Well I too thought Bright's comments were not well thought out - obviously the team crew members were closer as they only just over the fence whereas the firies were way down the back away from the crash.
Also to the point where Brighty chipped the "fire marshall was walking to the crash" - well Brighty all emergency crews regardless of firies, police, ambos etc are instructed NOT to run to any emergency as if they do & get hurt by turning an ankle or injuring themselves then they are no use to those they are supposed to rescuing.
As to yesterday's races - great racing, lots of passing & smart strategy now that's how it should be every race. Obviously they need to get rid of the control tyre for all rounds other than the enduros & keep the sprint/soft tyres to have better & closer racing. How good was it to see BOC get their first ever win? Bloody fantastic & a joy to watch Whingecup struggle to keep pace & if the BOC boys hadn't stuffed up his pitstop in R2 Bright would've won that also.
Craig Baird piped up tonight in RPM his comments that no one went after Steve Owen to check on him after he got out of the car, well I'm not totally surprised in the clip that they showed, showed him being ignored by all and sundry.... well it might very well have something to do with all the non-firies out there.
Baird's main point was in fact a bit of a sly dig at the local firies and other trackside people being clueless, but where he was promoting the idea of a Indy style rescue team that follows the championship, that being a paid crew would indeed be professionals by simply being paid.
Also that clip is a bit misleading as it doesn't show where Owen actually walks to, i.e. the medical car crew or someone else out of that shot. What was Baird expecting the firies to do, walk away from fighting the fire to attend to a driver who was bound to be tracked down by the medical team ? ... he'd then be whinging that the firie walked away from the car engulfed in flames.
If you ask me, if not for all the crews jumping out on to the track to 'help out', both drivers would have had their assistance sooner, and I dare say the fire would've been put out marginally quicker.
What if a similar sort of scenario too place later in the race where the field might have been coming around turn 7, and the crews jumping the fence infront of race cars coming down that straight ?
One other thing that I think should be mentioned, is I noticed that the v8 supercars crew are now acting in the role of starter for their races, instead of the regular starter who starts all other races at the track throughout the year. Personally I think this is wrong, as they lack the local experience that is really needed, and which can not be obtained by simply taking over the position on the day.
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