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49 minutes ago, Fromafar said:

They have important job  in Poland,they seem to be in contact with Ref,and do a good job of straightening up riders who line up at angle,and moving up to tapes.

I quite like it when a rider is pointing inwards, shows aggressive intent. Is it a rule that the rider has to be straight at the start? It may well be in Poland, I don't know but you often see the start marshal applying this same ruling (?) in GP's also

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8 minutes ago, iainb said:

I quite like it when a rider is pointing inwards, shows aggressive intent. Is it a rule that the rider has to be straight at the start? It may well be in Poland, I don't know but you often see the start marshal applying this same ruling (?) in GP's also

Apparently Travis McGowan was renowned for it? Remember the 1986 World Final where Neil Evitts off gate one put Erik Gundersen off as the tapes rose and Erik's defence of the title ended at that point!

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7 minutes ago, iainb said:

I quite like it when a rider is pointing inwards, shows aggressive intent. Is it a rule that the rider has to be straight at the start? It may well be in Poland, I don't know but you often see the start marshal applying this same ruling (?) in GP's also

They certainly straighten them up in Poland don’t know about rule though.It appears the ref is telling him through headphones.

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50 minutes ago, Fromafar said:

They certainly straighten them up in Poland don’t know about rule though.It appears the ref is telling him through headphones.

Yeah Tai controversially got excluded in a GP a few years back (Torun I think, when the title was boiling down) after they'd brought the rule in, in Poland. 

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Are Start Marshals still required to wear the "neutral" stripey tops? Our SM at Leicester has broken ranks and now wears Lions merch.

... and are SM's in communication with the ref using an ear piece and mic?

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46 minutes ago, iainb said:

Are Start Marshals still required to wear the "neutral" stripey tops? Our SM at Leicester has broken ranks and now wears Lions merch.

... and are SM's in communication with the ref using an ear piece and mic?

Really should by in neutral garb.

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On 7/31/2021 at 4:55 AM, AndyO said:

OK so in true investigative journalist style and cutting to the chase with the important questions of the day... Start Marshall's - what's the point!

They wave the last lap and chequered flags?

That could of course be done with a digiboard these days, although there's probably still some need to make sure riders are lined-up inside their gates. 

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On 7/31/2021 at 8:20 AM, steve roberts said:

Always remember the story when one of the assistants lined up behind the bikes at the tapes picked up Bily Sanders rear mudguard using the grab rail in a subtle way so when the tapes rose Billy's wheel wasn't in contact with the track momentarily thus gaining a disadvantage. Billy wanted to make an issue of it with the person responsible but John Berry took him aside explaining to him that anyone who was able to lift a bike while at full revs was someone who obviously possessd a bit of muscle and best avoided...of course the ref didin't see anything!

Who was the assistant, the Incredible Hulk?

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On 7/31/2021 at 9:07 AM, iainb said:

The only time I've ever seen a start marshall get a rider up to the tapes was at Bradford (could have been Peterborough) when the starter grabbed John Jorgensen's handlebars and physically dragged him to the tapes, he was not happy about it :rofl:

Always remember Keith Kershaw losing patience with Greg Hancock dawdling at the start at Monmore in the early 90s, so promptly marched over and banged his fist against the the handlebar, causing Hancock to jump out of his skin!

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