BRDC Stars of Tomorrow clerk of the course Nigel Edwards offers his report from rounds six and seven of the 2007 season at Genk in Belgium on the 4th and 5th of August.
We had an excellent entry for our overseas rounds, a fantastic circuit and facilities and in the main I believe most people really enjoyed the experience.
It has taken lots of hard work and effort to be able to run a round of a UK national championship on foreign soil, and we should all consider ourselves very lucky to be part of the BRDC Stars of Tomorrow Championship. These opportunities don’t come easily!
The event had its highs and lows, with the finals of a particularly high standard, while having a ‘double-header’ was a great way to get the maximum track time on the fantastic Genk circuit. The lows unfortunately were some very poor driving, some very poor behaviour and – in my book even worse – some very heated and uncalled for confrontations.
I have spoken to Carolynn regarding 2008, and would like to build into our regulations a ‘Code of Conduct’. Drivers, mechanics, entrants and families getting involved in a confrontational manner with championship officials is not acceptable, nor is swearing or aggressive behaviour. Officials and the championship will listen to and consider any reasonable requests/suggestions, ideally channelled through the class ‘reps’ or discussed in a civil manner.
Too many black flags were in evidence – I have an issue with black flags! On the plus side they are swift, action is visible to all and points on licences are not automatic, but on the downside they mean the clerks become ‘judge and jury’ which is not ideal.
However I will not stand by and watch blatant acts of bad driving, so for the rest of this season if immediate action is required then I will throw the black. Please also be aware that the issuing of points after a black is at the discretion of the clerk.
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