car video and my head moved though an arc of about 120 degrees side to side, stopped on the right hand side by the roll cage. I will not be racing again without a HANS!

I didn't see what happened as you were behind me but do you think a HANS would have stopped anything breaking? They only stop forward movement and as far as I'm aware wouldn't stop side to side movement with the new slip devices that can be used. I do however stand to be corrected on this.

I'm not an expert on HANS, but I think that while much more effective for front to back movement, I'm assuming that the straps must have some effect on limiting (ar at least reducing) side to side movement.

I will do some research, but I entirely accept I may be being a bit optimistic!

[Trackside]

Hi Paul,

Firstly, great to read that you're (relatively) okay after what was a very big shunt. I was standing right opposite where you crashed and the bang of your Ginetta hitting the barriers was quite sickening. The marshals did do a very efficient job, along with the medical and recovery crews, and proved once again that they are the world's best.

I caught the end of your accident on my camera which, if you want to, you can see here.

http://www.pbase.com/trackside/image/118400204
http://www.pbase.com/trackside/image/118400205
http://www.pbase.com/trackside/image/118400206

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

[Carnage]

Trackside said:

Hi Paul,

Firstly, great to read that you're (relatively) okay after what was a very big shunt. I was standing right opposite where you crashed and the bang of your Ginetta hitting the barriers was quite sickening. The marshals did do a very efficient job, along with the medical and recovery crews, and proved once again that they are the world's best.

I caught the end of your accident on my camera which, if you want to, you can see here.

http://www.pbase.com/trackside/image/118400204
http://www.pbase.com/trackside/image/118400205
http://www.pbase.com/trackside/image/118400206

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Thanks very much, interesting to see it from the outside, in a sick kind of way!

I have PM'd you too...

[jagracer]

Trackside said:

Hi Paul,

Firstly, great to read that you're (relatively) okay after what was a very big shunt. I was standing right opposite where you crashed and the bang of your Ginetta hitting the barriers was quite sickening. The marshals did do a very efficient job, along with the medical and recovery crews, and proved once again that they are the world's best.

I caught the end of your accident on my camera which, if you want to, you can see here.

http://www.pbase.com/trackside/image/118400204
http://www.pbase.com/trackside/image/118400205
http://www.pbase.com/trackside/image/118400206

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

I was looking at the other photos you took of the meeting, you have some excellent shots there Gary.

[crofty1984]

Trackside said:

Hi Paul,

Firstly, great to read that you're (relatively) okay after what was a very big shunt. I was standing right opposite where you crashed and the bang of your Ginetta hitting the barriers was quite sickening. The marshals did do a very efficient job, along with the medical and recovery crews, and proved once again that they are the world's best.

I caught the end of your accident on my camera which, if you want to, you can see here.

http://www.pbase.com/trackside/image/118400204
http://www.pbase.com/trackside/image/118400205
http://www.pbase.com/trackside/image/118400206

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Giddy fudge! I mean, that's basically the opposite of what you want to happen in a race, in no way do you want to line up on the starting grid with that outcome in mind!

(Better if said in a david mitchell voice)

[lord summerisle]

jagracer said:

As for sending beer, they only accept doughnuts

wooooahh!! hold that foot up! who says no beer???




A driver at loton park who's oil filter fell off resulting in oil up about 1/2 of the hill was so mortified at causing so much mayhem - to say sorry he put some money behind the hill bar for the marshals (not saying thats what the OP should/have to do, as personlly, as long as he's alright, and continues to wave at us after the race I'm happy)

[Carnage]

lord summerisle said:

jagracer said:

As for sending beer, they only accept doughnuts

wooooahh!! hold that foot up! who says no beer???




A driver at loton park who's oil filter fell off resulting in oil up about 1/2 of the hill was so mortified at causing so much mayhem - to say sorry he put some money behind the hill bar for the marshals (not saying thats what the OP should/have to do, as personlly, as long as he's alright, and continues to wave at us after the race I'm happy)

I tried to wave from the ambulance!

[lord summerisle]

Carnage said:

I tried to wave from the ambulance!

Good man!

[AndyMil]

lord summerisle said:

jagracer said:

As for sending beer, they only accept doughnuts

wooooahh!! hold that foot up! who says no beer???




A driver at loton park who's oil filter fell off resulting in oil up about 1/2 of the hill was so mortified at causing so much mayhem - to say sorry he put some money behind the hill bar for the marshals (not saying thats what the OP should/have to do, as personlly, as long as he's alright, and continues to wave at us after the race I'm happy)

Shame the one who did the same at Harewood twice in one day didn't even have the grace to say sorry, never mind leave money at the bar!!